BOOSTING CAREERS

ISG are proud to launch its new initiative Platform North East in collaboration with Kycker thanks to funding from Arts Council England.

Platform North East is a fantastic opportunity for singer-songwriters to come together and work with industry experts on essential skills such as songwriting, stage presence, marketing, and social media as well as offering practical advice on other areas of the music industry.

In addition to having an original song composed and produced at ISG’s creative Hub, Kycker will help artists release their music across multiple platforms and offer workshops on live performance.

CLASS OF 2021

Check out what our artists, coaches and professionals got up to during our class of 2021!

OUR ARTISTS

Follow our Platform North East playlist on Spotify and hear the songs in full from 21st January 2022.

Alternately click a button below to pre-save or pre-buy the artist's song and have them delivered to your music platform on the day of release.

Twayn

(she/her)

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Cam Iyell

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Katie C

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Matthias Proud

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Ezza

(she/her)

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Lillin

(he/him)

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Michael T Ogilvie

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Emily Bosher

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COURSE DETAILS

Platform North East will run for one week, climaxing in a celebratory event to showcase artistes new music the following week.

The course includes:

Workshops;

Songwriting

Audience Development

Release Planning

Marketing

Social Media

Pratical Sessions:

Stage Presence

Writing Sessions

Recording and Music Production

Vocal Coaching

Video and Photography

+ much more

ABOUT

Kycker is an online tool that musicians can use to grow their own careers, DIY style!

With Kycker you can distribute your music to all major online stores, collect royalties for every gig you play, access industry knowledge and opportunities and more, all for free!

Our students attending the course will be signed up to Kycker and the song produced as part of the course will then be released.

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OUR COACHES

Frank Wilkes

(he/him)

Founder and CEO of Kycker

Frank Wilkes, the founder and CEO of Kycker, will be leading the coaching team, having set up the company after playing in a number of bands himself and deciding that the music industry needed to support artistes in a different way

Emma Stakes

(she/her)

Business Woman, Singer Songwriter and Vocal Coach

Creative performer, business woman and vocal coach Emma Stakes. Emma has worked for Simon Cowell and his label Syco Entertainment. Emma worked with Simon on shows including X Factor UK, US and both Britain’s Got Talent and Americas Got Talent.

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Kelsey Gill

(she/her)

Singer Songwriter

Joining the team is singer songwriter Kelsey Gill who’s music has reached 4 million streams with her debut solo album due for release this year.

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Amy Swift

(she/her)

Singer Songwriter

With her distinctive vocals and writing prowess, she has ignited the music industry. Working with a whole host of artists labels in the UK and US, she has also penned the winners track for The Voice Australia which went Top 10.

Peter Waite

(he/him)

Music Producer

Peter has been with ISG since it's formation and is our inhouse music producer and composer. Peter has lead on many projects and has worked alongside song writer and record producer Eliott Kenedy, whos worked with big names including Take That and The Spice Girls.

David Sims

(he/him)

Musical Arranger

David is a critically aclaimed Musical Director, Arranger and Composer. He'll be supporting Platform North East and the students with his ability to transform cords into the sounds of a live band for the celebratory event.

COURSE CRITERIA

Those wanting to join us must be able to tick all the following boxes...

☑️ Over the age of 16

☑️ Unsigned artist

☑️ Be a singer-songwriter from North East England

☑️ Have some examples of written lyrics/sheet music

☑️ Be available for all course dates

(Monday 29 November to 3 December 10-6)

(Thursday 9 December 2-10)

and ideally is already registered on streaming platforms for music distribution.

If this is you... then why not join us? We hope to announce our 2022 courses very soon!