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Country(ies):
UK

Music Industry Training

Courses for young people from immigrant communities at the Chocolate Factory, North London
Partners:
Collage Arts (lead agency)
Funding Bodies:
Creative London North. Partnership consisting of Collage Arts Development Agency, Prevista Consultancy,
Enfield Arts Partnerships, Mountview Drama School, Selby Trust Community Centre, Cultural Industries
Development Agency, integria Consultancy and DV8 Training Limited
Project Description:
The Chocolate Factory learning unit provides certificated courses in music business and sound engineering
especially targeted at young people from immigrant communities. The courses include artist management, live
performance and touring, music marketing, composition and production techniques. They are free of charge for
young people who are unemployed.
Lessons to be Learned:
The courses offer opportunities and special tools for the members of immigrant communities to develop their
skills. The concept developed at the Chocolate Factory has been adopted by other similar initiatives in Italy (e.g.
Mulab social enterprise in Rome).
Target Groups:
Young people from immigrant communities in North London
Contact Details:
Collage Arts
The Chocolate Factory 2
Coburg Road
Wood Green
London N22 6UJ
Web: http://www.collage-arts.org
Additional Resources:
Information about the music business training courses at the Chocolate factory is available from the Collage Arts
web site.
An article about the Chocolate Factory in general is available from the web site of the Independent Online.

Submitted by / Source:
Jude Bloomfield and Franco Bianchini: Planning for the Intercultural City. Stroud: Comedia, 2004.

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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 16th edition", 2015 | ISSN 2222-7334

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