Music for all
Who are we?
Drake Music NI provides access to independent music making for children and adults with all natures of different abilities. We are fully inclusive, and all about empowerment and independance!
What do we do?
We run regular workshops in our own fully-equipped fully accessible studios in Newry and Belfast and also operate outreach workshops across Northern Ireland for both individuals and groups, of all sizes, all ages and all abilities and different abilities.
We provide professional access music tutors and some of the most advanced musical instruments and controllers available in the music business world wide, to give access to independent music making for everyone!
Who do we do it with?
Our mission is to provide music and creative sessions for anyone who wants to be able to express themselves independently. Whether that is as a guitarist wanting to revisit your skills after a brain injury, as a songwriter wanting to get your songs recorded and heard, or as a teenager with Cerebral palsy who wants to perform, but can’t find the right instrument for yourself, then chat with us – we are here for you to get music making!
Be creative
The Drake Music Project here in Northern Ireland exists to assist adults and children of all natures of different abilities with the opportunity to independently compose and perform their own music using technology, adapted instruments and unique interfaces.
Our musicians in creative mode
we are active across Northern Ireland every week, in our studios, or in day centres, residential centres, art centres, youth clubs, people’s homes, and any sort of venue you can think of. If you can’t get to our studios, then our tutors can come to you!
Ensembles, bands, rehearsals
We operate workshops and rehearsals for ensembles, bands and creative musicians all over Northern Ireland, where people of all natures of abilities come together with a love of music, and form groups to create, compose, record and rehearse their own music.
Latest news
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Young musicians explore soundscape during brand new week-long course
It has been a fantastic week filled with dedicated participants at the ‘Getting Started in Music production’ course, in partnership with The King’s Trust Foundation.Our young aspiring musicians have been challenged by our team of tutors explore new experimental ways to make music.One of this week’s challenge was based on a field recording, capturing everyday…
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Drake Music NI & The King’s Trust partnership launches new Music Production programme
– GETTING STARTED IN MUSIC PRODUCTION – We are delighted to be launching our partnership with The King’s Trust for our Introduction to Sound Production training course, from the 25th to 29th of November. Our senior training team are all very excited to be working with some very creative young people as they commence their…
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Chasing a dream – Gary Lightbody’s visit to Drake’s studio ends up in a duet!
Celebrating a very magic moment! There can be no better cause for a smile – when a musician participant Conor Bruen in our Belfast studio space feels confident enough to come into a meeting happening in our studio office, and ask one of our best supporters if he would like to duet with him! Always…
With your support we can continue to provide much needed
opportunities for people with disabilities to make music.
Workshops available for enrolling now!
Contact us to find out what workshops may be available in your area, for you, your participants, your family member, or someone you know who would love to be involved in music creativity, on their own terms and to suit their own tastes!