10 May 2025
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Pay what you want
A panel talk with Kent's premier grassroots & DIY music events producers.
Exploring Kent’s grassroots music landscape with figureheads of the scene.
Featuring...
Sammy Clarke (Where Else?, Awkwardness Happening)
"...a grassroots music promoter based in Margate, Kent. He founded Art’s Cool in 2013 to bridge the gap between Margate and the broader music scene, promoting both local and touring acts. In 2018, he co-founded Where Else?, a 150-capacity community arts space and live music venue, aiming to support emerging talent and foster community engagement."
Geraldine Zanaska (Compass Music, Riot Gull)
"...a passionate music maven, serial founder and creative powerhouse behind Compass Music, a live promotion venture that’s electrifying the South Coast and South East. Now based in Folkestone since 2022, she has ignited the local scene with ground breaking events such as the cult feminist punk night Riot Gulll championing women in the scene and the trailblazing Compass Music Festival."
Sam Bailey (Free Range)
"...a pianist, improviser, composer, educator and promoter. He brings people together through culture and makes exciting things happen. He is the founder director of Free Range, an award-winning series of adventurous music and combined arts events in Canterbury, Kent."
With our panel we'll be exploring:
- What it takes to nourish & champion a DIY music scene.
- What's unique about "doing music" in Kent.
- Where grassroots music is heading locally & nationally.
Hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University
We ask that all under 16s be accompanied by an adult.
About Tonetic Records:
We are a non-profit youth lead record label based in Cliftonville, Margate.
Working with young people to shape their future in music.
If you're a young person (16-25) based in Kent & passionate about a career in music, get in touch at hello@tonetic.uk
Produced by TONETIC CIC.
Location:
Room DO.0.14, Daphne Oram Creative Arts Building, CCCU, North Holmes Road, Canterbury
