Voicebox: Want my job?
From radio presenters and journalists, to circus performers and festival producers, here we chat to industry professionals about their careers and get advice on how to follow in their footsteps.
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27 April 2020
I had to learn to stand by my work, says debut novelist Serena Kaur
What is it like being a debut author during Covid-19? We catch up with Serena to discuss lockdown and her new novel
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17 January 2020
Nikita Gill on Insta-poetry and the importance of rejection
We caught up with Nikita Gill, author of Wild Embers and Great Goddesses, about life as a poet, the worth of rejection and her thoughts on the Insta-poetry phenomenon.
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6 December 2018
Want my job? With Aksana Khan
Aksana works as a Young Freelancer at the London Transport Museum. Explore her role here...
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22 November 2018
Want my job? With Ahuti Punja, Learning Apprentice at London Transport Museum
Discover how Ahuti landed an apprenticeship at the London Transport Museum
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19 November 2018
Want my job? with Niki Hughes, University of Cambridge Museums
Niki Hughes is the Opening Doors Project Coordinator for the University of Cambridge Museums. Here’s how she got to the position she’s in today.
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12 November 2018
Want my job? With Lance Alexander, Heritage Operations Manager
Find out more about Lance Alexander’s role at the St Edmundsbury Borough Council museums.
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16 October 2018
Interview with organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece Prose
We catch up with organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece, Prose, about making music and world tour amibitions!
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9 October 2018
Working with refugees - Interview with writer Alexandros Plasatis
We catch up with Alexandros Plasatis, an immigrant ethnographer who writes fiction in English, his second language, and recently completed a project for Writing East Midlands working with refugees and asylum seekers.
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5 October 2018
Interview with activist artist Dion Kitson
We catch up with artist Dion Kitson, an international British artist with a political message in his fine art.
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2 October 2018
Interview with orchestral musician Simon Tong
We catch up with Simon Tong, a professional orchestral musician with a wide breadth of performance and teaching experience.
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26 September 2018
Diniloxolo Ndlakuse, Musicial Director of Soweto Gospel Choir
We catch up with the Musical Director and choir member of Soweto Gospel Choir, who were formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, drawing on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto.
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12 September 2018
Interview with Tom, Programme Delivery Manager at Drake Music
We catch up with Tom McGrath, Programme Delivery Manager at Drake Music, about breaking down disabling barriers to music, changes in the industry and music being a human right.
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3 September 2018
Want my job? with Barbara Matthews, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Culture at Nottingham Trent University
Barbara Matthews MBE has had a long and illustrious career in the arts, and has now worked in the education sector for over five years. We talk about her highlights, the struggles, and what changes she has seen in the industry.
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18 July 2018
Interview with Peter Hudler, Cello on Fire
We chat to professional cello player, Peter Hudler, about his solo show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and what life is really like working as a professional musician.
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25 June 2018
Interview with Thomas Cameron, Tenor player
We catch up with Thomas Cameron, a nineteen year old English tenor, whose voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities.
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4 June 2018
Want my job? Fat Roland: music journalist, comedian & live literature co-ordinator
We chat to Ian Carrington a.k.a Fat Roland, the events and marketing officer for the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, music journalist and comedian, about live literature, bleepy music and how the *bleep* he got into his career.
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17 May 2018
Want my job? Interview with the Executive Director of STORGY Magazine
We talk to Ross Jeffery, Executive Director and Head of Books at STORGY Magazine, about how STORGY came to exist and what helped him build his career in the arts.
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26 April 2018
Want my Job? from Jess Weiss, Press Officer for Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe Festival is just around the corner, so we catch up with their Press Officer, Jess Weiss, to find out how you can get a job like hers.