Voicebox: Want my job?

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. 

Considering we get all these articles about artists and what they do for a living, you may be wondering – what exactly do I do? Well, fellow reader, you’re about to find out!

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. 

After graduating university, Paige has received a kick-start in her career in the music industry by working as an apprentice at the O2 Apollo Manchester, as well as managing her own business with her sister. Let's see what she has to say!

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. 

We speak to comedian Suzi Ruffell about getting into comedy, using arts as a platform for activism and her work with Alan Carr. Lauded as ‘a real stand up gem’ by The Guardian, this young independent woman celebrates her working-class roots with a sideways look at the world.

We interview writer/performer Jackie Hagan about activism in the arts, diversity, inclusion and social engagement. 

We speak to Cicely Taylor, Project Manager at Children & the Arts 

Dave Darch from A Little Learning (among other places) sits down to talk about the many hats he wears in the creative world but particularly the one which led to him getting young people to teach adults how to code at MozFest 2017.

Hear Katie and Cheryl talk about their work with Helix Arts and how their experience working with young people brought them down to MozFest to deliver a workshop around Social Media and expression.

We spoke to Hannah Prentice, currently doing her Gold Arts Award about the volunteering she’s doing as part of her award and it bringing her to MozFest.

We talk to Senior Producer at BBC Research & Development about her job, fake news, and what you can do to follow in her footsteps!