We have repainted our DiBar area.
Looks loads brighter than it was.
We are looking for funding to install some new flooring and some smart bar stools.
Can't wait to see it all finished.
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Re:space [7.5] - DiBar
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Sound-hub LIVE - In aid of The Drop Inn 2013
This was the acoustic corner we ran at the event. It was a great day filled with loads of great acts.
This fundraising event had a great turn out.
Sound-hub raised £800 for our Youth Charity.
The main stage at the event ran by Sound-hub themselves.
HUGE thank you to all the Sound-hub team, Hacketts, and everyone who performed and attended. You all raised a lot of money for our charity, Thank you again is was an amazing day of music and live performances.
This fundraising event had a great turn out.
Sound-hub raised £800 for our Youth Charity.
The main stage at the event ran by Sound-hub themselves.
HUGE thank you to all the Sound-hub team, Hacketts, and everyone who performed and attended. You all raised a lot of money for our charity, Thank you again is was an amazing day of music and live performances.
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Doodle Drum - Willington Arts Festival 2013
Construction of our new 'Doodle Drum' project.
Really looking forward to see if this workshop works.
DOODLE DRUM begins.
Lets see what happens, bit nervous about running this new workshop.
The idea was to mix trash drumming with
an illustration workshop ...
This could get very loud and very messy.
Lets create!
The doodling is looking very bright and interesting.
We've had some really cool beats going on as well.
Lets do some call and response.
The DOODLE DRUM frames are getting covered with cool artwork.
Great mix of ages getting involved.
This is a lot of fun.
We've started drumming with some of the paint brushes now.
This art is created by sound and has so many textures.
Where will it end up though?
Gather some more noises.
Now the art is illustrations are influence by the noise.
Everyone is painting to the sound track.
As the drumming session shatter off parts of paint revealing new surfaces.
The paint skins are getting deeper with more layers and textures.
All the surfaces of the DOODLE DRUM fames keep changing.
Both the DOODLE DRUM frames after the first workshop.
This was the loudest and messiest workshop we have ever ran ... But it was so much fun and pretty creative.
We enjoyed it as much os the young people taking part.
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Funky Bears Fundraiser 2013
The almighty HOT RYBENA in all their glory.
These guys get better and bigger every time we see them!
Funky Sax time with Hot Rybena ...
Sounds so good!! Well done guys.
U.V funky time
These are the funky bears. Thank you to all of you, you all helped raise lots of money for our charity.
Friday, 19 April 2013
Exit 'Safe Rave'
Bentex opened the night with an amazing Jump up set.
Definitely broke the speakers in for the acts to follow.
U.V graffiti wall lit up by our sound reactive U.V strobe light.
Definitely broke the speakers in for the acts to follow.
U.V graffiti wall lit up by our sound reactive U.V strobe light.
Gritty Subz headlined this 'safe rave'
which attracted 160 young people.
It was the busiest 'Safe Rave' we have ever done, and it was all promoted and organised by resident Dj Patchwerk (a former young member of The Drop Inn).
U.V graffiti wall lit up by our sound reactive U.V strobe light.
Massive crowd at our last 'Safe Rave'
Awesome night!
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Funky Bears 'n' Flares
Fundraiser Over 18's party, raising money for Macmillian Cancer Support and The Drop Inn, event sponsored by Barclays Bank
EXIT - 'Safe Rave' Promotion
EXIT - this is the last of the F7/10 'Safe Raves' before the hand over and relaunch under a new name.
MASSIVE LINE-UP:
GRITTY SUBZ
PERIPHERAL VISIONARIES
SKAIRPIGG
BENTEX + SWAR.A
Big Bass music line up to finish the F7/10 under 18 events to pave the way for a new 'Safe Rave' coming this summer.
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Earth Hour 2013
Earth hour is an hour were you turn off all electrical appliances for an hour to bring awareness to global warming and the environment.
To celebrate and bring awareness in our own way we decided to meet at our youth centre.
We sat just in candle light for an hour with Jasper (one of our volunteers) running a drum circle workshop, and performing a candle lit acoustic guitar session.
It was intimate and fun, but it also made us appreciate time with out electricity and gave us time to reflect on global warming and the environment.
Friday, 22 March 2013
eddi - training launch
We have re-branded our training program, and added some new courses and youth opportunities.
For more info goto: www.thedropinn.org/education
For more info goto: www.thedropinn.org/education
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Jamjar - open march
The drum jamming platform in the far corner,
complete with the jam splat sound deadening sponge.
Looking from the entrance to the newly opened Jamjar.
> Fully equipped music Jam space.
> Record your flavors.
> Music sessions / lessons.
> Pick up and play
> Music studio space
The Jamjar has been set up as a fully equipped music space.
Aimed at young people getting into music.
You can book a session or just drop-in and pick up any of the instruments and have a go.
If you want to learn any of the instruments we have loads of music teachers you can book lessons with.
The Jamjar has been designed for young people.
As well as being a great music studio space it is also unique and visually interesting.
We have installed sound reactive LED stools and LED lighting around the drum platform, which all helps making the Jamjar a creative space.
Please call in to see it for yourself.
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