MASTERCLASSES

Last week, we had the pleasure of having a masterclass from one of our tutors, Tom Gangemi. 
He spoke on his experience working with synthesisers and samples in a live band setting, and his journey from being signed early in his career.  Tom played us some songs from his upcoming Gangemi release and talked through his songwriting process, focusing on the technical aspects of his work.

We had such a great time having the lovely Izzy Withers in for a Masterclass on Friday. Not only a fantastic singer and songwriter but wise beyond her years, with a breadth of knowledge and advice for our sixth formers. Accompanied by our very own Sid! 👠🫶

Our students were given a fantastic marketing and promotions toolkit during a masterclass with Faded Society last week. Thank you Cat for showcasing your energy, industry knowledge and tireless work ethic!

Our students were given a fantastic marketing and promotions toolkit during a masterclass with Faded Society last week. Thank you Cat for showcasing your energy, industry knowledge and tireless work ethic!

So fun to welcome Casper Miles back to The Rhythm Studio today for our first sixth form masterclass of 2026! From first gigs with the Stepbrother gang back in the early days of The Rhythm Studio through to success as a session musician with the likes of The Last Dinner Party, Matt Maltese, Olivia Dean and Billie Marten, Casper took us through his approach to drums, guitar and bass, and gave great advice on how to approach playing with others and learning new material. Thank you Casper!!

It was a pleasure to have Wizdom Layne - co-director of Sound Connections and artist manager - for our masterclass earlier today! Wizdom spoke to our sixth formers about the stages of development in the music industry, giving valuable insights on progressing from talented musicians to gigging performers and recording artists. We’re looking forward to having him back again soon!

Thank you Digby Lovatt for an amazing masterclass on everything bass! Digby gave us a fantastic overview of his life as a session musician, from college days to playing arenas and West End musicals. He didn’t shy away from giving his best tips on how to prepare for a session, dial in deep tones, grow your network… and he showed us some jaw-dropping bass lines too!

We had so much fun welcoming McFly drummer Harry Judd to The Rhythm Studio for an amazing masterclass.

Great to welcome back Awate to the Rhythm Studio for another brilliant masterclass! Awate gave our sixth formers an empowering talk on his journey through the UK hip-hop scene, the true meaning of going the extra mile, and the incredible possibilities of mixing different art forms.

An honor and a privilege to host the immensely talented and prolific composer, David Arnold, in to talk about writing music for media. David has an incredible catalog, scoring seminal films such as Independence Day, Shaft, Godzilla, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and our students had questions for days!

Our sixth formers were lucky to be joined today by Digital Marketing wizard and TikTok connoisseur Louis Ravens, educating our young people on how to get creative with content and best practises to build their fanbase online.

Sofar Sounds founder Rafe Offer gave an inspiring masterclass about performance opportunities for emerging artists and how his love of music led to hosting small, intimate gigs in his London living room.

Our sixth formers had a visit from the incredible Brazilian band Cao Laru gram.com/caolaru/this week, they performed a few songs and chatted to our students about their current UK tour. A huge thanks to RS sixth form alumni Nicola for setting up the visit!

Our sixth formers had artist and DJ Reuben Robinson visit for this weeks masterclass. He talks about his work in organic sound design and walked us through his process of building tracks.

It was such an honour to welcome Che Lingo to The Rhythm Studio this week and hear his musical journey. From signing to Idris Elba’s label, to working with Ghetts, Kojey Radicaln and Sam Henshaw, playing Reading & Leeds, and having his music featured on Topboy, Fifa 22 and Jujutsu Kaisen. Thank you Che!

Thank you to renowned singer, author and well-being coach Tiwa King who delivered a workshop that will live long in the memory for our sixth formers.

This week we had RS tutor Danny our weekly sixth form masterclass. Danny talked about his experiences DJing all over the world and played a set for the students.

Fantastic guest session with artist and songwriter Hannah Jane Lewis last week! Hannah shared her journey into the music industry and the importance of collaboration in songwriting.

Great to kick off the second half of term with a visit from Dylan Myerscough-Harris, UK A&R Manager at Peer Music, sharing his journey and insights into the world of artist management and music publishing.

An incredible way to kick off Black History Month at RS with a masterclass and impromptu performance from artist Toya Delazy. Shout out to sixth former Jude on the drums!

“In this day and age, every creative needs to be business-minded, you should all see yourself as entrepreneurs as well as musicians.” - Shaurav D’Silva (Manager / Label Owner / Publisher)

This week our sixth formers had Corrie Dick taking their weekly masterclass. Corrie is a Mercury Award nominated drummer who has just joined the RS teaching team. He went through improvisation technique, performance preparation and skills to produce music while suffering from writers block.

This week we had an incredible masterclass with Mona Tavakoli. The session was hosted by RS alumni Shamime Ibrahim who performed with Mona back in 2017 at Hollywood Bowl. Our students asked brilliant questions and Mona gave us thoughtful answers and an insight into her life as a musician.

For our first masterclass of the term we welcomed back singer-songwriter Orla Gartland. She talked through the process of creating her latest single 'More Like You' and answered lots of questions from our sixth formers.

A huge thanks to @chaggylalala for a jaw dropping sixth form masterclass demonstrating her pioneering use of @mi.mu.gloves to perform electronic music!

Our lucky sixth formers have been treated to magnificent masterclass visits from hip hop artists Awate and Alika, as well as Gorgon City drummer Nathan Curran, already this term. In the coming weeks we are looking forward to welcoming electronic music visionary Chagall, Kylie’s MD Christian Gulino, The Feeling drummer Paul Stewart and Jason Mraz guitarist Molly Miller.

Thank you to the ever-inspirational hip hop artist @awatemusic for kicking off our masterclass series this term.

“You’re always having to adapt, it doesn’t matter what age you are. To stay in this game you have to keep adapting because the game is always changing.”