RS Sixth Formers open the main stage at Great Exhibition Road Festival!
Back at Exhibition Road Festival last weekend! We were very lucky with the sun coming out for us to open up the main stage with RS Sixth Formers and Winners of Future Sounds 2026 Tino!
Back at Exhibition Road Festival last weekend! We were very lucky with the sun coming out for us to open up the main stage with RS Sixth Formers and Winners of Future Sounds 2026 Tino!
This year the main stage was curated by our friends at Royal Albert Hall and Portobello Radio.
Lead singer of Tino has been an RSF scholarship holder during her time in the RS Sixth Form, having free weekly weekly lessons. Scholarship applications are still open for 2026!
RSF weekly visit to Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Spending a Friday afternoon with our dedicated tutors, we gained a glimpse of the magic that happens when they bring music onto the paediatric wards at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. Each week our musicians visit two London hospitals, impacting over 1,400 patients and family members each year.
Last Friday, Rhythm Studio tutors Ollie and Ida spent a busy afternoon visiting the Neptune and Jupiter paediatric wards at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working with patients ranging in age from six months to the mid-teens, they drew on a typically varied repertoire, from “The Wheels on the Bus” and Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” to Zara Larsson’s “Lush Life” and Amy Winehouse’s “Valerie”. Sessions took place both at patients’ bedsides and in the playroom, creating moments of joy, comfort, and connection throughout the afternoon.
We would like to acknowledge The Margaret Killbery Foundation for its continued support as well as the 2026 Big Give Arts for Impact donation.
“Singing at the hospital is truly the highlight of my week. The Rhythm Studio Foundation has created such a meaningful and special connection with both the staff and the patients, and it is an honour to be part of it. Music has a unique way of bringing joy, and hope, even during the most difficult times. Knowing that, even for a short moment, we can bring happiness, connection, and positivity into their day is deeply fulfilling and rewarding.” - Ida, RSF Music Tutor
“Aaliyah’s been here for three days and it’s mainly been one treatment after another. Every time someone comes into the room she jumps into my arms. It was such a lovely surprise to have the musicians with us — definitely something therapeutic to take Aaliyah’s mind off things.” - Lubna, Aaliyah’s Mum
Forever Audio supports The Rhythm Studio Foundation with Music Scholarship
At Forever Audio, supporting the next generation of talent is a big part of what we do.
We’re proud to be supporting The Rhythm Studio Foundation, a long term partner of ours, with a donation to fund a music scholarship, helping a young person access music education who may not otherwise have had the opportunity.
At Forever Audio, supporting the next generation of talent is a big part of what we do.
We’re proud to be supporting The Rhythm Studio Foundation, a long term partner of ours, with a donation to fund a music scholarship, helping a young person access music education who may not otherwise have had the opportunity.
The Foundation’s mission is simple but powerful. Every young person deserves the chance to explore music and see where it can take them, regardless of their background . Through their programmes, students get hands-on experience with instruments, technology and industry-standard studios, guided by people who work in music every day.
Access to music education isn’t equal. In many schools, funding is incredibly limited, sometimes less than £1 per child each year, and opportunities for sustained tuition are still far lower in state schools. The Rhythm Studio Foundation is helping to change that.
Their scholarship programme gives young musicians access to one-to-one tuition, performance opportunities and a creative community that helps them grow in confidence and ability. It’s a pathway into further education, and in many cases, into the industry itself.
As part of our Futures programme, we regularly host The Rhythm Studio’s 6th form students at our Central London studios for weekend workshops. Seeing young people step into a professional studio environment for the first time, asking questions, trying things out, and starting to picture themselves working in sound, is so much fun.
The feedback we get is always brilliant, but more importantly, you can feel the shift in confidence and ambition while they’re here.
“Chris and the team at The Rhythm Studio Foundation do an incredible job of increasing access to music education. Learning music at a young age is such a gift, and helps build confidence, focus and often lifelong friendships. t’s a real privilege to be able to support them with this scholarship. We’ve seen first-hand the passion and creativity these students bring when they visit our studios, and it’s always inspiring. We’re excited to continue building our partnership throughout 2026 and beyond!””
“Over the past three years, we have been working closely with Forever Audio to enable our students to attend experience days at their incredible central London studios, where they learn from the very best about audio post production, audio advertising and immersive entertainment. We are so happy to be strengthening that partnership via Forever Audio’s support of The Rhythm Studio Foundation’s music scholarships, which will help us to address the ongoing inequality that exists in the world of music education by enabling more local children to access specialist tuition to fulfil their potential and follow their dreams.””
Sixth Form Masterclass: Stella Alkan & Digby Lovatt
Our final masterclass of the Spring Term was a rhythm section special, with Alessi Rose’s drummer Stella Alkan and bassist Digby Lovatt joining us to play songs and share their experiences of working as session musicians. It was a special moment to welcome Stella back to The Rhythm Studio, the place where she started her musical journey, studying drums with Chris from the age of 8 to 18 and meeting her bandmates from Stepbrother. Thank you so much to Digby and Stella for an inspirational afternoon!
Our final masterclass of the Spring Term was a rhythm section special, with Alessi Rose’s drummer Stella Alkan and bassist Digby Lovatt joining us to play songs and share their experiences of working as session musicians. It was a special moment to welcome Stella back to The Rhythm Studio, the place where she started her musical journey, studying drums with Chris from the age of 8 to 18 and meeting her bandmates from Stepbrother. Thank you so much to Digby and Stella for an inspirational afternoon!
