Live event skills boot camp
The Piece Hall is committed to supporting the future of arts and culture in the region.
As part of this, in early 2024, The Piece Hall Academy was launched, an umbrella term for many schemes, projects and courses to help train, educate, support and develop the next generation of creatives.
The first element of the Academy was a live events skills boot camp facilitated by the Academy of Live Technology at Production Park in Wakefield in partnership with The Piece Hall.
Areas covered include sound engineering, lighting design and operation, rigging and stage design, event safety and management and production management, all with hands-on practice.
Music masterclasses
In March 2024 the first in a series of masterclasses were held by multi-platinum selling, Grammy-nominated, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer and songwriter Erik Blu2th Griggs.
Aimed at young people between 14 and 18 it was being facilitated in conjunction with Calderdale College and Calderdale Music.
Erik has worked with various artists across different genres, from being a bass and keys player for Aretha Franklin to collaborations with Eminem as part of Dr Dre’s Aftermath production team.
Two cohorts attended the weeklong masterclasses which gave an insight into how the music industry works today, taking the groups through the process from creating a track to getting a mix ready to share with a record label or artist.
