Robert David Morris

Lead Artist at Ideas Test, Medway Youth Services (Gillingham)

RAN DisQuiet open-access music sessions for young people with additional needs; helped form a consistent band, progressed from covers to original material, and supported performances at Sweeps festival, Genfest and Love Gillingham. Recorded a song in studio and organized holiday camps including DJing and podcasting.

Creative Practitioner at Pie Factory Music Ramsgate

Freelance role engaging young people in music, including performance, writing, recording and production. Led 'Band Room' sessions in the on-site studio, focusing on social skills and wellbeing, with groups performing at venues such as Margate's Dreamland and the Gulbenkian Theatre. Also facilitated one-to-one creative intervention sessions with vulnerable young people and led a four-week Gamemaker game-making workshop in 2023.

Project Manager, Emerging Artists programme at Pie Factory Music Ramsgate

Maternity leave cover; planned weekly meetings, invited industry guests to discuss publishing, rights management, distribution, starting a label and running a night. Assigned mentors, managed budget and purchases, booked three gigs, and managed safeguarding.