Supajam Education

In this episode, we were lucky to have some amazing guests from St Edmund's Dover school, telling us all about their experience at the UK Creative Festival. Tune in to learn more about the festival and the opportunities available to young people!      

We were so luck that Lucy came to our Canterbury base to perform and record a Shelf Session for us...   And then she recorded this podcast with our students, giving behind the scenes details on:   - Writing Songs - Being a performer - And how busking on the street led to a huge break on BBC radio 2!!!    

Catch them LIVE at The Stags Head, London, 7PM, 24th Jan 2026, Info and Tickets here: https://www.realsounds.uk/event-details/271   Cass and George - Cass & George are a pop leaning groove/neo soul recording duo based in london.   Their genre bending sound is littered with pop, folk and soul references nestled in an undercurrent of jazz .   Their latest single, Shy?, was recently featured on B...

Catch them LIVE at The Stags Head, London, 7PM, 24th Jan 2026,   Info and Tickets here: https://www.realsounds.uk/event-details/271   Cass and George - Cass & George are a pop leaning groove/neo soul recording duo based in london. Their genre bending sound is littered with pop, folk and soul references nestled in an undercurrent of jazz . Their latest single, Shy?, was recently featured on BBC...

Hello everyone! We are so lucky to have Yasmin and her guests recording the NHS' EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) podcast series at SupaJam Canterbury! This has provided amazing work experience for our students. In this special collaboration, Yasmin interviews David from SupaJam (Radio & Podcast Producer)  Enjoy!    

This week, we have the amazing music producer Oz Craggs talk to us about how...   ... he went from working in a guitar shop in Kent as a teen...   ... To building a very DIY home studio in his parents garage (whilst working as a cleaner to pay for it all)...   ... To then creating one of Kent's leading studios and working with major bands and labels from all over the world!   If anyone needs inspi...

Hello Everyone!   In this week's episode, we have a very inspiring chat with Meg from South Lane Studios in Brighton, and find out how:   - She got into music management with two of her friends before she was 20 - How that snowballed into building a studio, - Getting a big deal with Sony music - and how she has created an inspiring, safe, and welcoming space for Brighton music makers!   If you hav...

Ever wanted to learn how to put on gigs, work with amazing artists, and create memorable events? Then Charlie is your man! In this episode he tells our students all about his career in music, and how he started out from being a shy teenager in the background, to working with some of his favourite bands ever!

Our students tell us all about performing live electronic music at a special show in Canterbury   Check out videos from the event here:    

SupaJam hosted a panel talk at the UK's largest music conference this year! Our very own Tom led a chat with Gil Tee from Black Deer Festival, and Phoebe from Youth Music. They talked about opportunities for young people in the music industry, and gave some amazing advice and stories.   Enjoy!   More info:   Music education pioneers SupaJam lead a panel of industry pros whose careers revolve aroun...

In this week's show, we chat with our student Brad, who has a strong interest in different languages, and international music.   We chatted about some of his favourite songs and artists, and a song he was just about to perform on stage that same day!   If you want to explore different corners of the global music scene, this is for you!

We recorded this one live at the 2024 DITTO conference, and we are looking forward to their next one. It was amazing to learn all about the funding available to young musicians, and neuro-diversity in the music industry!  

This week we have a video podcast (video available on YouTube), recorded live at our Canterbury base    (and we are hoping to record more of these across all our bases in the future!)   Our guest is Casey Dale, a freelance radio producer who has worked on award winning shows, including BBC Introducing.   If you are interested in a career in radio & podcasting, then this is for you!   And, beca...

Hello! Ever wondered what it is like to have a cool and creative job in marketing, where you get to work on different projects all the time, and develop different skills?   Well, Katie and Noel have spent years in this industry and now even have their own agency!   Find out all about it here https://www.anotheracronym.com/

To celebrate National Coming Out Day (Sat 11th Oct 2025), Yasmin and Simon from the NHS recorded this special podcast at SupaJam. Yasmin is in charge of NHS Kent's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team and program, and she records a regular podcast at SupaJam, delving into relevant topics in each episode. These recording sessions create great work experience opportunities for our students too!...

Hello everyone! I know you have been excited to hear part 2 of our in-depth chat with David from Fender...   In this episode, get to know more of his back story, how he got into the job, and what things you can do if you'd like to work in the creative industries yourself!    

Andre Louis (AKA Onj), a visually impaired musician from London, demonstrates how he makes music using Logic, Voice Over, and his keyboard. The skills on show here are unreal, and Andre is an inspiration! Andre has also been mentoring some SupaJam students and the results have been incredible. I hope you enjoy finding out his music making process, and also look out for his insane finger drumming s...

In this week's episode, we speak to fashion student Lara, and her industry mentor Danny, to find out how this has helped her career!   The UK Creative Festival and the Creative Foundation run an amazing mentorship scheme for students to get extra help with their career - find out how you can get involved here!   https://www.creativefoundation.co.uk/mentoring

Malakai, Honour & Martin react to their first week at SupaJam, sharing their experience and encouraging others! A must listen!

The UK Creative Festival has become such an important part of the yearly SupaJam calendar, where our students get to experience so many aspects of the creative industries like:   - Meeting people working in various jobs... jobs our students might want to do one day! - Getting work experience doing videography, photography, and other media - Performing at the busking stage   Listen in to get the fu...

In this episode, David Mulqueen from the one and only Fender chats with our Canterbury students about his experience working with many famous artists, how guitars are designed, and more...    If you love music and guitars... you are going to love this!   Watch out for part 2 coming soon...  

It is time to relive the experience of our Canterbury's base SUPAJAMMIN' gig at Ramsgate Music Hall! This was an absolute highlight of our academic year! This is the audio only version -  remember to Check out the full video on our YouTube too

In this week's episode, we chat to Merce, the executive director of the director lab at ADC Europe, who recognise and support talent in the creative industries all over Europe. Listen to the end to hear about how they are helping young people & students this year!

In this special episode, Charlene talks to us about the amazing work the Creative Circle UK do in supporting and recognising talent in the Creative Industries! Recorded live at the UK Creative Festival 2025 - Look out for more content we captured at the festival being released soon!

In this week's episode, Aiden & Glen interview Justination.   All three are based at our Swanley Base, and this podcast celebrates the release of Justination's album, "Unfading Radiance"   It came out in Winter 2024 - if you've not heard it yet, what are you waiting for? Go and listen now! (Well, after you listen to this podcast of course)