Roadworks: Beyond the Road is a documentary which tells the story of the pilot Roadworks music education programme in summer 2019. It is produced and directed by Jake Jones.
Founded in 2019 by writer and youth worker Ciaran Thapar, alongside MC and ethnomusicologist Mehryar Golestani (aka Reveal), Roadworks engages groups of young people using the musical genre of UK drill. The course involves a series of discussion-based workshops exploring academic subjects and practical careers skills. It concludes with the creation of a UK drill single, recorded at Defenders Entertainment, and accompanying music video, shot by @PacmanTV. The pilot was funded by Sound Connections' Innovate fund: https://network.youthmusic.org.uk/innovate-2019-projects-announced
The 'Roadworks' single is available on all streaming services. All proceeds made will go back to the artists and into helping the programme reach more at-risk young people across the country.
A huge thanks is owed to everyone involved in the delivery of the course and the making of the documentary.
For more information, please visit: www.roadworksldn.org and follow @roadworksldn on Instagram.
Roadworks is supported by a wide range of music industry businesses and youth charities:
Ciaran Thapar: www.ciaranthapar.uk
Pacman TV: http://pacmantvltd.co.uk/
Sound Connections: https://www.sound-connections.org.uk/
Spiral: http://www.myspiral.co.uk/
Defenders Entertainment: https://defendersent.com/
Finesse Foreva: https://www.finesseforeva.com/
Ditto Distribution: https://www.dittomusic.com/
HighRise Theatre: https://highrisetheatre.co.uk/
School Ground Sounds: http://www.schoolgroundsounds.org/
Livity: https://www.livity.co.uk/
Mixtape Madness: https://www.mixtapemadness.com/