The EQ Lab

Education, experience & progression

A route, not a set of lessons.

Learn the skills. Build a portfolio. Get industry experience. Build your future. Each step is real and each one leads somewhere.

01DiscoverA taster session, a workshop, or just coming in to see what it is. No commitment.
02LearnStructured teaching on professional equipment by people working in the industry.
03BuildStructured education, portfolio based, that opens the next step.
04ExperienceWork placements, event crew, backstage and real production environments.
05PerformUnder 18 events and grassroots festival slots. A real bill, a real crowd.
06ProgressCollege, university or employment, with ongoing support from us.

Education

Education, not just lessons.

We deliver practical electronic music education, and we are campaigning for music technology to be taught more widely in schools, so young people leave with real creative skills before they reach college.

  • Practical, portfolio based learning
  • Complements school music and music technology
  • SEN provision and alternative approaches
  • Alternative education pathways for students who struggle in a classroom
  • Work experience placements
  • Progression into college, university or employment
  • Placements sourced for undergraduates

SEN & alternative provision

Another way in.

Some young people will not thrive sitting still in a classroom, and that says nothing about their ability. Music technology is hands on, immediately rewarding, and does not require anyone to be good at writing essays before they are allowed to succeed at something.

We work with SEN learners and with young people who have disengaged from mainstream education, and we adjust how we teach rather than expecting them to adjust to us.

After the course

It does not stop at the last session.

  • Ongoing advice, whenever it comes up
  • Online teaching and support from home
  • Help with coursework
  • Industry advice on offers and opportunities
  • Progression and career guidance

We do not teach you and send you away. We are interested in what happens next.

Find out where you would start.