Open Artist Sessions (now Online Artist Sessions!) are monthly, intimate and informal Q&A's for FAC PRO members with an experienced artist or industry figure. They aim to provide education, advice and help to nurture our artist community. They are free and exclusively for artists. Spaces are limited, so we recommend signing up quickly to secure a spot.
About Ruth Lyon and Rich Legate
Ruth Lyon is a singer-songwriter from Newcastle Upon Tyne, with an intense honesty and impulse to say it how it is. Classically trained but with an eye for the catchy chorus and bright, pop melodies, she sweets from self-questioning piano ballads and lush string arrangements, to hands-in-the-air indie bangers. With the raw energy of a young disabled person who has constantly had to adapt to life’s twists and turns, her introspective and sometimes droll twist on storytelling brings up questions you never knew you should be asking. Ruth is BBC In The North East hot tip for 2021 and has had previous support from Radio X and Spotify. She also advocates on behalf of charities and organisations. She is a joint artist ambassador for Attitude Is Everything and for the FAC. Over the last year she has appeared on industry panels, parliamentary committees and international festivals, representing a voice of diversity and inclusion as the industry re-builds itself.
Rich Legate is artist development manager at music charity Attitude is Everything (AiE). The Organisation has 20 years of experience supporting venues, festivals and other areas of the music industry to make what they do more accessible and inclusive for Deaf and disabled people.Moving to AiE after working at the BBC with BBC Introducing, Radio 1 and 6 Music, Rich now leads AiE’s ‘Next Stage’ initiative which removes barriers for artists and musicians with access requirements. He is a member of South London band CHILDCARE and former festival booker for Neverworld (LeeFest).
About Attitude Is Everything
AiE are a disability-led charity with 20 years of experience supporting non-profit and commercial organisations to make what they do more accessible and inclusive for Deaf and disabled people. Their core work is centred on their status as an Arts Council England Sector Support Organisation for the live music industry, working in partnership with audiences, artists and the industry to improve Deaf and disabled people’s access to live music.
How will the Online Artist Session work?
Once you've all signed up, we will send you a link to a Zoom webinar via email. Simply click on the link and we'll see you there! Please make sure you mute your microphone and un-mute it only when it's your turn to ask a question. If you have any questions, just email us.
Register for your free ticket here