We had the pleasure of catching up with Andy Powell, one half of the drum & base duo Technimatic. The artist begins our conversation by explaining how it all started at the young age of 15. Still at school, he found himself surrounded by older students who started bringing in mixtapes of a rave scene […]
Your immune system is one of the most valuable things you have – and it’s not just for warding off the sniffles and sneezes. Your immune system consists of an army of cells that work hard every single day to protect your body from all types of bacterial infections, viruses, food poisoning, autoimmune conditions and even cancer. […]
“Reach out to other artists without harassing/annoying them and try to build relationships..don’t be afraid of “no”!..If anything it makes us want to work even harder and motivates us to keep our heads down and grind.” – Niiko x SWAE Music has always been a big part of the 23-year-old dance music duo, Niiko x SWAE. […]
If you are deficient in Vitamin D the symptoms are often subtle and non-specific, so it’s difficult to know if they are caused by inadequate Vitamin D or something else. However it is estimated more than half the UK adult population is deficient in Vitamin D which is why Public Health England recommend all adults supplement […]
Incoming students often have high expectations for their first-year experience, partly down to the glamorisation of student life. What more important part of university is there than the infamous social life? Well, apart from the actual degree of course. Coming from a relatively small town where the cultural epicentre was a Nando’s on the high […]
Sylvia Bremer is a Cuban/German-American singer-songwriter hailing from Miami, Florida. Daughter of a Cuban actress, singer, and pianist. The artist points out how up until the end of high school, her repertoire of performances has been focused predominantly around shows and graduations. As fate would have it, at the age of 18; she was approached […]
In a world which thrives on labels and conforming to a set of picture-perfect standards, Layke (and her signature icy lavender hair) has created a limitless space through her ground-breaking music that defies societal norms. And now the dream pop songstress has catapulted herself into the ever-evolving pop realm. We caught up with her off the […]
To celebrate The Place’s 50s anniversary – we caught up with Samantha McCormick to showcase a career path in dance, through her experience and what she has learnt through her journey in Contemporary Dance. When did you study at LCDS? Why did you decide to study contemporary dance? I studied at LCDS between 2011 and […]
Plastik Funk is a DJ and production duo from Duesseldorf, Germany that’s comprised of Rafael Zimenez-Carrillo and Mikio Gruschinske. We caught up with Rafael Zimenez-Carrillo following their highly anticipated release “Push it”. A tune the DJ’s were keen to produce to bring their sound to another level, having released 5 additional releases in 2020. The […]
To celebrate The Place’s 50s anniversary – we caught up with Sharon Watson to showcase a career path in creative & contemporary dance, through her experience and what she has learnt through her journey in “Creative”& Contemporary Dance. When did you study at LCDS? Why did you decide to study contemporary dance? I studied […]