LOOSE
LOOSE started out in 1997 as a music collective, a group for those seeking opportunities to gig, record and develop as musicians. After developing many projects, events and sessions in partnership with the Arts Development Officer Roy Jones, LOOSE become the owners of The Studio, an annexe venue to The Queens Hall.
Organisation Bio
In 2010 after extensive restoration and multiple funding bids, the venue opened with a five-year youth music project ‘Access All Areas’ funded by The Big Lottery.
Currently we are in the final year of a three-year funded project from Reaching Communities. Providing an arts activity programme for all and continuing to remove all barriers to the arts and culture for the people of Halton. There are ongoing FREE or low-cost creative activities & events all created in partnership with our Studio associates and community catch up members; included literacy, audio recording, film-making, exhibitions, band rehearsals, and live music & theatre performance.
During 2020 many activities and events have moved online and new opportunities have arisen. With Covid-19 specific funding we have enabled people to access the internet, provided arts and food packs over summer and mentors and tutored people from 11-60years on music development and productions.
The Studio is also home to:
- Daycare Samba Band,
- Freshstart (Health Improvement Team)
- ACE Clubnight (Active Communities Enterprise)
- SPARC (Supporting People Achieving Real Choice)
- Cronton College Music BTEC.
- Fortuna Female Society
LOOSE runs The Studio and has a committee of 5 voluntary directors.
Studio Staff: Project Manager: Louise Nulty, Head of Music & Film: Stephen Cole, Studio Assistants: James Swift and Meg DeMar and Hospitality Assistant Josh McNorton.
Organisation Services
Provide venue facilities for organisations and groups 5 day a week plus:
Creative and Performance arts sessions (reviewed each season).
Currently:
- The Studio Sings (Adults and Kids sessions)
- The Studio Reads Book Club
- GLOW @ The Studio in partnership with HBC lgbt+ youth group
- Gig In Your Gallery- Instagram open mic event monthly
- Waifs and Strays Radio sit com writing and recording
- The Studio Writes (Adults and Kids Sessions)
- The Studio Jams
- Rehearsal Rooms
- Studio Sunday SOCIALS- Poetry, Music and Community Catch Up with Quiz
- The Studio Talks Podcast
- Literature Let LOOSE audio stories
- Book Publishing Writing group anthology and coming soon Lockdown Literature Short Stories both Adults and Kids and poetry.
- Studio TV one off Saturday morning kids TV shows
- LCR Pride Foundation Film With Pride screenings
- Coming soon- Record label and Youth Zine and Art Club
Organisation Audience
All Ages
Contact
LOOSE
Send LOOSE a Message
Info
The Studio,
Lacey Street,
Widnes,
WA8 7SQ
General enquiries:
07434 616 267
info@thestudiowidnes.org.uk