Projects & Features
HOM[E]AGE Croydon
HOM[E]AGE Croydon is a documentary series by Sophia Carey that explores the people and places of specific cities and towns. The first series focuses on people from the London Borough of Croydon.
For this series, I played the role of music creator and provided each individual with a soundtrack to help tell their own unique story.
Watch the series below!
For this series, I played the role of music creator and provided each individual with a soundtrack to help tell their own unique story.
Watch the series below!
Speak Up - Fuse Manchester - Public Speaking
At the beginning of 2020, I was given the opportunity to deliver a talk at an event based on a topic of my choice. The opportunity was presented to me by Jaheed Hussain, a graduate Graphic Design student from the University of Salford and the founder of Fuse Manchester. At first, I was slightly hesitant to deliver a talk because I never deemed public speaking to be my “thing” and I never thought that I would have anything interesting to share with people. But then I thought to myself, “How many times have I been left to deliver group presentations on my own because the rest of my group didn’t show?” It was at that moment that I told myself that I could do it. The event that I was to deliver the talk was called “Speak Up” so that is exactly what I intended to do.
In the days leading up to the talk I was about to deliver, I felt incredibly anxious and I would even struggle with sleeping. These feelings were accompanied by the negative self-talk playing over in my head, telling me that I could not do it and that no one would care about what I had to say. Whilst I was preparing for the talk, I recall turning to a fellow classmate and expressing to them how I felt during this time. They understood my feelings but still encouraged me to go ahead with it. On the day of the talk, I received a message from Jaheed to say that there may be a chance that the event could be called off due to the Coronavirus and at that moment, I felt a sense of relief. Although the cancellation of the event was not confirmed, the idea of that happening put me at ease as I thought to myself “maybe I won’t have to deliver my talk after all”.
The event was amazing and anybody who did not attend missed out big time. I’m not just saying this because I was a part of it, I met some great people that night from the other speakers all the way through to the people who came to hear our stories. The response to my talk was overwhelming. I had people approach me afterwards offering congratulatory hugs and handshakes because they resonated with what I spoke about. I also had people sending messages through to me via social media along the lines of “you’re a really good speaker” and “keep in touch, we should collaborate in the future”. Prior to this event taking place, I had convinced myself that my experience would be completely negative but after the event, I realised that could not have been any further from the truth.
When opportunities like this present themselves, should you choose to accept them, preparation is very important. From planning what I was going to speak about through to visiting the location that I was going to speak at, I had to consider the best ways to could communicate with the audience. In the future, public speaking could be something that I do more of and if that is the case, I would challenge myself to find new and exciting ways to engage with the audience.
In the days leading up to the talk I was about to deliver, I felt incredibly anxious and I would even struggle with sleeping. These feelings were accompanied by the negative self-talk playing over in my head, telling me that I could not do it and that no one would care about what I had to say. Whilst I was preparing for the talk, I recall turning to a fellow classmate and expressing to them how I felt during this time. They understood my feelings but still encouraged me to go ahead with it. On the day of the talk, I received a message from Jaheed to say that there may be a chance that the event could be called off due to the Coronavirus and at that moment, I felt a sense of relief. Although the cancellation of the event was not confirmed, the idea of that happening put me at ease as I thought to myself “maybe I won’t have to deliver my talk after all”.
The event was amazing and anybody who did not attend missed out big time. I’m not just saying this because I was a part of it, I met some great people that night from the other speakers all the way through to the people who came to hear our stories. The response to my talk was overwhelming. I had people approach me afterwards offering congratulatory hugs and handshakes because they resonated with what I spoke about. I also had people sending messages through to me via social media along the lines of “you’re a really good speaker” and “keep in touch, we should collaborate in the future”. Prior to this event taking place, I had convinced myself that my experience would be completely negative but after the event, I realised that could not have been any further from the truth.
When opportunities like this present themselves, should you choose to accept them, preparation is very important. From planning what I was going to speak about through to visiting the location that I was going to speak at, I had to consider the best ways to could communicate with the audience. In the future, public speaking could be something that I do more of and if that is the case, I would challenge myself to find new and exciting ways to engage with the audience.
Creative Boom Podcast - Guest Feature
In July of 2020, I met up with Katy Cowan, the PR consultant & founder of Creative Boom. We recorded an episode of the Creative Boom podcast where we spoke about music and its accessibility, overcoming self-doubt, and finding ways to stay creative during difficult times.
Listen to the full episode below!
Listen to the full episode below!
Creative Boom Podcast - Soundtrack
I was approached by Creative Boom to create the new soundtrack for their podcast. The brief that I was given was to create something funky, uplifting and positive. Something that reflects the creative community and how friendly and approachable Creative Boom are.
The end result was a brand new soundtrack which Creative Boom described as "so funky and fresh".
Listen to the new soundtrack below!
The end result was a brand new soundtrack which Creative Boom described as "so funky and fresh".
Listen to the new soundtrack below!