mr lewis media
Start to Finish Audio & Music services for Young People and Family Focused Projects
When the audio creative process and participant engagement both feel collaborative
You can be at your best when an Audio Professional collaborating on your project genuinely understands and believes in a participatory approach. The participants are at their best too.Meaningful rapport happens. It facilitates the communication of everyone’s truth. It creates compelling results that give the project the best chance of capturing the attention of others to inspire change.All the project team having a participant led approach in common makes the process more fulfilling.I would like to give you something.I’m interested in giving you the same thing you want for your participants. A flexible and inclusive approach. Where your ideas are listened to, supported and challenged throughout the work. Creating something everyone is proud of through a collaborative effort.Plans providing an outline and decisions to progress the work are important. I also like that an idea inspires more ideas. Not everything can be pre planned. I enjoy that.
Previous positive results from a shared way of working
Here are some people who felt my part in their project facilitated a fun process and positive outcome.
Ellie LandAward Winning Animation Director & Designer
covid realities
Paul has a fresh approach that is inclusive whilst exploring creative opportunities.He engaged our group online and enabled them to take part in his music-making process, responding to their needs and choices whilst providing a professional approach to music production.
Mary KennyDirectorThe Empowerment people
bamp podcast
Paul is an absolute joy to work with and I couldn't recommend him more highly.He has brought an amazing range of skills to our group of (mostly) retired women youth workers turned podcasters - he's composed our music, advised on the right equipment for our needs, is recording and editing and sharing those skills with us.His background in youth work brings an added understanding of what we are trying to achieve.He's also completely reliable and more than willing to accommodate our particular needs and aspirations.
Sally CarrDirectorThe Empowerment people
bamp podcast
Paul has provided a very professional and friendly service to our podcast project, By Any Means Possible (BAMP).He has been available to answer questions, and he explains technical questions in easy-to-understand ways.Paul has a great persona and an approach that encourages participation and learning. He is skilled and able to work with a wide range of people, and has the patience to listen and guide our learning in very empowering ways.Our project has involved many retired professional women, Paul is a joy to work alongside, he has never mansplained to us, and he is keen to learn from us, as we are learning from his facilitation.Paul is highly recommended, his work is of a high professional standard.
Aaron PearsonActive Communities Development OfficerSalford Community Leisure
Loan Shark Awareness Project
Paul approached working with the young people in our centre in a cool and fresh way.From the first workshop, he got them onboard quickly. They felt like they got to know him quite easy and were interested in getting deeper into the subject of raising awareness around the dangers of Loan Sharks.It was an exciting project.
Zoe CampbellProject OfficerREEL CIC
Loan Shark Awareness Project
Paul’s engagement with the young people was exceptional and all young people engaged well each session. The enthusiasm from Paul made each session easy and successful.I was impressed by the creativity and how the small videos became something much more than myself and the young people thought.It brought out a powerful message.Thank you Paul for leading on our Loan Shark project at The Hangout Youth Club.
Different skills with something in common - being participant led
My entry point to working with social issues comes from working with young people in the charity sector for 20 years, ranging from direct delivery to senior leadership roles.Here’s a TEDx talk I did in 2019 talking about the lesson's I've learned from youth work which informs my approach.
Start to End Support for your project
On site Interview recording
Workshop planning and delivery with participants & partners
Music composition - Audio only and synchronised to Video
Podcasting
All edited and delivered for your project.
HEAR IT FOR YOURSELF
I’ve been making music and producing audio for as long as I’ve been working in the charity sector. 20 years.All music is made from scratch in my home studio. I play multiple instruments: bass guitar, guitar and keys. Along with my microphones and percussion, I do everything else through various production software.For Interviews and Podcasting, I have equipment to do it for you or can provide guidance and training on what equipment you can buy for your own set up.Here’s some examples of my work.
covid realities
Covid Realities was a research project which looked into the experiences of parents and carers on low incomes during the pandemic.6 animated videos were made with project participants, creative partners and funders to capture their thoughts on the project.I delivered an online workshop to capture the participants ideas and then made music for each piece to support their narrative.The researchers recorded discussions with the participants via Zoom and I mixed this with the music.
take one: 'there’s all different ways in which this project has pulled people together to get a concise picture of what’s going on, of what’s affecting us’. Listen to Covid Realities participants reflect on their work together pic.twitter.com/IJTJ714ckJ
— Changing Realities (@changing_r) December 8, 2022
BAMP podcast
BAMP is a group of older women youth and community workers aiming to inform youth work of the future by producing podcasts that capture stories from practice in an entertaining and accessible way.I've been involved in this project from the beginning which has included providing consultancy on recording equipment, composing a theme tune, and recording and editing the episodes.The BAMP Logo is designed by Polly Playford. Check out more of her work by clicking on the Logo.The first series is going to launch in 2023...Stay Tuned!Here's a little snippet
The red tree
Composed music for a commission with the Royal Exchange Theatre. Theatre piece explored mental health with children aged 10 and under.I collaborated with artists to create an interactive play, fusing together performance, live illustration, puppetry and music for children aged 10 and under.The story consisted of emotions that were personified with monsters: embarrassment, loss and shame. I created music to represent these emotions.Play was performed at the Royal Exchange
Project Fear
Project Fear is an exploration of personalities, withholding the truth, phobias and fears told through dark comedy.I worked collaboratively with the youth theatre group over a number of rehearsal sessions to understand how the young people wanted their show to sound.I composed original music for this play. It was performed at M6 Theatre
