AudioActive

13/10/2026

It's that time again... 👀 But it's just a quuuuuick SAVE THE DATE for now!

Our yearly New Year's Eve Celebration is back in Worthing at our AudioActive Cultural Hub (the same space as usual, just a new name!)...

And our AudioActive Mixtape V is on its way too!

Full details to follow, but for now you know! Keep 'em peeled 🙂

11/10/2026

Shout out to our EMERGE artists on the this week!

In case you missed it our artist development programme EMERGE has just opened again, and we are now taking applications for our 2026/27 programme! It's a free 24 week programme for 18-25 year olds in Sussex, where we offer music industry mentoring, creative support, professional guidance, opportunities to play at festivals and showcases, work and perform alongside the London Philharmonic Orchestra... and more!⁠!

And so, we thought now would be a good chance to big ups some of the young artists that have been on EMERGE in previous years, namely and who have just torn it up on the Steeze Factory. Huge!

Applications for EMERGE are open now, and you can find the link in our bio 🙏

Big ups go out to Arts Council England and PRS Foundation for funding this programme and helping us create this magic 🙌⁠

And in case you're wondering... STEEZE FACTORY AUDIOACTIVE CYPHER OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE 📺️

10/10/2026

Tonight!

Our partners are at The Brighton Centre all day today and tomorrow. It's due to be huge, and you can catch the amazing .thursday - who BTW is the winner of our Degree scholarship alongside WaterBear College of Music! - performing today at 6:30!

So it's a big shout out to BARCO, Yesha, WaterBear College Of Music, and ourselves AudioActive!

See you there?

09/10/2026

EMERGE 2026-27 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Calling all emerging artists…. are you ready to take your music to the next level?

We're looking for young artists across Sussex who are ready to develop their sound, build their identity and take the next steps in their music career!

EMERGE is our 24-week artist development programme, offering music industry mentoring, creative support and guidance from the AudioActive team and our wider creative community, opportunities to play at festivals and showcases, work and perform alongside the London Philharmonic Orchestra (!)... and more!

Also, of course big ups must go out to Arts Council England and PRS Foundation for funding this programme and helping us create this magic 🙌

🎤 Open to artists aged 18-25 based in Sussex.

📅 Applications close 6th November 2026.

🔗 Apply now through the link in our bio!

Got questions? Drop [email protected] an email.

08/10/2026

What's Next For Live Music in Crawley…? 🎤

Back in July, we hosted our fourth open panel discussion exploring the future of live and grassroots music in Crawley! 💥

Bringing together local artists, promoters, venues, music organisations and young people, we shared ideas, heard different perspectives and explored how we can work together to strengthen and grow Crawley's music scene.

The evening was full of conversation, creativity, community and some brilliant live performances from Crawley's emerging talent! ⭐ Namely award-winning producer and young DJ Mason, who both share their thoughts in this video here! 🗣️

A huge thank goes you to everyone who came along, contributed to the conversation and shared their passion for local music.

Big ups to Arts Council England and Priority 154 for supporting this work and helping us create more opportunities for music and young people in Crawley! 🙌

And a special shoutout to Creative Crawley and Crawley Community Youth Service too, who we're excited to continue working alongside as we build on these conversations and bring more music opportunities to Crawley in the future!

Let's keep putting Crawley on the map! 📍

07/10/2026

What a moment

Some more photos from our recent to the iconic

Have you watched the cypher yet? Catch the cypher in full on the Steeze Factory YouTube channel, and check out the clips on Instagram too, with plenty more to follow...

06/10/2026

One take wonder

A quick check in with the one and only at our visit recently where we took some of of our young artists to record a cypher. We had a few questions, he answered them all in one go without prompt. Excellence. Thank you Toddla T and thank you to The Steeze Factory for the time and belief in us ❤️

AUDIOACTIVE STEEZE FACTORY CYPHER OUT NOW IN FULL ON YOUTUBE 📺📺📺

05/10/2026

04/10/2026

Brighton crew...

Outreach running on Tuesdays in Moulsecoomb and Lewes Road! If you see us or hear us, come and say hello 👋 Share a tune 🔊 Find out more about what we do 🙌

Hope to see you down there! And also remember.. we run FREE MUSIC SESSIONS every week in Brighton, Crawley and Worthing for those aged 12-25.. head to the link in our bio to find out more 😀

And of course, big ups to for the support 🫡

03/10/2026

🫡

At our Crawley Bandstand show over the summer.. a little catch up with the young King DJ Block. A fire DJ who's been coming to our sessions for the past year or so, sharpening his skills, and has since gone on to festival shows and big looks with grime lords such as

Thank you to for supporting our work in providing opportunities for young people such as this young wizard here, and also note that our free music sessions are running in Crawley (as well as Brighton and Worthing) every week. Head to the link in our bio to find out more