The Sound Lab

The Sound Lab The Sound Lab is a Glasgow charity offering young people & disadvantaged groups the chance to develop their skills through free music, media & arts tuition

Big up Sound Lab student and Young Advisor Nikan aka .1 who made his live debut at over the weekend - you smashed it ma...
09/06/2026

Big up Sound Lab student and Young Advisor Nikan aka .1 who made his live debut at over the weekend - you smashed it man! With polished homemade beats, politically conscious lyrics and slick flow, Nikan moved between rapping and singing, making it a debut to remember. ✊🏼🇵🇸 It’s already led to another booking in Edinburgh for Nikan- taking the leap and opening doors one at a time!

Nikan’s parents joined us on the day which was lovely - his dad is a performer who sings in Farsi, so the talent clearly runs in the family. Thanks to Adam and Thomas for the support on the day, and our good pals at .collective (who were curating the stage) for the invitation!

What a treat it was for Rollo to join Sean, Julius and Rose for some harmony singing last week! Thanks to Rose for intr...
21/05/2026

What a treat it was for Rollo to join Sean, Julius and Rose for some harmony singing last week! Thanks to Rose for introducing us to Cordeiro De Nana - beautiful music, and beautiful singing voices from these guys. 👏

If you’re from one of the communities we support and want to get involved, this group vocal workshop session takes place at the Pentagon Business Centre from 2PM on Thursdays. Drop us a msg here or email [email protected] to sign up! Let’s be having you singers!


We have an opportunity for new trustees to join our board!Could you help support our charity’s work of bringing creative...
04/05/2026

We have an opportunity for new trustees to join our board!

Could you help support our charity’s work of bringing creative opportunities to communities of young people who often face barriers to access? Do you share our belief that ‘Music Matters?’

This is a part-time, voluntary role - you’d be joining our small, committed board, in order to grow and support our infrastructure. We’re keen to hear from people with skills including business management, marketing, donor fundraising, corporate fundraising as well as individuals with lived experience of the communities we support. Find out more at the link in bio!

🎶 From studio sessions to live radio 📻Over the Easter break, we teamed up with our good friends at to give 7 young peop...
24/04/2026

🎶 From studio sessions to live radio 📻

Over the Easter break, we teamed up with our good friends at to give 7 young people the chance to take over our latest radio show 😁

They spent the week building skills at - learning DJing, microphone techniques, and how to conduct interviews - before going live on for an hour of pure brilliance 🙌

From music selections to confident hosting, they brought personality, creativity, expert knowledge, live breaking news updates and energy all the way through 🔥

We couldn’t be more impressed with how the group stepped up on the day 👏

Big shoutout to all the participants, and to Neil and Jade for making it happen 🎉

A special thanks to for capturing these amazing images 📸

🎧 Listen back now - link in bio 🎧

We support the We Make Music Manifesto for Scotland because music education isn’t restricted to the classroom. Community...
09/04/2026

We support the We Make Music Manifesto for Scotland because music education isn’t restricted to the classroom. Community spaces are where many young people first discover music, build confidence and find their creative voices. Hit the link in bio to learn more about the WMM Manifesto and its core asks ahead of this year’s Scottish Elections, including increased funding for Youth Music Initiative.

Together with colleagues across .collective and others, we’re standing up for long term investment in community music education.

Not long to go now until this fundraising gig at the excellent , organised by and friends as part of their Music Perfo...
09/04/2026

Not long to go now until this fundraising gig at the excellent , organised by and friends as part of their Music Performance HNC at

Best of luck to Samantha and everyone performing, and a big thank you for choosing to support The Sound Lab in this way. Get yourself along to the Hug on Monday night and you can support the best new emerging talent - and The Sound Lab - all at the same time!

In a nice twist of fate, former Sound Lab student .gilliesaudio will be the in-house audio engineer on the night as well!

Lights, camera, action 🎬✨J + J recently hit the big screen in collaboration with at their film premiere - and trust us,...
30/03/2026

Lights, camera, action 🎬✨

J + J recently hit the big screen in collaboration with at their film premiere - and trust us, you’re going to want to see what they’ve created (coming soon… keep your eyes peeled 👀).

Alongside L and another J, the team spent a full “week in the life” at The Sound Lab - jumping into 1-to-1 lessons, group sessions, and chatting with staff and tutors to bring this story to life 😁

With no previous film experience, they wrote, planned, and executed an incredible short film from scratch 🙌

The premiere at celebrated not just their work, but a whole wave of talented young filmmakers - and we couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve achieved. Well done guys!

Big love to the whole team for such an amazing debut and a special shoutout to Anthony and Isa from GMAC.

Make sure you check it out when it drops… In the meantime, support 103 Trongate however you can - link in bio to sign the petition ✍️

This time last week we brought our team together for a Development Day at Casa Sullivan, mapping out our strategic objec...
17/03/2026

This time last week we brought our team together for a Development Day at Casa Sullivan, mapping out our strategic objectives for the year.

Across staff and trustees, we’re lucky to have a small and dedicated team who shape the Sound Lab’s direction, and keep the train on the tracks behind the scenes. 🚂 (A couple of guests of honour included last week also - start em’ young eh! 👶 )

Did you miss .gilliesaudio and Alex Smoke chatting on over the weekend? The link is now live to listen back - it’s a b...
11/03/2026

Did you miss .gilliesaudio and Alex Smoke chatting on over the weekend?

The link is now live to listen back - it’s a brilliant episode, featuring music by and Frabbit, reflections on being a student with and Sound Lab, insights into Abbie’s work as a live audio engineer plus a deep dive into her advocacy work with as well! 👏 👏

Link in bio to listen back. 📻

Thanks to everyone who has spread the word about our New Sounds Academy programme for care experienced musicians. Thinki...
10/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who has spread the word about our New Sounds Academy programme for care experienced musicians.

Thinking about applying, but not take the plunge yet? The deadline is coming up at midnight on Wed 11th - if you would like support with the application process, reach out to [email protected] Application link in bio

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