Youth Justice

We work in partnership with Solihull Youth Justice, Sandwell Youth Justice and Birmingham Youth Justice to give young people a creative outlet through individual music-making sessions in the community

The sessions are made to meet the interests of the young people. They include:

• Beat making
• Lyric writing
• Rapping
• Mixing
• Recording
• Producing
• Promoting

We also offer with the opportunity for the young people to produce their music at MAC's state-of-the-art Recording Studio

Watch: Sound Futures

'Sound Futures' was designed to support the musical development, health and well-bring of young people working with Sandwell's Youth Justice System. Participants engaged with music leaders through music production, DJing and songwriting sessions, culminating in a live gig at Hare and Hounds, Birmingham. Future phases are already underway, with industry Q&A's and work placements planned for 25-26. This short film showcases the journey the young people went through, from session to stage.

Watch: Forget My Yesterday

This project is a collaborative music programme between Solihull Music, MAC Makes Music, and Solihull Youth Justice. The majority of these young people involved in this project will have been referred to this work as part of the ‘Turnaround’ initiative, to help find positive outcomes for young people who are, or could be, involved in criminal activity. These young people have been working on their musical, social and personal skills building up to a co-written track that was recorded and filmed at MAC's state-of-the-art Recording Studio