One Kx

This four day intensive course will give young artists, creatives and professionals the opportunity to gain skills in web design to allow them to further their careers and explore new ways of sharing their work, ideas and opinions with the world. Participants will work with industry professionals to find the best platform for their online presence, plus receive both group and one-to-one tuition to build their very own website. We’ll provide all the equipment you’ll need but please feel free to bring your own laptop. Note there may be some charges involved for templates and subscriptions that you will have to pay for but these should be minimal.
For more information email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk or search for our Spa Day on www.ideastap.com .

The Streets, Wretch 32, Disclosure and Route 94 all began their music career making beats in their bedroom.
This course aims to help you do the same and set you on the road to becoming a music producer.
The four day course will take you through all of the basic skills behind music technology and music production. You will work with experienced, award-winning composer and producer Alex Parsons to develop new skills, gain an understanding of music production software like Logic Pro and get insider information on the music industry. You’ll also get surprise visits from special guests to give you extra tips and advice and by the end of the project you’ll leave with a CD full of your own tracks.

1000 Londoners (www.1000londoners.com) is the latest participatory arts projects from London production house Chocolate Films (http://chocolatefilms.com/).
1000 Londoners is a unique digital portrait of our city. It offers an insight into the lives of 1000 people who consider themselves to be Londoners, taking in all ages, religions, race, income, interests and opinions.
One KX is offering up to 20 IdeasTap members the chance to work on a week-long film production course wit...h industry professionals from Chocolate Films to produce a series of short documentaries that tell a story of individuals from across the city. Whether you’re a skilled film maker looking brush up on some techniques or someone just interested in telling other people’s stories we’d like you to join us in this exciting project. You’ll be given all the necessary training, skills and equipment to make top quality films along with meeting other young creatives and those working in the field.
For more information email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk or find our brief at ideastap.com
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Want to be part of a theatre production?
Interested in acting or learning about how theatre is produced?
Fancy yourself as a costume designer?
... This two week long course offers you the opportunity to create a theatre company and produce, rehearse and perform a specially commissioned play, Fast, by award winning playwright Fin Kennedy. You will choose whether you want to be on stage or backstage and along the way will take part in master classes with industry professionals learning about all aspects of theatre production ending with a public performance at the end of the course.
To register go online to Camden Summer University website at camden.gov.uk/summeruniversity. For more information please email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk.
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Time to put down the games console controller, give Mario Kart a rest and get your hands on the real thing! This week long course will take you through all the basic skills behind Go-Kart maintenance, including servicing the vehicle, carrying out safety checks and the mechanics behind how Go-Karts work. An experienced Kart mechanic will teach you how to ensure your Kart performs at an optimum level and at maximum safety. The course fi¬nishes with a visit to an open track to see which teams’ Kart performs the best. All tools and protective clothing will be supplied.
To register go online to Camden Summer University website at camden.gov.uk/summeruniversity For more information please email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk.

Do you like to draw cartoons? Already writing your own comic strips? Do you like creating characters or superheroes?
Working with The British Library http://www.bl.uk/ this three day course is inspired by their Comics: Unmasked exhibitionhttp://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibi tions/comics-unmasked. You’ll work with professional illustrators and artists to develop your illustration skills and help you create a set of characters and a comic/graphic novel inspired from the exhibiti...on. You’ll go on a trip to the exhibition, meet with curators and other illustrators who will be on hand to give handy hints and tips to help you improve your skills.
To register or for more information please email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk
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One KX is offering 14 IdeasTap members the chance to get an hour long one-to-one master class with award winning music producer and composer Alex Parsons http://alexparsonsmusic.com/.
We’re looking for a group of 14 enthusiastic people with an existing knowledge of electronic music production who are looking to get an advanced one hour master class with Alex. With solid experience in dance music production and teaching music technology Alex will be able to help you with almos...t any query and is able to guide you through multiple musical genres and music for different purposes. You’ll get one hour of practical hands-on one-to-one tuition where you can bring in pieces of your own work to get help or advice on, pick his brains about the industry and gain new skills. All we need to see from you is your passion for music and some existing knowledge of electronic music production.
For more information email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk or find our brief at www.ideastap.com
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Want to run your own fashion label?
Considering a career in the fashion industry?
Fancy glamming up your wardrobe just in time for summer?
... This 5 day course will go through a whole heap of fashion related activities. You’ll learn about trends, the journey from the designer to the high street, gain skills in needle work, upcycle your clothes and learn all about different techniques including dying, printing and much more. You’ll also get the chance to visit a fashion house and work with people at the height of their career who can give you insider information and handy tips in how to make it in the industry.
For more information email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk
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A UK-wide Festival of Code!
A week long design and coding challenge where you will:
•Level up your computer coding skills
... •Work with professional programmers and open government data
•Build digital prototypes to solve real world problems
Last year some of our pupils were national champions developing the Picycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGOBSYNfp E
and we’re hoping for the same again.
The course is open to anyone under 18.
You are required to bring your own laptop and must have some experience of coding.
Please visit https://youngrewiredstate.org/festival-of -code to sign up or contact Steve Byrne on steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk for more information.
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On this two week intensive summer school you will work with professional photographers and curators to produce an original exhibition. The group’s work will be displayed at One KX and be exhibited at other spaces and events, which have previously included the Bloomsbury Festival.
You will go on trips to exhibitions, learn the basic skills of Digital SLR photography, Photoshop and curating. The group will produce everything with the help of One KX but it will be your project, led by you and the other young people involved and you will also gain a recognised qualification for taking part.
Equipment will be supplied but if you have your own camera please bring it along.

Have you looked through a magazine or visited a website and thought you’d like to try your hand at that?
Looking to become a journalist or blogger for a career?
Well here’s your chance!
... One KX is producing a summer project that will put you in control of your own online magazine. You will work with professional journalists, TV reporters and other creative media experts to develop an online platform that will explore young people’s thoughts and feelings around a particular subject. We’ll take you to a real newsroom and the offices of a top newspaper so you can get an inside view of life as a journalist and give you the skills you need to pursue a career in Journalism.
For more information email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk
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We've got stacks of great activities taking place this summer. All completely FREE and available to young people aged 13 - 25.
Courses include:
Digital Journalism... Computer Coding Photography Music Production Theatre Production Comic Illustration Film production Go Kart Maintenance And loads more!
If you'd like more details please contact Steve Byrne on 020 7520 3096 or email steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk
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Take a look at this stop motion film showing the installation of the Our World of Good installation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOwCRbj4 LA&feature=youtu.be

After almost two years, today we've finally been able to turn the outside of One KX into an art exhibition. "Our World of Good" showcases portraits of the King's Cross community taken by young people from the area.
The project is part of the Inside Out Project, a global participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into works of art.
Huge thanks to The Francis Crick Institute and Laing O'Rourke for supplying all the equipment as without them it woul...dn't have been possible.
Check back later to see the finished product or better still come down to One KX to see it for yourself.
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Check out this great stop animation film which a group of young people made over the Easter holidays here at One KX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTh9reqJP 3Y

We're looking for some Casual Youth Workers to support a variety of One KX projects including our weekly drop-in and targeted summer projects in photography, drama, go kart maintenance, digital coding and much more! For more details go to our website here - http://onekx.org.uk/want-to-work-at-one-k x/

As part of our script writing and film production course, Catalyst, we are looking for a location to shoot a couple of scenes in. Would anyone out there be interested in helping us out by lending us your kitchen for a few hours?
We are looking for a smallish open plan flat that we can shoot scenes in the kitchen on May 12th and 14th. If you’d be interested please contact Steve on 020 7520 3096 or email him steven.byrne@ytouring.org.uk

Just one more day to apply to be our new Youth Worker here at One KX. Deadline April 8th. Don't miss out! For more details - http://www.ymca.co.uk/jobs/page/2/

Very helpful staff in reception, Trainers are very profesional, friendly. Vegeterian restaurant...Amazing ! :)