South Side Research is an  experimental audio visual  composition  laboratory project  dedicated to exploring new modes of artistic communication  in the context of street level electronic music culture and local community. 

The laboratory will apply its findings  across the variety of media and architectural installations, globally,  throughout  the duration of the project.

The laboratory consists   of a  highly equipped  new media technology space  located in a currently unused  room at Soco Cheeta (a South Norwood community centre) and a small team of artists committed to creating boundary pushing and critically acclaimed AV installation works . 

Working with local organisation All Heads Recognise South Side Research has a clear community purpose and egalitarian ethos. It  fundamentally believes in the use of fairly  distributed technology and open access beyond the boundaries of class, gender and race and the power of creative education to change outcomes for local  youth.

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Youth Training and community outreach

The  South London Research project  aims to create technical access points for the next generation  of creators  from within the same community its founder and his brothers grew up in.  It aims to do so  with a  combination of direct instruction, the creation of free access community assets, regular   job opportunities and workshops, 

Over 18 months we are going to mentor a key group  of talented young people and train them in multidisciplinary art practise; 

Electronic music performance 

Electronic  Music production, 

Recording and mixing 

Digital filmmaking & animation , 

CAD and  digital modelling

Installation design and construction

Lighting Design 

The use of creative AI   tools.

Finally we will show the students  how  to bring these disciplines  together to produce immersive and valuable art works and experiences.

Individually the skills they learn will provide pathways to employment and opportunities in a variety of technical and arts fields , not least on our own international projects. 

The  program will culminate with and exhibition of works  at a Central London Gallery