Guest Lecturer

There’s Manchester icons and then there’s Aniff Akinola. The renowned vocalist, producer and DJ visited us twice in one week for an incredible series of lectures.

Ear to the Ground: a guest lecture from Operations Director Dolan Hewison.

We had the absolute pleasure of welcoming Gordon Raphael into our Spirit Studio for an intimate Q&A session with students.

Elbow’s lead singer and national treasure, Guy Garvey, joined us in our Live Venue for an intimate guest lecture Q&A session.

The bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves visited Spirit to share his experiences in the music industry.

Students were lucky enough to have a guest lecture from the legendary musician, producer, record label owner, author and all round entrepreneur Martin Atkins.

In associated with Ableton, Rachel visited Spirit for an interview and performance, deconstructing her tracks live on stage.

Rusty Egan, one of the most iconic and influential people in the electronic music industry, came in our studios to talk our students about his experience in the industry.

Wolfgang Flür, most notably known for helping shape the future of electronic music, came in for an exclusive interview, as well as an intimate Q&A session with our students.