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Unique Music - Your Music, Your Way

Gary Bowden standing next to Northern Butterflies Lumiere artwork in Durham 2011.

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Unique Music

Unique Music is a music project led by Gary Bowden,
a Community Musician /Sound Artist with extensive experience in facilitating music and community arts sessions within a variety of settings, for people of all ages and abilities, collaborating with participants to create and record original music, songs, soundscapes, and spoken word pieces.

I specialise in Autism, Learning Disabilities, SEND, Parkinson's and Dementia.

There are sections about one to one, group sessions and commissions below.

Please contact me if you would like further information.

"Everyone had a fantastic time and our guests were so pleased they had come along.

We loved your organic style of working with the group and responding to them - it was brilliant to be part of." Little Cog/Full Circle Theatre, Stockton ARC

"Calm creativity." Chrysalis Club, Hexham

One to One Sessions

Participants can create and record their own music to CD, using ukulele, guitar, voice and a range of music technology, including keyboard, Ipad and Soundbeam.

Every session is tailored to individual preferences and choices, and could include improvisation, songwriting or cover versions.

A music session participant laughing while writing a song with Gary Bowden.

Group Sessions

Participants can take part in a variety of creative activities using a range of instruments, voice, improvisation, songwriting and music technology, to create their own unique sessions, songs and music, or make their own instruments using recycled materials.

Gary Bowden playing percussion with a group of older ladies.

Sound Artist & Freelance Commissions

Animation Soundtracks
Community Arts Facilitation
Family Workshops
Percussion
Recording
Recycled Instrument Making
Songwriting
Soundscapes
Spoken Word

Gary Bowden recording with two young people, while four older people are being creative.

Videos

Recent Commissions:

Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham:
2024 Animating Hexham - It's Home Isn't It?

Museums Northumberland bait:
2023 End of Project Celebration Soundscape
2019 - 2021 Participatory Music Workshops

Newcastle City Council
2021 - 2022 Home Comforts: Songwriting in Care Homes

Durham Lumiere Soundscapes 2021:
Kaleidoscope for Northern Butterflies
City of Lights, City of Stories for Lantern Company

Nunsmoor Centre: Junk Music/Music for Memories 2018 - 2022

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07386 890109

Contact Us

Royal Quays Community Centre,

9 Prince Consort Way,

North Shields,

Tyne and Wear

NE29 6XB

uniquemusicnorth@gmail.com

07836 890109

www.facebook.com/uniquemusicnorth

www.youtube.com/@uniquemusicnorth

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