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Digital Native Artist Groups: Autumn 2026

Looking for a music group to join in Autumn? Our Digital Native Artist groups return this autumn, and as always, are open for new and returning members!

To sign up for each group, please fill out the google form which is linked on the groups page or the event page.

Music Production Collective:

Music Production Collective provides a monthly space for collaboration among young beat-makers, producers and songwriters, in an exciting space at our Music Studio in Mayflower Studios. The club is open to all regardless of your musical experience. If you have a laptop or portable gear, you are welcome to bring it along. We also have gear in the studio for everyone to use.

Upcoming Dates:

Monday 28th September at 4.30-6.00pm

Monday 30th November at 4.30-6.00pm

Girls Make Music:

Girls Make Music will be returning this autumn with two one-day courses for girls aged 8-11 and 12-16.

In this course, we will explore:

  • Music Production

  • Songwriting

  • Recording

  • Using BandLab & other music production software!

We encourage exploration and collaboration with each other, fostering diversity and inclusion in our sessions. Girls Make Music welcomes all women, including cis and trans women.

Upcoming Dates:

Monday 26th October 2026 at 11am-5pm (for ages 8-11)

Saturday 28th November 2026 at 11.30-5pm (for ages 12-16)

Mix’Zine:

MIX’Zine is a monthly group for young people interested in sharing new music, music promotion, music events and support.

Reflecting on the social media ban that has come into place for many young people, we have been thinking about how we can run MIX’Zine sessions moving forward, that don’t rely on making social media posts to share our music or what we’ve been up to! So we’re taking it back to its DIY roots, asking what is a ‘zine’?

The word ‘zine’ is derived from ‘fanzine’, a contraction of ‘fan magazine’. Traditionally reproduced using photocopiers or home printers, they can be entirely hand-drawn, typed, or digitally designed. These do-it-yourself publications often embody a homemade aesthetic, taking many forms but are generally a mixture of text and images. - What is a Zine? | Defining Zines | History & Impact | Mixam 

Zines have Punk, DIY, low-budget, self-published roots. They are often free to read, or sold at a small cost to support the individual or collective who made it. They are often collaborative, playful, handmade, and easily re-producable.

We want to put our spin on this, making our own physical and/or digital MIX’Zine ZINES.

We are looking for more young people to be part of this, as this Zine creation will be led by you (with our support of course to make it a reality.)

What kinda things might you want to share in a zine?

  • Artist profiles

  • Track releases

  • Playlists

  • Favourite songs/musicians/albums

  • Album reviews

  • DIY tutorials, tips and tricks

  • Recommendations for: venues, events, 

  • Interviews with other Musicians, Music Leaders, Venues, Promoters, Organisers, DJs etc

What kinda skills might we use to make a ZINE?

  • Collage

  • CANVA or InDesign

  • Writing

  • Drawing

  • Collaborating

  • Research

Anything you can think of, we’d love to support!

MIX’Zine, of course, has always been about sharing new music, music promotion, music events and support, so to keep this a core part of what we do, we will also be hosting  informal ‘share & listen sessions’. 

What is a ‘ share & listen session’?

  • Bring along a piece of music you’re working on, or have recently finished, share it with the group, get feedback & support for next steps! 

  • Don’t have a piece of your own music you want to share? Bring along a piece by someone else that’s inspiring you, let’s listen together and chat about it!

So, if this sounds like something you might be interested in shaping and being a part of, whether you want to come to every session or just a few, please sign up for our monthly MIX’Zine sessions via the google form.

Upcoming Dates:

Zine-Making Session: Monday 2nd November at 4.30 - 6.00pm

Share & Listen Session: Monday 7th December at 4.30 - 6.00pm

New Music from MIX’Zine & Music Production Collective member Carla, recorded in our Music Studio!

Carla, MIX’Zine and Music Production Collective member, has created some new tunes in our Music Studio at Mayflower Studio.

Galaxies is an original song written and composed by Carla!

One Small Step is a remix by Carla, using English National Opera’s Finish This…

In our last MIX’Zine session, Carla used Canva to create album covers for both pieces of music, which she then shared to our MIX’Zine instagram page!

You can view the posts below and hear the music, as both posts have the music embedded!

New Music from our Music Studio: Anya Victoria

Congratulations to Anya Victoria who has officially released her debut single 'One More Chance'. 

Anya Victoria is a young emerging artist making 2000s dance pop and occasionally rock music.

She started song writing at the age of 15 and now at 17 has released her debut single 'One More Chance'.

Anya came into our Music Studio at Mayflower Studios to record the vocals for this song, with support from Matt Brombley, our Inclusion Lead. She then mixed and mastered the song herself, learning a lot through the process.

You can listen to ‘One More Chance’ on Spotify via the button below and follow to keep up with her future releases. We have also added it to our MIX’Zine page, where you can also submit your music for MIX’zine to share!

One More chance

Debut single by Anya Victoria

Mix’zine

A connected community for music, events and support, created by young people, for young people. Sharing new music, music events, and support opportunities for young musicians.

Interested in recording in our Music Studio?

The Music Studio is a digital recording space run for, and by, young people, as part of Southampton Music Hub's Digital Native Artists Programme.

The music studio exists to help young people make, shape and lead music which matches their interests, helps them achieve their ambitions, and meets their needs. This is particularly true for children and young people who face barriers and challenges in their lives that might get in the way of them making music.

The studio is equipped with a powerful iMac running Logic, Ableton Live and more, with studio monitors and a studio mic. There is also a small PA in the space for live rehearsals.

A lyric video made in our Mix'Zine Session: Galaxies by Carla!

Carla, aged 14, has been attending our monthly Mix’Zine sessions as part of our Digital Native Artists group. Mix’Zine is a connected community for music, events and support - created by young people, for young people.

Carla is a talented singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, and has been working on creating her own music. In our November and December Mix’Zine sessions, we took the opportunity to create a short lyric video for the first verse of her new song ‘Galaxies’. We created this video in CapCut, a free editing software.

You can now listen to and watch the lyric video on our Digital Native Artists youtube channel and Mix’Zine instagram!

Are you interested in doing something similar? Then join Mix’Zine!

You can sign up and find out more about the group here, or send us your music so that we can share it for you!

jOIN mIX’ZINE!

Do you want to learn how to create a lyric video, how to promote your own or others music, or do you have an idea you would like try out?

We can help at Mix’Zine sessions!

Submit your music!

Are you a young singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, rapper, beat-maker, music producer?

Mix’Zine can share & promote your music for you!