Abbi Oakley

I look after our marketing, communications and brand alongside a small team. Our goal is to increase awareness of Youth Music’s bold mission, great partnerships and impressive impact. I’m really enjoying working in a purpose-led organisation after more than a decade in commercial businesses. In my spare time, I’ve volunteered for a South London youth club for three years.

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Favourite album: Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
Favourite tv show: Would I Lie to You
Favourite animal: My own dog Nelly, a “shorkie” (Shih Tzu x Yorkie). Instagram (of course): @NellyNoDilemma

Aimee Phillips

I develop Youth Music’s editorial content calendar and distribution across our website and social media channels. My role is to shout about Youth Music’s mission and make sure all our content is as informative and engaging as possible.

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Favourite animal: Basset Hound

Favourite album: Khruangbin - The Universe Smiles Upon You

Favourite city: Lisbon

Albie

Friend of Youth Music CEO, Matt.

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Favourite thing Fetching ball
Favourite place Seaton beach in Cornwall
Favourite food Anything

Andrew Lansley

Andrew is innovation Manager for Cheltenham Festivals, Senior Academic at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham Culture Board coordinator and in his spare time performs as double bassist with Thrill Collins. He has worked in cross sector roles including events, academia, politics, broadcast and innovation, has written research and worked with young people to help them realise their own musical ambitions. Andrew is autistic and runs a neurodiverse consultancy that specialises in intersectional, regenerative projects to help make businesses and organisations more accessible and sustainable.

Favourite game Legend of Zelda "Breath of the Wild"
Favourite animal Cat or tapir
Favourite hobby that isn't music Baking

Angela Linton

My key areas of responsibilities are in relation to operational strategy and management including finance, policy, HR and legal compliance. I take care of the F&A committee, chair panel and it is my pleasure to lead the CORE team (Comms, Operations, Research and Evaluation).

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Favourite journey: home
Favourite album to play in the car: A Woman's Heart (compilation of Irish female artists)
Favourite playwright: Samuel Beckett

Beatriz Martinez

I oversee the strategic direction of Youth Music's digital channels, working towards a future where our mission to support young people in the music industry is known to everyone in the UK. With over ten years of experience in the charity sector, I specialise in leveraging digital communications for social change.

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Favourite food Anything made of potatoes. A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G
My guilty pleasure Old school reggaeton
One of my favourite songs Animal Nitrate (Suede)

Berkeley Edwards

Berkeley is the Head of Music and a principal at Clintons – a market-leading boutique law firm. He represents a broad cross section of the most successful musical talent in the UK and Europe as well as advising many emerging artists on the pathways available in the modern music industry.

BICEP

Electronic music duo BICEP have been hailed by the BBC as “one of the biggest names in UK dance”, and continue to cement themselves as one of the defining global electronic acts of our times. Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson have supported Youth Music since 2018, and in 2019 we appointed them as Ambassadors. BICEP have raised over £20,000 for Youth Music.

"We've found working with Youth music an incredibly inspiring process! Year on year we're always blown away by the talent they help foster. It's been an amazing journey to have been a small part of that!”

Bre McDermott-King

Bre is an International Product Manager at AWAL, a record label under Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd. With a passion for marketing, she has worked on a number of global artist campaigns. She is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion, and was previously the Head of Sony Music UK's first ever diversity committee, HUE UK. In 2019, she launched a collective, Women Connect UK, which works to advocate for and provide opportunities for women and non-binary folk in the creative industries.

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Favourite pastime Making music!
Favourite book 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
Favourite scripture "Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning" (Psalm 30:5)

Buzz

I started my career as the stunt double for Falkor in The Neverending Story. But now I work in security, keeping homes and offices safe from intruders.

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Favourite TV programme Baywatch
Favourite animal Squirrels
Favourite walk The Pembrokeshire coastal path

Carol Reid

I oversee the work of the Grants and Learning Team and lead a lot of our inclusion-related resources and communications. I’ve been in the grants team for over 10 years so have a good knowledge about the people and organisations in the portfolio!

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Favourite gig Prince at Hop Farm Festival

Favourite music city New Orleans

Favourite breakfast Banana and peanut butter on toast

Charlotte Edgeworth

Charlotte is passionate about finding ways for organisations to have a positive impact on their communities, their employees and wider society.  

Starting her career in marketing and moving through the voluntary sector into Corporate Responsibility, Charlotte has worked across a variety of functions including Social Impact, DEI and Environmental Programmes. She is an expert in strategic grant-making and has led corporate foundations for global FTSE-listed organisations as well as having been CEO of a charity.

In 2021 Charlotte joined Sony Music UK as their first Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Impact. In this role she leads on community programmes, charity partnerships and embedding equitable and inclusive practices across the company.

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Favourite film The Time Bandits
Favourite flowers Tulips
Favourite album Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

Claire Wills

Claire is the Bursar at Manor Lodge School, in Hertforshire. Before this, she spent 17 years, including 4 as partner, at Saffery LLP, a top 15 accountancy firm. She has more than 25 years’ experience in auditing and specialised in working with charities for 17 years. Her clients included a number of arts charities as well as a wide range of other not for profit entities including grant makers and fundraising charities.

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Favourite colour Purple
Favourite food Chocolate
Favourite gig Oasis at Knebworth 1996

Conall Conway

I work with the Insights and Communications team, helping with tasks like analysing data, capturing feedback at events, and writing case studies.

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Favourite album Carly Rae Jepsen – Emotion, Daft Punk - Discovery, Keane – Hopes and Fears
Favourite animal Wolves
Favourite hobbies Baking, movies, a bit of gaming

Constance Dingri

I oversee the day-to-day coordination of the office and support with operations tasks within the CORE team. I support on daily administration tasks, diary management, HR and policies, staff training and also support on the Board Meetings liaising with all trustees.

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Favourite album Justified by Justin Timberlake
Favourite animal Penguin
Favourite book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Cristina Barone

I project manage the Youth Music Awards, and oversee all other events that may take place during the year. I am the account manager for our current corporate partners, and I also work on seeking new, meaningful partnership opportunities with companies that share the same values as Youth Music.

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Favourite gigs Arctic Monkeys at the Palau Olimpic and Paul McCartney at the o2
Favourite snacks Tomatoes and Chipsticks
Favourite tv series The Last of Us

Daniel Williams

I lead on developing strategies and mechanisms to engage young people and music industry partners in Youth Music’s work, and I also oversee partnerships and fundraising.

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Favourite food Green Fruit Gums
Favourite music venue The End (RIP)
North or South London? South EAST London!

Ella Guthrie

I am the Grants and Learning Officer for the South East (and help out with London too). I provide guidance and support to both new applicants and a portfolio of around 50 funded partners in these regions. I work on many stages of the grants process, from applications to reporting. I am also the Secretary of our staff-led Values Committee. Outside of Youth Music, I am a DJ and organise events and workshops for a female/gender expansive DJ collective.  

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Favourite music to dance to 90’s and 00’s trance/prog house
Favourite sport Yoga
Favourite season Summer

Elliot Popeau-George

I am the G&L officer for the London area, supporting up to 80 grant holders with their funding bids, reporting and signposting to useful resources and potential networking opportunities. Born and raised in East London, I am always keen to share my knowledge of the landscape and experience of the rich culture we have here in the capital.

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Favourite TV show Watchmen (finally overthrowing The Wire!)
Favourite gig Run The Jewels (opened by Young Fathers), Electric Brixton
Favourite albums Blue Lines – Massive Attack, Game Theory – The Roots, With Teeth – Nine Inch Nails

Eve

Eve is a GRAMMY, Daytime EMMY, BET and MTV Video Music Award winning artist. She served as the host of The Talk, CBS’ Daytime Emmy Award winning talk show. Eve is best known for her multi-million selling records “Who’s That Girl”, “Gangsta Lovin”, “Let Me Blow Your Mind” ft. Gwen Stefani which won the inaugural GRAMMY Award for best Rap/Sung collaboration in 2002.

“When I was approached by Youth Music to be involved in some capacity it was a yes without question. Growing up in Philadelphia without access to music would have changed my path in life, music is essential to all walks of life, so I am thrilled to be an ambassador to Youth Music.”