POSITIVE MUSIC.
POSITIVE MESSAGE.
POSITIVE MINDSET.
RUFF & RUBY creates positive counter-culture messages through music, offering an alternative to the negative influences often found in youth culture, social media, and mainstream music.
As a charity, we offer:
Antidote - HipHop Crew - delivering positive music with a positive message.
Sound Advice Music Studio / Creative Suite
STUDIO SERVICES & WORKSHOPS
All of our services are delivered by experienced musicians, who are passionate about music and helping you to grow as an artist and find your own personal taste.
HIP-HOP ACADEMY:
RECORDING
SONG-WRITING
RAP COMPOSURE /
BAR CONSTRUCTION
VOCAL DEVELOPMENT
MUSIC PRODUCTION
DJ WORKSHOPS
MIXING & MASTERING
The team is also available to deliver creative workshops in schools & citywide youth establishments within the community.
SOUND ADVICE
OUTCOMES
This project focuses on ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC & CREATIVE ARTS music, also delivering lived experience mentoring to support young people / young artists.
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This project provides a positive ‘counter-culture’ option to tackle ‘negative music influences & influencers’ that are prevalent in today’s youth culture & aims to be diversionary in nature providing positive platforms, performance opportunities & PURPOSE.
PROUDLY FUNDED BY:
About Us
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Youth Music is a national charity. They help marginalised young people to find their future through music.
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Every year, they raise £10 million to fund inspirational grassroots music projects and support aspiring young creatives up and down the UK.
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They're campaigning to break down barriers for young people facing inequity, exclusion and discrimination.
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Youth Music is currently funded thanks to the National Lottery via Arts Council England, players of People's Postcode Lottery and support from partners, fundraisers and donors.
JAMO, 14
‘if it wasn’t for doing Hip-Hop school with Ruff & Ruby on a Saturday I would have got into ‘bare trouble’ in the shopping centre causing chaos & stealing - my YO worker told me about it & ive been working on my ‘verse’ talented to tell my story of child abuse & being in the care system- I even designed a tee shirt to big up my mates & my city that said ‘STOKE- Swag That Other Kids Envy – R & R helped me to realise that I can turn about what happened to me for good & not hate the world cos’ of it.
HOW TO BOOK
To book a studio slot, or workshop for an individual/small group of young people, please contact us at:
We are based at Cross Rhythms City Radio:
(1-minute walk from Picadilly / City Centre)
​Conway House
Cheapside
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 1HE
#YOUMATTER
RUFF & RUBY Youth Charity promotes positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people to be ‘the best version of themselves’.
#LIVEONPURPOSE
