Live Music Society: Social Secretary

I think Live Music Society is one of UCL's best and most important creative outlets for students. I have noticed as my time as a member that most time spent interacting with the society is practicing and playing music. While this is obviously the focus of the society, it can be intimidating for newcomers to integrate socially into the society through things like practice sessions alone. I think it would be beneficial to Live Music to have more social events. Some examples of events I would incorperate as social sec would be things like concert pres and planning (which could be done through a whatsapp group), quizzes, a greater emphasis on meeting musicians with similar tastes to oneself (very similar or identical to the nature of the current build-a-band socials), and the occasional pub crawl. I think it is very important to have this society be open and have a strong sense of community that feels welcoming and friendly, and would be grateful to be given a chance to try and achieve this. 

I'm running for Live Music social sec because I believe that live music should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or experience level. My goal is to create a society that's inclusive, welcoming, and fun for all members.

My goal is to make live music open and accessible to everyone, right from the very first weeks of term, and I'll try to organise a range of events to make that happen. Whether it's workshops, open mics, pub crawls, games nights, or, one of my favourites, wet runs or sloshy sets (playing live, drunk) everyone will have the chance to participate and feel like they belong.

One thing that's really important to me is making sure that everyone feels like they're part of Live Music. Even if you don't get to participate in big events like Rhapsody, you should still feel like you belong. That's one of the main reasons I want to run - to make sure we're all part of the same society, regardless of skill level, availability, etc.

Ultimately, I want to help create a society that gets you excited each time a new event is announced. That's my ideal Live Music Society and I think it can get there.

In a university as big, and in turn, fragmented as UCL, it is easy to feel like it's lacking in any kind of community. Since turning up at my first Rhapsody rehearsal in November of last year, Live Music has put a welcome end to uni just feeling like clubbing, tcr tesco's reduced section and some Spanish lessons. As the one and only LM violist, I have spent the last few months introducing myself to Rhaps cast members and swearing that I was there too... As pitiful as this sounds, I have always been met with warmth and good corona-fuelled chat. It is this warmth alongside the crazy talent that fills LM that makes me come back to the socials and the shows and the open mics each time. I want the LM members of the next academic year to have a similarly good, if not better, experience. As an avid songwriter, I'm also interested in engaging the society with more composition and new music based events and socials. As a group of such talented musicians, there is no need to be restricted to covers. All in all, Live Music has been one of the best parts of my experience as a fresher and as your Social Sec, I'd love to further my commitment to the society in 23/24, organising socials to not only encourage the creation of new music and the forming of bands etc., but also just as a easy way to switch off from the intensity of London to some good tunes... If I've earned your vote, I look forward to hearing your best viola joke over the sweet sweet sounds of mully's karaoke asap!