The Alchemy Team
Mikey Kirkpatrick – Founder and Director of Alchemy
Musician (singer, flautist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and performer) and associate lecturer in music and education whose research and practice focuses on how deeper listening and musicality can be beneficial and healing for individuals, relationships, communities, societies and the environment at large.
Lara Pereira – Lead Mentor/Mentor Supervisor
Youth & Community Worker, anti-racism activist and lecturer for the Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies degree, having been involved with GARA (Goldsmiths Anti-Racism Action) which was fundamental in the forming of the Goldsmiths Equity Award. She is part of several working groups, namely the Race Justice board, at the Goldsmiths University of London. She is the lead mentor and a student mentor placement supervisor on the Alchemy project.
Martin Vito – Vocals and Music Production Mentoring
Workshop areas include: Music Production, Song Writing, Rap Coaching, Recording, Vocal Arrangement, Artist Development, Artist Mentoring, Mental Health Management, Musical Direction, Live Performance, Album Curation, Music Release, Fanbase + Community Building.
Yasmin Ali (aka Y.A)
International Spoken word Artist, performance poet and Nuyorican NY awarded “International Slam Champion”. Y.A is also a writer, artist, playwright, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. Workshop areas include poken word, poetry, rap and lyricism, song writing, hosting, performance techniques, creative expression through writing. Confidence building, stage presence, performance poetry and spoken word theatre. Slam poetry. Radio presenting. Podcast hosting. General empowerment and encouragement. Self-development techniques. Public speaking. Mentoring. Advocation and archiving work. Writing for brands, campaigns and activism. Workshop facilitation. Writing sessions and group discussions.
Tomáš Kašpar – musician, composer and producer
Since graduating from Goldsmiths Popular Music in 2015, Tomáš spent several years as a guitarist and musician in bands Junk Son & Laucan, which saw UK & EU support tours with artists including Ghostpoet, Maribou State & Sam Amidon. As an electronic musician and producer, Tomáš works with hardware synths, drum machines, sampling, beat-making and is a believer in how we can express and develop our creative voices and identities with these tools.
Andres Peña – guitarist and songwriter
Workshop areas include: Guitar, bass, songwriting, music theory, arranging, improvisation, ensemble playing, practice methods, rehearsal methods (effective communication, musicianship), creative expression/ expression as therapy.
Chevelle Frazer-Rose – Music Mentor, Goldsmiths MMus Graduate
Chevelle is a professional artist and musician showcasing her original material in the soul jazz music scene as well as working as a session bassist and vocalist for UK jazz and Black music artists across London. Performing at well renowned venues and events such as The Royal Albert Hall Festival, FivePoints Presents and Sofar Sounds shows, she teaches 1-2-1 bass guitar and acoustic guitar lessons.
As a singer-songwriter and mixing engineer she teaches knowledge of music production using Logic Pro X for students EP projects, encouraging self-produced projects and collaborations.
Chevelle also offers 1-2-1 vocal and performance technique sessions while mentoring students in the studio, guiding them through the process as their first experience with recording engineers and session musicians. Her 1-2-1 small group songwriting sessions include ‘live set workshops’ – workshopping 15-25 mins sets for live performances and group band workshops.
Kesha Heaven
DJing workshops and Youth Work
Meghan Spacey
Researcher, administrator and youth worker.
Student Ambassadors:
Tess Richards
Guitar and Music Production
Joquan Johnson
Cello, double bass, piano, composition
Special Guest Mentors
Clay Milner Russell
Clay is a songwriter and experimental musician, he is a member of Ashley’s Fit Up, a collaborative project that creates site specific musical performances that also incorporate theatrical elements. He is a piano player and is interested in arranging and composing. Exploration and composing are at the core of his practice. He studied at the BRIT school.
