Connected Artists

There is a collaborative network of professional artists who work alongside founder/cellist Tara Franks to underpin the artistic spirit of SoundsCreative Projects, collaborating on projects as workshop leaders, performers at our curated concerts, and co-creators of the commissioned projects. Each connected artist brings their individual expertise to help create unique musical experiences.

Meet the musicians who lead some of the Neighbourhood Projects and often form part of the commissioned projects team.

Preetha Narayanan

Preetha works with SoundsCreative leading Neighbourhood Projects including the SoundsCreative Ensemble and as a guest artist at Tots Tunes. She also collaborates on some of the commissioned projects. Preetha is a violinist, collaborator, and educator who strives to communicate across cultures and styles through her music and research and build co-creative, meaningful relationships with fellow performers, audiences, and the next generation of students.

Filipe Sousa

Filipe works with SoundsCreative leading Neighbourhood Projects including the SoundsCreative Ensemble and Big & Small, as well as collaborating on commissioned projects. He is a pianist, composer and workshop leader who whether writing a piano piece, a multichannel installation, or a soundtrack for a film, aims to to take the listener on a journey to a place that challenges and surprises them.

Tara, Preetha and Filipe also write and perform as a collective, both in a piano trio Quest Ensemble and string duo Balladeste.

Rhia ParkerRhia works with SoundsCreative guest leading Vox Voices. She has also formed part of the SoundsCreative Ensemble team.Rhia performs, composes, mentors, teaches and leads. She works in a variety of social contexts with mixed ages and exper… — **Rhia Parker**
Rhia works with SoundsCreative guest leading Vox Voices. She has also formed part of the SoundsCreative Ensemble team.
Rhia performs, composes, mentors, teaches and leads. She works in a variety of social contexts with mixed ages and experiences.

Fernando MachadoFernando works with SoundsCreative sometimes co-leading SoundsCreative Ensemble and forming part of the team for commissioned projects. Fernando is a musician, teacher and workshop leader, and leads Lambrego, an ensemble that writes,… — **Fernando Machado**
Fernando works with SoundsCreative sometimes co-leading SoundsCreative Ensemble and forming part of the team for commissioned projects. Fernando is a musician, teacher and workshop leader, and leads Lambrego, an ensemble that writes, arranges and performs songs inspired by the Brazilian songwriting tradition.

And more connected artists include...

Moira Smiley, who has led Vox Voices workshops, Bernhard Schimpelsberger and Saied Silbak who have both worked as part of the SoundsCreative Ensemble team (all of whom have also also performed at the Tots Gigs series)

Visual artist collaborators

Meet the designers, illustrators and artists who have collaborated on live projects, animated SoundsCreative compositions and helped illustrate our vision.

Somang LeeSomang illustrated our Neighbourhood Projects, Conjure Your Own and Connected Artists visions. Somang is an illustrator and performance artist based in London. Somang loves collaborating with musicians, film and theatre makers and her perf… — **Somang Lee**
Somang illustrated our Neighbourhood Projects, Conjure Your Own and Connected Artists visions. Somang is an illustrator and performance artist based in London. Somang loves collaborating with musicians, film and theatre makers and her performances combine shadow puppetry, a light box and multimedia technology.

Gina SouthgateGina has previously brought her live painting experience to Tea and a Gig. Gina is an artist, well known on the London free music and jazz scene, who captures the energy and essence of the gig on canvas in real time. Gina has been resi… — **Gina Southgate**
Gina has previously brought her live painting experience to Tea and a Gig. Gina is an artist, well known on the London free music and jazz scene, who captures the energy and essence of the gig on canvas in real time. Gina has been resident artist at The Vortex, Dalston, and her work continues to be exhibited there.

Magali CharrierMagali is a French film director, animator and video editor based in London. Magali created a film about SoundsCreative Ensemble which illustrates the process and the overall concept of SoundsCreative Projects. Watch the film here. — **Magali Charrier**
Magali is a French film director, animator and video editor based in London. Magali created a film about SoundsCreative Ensemble which illustrates the process and the overall concept of SoundsCreative Projects. Watch the film here.

Rosa LykiardopoulosRosa created a beautiful animation for Tots Tunes’ favourite ‘Shake It’. Rosa works as a director, designer and children’s book author and illustrator. She began by studying film direction in Buenos Aires to then find her complete… — **Rosa Lykiardopoulos**
Rosa created a beautiful animation for Tots Tunes’ favourite ‘Shake It’. Rosa works as a director, designer and children’s book author and illustrator. She began by studying film direction in Buenos Aires to then find her complete self in the animation field.

BinomiBinomi is an independent graphic design studio based in Dalston, East London, founded and directed by Bianca Baldacci and Noemi Caruso. Binomi created a series of posters for SoundsCreative Projects. — **Binomi**
Binomi is an independent graphic design studio based in Dalston, East London, founded and directed by Bianca Baldacci and Noemi Caruso. Binomi created a series of posters for SoundsCreative Projects.

Extended network

And more about the amazing musicians who have performed at our monthly daytime gig series can be found on the Tots Gigs page