I was the event organiser, curator and audio operator for the 'Soul'd Out' 2024 Winter Magic Youth Stage. I collaborated with Dave from the Soul Side Cafe, Retro Rehash, MYST, Headspace, RRT, ACRC and BMCC to put on 2 days of live music at the Soul Side Cafe. The event hosted 19 acts featuring a wide range of genres from singer/songwriters to rappers, funk/soul bands to metal bands. Through collaboration and careful planing the event had a safe and community oriented environment which saw crowds of all ages drawn together. One moment that stuck with me was overhearing 2 young people after seeing someone they knew from school on stage saying to each other that they wanted to try to play music too which after all the work that went into making the event, made it all worth it knowing that this community was inspiring it's members to create art, express themselves and have fun.