Overview
Explore the overlooked aspects of disability inclusion in creative communities with this panel of guests. C practitioners will share insights on identifying barriers, fostering accessibility, and embracing inclusive design to inspire a more equitable future in the creative sector and prompting the question, what have we not thought about?
Host:
Sanjeev Mann
Panellists:
Ash Harper
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Price
Free but ticketed
About Rise Up!
Rise Up
Rise Up! Festival is a celebration of some of the many diverse voices and visions that shape Aberdeen and Scotland’s Black and PoC creative communities. Join us at the Music Hall and Lemon Tree for three days of art, music, and dialogue that challenge, inspire, and unite. Curated by We Are Here Scotland in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts.
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Bios
Sanjeev Mann
Supermann on da beat is a Scottish Disabled South Asian Music Producer bringing a blend of influences, across genres from hip-hop to metal and pop to create unique tracks without borders. Blending production from rock bands like Nirvana with artistslike JID, Lil Peep, XXXTENTACION, Kanye West, Scarlxrd & Nasto bring a fresh perspective to the UK scene.
He’s had a meteoric rise in Scotland’s hip-hop scene since teaching himself production skills by watching YouTube videos during the pandemic. His prodigious output has seen him collaborate with artists around the world including CHEF THE RAPPER, Kapil Seshasayee, Viv Latifa, Genesis Elijah, Grim Sickers, Mic Righteous, as well as US based KruddTheGuru & Rockie Fresh.
In 3 years Supermann has hit some huge milestones including; a headline DJ set, 120k + streams, 7xBBC Introducing (2X track of the week), radio play & becoming CCO of Hip Hop Scotland (Scotlands biggest Independent Hip Hop Promoter) -he’s fast becoming one of the hottest producers around. In 2024, Supermann will be releasing regular singles & a debut solo project drawing on Spoken Word & Grunge. Supermann is proud to show that anything is possible in a world with a complete under-representation of disabled artists & led a vital campaign to make venues fully accessible & appeared on BBC Scotland, STV, Daily Record & BBC Radio 4.
Darren McGarvey “A real cornerstone of the Scottish hip-hop community. The barriers he has overcome, most people can’t perceive.”
Ash Harper
Crafting eco-friendly wooden hair accessories and inspiring art at Evocomb. It’s all about bringing your favourite Ecocomb into the virtual realm. As a graduate in Philosophy, and a student of Engineering and Law, Ash is all about weaving science and technology with style. Catch Ash writing the occasional movie reviews and advocating for Neurodiversity awareness.
