Mixtape artists Laurent and Low Tide hint at big things to come!
It was absolute madness to see so many people at the first ever Mixtape showcase last Friday at Edinburgh’s Cabaret Voltaire! Low Tide (@lowtide.band) and Laurent (@laurentsc) both absolutely nailed their performances. Go check them out on social media before they get massive as there’s tonnes more to come from them and our other […]
Laurent releases debut single “Hunting Season”
The first single proper from a young person at our mixtape music club was released on Friday 16th June and has already received airplay on EHFM and BBC Radio! Please do your ears and the young person a favour by giving it a download and save on your chosen music service through the link below! […]
Bottled Ocean Art Project with National Museums Scotland
CALLING ALL BUDDING ARTISTS/ENVIRONMENTALISTS Artist George Nuku, who is from the Pacific Islands, is creating a new art installation Bottled Ocean 2123 at the National Museum of Scotland – and needs your help! He wants to make a futuristic imagined undersea world, and his installation will feature sea life made from plastic bottles. Come to […]
Mixtape Artist’s to play Afters Records first showcase!
UK Based record label, Afters Records, is having it’s first live showcase at The Cabaret Voltaire on Friday 23rd June! 7pm to 10pm! As part of this evening, Mixtape regulars Laurent and Low Tide will be playing support slots to up and coming Scottish Singer-Songwriter Becca Sloan! Tickets are £7 and available here; Issue #1 […]
Summer Programme 2023
Whats this!? It’s only 0ur gosh darned Summer Programme! Skate School, Park days, Paintball, Rage Rooms, Axe Throwing, Escaping from things, designing your own days! Its all happening at GY. Sign ups are each Monday at the times specified for age groups mentioned and priority is given to those who regularly attend GY groups. Friday […]
We’re coming to a park near you this Summer!
As part of our Summer Programme this year Milo and the Team will be chilling, playing games, and grilling some scran at local parks! Come and hang out with us from 1pm to 5pm at: Victoria Park on 18th and 25th July 2023 Inverleith Park on 1st and 8th August 2023 No sign up needed […]
GY’s Summer Skateboarding School sign up now open!
Following on from our successful Streetwork event with The Edinburgh Wheels Project in Easter Break – we’ve teamed up with them again to offer eight young people aged S1+ four weeks of lessons with Pro Skateboarder, and Silverknowes local, Kieran Menzies. These will run every Tuesday in July from 11am to 3pm at Drylaw Skatepark […]
Summer Festival @ Granton Parish Church!
This coming Saturday the 3rd June see’s Granton Parish Church hosting a FREE Summer Festival between 10am and 4pm! Some of our music group members will be performing, and there is loads more going on, at what is sure to be a great and fun filled day for anyone wishing to attend! Get yourself along! […]
Mixtape artist “Laurent” featured on BBC Introducing Scotland!
Ahead of Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Dundee – BBC introducing Scotland’s Shereen Cutty and Phoebe Inglis-Holmes showcased new and emerging talent coming out of the Scottish Music Scene and played the wonderful “Hunting Season” by Laurent (aka one of our longest serving Mixtape Music Club members, Kat) on BBC Scotland, Friday 26th August! This […]
From GY to The Big Apple
Here at Granton Youth – We love sharing the success’s and stories of our young people, and knowing that one of them was going to perform in The Tartan Day Parade in New York City, USA. We asked the to write us a little blog post about the trip! We’re very proud of Sarah-Louise and […]