SAE Challenges 2023
Join us for the first edition of the SAE Challenges 2023!
🤓 Attend a free hands-on collaboration challenge with Mel Uye-Parker, songwriter, vocalist, Electronic music producer, Ableton Certified Trainer, and Antonio De Robertis, Audio and Music Business Programme Coordinator at SAE London.
🎹 Challenge yourself:
- Against the clock – you have 30 minutes to create a track.
- Use our workstations equipped with Ableton Live and Roland Cloud synthesisers.
- Compete with other people.
📣 Get professional feedback and guidance on your Electronic music production.
🎁 Get your gift.
🕺 DJing area + 🍻 drinks and snacks available!
Not a producer? Attend as a viewer and meet the students, alumni and industry professionals.
Event supported by Ableton
🎧 Use Ableton Live, already available in our workstations
🎛 Enter the chance to win Ableton Live licenses:
- Live 11 Suite for the winner
- Live 11 Standard for the runner up
REGISTER NOW
The Guest Host
Mel Uye-Parker
Mel Uye-Parker is a songwriter, vocalist, and electronic music producer originally from Nottingham, but she spent her formative musical years in Manchester, where she studied music both academically and through its vibrant music scene. Here she refined her distinct fusion of soul, folk, and trip-hop, leading to collaborations with the likes of Yesking (BBE), Rae & Christian (Late Night Tales).
After moving to London, Mel began producing electronic music under the moniker MJIRI. Her debut EP, Sweat, explores both the darker and playful aspects of disco and arrived on Give/Take Records in Spring 2021. In September 2022, Mel collaborated with Matthew Herbert to record vocals for his latest album, Musca (Accidental Records).
Currently, Mel is in the process of completing EPs for two projects. The first is OMOTE, a duo that creates lush, textural soundscapes with hypnotic, irregular breakbeats and heavy dub-infused basslines. The second is House of Molly, which is a diverse mixture of sleazy disco, funk, and soul. In addition to these projects, Mel works with a variety of musicians across a range of genres. She recently collaborated with a Senegalese rapper, drummer, and scratch turntablist for a track called “Nanga Def” (FLEX) that aired on BBC Radio 6.
She is an experienced music educator who has lectured at Berklee College of Music, Point Blank Music School, and Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Most recently, she ran the Master’s in Creative Music Production at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and is a certified trainer for Ableton.
In addition, she is a board member for Create Define Release, a community-driven music platform rooted in the UK underground music scene.
The Speaker
Antonio De Robertis
Antonio De Robertis is a music producer, engineer and educator with a broad range of experience across the audio sector.
Alongside his work in TV (Al Jazeera) and recording studios, as a freelancer, he has been involved in a variety of projects that include audio mastering and production for independent record labels (My Little Cat Records, Zuvuvya Records), recording orchestras at London’s St. John’s Smith Square and St James’s Church, vocal coaching and performance.
Antonio has a Bachelor of Arts in Sound Arts and Design and a Master of Arts in Audio Production and has more than 10 years of experience in teaching.
