BEYOND 2024 Fringe: Made in MEDIACITY

Join the innovators of the MediaCity community for Beyond Day 0 – a day of insightful talks, demos, groundbreaking immersive digital art and behind-the-scenes tours of world-leading studio facilities. Tickets

PROGRAMME: MONDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
12pm – 5pm University of Salford, Cultural Accelerator Showcase
includes Red Field & Quantum demos
2pm – 5.30pm MediaCity Tours: Future of TV Production with dock10
2pm – 5.30pm MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub & DreamLab Showcase
3pm – 4pm GM Growth: ‘Welcome to our Creative Cities’
5.30pm – 7.30pm Creative Cities Mixer + Music until 9pm

Additional BEYOND Fringe events
Tue 26th / Wed 27th
(various times, see below) AIX Live Test Lab

CREATIVE CITIES MIXER
Monday 25 Nov 2024 5:30pm – 7:30pm – Music until 9pm Hot House (map) – BOOKING REQUIRED

This is a rare opportunity to meet and hear first-hand from artists, industry experts and leading R&D specialists who are breaking boundaries and putting Salford’s creative industries on the world map alongside inspiring live performances from emerging artists.

Hosted by award-winning broadcaster and TV presenter – Nihal Arthanayake, Nihal will probe some of our city’s most eminent artistic disruptors and innovators. This is your chance to meet them face to face and be inspired.

You will hear from:

Rebecca Swarray: Senior Policy Officer – Culture and Creative Policy | Freelance DJ, Curator, Producer & Community Connector
Pete Woodbridge: R&D Innovation Director @MediaCity Immersive Technology Innovation Hub (MITIH)
Bradley Harris: CEO Krygon Studios – based at The DreamLab (MITIH)
Claire Hoang: Vice President, ITV Studios Social Media
Stephen Lyle: BBC Head of Football
Richard Wormwell: Head of innovation dock10
Chris Wright: Chris Wright, Executive Director, FutureEverything
Garth Williams and Noelle Nurdin: Creative Accelerator pioneers
Anna West: Creative Director Lightwaves
Annabeth Robinson:- Creative Technologist / Filmmaker / Educator Programme Leader – MA Animation at The University of Salford
Juan Hiriat Vera: Senior Lecturer at The University of Salford. Co-founder and director Gamify.

Throughout the evening there will be opportunities to network and creative showcases from immersive artists – Supermassive with Tom Lambert, explore a Salford Minecraft world courtesy of local artist Adam Hart as well as showstopping performances from Drift underground art scene collective, bringing together local artists working in music, movement and digital art.

DJ sets from acclaimed musician Pops Roberts who fronts neo-soul collective Lovescene and has written and produced for clients such as Wolf Music, International Feel, Apollo R&S, Audio Network