Orbit’s Roundtables unite important figures and communities from different corners of the underground music world to explore issues around sustainability, diversity, inclusivity, creating safe spaces, and more.
Balance Beyond The Booth
In an industry that is 24/7, our Balance beyond the booth Open Forum broke down barriers on discussing burnout and mental health, prodding discussions on how to be kind to yourself in a pressure-filled industry, building sustainability and longevity in your career, knowing when to leap and much more.
Where: Orbit Live 2023
Host: Martha (Tempo)
Speakers: Charlie Dark (Run Dem Crew), Mantra (Rupture), Levvy (eott)
Utilising Your Cultural Capital
Offering discussions on how to monetise, the roles you need in your team, defining success and more, we brought together selected leaders of the underground who’ve gone down these roads to steer the conversation,
Where: Orbit Live 2023
Host: Karen Nyame KG
Speakers: David Zhou of Eastern Margins, Thristian of Global Roots and Boiler Room, Ade Badger of Black Obsidian Soundsystem
Building & Maintaining a creative community
Representatives from Daytimers, Foundation FM, Black Artist Database and The Silhouettes Project joined acclaimed writer and Grime stalwart Elijah for a deep discussion on the pressures of leading, applying for funding, gatekeepers in music and more on what comes with building and maintaining a creative community.
Where: The Halley Space 2022
Host: Elijah
Speakers: Sita Shah Daytimers, Jaden Osei-Bonsu The Silhouettes Project, Niks Delanancy Black Artist Database, Frankie Wells Foundation FM
Supporting our future music industry
Representatives from Reprezent Radio, CDR Projects, Run Dem Crew, Future Bubblers and Small Green Shoots join acclaimed writer and Grime stalwart Elijah for a deep dive into community building, brand activations, accountability and the questions that young people are asking them today.
Where: The Halley Space, September 2022
Host: Elijah
Speakers: Charlie Dark Run Dem Crew, Tony Nwachukwu Create Define Release (CDR), Eunice Obianagha Enspire Management, Amy Frenchum Future Bubblers, Adrian Newman Reprezent Radio