Purpose - to make a positive difference to the lives of young adults so they'll achieve their highest potential within the music industry
Vision - to provide learning on a level & that's in-depth to enable & empower young adults to develop
Values - to respect each young adult as an individual & promote equal opportunities.
For the last 3 years Back2You have been delivering a wide range of workshops to Access to Music course centres across the UK - most recently an 18 date UK tour.
Our workshops have always featured industry professionals, well known artists, DJ’s, radio presenters, producers & engineers - who inspire the students with their story of how they made it.
These workshops have been a platform for young musicians to get a foothold in the real world of the music industry & experience real life outcomes & learnings.
After the success of a 4 date Masterclass with MJ Cole & Rizla Recrafted, we are now expanding out to offer longer courses, summer schools & a wider range of workshops - all based around our ethos of delivering credible learning by industry professionals.
We are not teachers, but information providers - using our own knowledge & experience to benefit new up & coming talent. We do this in a fun & interactive way, which relates to modern youth society.
Our aim is to help not only those privileged enough to be studying in their chosen field, but also disadvantage & disaffected youth who need direction & guidance to achieve in life.
In addition we also offer one-on-one mentoring for those who display outstanding talent & who truly wish to achieve excellent.
Rhyan Paul - Co-Founder
Rhyan Paul started out as a music photographer & promoter in the mid 90's. In 1995 he moved to Miami where he established the Naive & Future Funk party brands. In 1999 he brought Goldie to the legendary Groove Jet venue on South Beach & produced the Metalheadz WMC parties for the next 5 years. After his return to the UK he took up the combined role of Metalheadz label manager & tour manager to Goldie & Metalheadz.
Feeling the need for a change he moved to Ibiza in 2006 to take up the position of Promotions Director for Amnesia & was the key promoter for Armin Van Burrens weekly Armada parties, which saw a consistent 5000 through the doors each and every week.
2007 saw his return to the UK where he took on the role of Managing Goldie & managing & working alongside other bands & artists including Abraxus, Danny McNamara (Embrace) & The RGBs.
In late 2009 he joined forces with Joachim Shotter (Nebula II) on the Back2You Remix projects & co-founded Back2You Education. Rhyan is a trained NLP practitioner & his hobbies include keeping chickens & travel.
Joachim Shotter - Co-Founder
Nebula 2 first came to light back in 1991 with one the rave generations alltime classic tunes - The Seance, which was released on Reinforced
Records. The success of this track put Joe Shotter & Richard McCormak into the rave hall of fame.
Following a successful run of releases on Reinforced, the duo set up a label called Celestial Records with A Guy Called Gerald. This eventually lead to the the creation of "The Volt Company" which saw over 100 releases in its first 3 years.
Following on, Nebula2 collaborated with Magik Star & won the Diesel U-Music 2000 Best Breaks group (Voted by Moving Shadow).
Over the last few years Joe has continued to create cutting edge tunes, more recent tracks being released on MOS & Propa Talent.
Joe also runs a successful web design company & has now partnered with Rhyan Paul to create Back2You Education.
DJ Krust
By the age of 14 Krust was playing in youth centres all over Bristol. Krust & his crew became known as 'Fresh Four'. Soon after major record label picked them up & in 1989 Wishing On A Star made the number 10 in the charts.
In 1990 the musical minds of Krust & Roni Size came together. After three years of developing their musical relationships Full Cycle was officially established in 1993. By 1995 Krust was an established name working with the best in the business like Shy FX & Adam F.
The success of Reprazent's New Forms in 1997 opened up the gates for the individual producers to follow solo projects. Krust wasted no time & Coded Language came out in the same year. Since then Krusts dominance of the scene has gone from strength to strength.
2011 saw a new direction for Krust, with the launch of his new label - Rebel Instinct & his company - Intuitive Learning Systems.
Bailey
Bailey is a multi award winning radio presenter for BBC 1Xtra, a long standing resident DJ for Goldie’s label ‘Metalheadz’ & now a radio presenter for BBC Radio 1.
He has record releases under his belt on various record labels including Metalheadz, C.I.A, Roni Size’s ‘Full Cycle’ & A Guy Called Gerald’s imprint called Protechshon. However, Bailey is one of a select few that have managed to climb to the very top of the Drum & Bass ladder without the help of production credits.
Bailey’s true passion lies with being the best possible DJ across many styles of Drum & Bass with an impressive track record of bookings that stretch around the globe.
MC Fats
Peace Love & Unity is an anthem many ravers around the world hold close to their hearts, put down on vinyl by MC Fats for DJ Hype on the True Playaz imprint this was the tune that brought MC Fats closer to the ravers hearts & minds.
MC Fats has been successful for many years as MC for labels such as Eastside, Metalheadz, Movement & True Playaz alongside being a resident MC for London’s super club Fabric.
MC Fats has been the choice MC for DJ’S such as Hype, Randall, Patife, Fabio & his long time friend DJ A Sides.
He has toured the world, played every major festival in the UK & Europe & has over 30 vocal track releases under his belt. He is probably the hardest working MC on Vinyl, production work in the studio is constantly on the go with producers like Calibre, Potential bad boy, Lemon-D, Fresh, Blue Skin, Artificial intelligence, Pendulum & the list goes on.
Amit Kamboj
Amit is a UK based live Music Artist, Composer & Producer who tours internationally playing live sets at clubs & festivals. After studying Music Technology at Thames Valley University, he went on to release his critically acclaimed debut album Never Ending 2006.
He has worked with legendary bass producer Bill Laswell on a project entitled Inamorata that involved musicians across the globe including Iggy Pop, Mike Patton & Toshinori Kondo (released on the Sony Red label). In addition he has composed music for several award winning short films over the past few years & he completed his first feature film Basement in July 2010. He is currently composing the score for the debut film The Woods by acclaimed Writer/Director Ursula Rani Sarma.
Amit’s new album 9 Times marks an important new chapter for the music artist. The album is the culmination of his journey into the exploration of musical genres over the past three years. As always, his music is underscored with socio political references & an awareness of the global community.
Sean Snook
Sean is one of the hardest working guitarists in the scene. Recent tours with his band Malachai saw him supporting the Doves, he has a full diary of session work & each year tours the USA - clocking up 50 venues, in 50 different States in 50 days.
His wealth of knowledge of the guitar & the business of working in the industry are second to none.
Alex Banks / EZ Rollers
E-Z Rollers formed in 1994 & originally signed to Moving Shadow Records releasing 3 artist albums, 4 compilations while having music in video games, on TV & adverts. They had a Top 20 UK hit with Walk This Land which also featured in the movie Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.
E-Z Rollers label Intercom Recordings was created in 1998 & has released various singles, 2 compilations (Lickable Beats 1 & 2) & has two sub labels New Skool Blazers & Hard Pressed. 2007 saw Intercom release E-Z Rollers fourth artist album entitled Conductor.
2011 saw Alex Banks open the impressive Drill Hall recording studios in Norwich & the EZ Rollers are in the final stages of mixing down their forthcoming album.
