IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU! CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT AND CONNECTING THEM WITH INDUSTRY.

YOU Festival is an exciting two day event that features unmissable conferences, panels and workshops from the creative industry’s most recognised individuals and prestigious companies. Its aim is to inspire the next generation of young creatives.

This year’s YOU Festival was held in January at the prestidgious M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, with tickets exclusively available to LMA students. We welcomed over 110 industry specialists to host workshops across LMA’s key degree subjects of Music, Film and TV, Dance, Acting, Gaming and Musical Theatre.

Two incredible days were packed with a wealth of prestigious talent, including LMA co-owner and global superstar Robbie Williams, who conducted a Q&A and panel. Comedian John Bishop, Chris ‘Woody’ Wood (Bastille), Si Delany (Don Broco), Joe Cross (The Courteeners) and Jason Perry (Grammy Award winning producer of McFly and Don Broco) were there too, inspiring LMA’s media stars of tomorrow.

Industry guests from companies including EMI, ITV Academy, Channel 4, Primary Talent, Kilimanjaro Group, One Fiinix Live, Scruff of the Neck, Beggars Group, Glastonbury, Edinburgh Fringe, Fremantle UK, Little Dot Studios, Ripstone, and Imaginarium Studios all shared their knowledge, plus we welcomed representitives from globally renowned YouTube, Sky, and Soundcloud. There was also an array of evening activities, including performances from LMA Level 6 Music students, cinema screens, a silent disco and an indoor funfair.

You Festival 2024 culminate with a with a truly motivating panel discussion from Robbie WIlliams, John Bishop, Lucy Dann (UK MD of EMI), Lucas Green (COO of Banijay), and Stacy Haynes (Creative Director and Theatre Director). Stories of their journeys were shared and loads of insider advice offered.

Here’s to You Festival 2025 where you may be an exclusive audience member…