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E-Unique run Music and media workshops and mentoring for young people; giving support to those with young people and individuals with disabilities to provide an inclusive environment. Their integrated workshops have a friendly and fun atmosphere where young people can reach their full potential.

“Eugenia Unique (now E-Unique) came about because my name is different and also I am unique myself. I have so much passion for disabled people to go into the industry they want, in the music world. I wanted to put my political side onto the music spin. I always wanted to do music, I always looked up to Stevie Wonder and I thought, you know what? If he could do it, so can I.”
“This is the whole point because they face a lot of barriers. A lot of critics don’t believe in disabled artists: a lot of images about sex selling, about looking a certain way. And I just thought: ‘You’re so negative!’.
“I just wanted to design a project for them and get them the right bookings, the right management team, the right songwriters to work with and also people mentoring them through the process to get to that stage.
“I wanted to teach the music world what they need. This is part of Eugenia Unique: to do campaigning and also to do workshops, so people can relate to Eugenia Unique. And also seeing that I’m there, that I’m a voice for them and don’t be scared because I’m there to fill in the gap that other managers couldn’t.”

Director: Eugenia Bertin

Events, Fundraising

2014 Halloween Fundraising Event

We managed to raise £533.25 on the night

E-unique held a halloween garden party to raise funded for ongoing project. as usual we had some grate support and even grater Halloween outfits that really made the trick or treaters scream. We had some support from tv actors such as Judith Jacobs and Caroline Patterson what continue to support the effort of E-Unique and its fund-raising activities. On the night we had lots of games and  prizes……. karan donated signed CD’s from reggae artists Barry Biggs, Rusty Zinn and gabby ranks. For the auction with donations from a range of media and music artists. Thank you for all the support in getting the garden prepared and looking spookie.

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Jewellery Party – Christmas 2013 in Crewe

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E-Unique held a jewellery party at Beechmere Retirement Home in Crewe.  It was the first jewellery party that E-Unique has held and are pleased to say that it was a success.

We had great support from the residents, family and friends on the day and we raised £171.00.  We gave the organisers a £21.00 donation as a thank you for letting us use their facilities.

We also had generous donations from people who asked us to come again as they wanted us to host another jewellery party.  E-Unique hope to host another jewellery party in Crewe in September.

The money raised will go towards the running of the up and coming music workshops.

E-Unique would like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated.

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E-Unique Fundraising Event – December 2013

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E-Unique created a band called The Uniquez who performed at the fundraising event at Hammersmith Town Hall.  The Events4Youth Volunteer Centre helped to organise the event.  We had the lovely actress Judith Jacobs in attendance.

We had great unwavering support all evening with the different artists who performed and made the evening as memorable an evening as possible.  E-Unique would like to thank them all.

E-Unique would like to say a special thank you to the staff at The Body Shop who did massages, donated samples of their products and also gift wrapped prizes for the raffle.

E-Unique would like to say a special thank you also to the Events4Youth Volunteer Centre for all their hard work in organising this wonderful occasion.

E-Unique would like to thank family and friends who came to the fundraising event.  Your support is greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

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Raising the roof at the E-Unique fundraiser

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If you’re a fan of music and enjoy having the chance to win a few prizes to boot, keep your eyes peeled for the next E-Unique event. A project designed to engage young, disabled people in music, E-Unique recently held its first public fundraising evening at the Hammersmith Town Hall. The fundraiser was backed by The Big Lottery – Young People’s Fund in conjunction with HFVC’s very own youth project Events 4 Youth. Locals, volunteers and family members filled the hall to enjoy music from local singers and songwriters, hit the dance-floor for African-fusion band All 4 One, and experience some freestyle rap with TNS. Guests also won exciting prizes that were raffled off throughout the evening, plus ate, drank and got hold of some gorgeous gifts provided by the Body Shop. The show culminated with the performance of an original song by E-Unique director Eugenia Bertin’s own band, the Uniquez. As the evening drew to a close she commented, “It went really well. I’m very happy with what I’ve done, and the young people loved it.” All proceeds from the event will go back into E-Unique, a social enterprise founded by Eugenia after working with creative workshop provider Defcon. After a series of sessions with team leader Natty Sobhee, her passion for music led her to ask why there aren’t more workshops for young people with disabilities and interesting activities that will help to keep youths off the streets. She created a business plan for E-Unique and began running monthly workshops with Defcon that let young adults create songs, DJ, or try out technical music production. The end result of the sessions thus far is a CD that was written, recorded and performed by the young people, with all sales going back towards improving music-centred community programmes. Eugenia will continue to hold music workshops and fundraisers to achieve more visibility for E-Unique in the community, but that the main goal for everyone involved is to have fun. For more information about the projects mentioned above, please visit Events 4 Youth Website, E-Unique Website and Defcon workshops

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Uniques first studio session – One nation

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After the participants had written the new song called one nation. E-unique  arraign for the group to have some studio time so they could record the track. At the end of the days session all the group and its particpants where given a CD with the song on it. every on had and fun and engaging time and the experience was very positive and for-filling

Studio fees are very expensive and we would like to thank all the people that mad it possible with thier contributions and fund raising activities