Founded in 2010, Talent Factory was created as a dynamic platform designed to connect and empower talented musicians, singers, producers, dancers, and promoters. Through collaborative sessions, live performances, creative projects, and events, we foster meaningful networking opportunities across France, Italy, UK and throughout Europe.
Our work is structured around three main types of projects: exchanges, events, and arts hubs.
OUR EXCHANGES PROJECTS
MUSIC CONNECTION is a youth exchange program between young artists from european countries. A group of young people meet in London, Strasbourg or Amsterdam... for a period of seven days to engage in a variety of activities, focused on researching music, writing lyrics, recording original songs and shooting music videos expressing their cultures identity. These activities will create discussions and debates on several topics around the diversity of music, issues surrounding its related fashion and the positive and negative effects on young people and society.
The aim of the project is to enrich the young people’s knowledge on the origin of trends, the development through time and place of music, and provide them an opportunity to voice their opinions, as well as create original items that reflect their own identity and individual cultural influences and networking with young artists from different countries and backgrounds.
London 10/2011
London 10/2011
London 10/2011
London 06/2013
London 10/2011
London 09/2013
Strasbourg 11/2013
Strasbourg 11/2013
Amsterdam 03/2014
London 07/2014
Napoli 10/2015
London 06/2016
Dance Around the world aims to create dance collaboration between artists from different countries and cultures. The vision is to bring young people together through dance, creating original pieces that reflect different cultures, opening further opportunities while exploring relevant themes through the creation of the dance pieces.
Dance Around The World
Amsterdam 04/2010
London 04/2012
London 03/2013
London 05/2014
Strasbourg 09/2014
London 07/2014
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OUR EVENTS
0pen Mic
Open Mic is a live performance that can range from poetry and spoken word to music and comedy. We want to provide young people with a platform to develop themselves within the arts whilst increasing the confidence of their performance. We believe the more experience an artist gains, the more opportunity they have to establish themselves.
SHOWCASES
NICOLA Talent Factory every year organise a series of showcases that allow our young members to perform live in front of audiences and talent scouts and to allow us to recruit new members. Following the talent competition format made popular by X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent etc, we hold auditions judged by a celebrity panel where performers of all kinds qualify to appear in our showcases and work on their development as artists.
FESTIVALS
Our festivals bring together music, dance, and visual arts in a vibrant, immersive experience open to all. From traditional to experimental styles—Samba, African dance, Capoeira, Kathak, and more—they celebrate creativity from around the world.
Featuring live performances, interactive workshops, and a Talent Competition judged by professionals and the public, the festivals support emerging artists and inspire young people to explore their own creative paths.
ARTS HUB
Our weekly recording sessions and music video projects connect artists and creatives, offering a space to collaborate, experiment, and grow. From producers and singers to directors and makeup artists, Talent Factory brings talent together.
We are developing new workshops and business-focused sessions to help young people build their own ventures and better navigate the music industry.
NICOLA Arts Hub brings together music, music videos, and documentaries.
YOUTH INITIATIVES
Have you ever dreamed of creating your own project? Got an idea and need support? NICOLA is here to guide you with advice and practical help.
Founded by young people, NICOLA is driven by youth, for youth. From idea to delivery, young people lead the way—planning and running 85% of our projects and initiatives.
PROJECTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
la negra
La Negra is fearless in her approach and talented in her execution. As a jazz and soul singer and songwriter she belongs to a family of musicians that got her in touch with music styles like jazz and bossa nova from a very young age. She’s been influenced by a big range of artists such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Aaliyah, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Marvin Gaye, Mos Def, TLC, The Fugees, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday and a big etc that contribute to shaped her personality that stands out with strong committed messages on her songs and a deep soulful voice.
Kiera-Lorelle Rhomes
Born in Tottenham, Kiera-Lorelle Rhomes is Soul and RnB singer with a unique and entertaining style currently residing in Streatham, London. From an early age Kiera has been singing at a Saturday school specialising in performing arts. By the age of 9 she was wowing crowds with her awesome delivery. Since then her love of music has only grown into her personal exceptional style.
Jordan Jackson
Jordan Jackson is a jazz singer from North London whose voice radiates purity and warmth. Jordan has always had a passion for performing and has been singing and playing since a child. She used to perform regularly in local theatre productions and talent shows and used to sing in a church gospel choir. She was inspired to study Music and Drama at College and studied Music at the University of East Anglia for her undergraduate degree. Jordan now gigs regularly around London and is globally establishing herself in the music industry. She has written and recorded with other musicians and is currently working towards an EP. For further info, visit her website www.jordanjackson.co.uk