PEER REVIEW. Shades of Noir has been pleased to invite Lawrence Lartey and Richie Manu to peer review this Terms of Reference.
Lawrence Lartey. Widening Participation and Progression, Careers and Employability, High Holborn (UAL). With a background in music, events and branded content, journalist, digital producer and LCC lecturer Lawrence Lartey has more than 15 years industry experience. Formerly a Contributing Editor for Touch Magazine, Lawrence has also written for Music Week, Now, The Daily Record, Time Out and The Guardian. Lawrence authored and conducted the interview for the popular Jay-Z Special broadcast on MySpace and authored and co-produced Usher The Ultimate Entertainer for BBC Radio 1. Other notable credits include An Afternoon With Al Green for the Arts Council which he produced. He also spearheads the ongoing NY-LON project. His previous TV work includes Hugo Urban Rules for MTV and How Hip Hop Changed The World for Channel 4. Lawrence is the Creative Director for Question Media Group, Question Media Group recently produced a 12 part radio drama for Unicef around the education and prevention of HIV. He was recently named as ‘One of the most influential black people under 40 in the UK’.
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