About
About USCreative Engagement Services has established itself as a specialist service focusing on the needs of young people, families and the wider communities.
We provide one-stop-shop for youth empowerment and engagement, bridging the gap between creative pathways to success and the collaborative multi-agency approach to support services and strategies for young people.
We bridge the gap between conventional youth clubs using contextual safeguarding approaches and a wrap-around support to young people. Collaboration and multi-agency work with statutory services including children’s services, adult social care, registered housing providers, education professionals, pupil referral units and third sector organisations.
We have extensive experience in supporting young people and communities to challenge serious youth violence, criminal exploitation, domestic abuse, violence against women and girls and anti-social behaviour and stakeholder needs.
We use creative development and progression routes to open the doors to a higher level of needs-led and person-centred support and engagement. We have over 30 years of award-winning experience within the professional creative media industry collaborating with grassroots and established artists/brands developing significant and effective engagement with disadvantaged young people and families, we have a proven record of providing pathways to success.
We establish strong partnerships, working with key statutory and non-statutory partners to tailor our delivery to your service requirements and circumstances
01. Strategic
Our projects are tailored to the needs of your service requirements, in consultation with the target group to devise each module.
02. Professional
We ensure all of our services are delivered to the highest standards, maintaining professional boundaries at all times.
03. QUALITY
We believe in good working practices and ethical approaches to problem solving.
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The Founder
wayne george
CEO & Lead facilitator
BACKGROUND
- 35 years music production & digital studio engineering, DJ & presenting experience
- Established the legendary DejaVufm.com online radio platform, which has cemented itself as the pioneering cultural gatekeeper for an impressive list of artist and performers who have now become mainstream & household names.
- Created the brand, ‘We Play Music’, an original concept that combines live bands and artist performances, broadcast live from venues around London via radio and live video streaming and showcases.
- 30 years local authority continuous service leading on operational on street detached and serious youth violence reduction engagement and support associated with gun and knife crime, grooming, criminal exploitation and drug lines.
Using his music industry experiences, and insight naturally led Wayne to devote and commit a large part of his time to giving back to the community, setting up various youth music projects across London and Essex. He is also the technical development director for youth empowerment charity Young Urban Arts Foundation (YUAF).
Wayne has also built up 30 years of continued service for Local Government Authority and is the Serious Youth Violence & Exploitation area coordinator, leadings a team of professionals providing conflict mediation, support and engagement for young people and young adults directly involved in gun and knife crime, criminal exploitation, grooming and drug lines.
With a music career spanning over 35 years, Wayne’s first notable achievement was joining Brain Records in 1991 where he produced and released pioneering Hardcore, Jungle, and Drum’n’bass, under the arftist pseudonym Dlux working alongside the likes of Bizzy B, Lennie De Ice, TDK, DJ Hype, and DJ Zinc.
Gaining more success by the late 90s within the UK Garage scene as a studio producer, Dlux has hosted several radio shows, including becoming an original Rinse FM resident before establishing the legendary DejaVufm radio platform. He also created the brand, ‘We Play Music’, an original concept that combines live bands and artist performances, broadcast live from venues around London via radio and live video streaming with the showcasing of UK Soul Legend Omar, Carl McIntosh from Loose Ends, Grime Legend Ghetts, Singer & Actress Cynthia Erivo, Etta Bond & Shakka Phillips just to name a few.
As a genuine specialist in underground music and production, Wayne is also known for mentoring and sound engineering for UK artists and producers, including Lethal Bizzle, Big Narstie, Kano, Ruff Sqwad, Frisco (Boy Better Know), D Power Diesle, Same People, No Lay and MOBO-winning 2Play.
It’s no surprise that his services to both the creative industry and community have led Wayne to receive many awards, which he is too humble to speak about.
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