What am I doing right now?
- Preparing two talks on hip-hop and medicine for conferences in Wales and Bristol.
- Recording my album and an EP of short clinical vignettes.
- Organizing The Prop Up.
- Studying general practice on a placement in Hastings.
The Prop Up is a monthly music night funded by the Royal College of Psychiatry. It is the first urban music event dedicated to celebrating neurodiversity. Hosted in east London, each month we team up with an organisation using music to foster mental health recovery, giving a stage to their artists. The night starts and ends with some of the most open, accepting jams in London, hosted by the cities hottest young jazz/urban talent. Past performers include Pyjaen, Plumm, Slam The Poet, Repeat Beat Poet, Meraki, Project Karnak, Passenger Casanova and more.
About me in third person
As a musician
he has opened for the likes of De La Soul, Saul Williams and Stephen Fry, performing at venues including Barbican, Roundhouse, Brainchild and OnBlackheath Festival.
He has released an EP and an album as a bandleader on vocals
and sax, with three solo projects prepared for release in 2019.
He hosts The Prop Up, a neurodiverse night of monthly improvised live music in east London.
As an academic
he has published articles and creative work in national and international academic journals, is a TEDx speaker and has lectured on the arts in healthcare at universities and international conferences.
As a faciltator
he hosts workshops in wards, schools and conferences exploring improvsation and expressive writing. He also produces science-meets-art events in collaboration with Science Gallery London and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
What do I do?
Equally dedicated to psychiatry and music, Mandeep. creates music, cultural spaces and conducts research which explores and celebrate human stories.