Meet The Team

Timmy Stewart

Timmy has over 20 years’ experience working within the creative arts sector in Northern Ireland across areas including djing, music production, radio broadcasting, event management & graphic design.

He is a CIPD associate member with a qualification in Learning and Development and over the past seven years, has been designing and delivering creative arts and employability training for children, young people and adults aged between 8-30. Timmy has worked for organisations including The Prince’s Trust, Giga Training, Springboard Opportunities & FASA alongside delivering a BTEC Creative Industries qualification in post primary schools and OCN level 2 and 3 djing skills in community group settings.

Graham Ginty

Graham has had a long career in Digital Skills facilitation. He has delivered accredited music and music technology programmes at SERC for 7 years before joining the Sonic Academy team as their head of accredited training, working with a range of schools across NI to deliver level 2 & 3 vocational programmes. 

Since 2012 Graham has delivered a range of programmes for Giga Training, BEAMA and DAA  delivering projects in DJ Skills, Music Production, Animation, Podcasting and Film Production.

Graham has also been a music producer and DJ for over 20 years, having released music on labels in the UK, US, Spain and Italy. He also has extensive experience of DJ and electronic music performance, having ran his own club nights in Belfast and made guest appearances at major events across Europe

John Walls

John has delivered youth orientated creative programmes to young people for over 15 years. He is an experienced project co-ordinator for both youth orientated projects and production projects creating digital audio, video and web content for organisations from community groups to international bluechips companies.

John is an Adobe and Apple accredited trainer, and uses innovative approaches to digital education using ipad technology with young people creating digital content.

He has delivered accredited programmes to in excess of 1000 young people at level 1-3 on BTEC, CCEA and OCN accredited programme in creative media areas.

Jamie Nelson

Jamie delivers a wide variety of DJ training & music technology for DAA and BEAMA, drawing on a vast array of technical knowledge and skill developed over the last 8 years as a professional DJ and Music Facilitator. Knowing the inner workings of the music industry and the professional skills needed both on and off the stage he is able to expertly advise and inspire young people in both the theoretical and practical skills involved in becoming an accomplished DJ.
Jamie began djing at 18 and quickly became established on the local scene leading him to DJ across the UK and becoming a resident DJ of The Respected Beggars in London. Most recently he has been booked for a guest slot for the 10th and final Soundwave Festival in Tisno, Croatia
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