🌻 I am a London-based musician, composer and writer.
📙 My book Not Quite White is published by Simon & Schuster (Worldwide) and IUP (US).
📍Best place to buy it is here in the UK / or here in the US.
🎹 I sing and play piano, bassoon, clarinet, guitar.
👑 I live score (especially for clowns, comedy, improv, drag, cabaret) and accompany many different types of performance.
🎶 I direct The F*ckaround Five aka the “house band for hire” (previously of Hook Up Culture)
📝 I also read/edit/consult on book proposals and agent pitches, particularly for authors from marginalised communities
🎟️ For all announcements and up to date shows/gigs please check my instagram!
🌸 You can also read my sporadic career-related updates on Substack, or my artistic offerings on Patreon
🌙 Outside of music, I am a fifth generation card-reader and offer my services at Golden Echo
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🌴 Can we work together? In general, I am available for: live scoring/composing; performing at your show; directing a band/co-ordinating music for your event; consulting on your book pitch; teaching. Open to other types of collaboration, get in touch at hello@lailawoozeer.com
Please note I do not accept any pitches that involve me paying you to promote my book/feature my book in any way! You will be reported as spam so keep it moving, have a nice day, God bless
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🌾 My compositions have been used by the BBC, Disney and SXSW among others. I have played (orchestrally and my own work) around the world including Kenya, Tokyo, New York, most major UK festivals and perhaps most memorably, the “It’s A Small World” stage (RIP) at Disneyland Paris. I’ve performed at/hosted events for Future Cinema, Secret Cinema, Olympics, Shunt, Vaults Corps, Pleasance, NESTA, Science Museum, Greenwich Council and numerous others.
✏️ My first viral article What It’s Like Not Being White was front page of Buzzfeed, won a “Best of the Internet” award and I have since written for The Guardian, Mashable, Metro, Stylist, gal-dem, Byline Times, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and many others. I’ve led workshops and lectures for Wikimania; AWP; PoetryFest; Green Man and more.
🎉 Other Places You Know Me From: Hook Up Culture, SUPER City Clowns, Clowns of Colour, WOLF PACK, TAPE PARADE, QuizCats, Beetles, Lungs, Kids With Crayons, Laila Rates, Tory Not Tory, Shit or Shed, LailaLectures, Pieces, collaborations with Stumble Trip, Rhum & Clay, Fine Chisel, Whole Hog, Goth Picnic London, Graham & Steen, A Night Of Drama, etc etc etc