Upgrade Yourself Monthly: Programming with Intention with Dialled In
Somerset House
Join us for our July Upgrade Yourself Monthly on Wed 1 July 2026 to explore programming live events with intention and specificity with Somerset House Residents Dialled In - where grassroots energy meets global intent.
Please note this event is for 18–30-year-olds.
Every line-up tells a story. But, too often, programming defaults to algorithm logic: what's trending, who's available, what fills a room. This workshop flips that. Led by Dialled In, Programming with Intention is a hands-on session exploring how to build events with purpose: curating line-up's that reflect a point of view, sequencing energy across a night, and making deliberate choices about who shares a stage and why.
Drawing on their years of experience programming festivals, label showcases and club nights centred on South Asian creativity, Dialled In will help you unpack what it means to programme with cultural specificity rather than broad appeal, and why that specificity is what builds audiences that stay.
Using case studies and 'The Intention Framework', there will be opportunities to put into practice your own ideas for programming, working with others to curate something truly purposeful.
Whether you're putting on your first night or rethinking your tenth, this is about moving from reactive booking to intentional world-building.
As always, free drinks and food provided by Butch Salads will be available throughout the evening.
How to Apply
To get involved in the session, please sign up via the link.
Sign up will close 10am Tuesday 16th June.
While we’d love to host everyone, places are limited. We’re committed to championing underrepresented groups within the creative industries and will prioritise applicants from these groups. We’ll also consider your reasons for applying to prioritise those who would benefit most from taking part.
If you’ve secured a spot, you’ll hear from us by Wednesday 24th June 2026. You'll need to confirm your attendance - otherwise, we may offer this to someone else. Please check your spam folder!
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