Neurodiverse Sound Mentorship

Now in its third year running, our Neurodiverse Sound Mentorship connects women and gender diverse engineers with aspiring sound technicians, prioritising applicants who are neurodiverse and face additional barriers to learning these skills within conventional institutions. Over the course of the Sound Sorcery jam season (eight events) the Sound Mentees learn about sound equipment, setting up bands, live mixing, and navigating the challenges of live music environments.

“It was amazing and I felt extremely cared for!” | "It's a beautiful thing to have created an environment that feels empowered and safe for music." - Mez 2025 | “Sally Hackett is a fantastic mentor. Any questions I had she'd be able to answer with no problems. She's helped with mindset (back yourself, you'll make mistakes but it's how you recover that's important), she's given me paid gigs, extra time in different venues to up skill and learn the science behind sound that you can't learn in the moment of live sound/mixing. Sally has also lent me her professional mixer to help me get up to speed in a professional environment. Best part is that not only do I become a better mixer, live sound engineer but I can share my knowledge with friends and industry colleagues around me. To say that she's gone out of her way to help me would be an understatement.’ - Francis 2026”

Sound mentee using tablet, Sally watching.
Sally explaining audio equipment to Sound mentee, pointing.
Sally Hackett using tablet.
Sound mentee and Sally both using piece of audio equipment.
Sound mentee looking down holding cable.