Occupational Therapist & Music Producer
Dan has an OT background in inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation: with experience in working with people with severe mental illness. He has successfully run therapeutic skill groups in: meal preparation, cognitive remediation, gaining employment, transport training, Independent living skills, sensory modulation, IT skills and virtual reality. He also works part time in paediatric Occupational Therapy for children with psychosocial conditions.
Within music, he has 10 years music production experience, a record label release and 2 track placements in Fresh FM’s annual ‘Top 92’ countdown.
Services
Other services available via neogitiation: sensory skills, technology skills, health education & gaining employment.
living skills We can help with...
Routines + Organisation
Work Readiness
Meal Organisation
Meaningful Leisure
Transport Training
Technology Skills
Maintaining Rental Housing
Community Engagement
...to develop your skills, confidence or approach.
Our unique approach to Occupational Therapy combines the dynamic worlds of rap and electronic music production to help individuals with mental health conditions to create, express themselves and connect with a new network of people.
We believe in the transformative power of creativity. Creating music can help develop purpose, self-expression and connection with others during the music creation process.
10 week program: general guide
Week 1 - Intro, trial equipment, how to set your goals
Week 2 - Start ‘writing’, idea creation, song formatting
Week 3 - Recording, reviewing creations, finalising
Week 4 - Intro: ‘Ideas Library’, self critique basics
Week 5 - ‘Practice for recording’, intro ‘Artist Identity’
Week 6 - Mixing, seeking out inspiration, improvement
Week 7 - ‘Artist Identity’: image, performing, marketing
Week 8 - Collab track, release artwork, film clips
Week 9 - Review future planning, networking,
Week 10 - Finalising, Interdependence, goal review
End of program aims...
- A collection of release ready songs made by you.
- An ‘Artist Identity’ and a digital artist profile.
- Goals, plans and knowledge to continue on with a pathway of being an independent creator of music.
- Skills in collaboration, creativity, self-analysis and goal striving to help you in many areas of your life.
- Broad knowledge of basic music production skills.
- Relationships with a network of other like minded creative people .
- Handbook of all skills and concepts discussed +more
- Summary of your progress.