In Tune With: Tom Royston Art and The Readymeal Jazz Band

In Tune With is an event series that aims to innovate upon the standard experience at creative events. The series brings together two different forms of the creative arts to offer an immersive and exciting sensory experience.

For our first instalment, In Tune With invites two stalwart members of the Leeds creative community to express themselves in harmony: artist Tom Royston and the Readymeal Jazz Band.

Throughout the performance, Tom Royston will live paint his reaction to the music and the audience. Before, there will be an exhibition displaying some of Tom’s latest work, where the audience will be able to meet Tom himself, as well as network with other members of Leeds’ thriving creative communities.

The proceeds raised from this event will be donated towards the formation of a new foundation supporting the mental health of creatives across the UK named the MHAC Fund. Donations are very welcome, and will be accepted at the event.

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Tom Royston is a professional artist, creative director and mental health advocate. He sells commissions internationally, and works on an array of conceptual projects. The art he makes is striking and organic. The textures and forms leap off of the canvas, and continue their story long after viewing. But above all, the artwork is a process.

He uses experiential painting and sculpture to communicate moments and feelings that are important. He observes his environment and takes the time to understand moments and develop perspective. This process is designed to provoke reflection, and urge the viewer to engage with their own experience.

Indeed, it’s this calculated artistic process that the audience will be able to observe, as he embarks upon another creation through reacting to the music, and the energy and presence of the audience.

Readymeal is a multi genre label that was founded in Leeds. At the centre of their creative operation is the in-house Readymeal jazz band; a lineup of musicians boasting an abundance of skill and experience.

In the early days, before gaining festival bookings across the country, the band occupied the coveted “Jazz Sundays” residency at the East Village. While the label has provided cross genre experiences across the city for a number of years, the jazz band offers a valuable window into the heart of the sound that Readymeal has been curating since it began.

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