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Online Workshop: An Intro to AV Live Shows w/ Zoë Mc Pherson & Alessandra Leone
30th June 2026
7-9 PM (BST)
£10 or free for Saffron Members
Saffron s delighted to present the June instalment of its ‘Saffron Members Club‘ online workshop programme. For women, trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people worldwide.
AN INTRO TO LIVE AV SHOWS
Saffron is delighted to present the June instalment of its Saffron Members Club online workshop programme – for women, trans and non-binary people worldwide.
Join us to explore the dynamic relationship between music and visuals in this two-hour online workshop with Zoë Mc Pherson and Alessandra Leone. In this session, we’ll look at how visuals can be used to elevate live performances, and explore the process of bringing an audiovisual concept to life. Zoë and Alessandra will begin by providing a short introduction to their work and creative relationship before talking us through their audiovisual live shows “String Figures”, “Pitch Blender” and work in progress “Is THIS real” from idea to realisation. Through a mixture of presentation, discussion and group exercises we will cover the following:
- Why integrate visuals into a live show?
- Audiovisual narrative-building
- How music shapes visuals and vice versa
- The tools of creation (free and paid)
- Accessible ways to begin exploring AV practices
- Group discussion
The session will close with a Q&A with the opportunity to ask for guidance and advice.
Think you would benefit from this session, but can’t afford to contribute? We have a few bursary spaces reserved for those in positions of financial hardship. We trust these will be taken by those who need them – no questions asked. To request one, please email us at members@saffronmusic.uk.
ABOUT ZOË MC PHERSON AND ALESSANDRA LEONE
Zoë Mc Pherson (music, voice, performance) and Alessandra Leone (visuals, lights) are co-founders of SFX platform and the work in progress audiovisual live performance “Is THIS real?”
Based on Mc Pherson’s 2025 album Upside Down. The project develops a performative language where sound, image, and stage environment form one fluid system. Real-time visuals (live camera feeds, depth capture, 3D scans, adaptive lighting) continuously reshape the space around Mc Pherson’s live presence.
The work aims to expand on the duo’s internationally presented AV projects (String Figures, Pitch Blender) and situates hybrid club music in dialogue with contemporary art practices, offering a multisensory stage form that challenges conventional boundaries between concert, installation, and performance.
ACCESS
This workshop will be delivered via Saffron’s digital members platform, but non-members who are women, trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming may also purchase a ticket. Saffron Membership starts from less than £6 per month and provides access to regular online workshops, an online community space, video masterclasses, free music tech tools, discounts and much more.
This workshop is open to people worldwide, but will be running at 7.00 pm BST, so please bear time zone differences in mind. If you purchase a ticket but are unable to attend live, you will automatically be emailed a recording of the workshop after the event.
We are committed to making our online events as accessible as possible. We have created a guidance document about this. Alternatively, please email us with any access requirements you may have.
GENDER POLICY
The gender imbalance in the music technology industry is well-recognised. While we are absolutely not ‘anti-men’, we see that a shorter-term solution is to provide fellowship and learning environments that are not dominated by the cisgender male perspective. Therefore, these workshops are intended for women, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming people to attend. While we do not ban cisgender men from attending, we hope that they will respect that this event is not intended for them.
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