The Hub


The Hub was a warehouse which I converted into studios for artists and musicians to live and work. The result was something special, a space where creatives came together to live, work or socialise, creating a network of talent many people would kill for.

The concept was simple - provide cheap (sometimes free) rooms for young talent who could move into bigger rooms as they found success. As more tenants found success from The Hub, they provided an enviable network for new tenants embarking on theior careers.

The Hub was recently featured in Huck Magazine:

https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/creative-said-goodbye-job-security-find-affordable-life/

A few of the Alumni

  • Josh Whitehouse

    Josh is as actor and musician and one of the first people to move into The Hub. He is best known for starring roles in Northern Soul, The Knight Before Christmas and Valley Girl.

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3262317

  • Taron Egerton

    Probably the most famous tenant, Taron is best known for Kingsman Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle and for playing Elton John in Rocketman.

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5473782

  • Reeps One

    Reeps One, aka Harry Yeff is widely acknowledged as the world no1 beat boxer. He has gone on to address world leaders at the World Economic Forum, winner of the 2020 Science Breakthrough of the year, and too many other things to list here.

    https://reeps100.com/

  • Jenny Lu

    Writer and director Jenny completed her first feature film, The Receptionist, whilst living at The Hub, and included a number of residents in the process. After a short cinema release in the UK, she went on to win Emerging Director Award at the Asian American International Film Festival in 2017.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4486838

  • Lazy Habits

    Lazy Habits (aka James Collins) is a rapper and songwriter who also front High Cross Society and has no end of writing credits for other musicians.

    https://lazyhabits.com/

  • Pavan Mukhi

    Also known as Orifice Vulgatron, Pav was a rapper with underground hip hop legends Foreign Beggars. He has recently gone solo under the name PAV4N.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/author/pavan-mukhi

  • Hobbit

    aka Jack Hobbs, Hobbit is a highly acclaimed beat boxer with a number of awards under his belt: 2 x UK Loopstation champion, 3 x UK Team Beatbox champion and a member of World Champion Beatbox Crew, The Beatbox Collective.

    https://www.hobbitbeats.co.uk/

  • Ayah Marar

    Ayah Marar is a Drum & Bass legend, best known for working with Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smith and Jack Peñate.

    http://ayahmarar.com/