Music trip to Kings Of Wessex

Yr8 Music visit to KOW 23^rd April 2024

I accompanied our year 8 pupils to Kings of Wessex to meet and listen to Jo Hill perform with her band. Jo performed three songs and then did a question-and-answer session about her journey and the music industry. It was interesting to listen to how she has got to where she is today and her ambitions for the future. Jo talked to the pupils about the best ways to release songs, the role of the producer, the ups and downs of her career so far. The pupils asked some great questions exploring employability within the music industry. We look forward to seeing Jo when she reaches her dream of performing at Glastonbury.  

We went to King's to watch Jo Hill perform with her band. Jo went to Fairlands and then studied GCSE music at Kings of Wessex and had the Violin and Piano lessons. 

This was the start of her music journey. It was during lockdown that she started to write songs about her feelings and emotions. She got herself a producer, started to release songs and moved to London . Her song 'The City Never Sleeps' was written whilst she was suffering from Insomnia. She is a rising star and has recently been in America songwriting with Ed Sherran. We had lots of questions for her and learnt a lot about her journey.  

Written by Esme, Jess and Annabelle