A service user rock band set up by Burley Inclusive, the Steel Squid practises in the recording studio at Portishead Youth Centre. The band is more than a music therapy project - students receive 1:1 tuition on their instruments, are supported to write songs, develop their stage image and undertake recording projects.
The band have played a number of gigs in front of sizeable audiences, rocking venues such as Weston College, Tickenham Community Hall, People First events and outdoor festivals in Yatton and Bristol. Their next project is to record an album of original songs, and the possibility of a genuine record deal is on the horizon.