Eastleigh Team
Mike Evans - Academy Leader
Mike's passion for the arts started at the age of 7 when he joined his local drama club and then continued to be involved in performing arts groups through to the end of his time in education. At the age of 18, Mike started his arts career at Mayflower Theatre where he spent 9 years working across the theatre in a variety of roles, but with a focus on community arts and education. During the summers, Mike would spend time in Pennsylvania, USA, where he led the drama and performing arts department at a co-ed private summer camp for children and young people aged 6-19. Mike's passion for acting continued throughout his twenties and he spent time working on productions such as EastEnders, Star Wars, The Witcher and most recently The Batman and Fantastic Beasts which are due for release in 2022. In 2017, Mike found employment at Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, Australia where he worked alongside the Chief Executive at Australia's largest arts centre. Mike co-founded Sound Pop Academy in 2018, with the aim to offer contemporary, affordable and high-quality arts to children and young people across the whole of the UK.
Hedge End Team
Jenni Monday - Academy Leader
Since she was only a child herself, Jenni has loved singing and performing. She spent many years singing in a pop and soul choir where she fell in love with harmonies. In 2010 at the age of 18, she started her professional career in popular UK function band, The Deloreons, which she still remains busy with today. They have performed to thousands of people at weddings and events all over the UK.
With a taste for travel, Jenni has spent down time from the band performing on cruise ships across America. She has visited and performed out of Texas, Alaska, Florida, South Carolina and the Caribbean Islands to name a few, in intimate concerts to full production shows!
Charlotte Blackmore - Academy Assistant
Charlotte’s passion for singing started from a young age when she joined her primary school choir, performing at school events and summer fairs. Throughout her teens, Charlotte continued to find ways to sing and dance, taking dance lessons in a variety of dance styles including ballet, freestyle and ballroom and joining a performing arts school. In her spare time, she sings as part of Love Soul Choir, having been a member since 2019. Charlotte has always had a passion for working with young people, working at Brownies and afterschool clubs in the Southampton area and loves developing confidence and social skills in young people in a way which is engaging and inclusive.
Southampton Team
Jayne Glynn - Academy Leader
Jayne has been part of the Sound Pop Academy team since the very beginning and is passionate about providing exciting sessions that develop social skills, confidence and emotional resilience along with the development of vocal and performance skills.
Jayne has always had a passion for working with young people. After graduating from Winchester University in 2007 as a qualified teacher, Jayne has gained lots of experience supporting young people with their educational, emotional and social development. Throughout her experience as a teacher, Jayne has led school choirs and singing assemblies in different schools.
Alongside her role as a teacher, Jayne also works for SingForce providing workplace choir sessions for a variety of businesses. Jayne is also a session vocalist. She records guide backing tracks for choir leaders to use during the teaching process for many different choirs, including Sound Pop Academy.
Jayne also sings for pleasure in her own time. Since joining Love Soul Choir in 2014, Jayne has performed at many different events. These performances include a Westquay flashmob, ‘One Sound’ at Mayflower Theatre and performing onstage with Take That at St Mary’s stadium in May 2019.
Bethany Howard - Academy Assistant
Bethany’s love for the arts stemmed from a very young age when she joined in with Southampton’s Scouting and Guiding shows full of singing and dancing. This experience fuelled a passion for performing which led to Bethany joining a youth theatre where she performed many musicals, such as ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘Evita’. Throughout her education, Bethany’s love for drama and music grew and she started singing lessons which developed her skill and love for music. Bethany has recently finished her last year at college, completing a course in musical theatre and hopes to continue her passion of performing in the future by going to a performing arts school to further her education in acting.
Sound Pop Academy HQ Team
Mike Evans - Academy Director
Mike's passion for the arts started at the age of 7 when he joined his local drama club and then continued to be involved in performing arts groups through to the end of his time in education. At the age of 18, Mike started his arts career at Mayflower Theatre where he spent 9 years working across the theatre in a variety of roles, but with a focus on community arts and education. During the summers, Mike would spend time in Pennsylvania, USA, where he led the drama and performing arts department at a co-ed private summer camp for children and young people aged 6-19. Mike's passion for acting continued throughout his twenties and he spent time working on productions such as EastEnders, Star Wars, The Witcher and most recently The Batman and Fantastic Beasts which are due for release in 2022. In 2017, Mike found employment at Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, Australia where he worked alongside the Chief Executive at Australia's largest arts centre. Mike co-founded Sound Pop Academy in 2018, with the aim to offer contemporary, affordable and high-quality arts to children and young people across the whole of the UK.
Dan Cooper - Academy Director
Dan's journey started when he was 11 years old where he joined a singing group. At 16 Dan was teaching the singing group, helping young singers develop and grow into competent performers and at 17, Dan trained to become a certified vocal coach. Dan was once the youngest vocal coach in the UK. As a vocal coach, Dan has taught thousands of one to one singing lessons and has also worked on TV shows including 'The Voice' on ITV (working alongside Universal Music Group & Modest! Management) as well as 'Little Mix The Search' for the BBC. Dan is also the leader of Love Soul Choir who perform regularly throughout the course of the year at theatre shows, weddings and corporate functions. Love Soul Choir have performed with Take That, Susan Boyle & have worked with Gareth Malone. Dan is also the founder of SingForce which is an organisation that provides workplace choirs to companies to improve wellbeing in the workplace. SingForce is at the forefront of employee wellbeing in the UK. In early 2020, Dan co-directed a sell out choir collaboration show which took place at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton with 600 singers. Globally, Dan has hosted singing sessions virtually across a number of different countries as well as hosting a term for a pop choir based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Jayne Glynn - Training Manager
Jayne has been part of the Sound Pop Academy team since the very beginning and is passionate about providing exciting sessions that develop social skills, confidence and emotional resilience along with the development of vocal and performance skills.
Jayne has always had a passion for working with young people. After graduating from Winchester University in 2007 as a qualified teacher, Jayne has gained lots of experience supporting young people with their educational, emotional and social development. Throughout her experience as a teacher, Jayne has led school choirs and singing assemblies in different schools.
Alongside her role as a teacher, Jayne also works for SingForce providing workplace choir sessions for a variety of businesses. Jayne is also a session vocalist. She records guide backing tracks for choir leaders to use during the teaching process for many different choirs, including Sound Pop Academy.
Jayne also sings for pleasure in her own time. Since joining Love Soul Choir in 2014, Jayne has performed at many different events. These performances include a Westquay flashmob, One Sound at Mayflower Theatre and performing onstage with Take That at St Mary’s stadium in May 2019.
Sue Rogers - Finance Officer
Sue has always enjoyed supporting the arts and has a keen eye for detail and numbers. Sue has been part of Sound Pop Academy since the beginning but prior to this worked for the Forestry Commission where she developed her passion for the New Forest, its flora and fauna. Sue has also spent many years working in secondary education helping young people with their learning. Sue’s hobbies include walking, cycling, hoola hooping, generally any outside activity which will keep her fit. Animals have always been one of Sue’s interests. In her spare time Sue spends time horse riding. Sue has recently become a first time Grandparent so will need lots of energy to support her Grandson. Spending quality time with her family is something Sue treasures.