Eloise is a 23-year-old professional musician, teacher, producer, and Deaf awareness campaigner based in London. Following her graduation from City, University of London in 2016, she has pursued a freelance career working with charities, organisations, and companies to promote full inclusion and access to music for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Eloise has spoken and performed at numerous events including the first international Hearing Aids for Music Conference and the launch of Decibels’ Year of Sound at the House of Lords. She has directed and co-directed several workshops for a range of audiences including at Mary Hare School for Deaf Children in Newbury, Lambeth Music Services, Brunel University, and Liverpool Hope University.

Eloise is heavily involved with Audiovisability – a ‘visual music’ art form developed by musician Ruth Montgomery which explores the various aspects music from the perspectives of deaf and hearing artists. Eloise has taken on multiple roles within the project and has used her own experiences as a musician with hearing loss to help promote and develop opportunities celebrate deaf culture through music.

Recently, Eloise’s documentary Listening Without Ears was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of the station’s The Art of Living series. The documentary aired in December 2017 and explores ways in which people with hearing loss engage with music and sound, challenging listeners to consider music appreciation from a different perspective. It is the first subtitled documentary to feature on the BBC and is available on the BBC iPlayer website.

Visit Eloise’s Website, and watch Listening Without Ears (subtitled version)