An Introduction...

Charlie, who sadly died in June 2006, played a very important part towards the growth and development of Wigwam over the past twenty years.  Charlie was regarded as one of the industry’s most talented Live Sound Engineers and was also a teacher and mentor to many young, up-and–coming engineers. 

Charlie not only recognised the importance of education in the industry, but enjoyed investing his own time to inspire and develop trainee engineers.  The Scholarship has been created in Charlie’s spirit.

Charlie sister Helen would like Charlie’s passion, expertise and desire to educate, to live on for many years, through the Scholarship.

The Charlie Jones Scholarship is linked to SSR’s Audio Engineering course, and is intended for young people who would otherwise not be able to afford this type of training.

Applicants for the scholarship must have a desire and passion to work in the live sound industry. There will be one scholarship place per intake of the Audio Engineering Course.

The intakes for the course are every six months and the Scholarships are funded by Helen Jones, Wigwam and SSR, on a rotational basis.

Please browse the information on this site and see what the live sound industry has to offer as a career and lifestyle, there are sections giving an insight on Wigwam, SSR and also career paths for prospective students.