Personal Reflection from Danny

I’ve just lived out a huge dream of mine—standing on a platform and sharing my story.

I truly believe we all have a powerful, unique story to tell. Mine is one of resilience, of confronting my own fears, doubts, and anxieties, and of building something that empowers children to discover who they are at their core—so they, too, can overcome life’s challenges.

A few weeks ago, while in the USA, I found myself standing on that podium, in that moment I had envisioned for so long. And I want to encourage you, whoever is reading this, to always believe in possibilities—no matter how tough life feels or how far away your dream seems.

I’ll never forget the first time I met Simon Cowell off-camera, years ago. His first words to me were:

“So you’re Danny… you’re the choirmaster, right?”

Something in me froze. That label felt too small, too limiting. I knew I was more than that. Just like you, I am many things—but at my core, I am simply me. In that moment, I stuttered, self-doubt got the best of me, and I felt like I’d blown it.

But life is about bouncing back.

I took time to ground myself, to remember who I really am and how far I’ve come. And when we finally took the stage that weekend, something shifted. After our audition, Simon hugged me—and he wouldn’t let go. That moment taught me a powerful lesson: when we choose to stand in our confidence, in our true identity, everything changes.

So today, I say it boldly: I am a speaker.

We define who we are. We create meaning from our experiences. And we all have a story to share. As I move forward, I choose the path of curiosity and possibility. I hope this post encourages you to do the same.

Danny

Last week saw a first for us – on our recent US tour we were invited to do presentations for Tomorrow River Charter Schools in the central area of Wisconsin.

On Monday we delivered an awesome live masterclass for their public school students at the Jenson Center in Amherst – Danny even played his trumpet, as well as uniting a mass choir to perform our “I Am” song from Britain’s Got Talent.

But on Tuesday, we also delivered to their Virtual School Community online. This was a lot of fun and great to inspire the students with one of our stories.

We reminded the students as they sat alone at home on their screens, that the Anti-Bullying anthem now heard around the world thanks to Simon Cowell – was written in a very similar environment – Danny was alone in his bedroom writing a song wondering – “Will anyone ever hear this?”.

The key message was simply this – do not underestimate the power of your creativity and that  your creative work can take flight and embark on a journey of adventure – even from your bedroom!

We really enjoyed ourselves and loved exploring a new part of the US state that we love the most!

We are still pinching ourselves about this incredible opportunity. Since 2022 we have built wonderful connections in Wisconsin and collaborated on multiple projects with the Edgerton School District. We’ve done Anti-Bullying presentations, composed 2 school anthems, filmed music videos and even a live event for the whole K12 students.

We recently received some unbelievable news where we were invited to present our work at the huge Wisconsin State Convention in Milwaukee. It was amazing to be recognised like this and to share these transformations and what we do at such a large scale event.

Class Dynamix began as a humble after-school club in 2014 in Leeds. To be stood there, 5000 miles away from home on such a big stage is a powerful story of resilience, faith and perseverance. We want to say a huge thank you to the WASB organisers, the Edgerton School District and also to the incredible students who sang solos live in the presentation – Avalon and Ella.

Mount Pleasant Primary in Huddersfield gave us the exciting mission of creating a second anthem for their awesome community! This time it was all about their aspirations for the future and helping their pupils embody their school motto of “Think Big, Aim High and Achieve” on a whole new level..

Starting from a blank page, this uplifting power anthem, bubbling with joy and energy was born – encapsulating the same very message in the process… that we can create anything we imagine!

4 years ago we created their original anthem together Think Big, Aim High, ACHIEVE! – Mount Pleasant Anthem OUT NOW! – and 2024 allowed us the opportunity to create an elevated piece unlike anything we’ve ever worked on before.

Enjoy this amazing film and song. We are so proud of this one.

We have had the most incredible time out in Edgerton, WI recently.

We created a bespoke version of our live event – called Edgerton Empowered – which featured 4 of our original songs and a special message from Class Dynamix creator himself, Danny Gough.

The week culminated in a series of live shows for the various schools within the District and the impacts and success stories were off the charts!

150 students took to the stage and brought the house down, and we were so honoured to serve this incredible community once again.

A huge thank you to all the students, the School District and to the WEPAC for an amazing collaboration.

We’re SO excited to announce that we are working with our wonderful friends at Mount Pleasant Primary once again to create a brand new song and film in the coming months.

We’ve just unveiled perhaps one of the most incredible songs we’ve ever created at a special assembly at their school this week.

We will keep you posted with updates – but get yourselves ready for a serious wow factor with this one.

We originally connected with the school back in 2021, helping them produce their own school anthem called Think Big, Aim High, ACHIEVE! – Mount Pleasant Anthem OUT NOW!

This new song will be a musical sibling to their anthem and we cannot wait to bring this all together!

In 2017 we visited Rothwell Primary, Leeds and helped them create a funky school anthem and film.

Well, fast forward to 2024 and boom – we revisited these amazing people and helped them create a brand new version.

Soo much fun! Check it out!

Enjoy our new infomercial outlining what we do and how we got here!

The power and passion of these young people takes my breath away.

To describe how magical this performance was – live on July 5th – is simply impossible.

This song is called Unbreakable and it’s about that deep part inside us that allows us to thrive no matter what life throws at us.

Let’s rewind to 6 months earlier where these 70 children from 5 different schools met for the first time.

In partnership with Music Federation – we wanted to create a choir that brought together talented singers from across Leeds to form a single, unified collection of voices.

From those nervous first steps and first hellos they became the most awesome team and we saw seismic shifts in confidence and self-belief along the way. 

Young people connecting with themselves – both as individuals and each other, elevating their souls and voices in the way that only music knows how in the process was truly epic.

The lead soloist here is a very special individual indeed.

We watched her gradually find her power, and the self-confidence to unleash her voice with freedom.

It was one of those experiences where the whole Class Dynamix journey was captured in a single moment.

This quiet, softly spoken individual coming alive, and through her fears and self-doubts, she rose up – inspiring the whole choir to do the same.

What a story – and hers is one of many that I’ve had the privilege to be a part of, and create these songs and opportunities where young people can soar.

Horton Grange – a  beautiful, historic and colourful school in Bradford approached us not long ago to help them create their own unique song and film to celebrate their awesomeness!

How could we say no?!

In our first lyric writing session with their children – we explained how from a blank piece of paper, our creativity was going to grow something awesome. A child replied, “Like a seed into a flower?” – and from that very line we were away!!

Enjoy! We are also super excited to announce that Horton Grange have since joined our Gold Partnership programme for 2023/24 – so we will be seeing a lot more of them come September! We can’t wait 🙂