Toga Creative was founded in 2022 by two of the UK’s leading player-educators, Ben Thomas and Pat Garvey, with a mission to create an industry connected creative arts hub in the vibrant city centre of Brighton & Hove. 

Toga Creative offers high spec working spaces for organisations and industry professionals as well as specialist small group learning and creative opportunities for 7–12 year olds, and bespoke short adult evening courses.

Connected directly to the local, national and international creative arts and education sectors, our small group courses for 7-12 yr olds are delivered in association with RSL Awards and Trinity Rock & Pop. Industry sponsors like Marshall, NATAL, sE Electronics, Gewa, Roland, Vic Firth, and Meinl sponsor all our small group courses for 7-12 yr olds, as well as our bespoke adult short courses.

Ben Thomas and Pat Garvey have been able to combine successful international careers as professional musicians and leading educators, founding Toga Creative with a mixture of top-level real world experience, a true passion for the arts, for education, and the drive to bring people together through creativity.