JOB Vacancy: Excellent communicator and experienced project co-ordinator to help establish Shut Up and Listen Music Programme for musicians/audiences with learning disability
September 26, 2009 in Other by Mark Badger
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JOB Vacancy: Excellent communicator and experienced project co-ordinator to help establish Shut Up and Listen Music Programme for musicians/audiences with learning disability
September 26, 2009 in Job Vacancy, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger
We have a great job going at Carousel. Please can you tell as many people about the job as possible? Thank you.
Do you have the skills to support musicians with a learning disability to produce a regular radio show and market their music to a new audience? If so, we might have the job for you!
We are an award winning Brighton based learning disability arts organisation with an international remit. Our mission is to inspire people with learning disabilities to achieve their artistic ambitions.
We are seeking an excellent communicator and experienced project co-ordinator for two days per week to help us establish and develop our Shut Up and Listen Music Programme for musicians and audiences with a learning disability http://www.shutupandlisten.org.uk
For further information and an application pack
please call Mark or Julia on 01273 234734
Carousel
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton BN1 3XG
w: www.carousel.org.uk
e: mark.richardson@carousel.org.uk
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The Music Show 2009 3rd & 4th October at RDS, Dublin
September 26, 2009 in Networking, News, Other by Mark Badger
Performers, Public Interviews, Panel Discussion and Exhibitions: The Biggest Celebration of the Irish Music Scene
3rd & 4th October at the RDS, Dublin
A stunning array of top music performers and industry experts is scheduled for The Music Show 2009 at the RDS, October 3rd and 4th. The Music Show combines the biggest ever exhibition of musical instruments, equipment and technology with a selection of live music showcases, workshops, seminars, discussions, artist interviews, music product launches and exhibition displays from well-known Irish and international names.
Top rock band The Blizzards have been added to a star-studded bill that already includes Imelda May, Republic of Loose, The Coronas, Director, Delorentos, Villagers, David Kitt, The Brilliant Things and the cream of Ireland’s emergent music talent.
Another popular attraction will be The Rory Gallagher Exhibition, presented by Fender in association with XMusic. This will mark a tribute to the legendary Irish rock hero, who is widely regarded as Ireland’s most influential guitarist of all time. Pride of place will go to his trademark Fender Sunburst Stratocaster 1961 which he used throughout his 30-year music career, including 11 studio albums and countless concerts, and which cost him only $100.
A series of Public interviews will be a main feature of the show and aims to give the audience a deeper insight into the personalities and crucially the artistry of leading performers. Among those who will be interviewed about their life and work are Oscar winner Glen Hansard (Saturday 3), and Christy Moore (Sunday 4). Both artists will have guitars to hand. Horslips legend Johnny Fean, ace drummer Conor Guilfoyle and bassist Keith Duffy of The Corrs, Westlife and Boyzone fame, among others, will host instrumental workshops at the Show.
A series of panel discussions will cover such controversial and key topics as illegal file-sharing, the future of music, the relationship between music and cinema, song-writing and music production. These events will include rare and exclusive appearances from such industry luminaries as David Arnold (James Bond film composer), Nicky Ryan (Enya producer), producer John Reynolds, Jim Kerr (Simple Minds), James Morris (Windmill Lane founder), Barry Devlin (Horslips bassist and U2 video producer), Jim Sheridan, May Kay (Fight Like Apes), Vince Power, Ossie Kilkenny, Nick Seymour (Crowded House), indie artist RSAG and Bill Whelan (Riverdance), among many other music industry heavyweights.
Ireland’s largest ever exhibition of musical instruments, accessories and equipment will see a host of new product launches. These launches include; Roland’s introduction of six new products; Marshall amps World Premiering their new MA series and the ingenious and Irish-developed iTab player, which will also receive its world premiere. Yamaha’s full range will include two silent pianos, and the Walton’s Distribution stand will feature the legendary Gibson and Epiphone brands.
Speaking at the launch of The Music Show line-up last month, pop sensations The Script were lavish in their praise for the event. Said guitarist Mark Sheehan, “We didn’t have anyone to explain anything about music to us when we were kids. The Music Show breaks it all down. You get to put questions to people in the industry. Whether it’s writers or producers – pretty much anyone who has success in this game, you get to quiz them and talk to them.” The band’s singer Danny O’Donoghue added that he wished The Script had access to a resource such as The Music Show when they were starting out.
Music fans can also look forward to a plethora of public appearances, autograph sessions and impromptu live sessions – including a special guest performance from Sharon Corr – at the RDS on October 3rd and 4th.
Additional Information
The Music Show, RDS, Dublin. Sat 3rd and Sun 4th October 2009.
Access All Areas Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.ie
Advance Ticket Prices: €12 (one-day), €16 (weekend)
Family tickets allow entry for 2 adults and up to 4 children: €28 (one-day), €36 (weekend)
The Music Show Presents AFTER DARK at the Academy Saturday 3rd October
The Music Show presents in association with Hot Press, After Dark – a showcase of some of the top Irish indie acts – featuring David Kitt, Noise Control,The Deans and O Emperor. The gig will be followed by the infamous Death Disco with BP Fallon & special guest, Saturday 3rd October. Tickets priced €12 incl. booking fee.
The Music Show which takes place at the RDS, 3rd & 4th October will take proceedings well into the night at The Academy with a special event featuring the hottest indie acts in Ireland.
The Music Show takes place, all day, at the RDS, Dublin on October 3rd and 4th. It includes: Ireland’s biggest ever exhibition of musical instruments, equipment and technology; Live stage featuring leading Irish bands; The Rory Gallagher Guitar Exhibition; Instrumental Masterclasses; Public Interviews; Panels and Debates – and much more.
Visit www.ticketmaster.ie for tickets
For full details on The Music Show see www.themusicshow.ie
by Mark Badger
The Music Network – 4pm Thursday 24th September 2009, Birmingham TIC, Millennium Point. All Invited
September 23, 2009 in Networking, News, Other by Mark Badger
The Music Network will next meet on Thursday 24th September 2009 at 4pm til 6pm at Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG.
If you have any involvement in music, come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people.If you are a musician, work with musicians, represent musicians, have involvement with the music industry, or are looking to make new contacts the meeting will be useful.
Please pass this information on to Musicians you know or anyone else who you think may benefit.
WARNING: THE MUSIC SCENE IS NOT THE MUSIC SCENE.
If you want to join a real conversation and get ahead with your own music…..
…..You know what to do: http://birminghammusicnetwork.com
by Mark Badger
links for 2009-09-22
September 23, 2009 in News by Mark Badger
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John Sinclair was sentenced to 10 years in prison after offering two joints to an undercover narcotics officer in 1969. The ridiculous sentencing of a known cultural revolutionist sparked a nationwide upheaval, leading renowned left wing fundamentalists to charge to Ann Arbor and form the notorious, “Free John Now Rally.” Eventually, the ten year sentence was shortened to three and a half years, and the movement forever now symbolizes the necessity of people to stand against the wrongdoings and persecution by the government, even in these more modern times. But why did a movement form for this specific person? Why did all these “left-wing luminaries” venture to Ann Arbor to protest the sentencing of one man? Who is this, John Sinclair? Well, why don’t we hear the history from the man himself? Jarrod Dicker and John Sinclair…
by Mark Badger
by Mark Badger
National Survey and Mapping Exercise assessing provision & scope of music support work across UK 2009
September 22, 2009 in News, Other, Strategy by Mark Badger
The UK Music Sector Forum (MSF) is a network of music support agencies with the aim of providing a vibrant forum for the discussion of issues affecting music support projects and workers across the UK. The MSF has been in operation since 2005.
This survey and resulting report aims to assess the provision and scope of music support work across the UK in 2009.
The objective was to generate a set quantitative data from practising music support organisations for feedback and discussion about the Forums role, in relation to the ongoing benefit to the sector and its community of workers and participants.
During the research process over 100 organisations were contacted with 81 of those completing the survey.
32 organisations were unable to participate in the survey because:
• Their remit delivered a broader arts programme of which the music component was negligible.
• They were no longer active; remit had changed or lacked funds.
• The survey results were collated before response.
The questions were designed to allow freedom of expression and they generated an exceptionally high number of critically productive comments. Multiple respondents’ choices were recorded, but ‘skipped questions’ and ‘no response’ were not and therefore bore no influence on the presented statistical outcomes.
Links to information on each organisation can be found in appendices along with details of forty four (44) unmapped organisations identified for future contact.
This was a fact-finding exercise to identify underlying trends; these have been identified and highlighted using graphic software and filter analysis. Each respondent’s additional critical comments are also printed after each result graphic to aid synthesis of the data.
Conclusion
This survey and resulting data aimed to identify and raise important issues directly and indirectly affecting key operators and stake holders in the music support and development sector. From the outset it became apparent that to take the clearest sector ‘snapshot’, all those practising organisations, departments and bodies would need to be indentified and connected with as participants in the online survey questionnaire.
The large number and variety of respondents has resulted in sector wide coverage generating a resulting selection of quantitative data that can be used to inform a decision making process.
We look forward to your views and suggestions.
Email: contact at musicsectorforum.org.uk or pete at musicisours.com
Online network invite: email invite issued
Telephone: 01612170368
Peter Jenkinson – Music is Ours
Click to Download PDF here: National Survey and Mapping Exercise assessing provision & scope of music support work across UK 2009
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We Need Your Music – tel: +44 (0)121 233 9888
September 22, 2009 in Artists, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger
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by Mark Badger
RHYMES – Best of Birmingham’s Performance Poetry. 24th September 2009
September 22, 2009 in Artists, Networking, News by Mark Badger
RHYMES
The Best of Birminghams Performance Poetry.
24th September. 8pm.
The Mixing Bowl Theatre@The Custard Factory. £5 on the door.
This Months Poets;
Marcus Taylor started performing his own poetry through the encouragement and tutelage of Wrote Under’s “Sunday Express”. He has a large quantity of self penned “Straight” poetry and a small collection of “Comedic” poetry and supported John Cooper Clarke as part of last year’s Comedy Festival
Dave Reeves was editor of Raw Edge Magazine for 13 years and now presents a spoken word and music show for www.radiowildfire.com, the internet spoken word broadcaster and has had work commissioned by BBC Radios 4 & 5.
Kerry Orange writes poems that combine a sense of place with intimate memories. His work is full of play with sounds as well as details of towns, landscapes and journeys. He is also guitarist and singer of The Orange whose debut album ‘Concealed Exit’ is available on itunes.
Kimmy Sue Ann, freshly arrived from her most recent bemused and accidental appearances on1click2fame talent show, is dysfunctional and proud of it and regales audiences with recitations of her pwoetry wot as got social comment innit.
by Mark Badger
by Mark Badger
Marcuszodiac69, Red Man Green Man, Eastfield – City Tavern 26th Sept 2009
September 22, 2009 in Artists, Networking, News, Other by Mark Badger
City Tavern 26th Sept, doors 8pm (Presumably upstairs),
38 Bishopsgate Street, Five Ways, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1EJ
Tel: 08721 077 077
£5 on the door
marcuszodiac69 (Towns Van Zandt, Woodie Gutherie and anything else that’s good – reworkings – Guitar and song)
Red Man Green Man (dynamic poetry and comic music)
Eastfield (urban railroad punk) accoustic set
by Mark Badger
Microblog 2009-09-21
September 21, 2009 in Other by Mark Badger
- In Cambridge with #vaginamonologues lot #
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Microblog 2009-09-25
September 25, 2009 in Other by Mark Badger
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