May 2008 Music Network Meeting Minutes
June 12, 2008
The Music Network
May 2008 Meeting Minutes
Present:
Mark Badger (The Music Network / Iron Man Records), Zak (Music Journalist), Gary Seeney (Bham Yamaha Music School). Lee Phillips (Corner Studios / Rebelion records), Natasha Whalley (TIC student), Simon Howes (TIC Student), Anthony Hughes (TIC), Rob Horrocks (Einstellung / Cellar Dor), Jadecandi-Faid, K.Rueban - Kantae, Rob Taylor (Impatient management), Andy Derrick (Musicians union), Aldo Costa (Musician), Bob Ubhi (ekta usic project), Abigail seabrook (Musician), Clare Edwards (Gigbeth), Haleigh Power (Dont Call Us regional filmaker)
Apologies:
Sue Buckler
Introductions:
New points:
Anthony Hughes - creative networks:
Mentioned the free food at 6pm and detailed the talk scheduled from Pete Ashton and Stef Lewandski
Rob Horrocks
asked about a trade fair in Leipzig and if anyone had been before or had any knowledge of it to impart. discussion followed.
Question about arts council funding and access to loans to buy equipment. suggestion made of talking to kevin de costa on 0121 631 5747
Einstellung releasing an album on capsule records and band called Cellardoor have an ep out already.
Andy Derrick Musicians union
Gave a detailed run down of forthcoming events from musicians union and then talked about the launch of Network musician. Details handed out to all present.
see next posting to the site for full information on Network Musician.
Also talked about the Andy derrick Jazz Quartet
Abigail Seabrook
Raised some questions about Creative republic, who are they, what do they do, who do they represent and on what basis. Abi asked how to contact them or get involved. A discussion followed.
Gary Seeney - Birmingham yamaha Music School
Talked about the school teaching drums and keyboards.
Gary also runs a music management company working with several bands. gary is currently on the look out for some good funk bands.
Talked about Sue Buckler being a local radio plugger based in the Jewellry Quarter
Zak
Talked about the recent sophie lancaster gig that raised well over £1000.
Mentioned a new venue called THE ASYLUM that has just opened and putting on rock bands. mention of Clice aid and charity for MS sufferers. Blaise Bailey will be playing at the venue and contact info for the Venue is 0121 233 1109.
Clare Edwards
Talked about the forthcoming Soweto Kinch show playing under hockley flyover
www.myspace.com/flyovershow
Gigbeth will be 6-8th November with conference at the Radison.
Clare will be at London Calling 19th june
Ruben
talked about his album and single, genre reggae and soul RnB
dicsussion followed with reference to potential people who may be able to help him with his record release. Mention of Black Rose Projects and Ian who runs it.
Bob Ubhi
mentioned projects he’s involved with, looking for help to complete some recordings he is working on. He has set up a new website and is looking for help to get a media pack together.
Next Meeting will be Thursday June 26th at 4pm at TIC, Birmingham.
I will aim to keep the minutes short and to the point. If you want the full detail and contact numbers you will have to attend a meeting in person and take notes. Turning up will always be more productive for you than trying to read about it later.
The people who control the Funding are damaging the Creative Industries in The West Midlands
June 12, 2008
Funding as a concept and the funding and economic redevelopment projects aimed at supporting ‘creative industries’ has actually become a system supporting government ‘intervention’. That policy has either intentionally or inadvertently become a controlling factor in the human act of creativity and now acts in a legislative, often excluding manner and is often damaging for the industries it claims to ‘support.’ Anthony Hughes puts an opinion in the open on some important issues that have probably had impact on all of us in recent times whether we are aware of it or not. Leave a comment if you have any constructive opinions on the issues raised, I think this one needs some debate. Read the full article here.
Read more on the subject of Local Funding and Creative Industry here
Get your Music News onto The Music Network site
June 1, 2008
If you would like to get your music news and information onto this site there are two ways to do it.
1. Come to our Monthly Networking Meeting on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The BCU Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC), Millennium Point, Birmingham, B4 7XG.
The Monthly Networking Meeting is an ideal place to present your information and meet others who will be doing the same.
If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, or if you wish to make an appeal for help, advice or guidance then the meeting could be useful to you. Any points raised in the meeting will be included in the minutes and posted to the site and you will meet plenty of interested people who may want to question you further or get involved.
2. If you can’t get to a meeting you can email your information. Send no more than 250 words and a picture(jpg) with your contact details and a link to your own site or relevant page. You can also upload the document to Scribd (it’s free) and send the link.Be aware that anything you send in may be reproduced on the website in an unedited form and some may just get deleted. Remember to check your spelling and don’t get mad if your info doesn’t get posted, it may not be possible to include everything that gets sent in.
You can also send stuff to Created In Birmingham as it also covers Birmingham’s artistic and creative communities.
Get your Gig Listed
The Music Network imports all the gig listings on this site by RSS feed from Live Brum. Please send your gig listing info to Live brum and they will ensure your gigs are put into the system
Please submit event information to events at livebrum.co.uk.
Please include as many of the following details as possible:
- Event Title
- Event description
- Event Date(s) and Time(s)
- Website link to event information
- Website link to book tickets
- An event image
- Any other external links (such as a performers website)
If you are supplying listings, try and provide all the Event information at least by the month before so your paying punters get a chance to plan a night out!
AU-Squat-Festival Frankfurt, Germany- squatted for 25 years
May 25, 2008
Birmingham based band Police Bastard have been invited to Frankfurt, Germany.
On the 7 and 8th of June 2008 the autonomous cultural and living project and oldest squat in Germany, the AU in Frankfurt/Main, celebrates the 25th aniversary of the squatting.
The AU can look back on 25 years of non-profit DIY concerts, soup/people’s kitchen and many other great cultural and political events. The area offers a self-organized living space for a lot of different people.The AU is a political space which positions itself against each way of racism, nationalism, antisemitism and sexism.
Sat 07.06. Open-Air Festival (AU-Fest)
Bands playing are
LIFE BUT HOW TO LIVE IT! (Norway), 1982 (Germany), POLICE BASTARD (UK), CHARGE 69 (France), NOISE ANNOYS (Germany)
Doors open: 3 p.m., Theater for kids: 4 p.m., Start of concert: 5 p.m.!
There are food-, info and other stalls. Please leave your dogs at home. Nazis and other assholes are not welcome!
Benefit festival: As in the last years, the profits are going to human rights organizations and are used to support antifascist work and autonomous centres.
Sun 08.06. Antiracist Football Tournament. 12 p.m. Registration is on Saturday after the concert
AU-Website:
http://au-frankfurt.org
Sophie Lancaster Campaign
May 25, 2008
Message from Zak:
The correct link for Sophie Lancaster, is http://www.myspace.com/inmemoryofsophie
Sorry I didn’t let you know sooner.
I have also attached a flyer for the S.o.p.h.i.e gig @ JBs gig on the 25th May 08.
You can also find the JBs flyer by visiting http://www.myspace.com/miss_higher
Cheers Zak.
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