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Music World Radio. A few words from DJ Readman

January 26, 2011 in News, Other, Pitch, Radio by Mark Badger

This is DJ Readman, broadcasting from Banbury every week, delivering LIVE interviews, either through SKYPE or locations with great songs and new music

Music World Radio is non profit organisation, but lives for music of any style from all over the world and in any language.

The station has its own independent top 20 chart, which has been running for over a year and many artists contribute songs and it seriously does measure who is popular.

Send your music to Music World Radio: http://www.musicworldradio.com

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DJ Readman
www.facebook.com/deejay.readman

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Vocalists wanted for recording

January 13, 2011 in News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Musician, singer-songwriter Ben Webb is looking for vocalists for a new project.

Ben writes: “Basically I’m looking for both a Female and Male vocalist for a Dance/Electro track I’m producing.  It’s going to be aimed for placements in the gaming industry as well as possible film/tv.  Vocal style, along the lines of Jessie J, Katy B, Magnetic Man, Pitbull and Far East Movement.

Another track, I’m looking for a Male vocalist, in the style of David Gray, The Script, Matt Kearny.  It’s an Adult Contemporary, singer-songwriter track aimed for Film and TV placement. Note this one is rather urgent, as I already have projects that I can pitch to, but don’t yet have the master!There will be a chance of huge exposure for the artists chosen for recording!

Ask people to email me on ben_webb@live.com with a link to past recorded projects so I can hear how they sound recorded.”

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Keyboard Teacher Wanted – Birmingham

November 26, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

A Message from Gary Seeney

Keyboard Teacher Wanted

Playing and reading to a minimum of Grade 5, ideally Grade 8 with a good knowledge and understanding of pop and rock music.

The ability to improvise would be an advantage, together with an understanding of programming and the making of backing tracks on keys.

We are looking for an individual with an outgoing personality – “the personality of children’s TV presenter.”

Your job will be to teach, encourage and inspire children, young people and adults. The ideal candidate will be a team player, who will be willing to go the extra mile for their students and The Birmingham Yamaha Music School.

Everyone working at Birmingham Yamaha Music School is required to have a CRB check. Our lessons take place evenings and weekends in our fabulous, fully equipped Yamaha studios in the Jewellery Quarter – near Birmingham City Centre.

The successful candidate will be trained by Yamaha on 2 residential training courses. Hard work and commitment are rewarded with good pay, regular Yamaha training, a great team environment and superb facilities. Further details of hours of work, training and pay will be discussed at interview.

Please send your CV clearly marked KEYS VACANCY to info at byms.co.uk

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Save Rhubarb Radio

November 26, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

A message from Jenny Tate:

Rhubarb Radio:

We have 6 weeks, well actually, 5 weeks now, to get some urgent funds in to save Rhubarb! Due to the resigantion of Dan Cremin, our director and funding issues, we’re having to start fund-raising ourselves, in order to continue in Jan. We’re all determined to save the station and will do whatever’s necessary, but we do need some help and support in terms of funding and involvement with fund-raising activities. We’re inviting any interest in helping us out with funds or even just funding ideas. We now have a donate button on the Rhubarb website and the fb page, which we’re inviting everyone to join. Please could we have soem more people show their support by clicking the like button or if they’re able and willing to, donating? We’d be very greateful indeed. There’s a draft press release being prepared at the mo.

Aside from that, I’m no longer working with Violet Sky and Hope.Order.Truth. so if anyone needs to contact me by phone, please use my number, which is 07887565412. They can also email me on jennytaterocks at googlemail.com or of course, contact me on here and the show fb page, which is http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saturday-Rocks-with-Jenny-Tate/

Thanks,
Jenny

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Adapt Productions – looking at making more music videos for local artists

October 21, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch, Video by Mark Badger

“I am from a local video production company called Adapt Productions.  We are looking at making more music videos for local artists.

Here is an example of one we have recently done for an unsigned acoustic artist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCQpU0T0IdA

I would like to meet some people from the local music industry.”

Regards,
Nitesh
07850835104
www.adaptproductions.co.uk
twitter.com/adaptvideo

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Handsworth Evolution – a documentary by Robin Valk for Birmingham Music Heritage

October 6, 2010 in Artists, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Robin Valk says “It’s all there – the story of how the children of those early post-war immigrants came up with a vital new approach to reggae, mixed, matched and mashed up… and invented whole new styles of music along the way. And right now, there’s even a third generation doing new and vital stuff. Now, with the blessing of Birmingham Music Heritage, whose commission it was, I am making it available via Sound Cloud, after the jump. Know what? I love internet publishing.

The programme is in three parts – I built it so it would allow for a news bulletin and breaks for promos and/or ads. It’s also on offer to local community stations for rebroadcast, gratis – email me, using the link at the botton of this post, and I’ll send you a DropBox invite. In the meantime, tag away to your hearts’ content on the Soundcloud files.”

http://radiotogo.blogspot.com/2010/10/handsworth-evolution-documentary.html

Just click to play:
Handsworth Evolution Part 1

Handsworth Evolution Part 2

Handsworth Evolution Part 3

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Birmingham Music Heritage – Untold Stories revisits Birmingham 1965 – 1985 when the city dominated the world’s music scene.

October 6, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch, Radio by Mark Badger

In partnership with Radio To Go, Birmingham Music Heritage – Untold Stories revisits Birmingham during the period of 1965 – 1985 when the city dominated the world’s music scene. Capturing memories and stories from some of the actual people who helped pioneer Birmingham’s music industry, the venues key to its success, and an insight into the musicians and music they produced with the influence from the city’s culture on their sound. Over the next two years the project will be filming a series of interviews for a documentary about Birmingham’s popular music story.

It will also be recording a number of radio interviews & podcasts for free download from the project’s website which will include stories, information and photographs relating to the artists themselves. A heritage trail will also be published with the release of the project DVD for free distribution across Birmingham at a number of exhibitions also during 2010.

The team’s consultants included local pop legend Bob Lamb, who has had a colourful career since the 60’s, including successes in bands such as, ‘Locomotive’ and the ‘Steve Gibbons Band’. He also produced UB40’s debut album ‘Signing off’, recorded Duran Duran’s first material, The Lilac Times (Steven ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy) and Ruby Turner to name a few.

http://www.birminghammusicheritage.org.uk/

Birmingham Music Heritage

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Are You Britain’s Best Undiscovered Music Act?

April 25, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Are You Britain’s Best Undiscovered Music Act? If the answer is ‘YES’ then we want to meet you…

We are looking for acts of all ages and all genres for a brand new prime-time TV music talent show – and as long as you can sing or play music (or both), then you’re in.

Solo artists, musicians, bands, groups and choirs of all sizes are welcome to audition.  For the winner, there is a prize of a lifetime.

For more information, and to register your interest, email us now, and include a daytime contact number

music at princesstv.com

We’re looking for exciting, unique, original, diverse and talented music acts in Birmingham to take part in a brand new music show. We want real musicians and singers with real talent. A rock band, opera singer, choir, samba band, bhangra band, singer/songwriter… It doesn’t matter, we want to hear from them and give them the opportunity to showcase their talent.

We want to let the music acts of Birmingham and the surrounding areas know that there’s an opportunity for them. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated as this is a great opportunity for someone.

Many thanks in advance.

Chris Allen | Researcher | Princess Productions
T: 02079851864

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Musoplex, Monkey Business, Get A Gig, Recording Studio, Photoshoots and the rest…..

April 22, 2010 in Get a gig, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Monkey Business gigs…

At

The Olde Queen’s Head,
Birmingham Street
Halesowen B63 3HN
0121 585 8228
Thurs 29th April Skull Fox + Frozen Theory Metal Night

Also Musoplex is offering:
Half a day in the studio (Mon to Fri).
Pay just £15 a song for anything you want to take with you from the session.
Book a photo shoot for £40 and get songs for £10 each

Rehearse, Get  a Gig, Recording, Pictures, Video….all in one place

http://www.musoplex.com

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CREATIVE LEAP – A NEW FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS

March 14, 2010 in Artists, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

CREATIVE LEAP…..

Call all Artists who want to kick start a career in the creative sector

Creative Leap is a new development programme for emerging artists which will enable you to turn your creative ideas into reality…..

It is open to artists working in any artform including film and digital media, visual and performing arts, written and spoken word.

The scheme is aimed at individuals who have had limited opportunities to produce and showcase work.

Artists from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.

Creative Leap will offer artists the chance to:

·         Apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to develop and showcase innovative new work/projects
·         Participate in a professional development training programme working within a pool of artists
·         Work with an artform mentor to support the development of creative ideas and new work
·         Work with a career start-up mentor and receive industry information, advice and support

Creative Leap is about new work, new collaborations and new ideas to create work in both traditional and unusual spaces.  We want ideas for new work to be artist generated and led, and we’re here to discuss your ideas with you and to support you from the initial development stage through to showcasing.   We’re also here to help newer artists access or progress in the industry and to support your career development needs.

A Creative Leap introductory meeting will take place in early May and the programme will then run in part time stages with showcasing taking place between September 2010 and March 2011.

Taking part in the programme is free of charge.

To apply for a place on Creative Leap, you will need to be:

·         Over 18
·         Living or working in any of wards making up the following Birmingham constituencies :

Erdington     -  Erdington, Kingstanding, Stockland Green, Tyburn wards
Hodge Hill   –   Bordesley Green, Hodge Hill, Shard End, Washwood Heath wards
Ladywood   -  Aston, Ladywood, Nechells , Soho wards
Perry Barr   –   Handsworth Wood, Lozells & East Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr wards

·              The deadline to apply for a place is  Wednesday 14th April 2010

If you want  further information on Creative Leap, and to apply for a place, please contact:

Pat Dawson on 0121 446 3267 or email pat@sampad.org.uk and mention you got the details from Birmingham Music Network.

Creative Leap is a collaborative project run in partnership by sampad, Ulfah Arts and the Drum.

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MUSIC WORLD RADIO Top 20 Chartshow – Vote & Nominate at http://www.topchoons.com

March 1, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch, Radio by Mark Badger

The Alternative Top20 Chart – February Week 4

MWR Weekly Listener Music Chart – Music by the People, voted for by the people and played for the people.

Music World Radio – Our mission is simple; to bring great music to music fans, no matter the style or genre. We are sometimes eclectic and different but always classy and never ever staid or boring. If you love great music, Music World Radio is the place to be for all your musical tastes and needs and perhaps you’ll hear some stuff you’ve never heard before. So check our schedule, tune in and get involved with one of the hottest cool music stations out there. Remember, it’s your music, your world, your radio! Contact MWR here

http://www.musicworldradio.com

MWR Top 20 Chartshow – Vote & Nominate at http://www.topchoons.com

1. Nice As Pie – Bad Girl

2. Rudy Jr & The Lovepirates – Stupid Chick Opus8

3. Neongrau – Hi Level Slacker

4. Dead Drunk Society – Black Beauty Musclecar

5. Redlight – Whats Going On ?

6. Katrin the Thrill – You Make Me Wanna Die

7. Victims of Bad Television – Questions

8. Johnny Normal – Time

9. Fistfuzz – Tongue Depressor

10. Shag Nasty – Punk Anthem 77

11. Iguana – Undone

12. The Satin Dolls – Walk Away

13. Pop Incorporated – Looking 4 KLF

14. Seven Thorns – Forest Majesty

15. Frauenarzt & Manny Marc – Disco Pogo

16. Sarah June – Cowboy

17. The Rotten Rebels – My D-Day

18. Richard Snow & The Inlaws – Silent Girlfriend

19. Vinyl Fiction – Dont Call For A Revolution

20. Conflict and Kemmikal – The Dancer

MWR Top 20 Chartshow – Vote & Nominate at http://www.topchoons.com

The Alternative chart at Music World Radio is presented live on air every friday night – a guarantee for airplay to every track that makes it to the Top20. A wide selection of nomimations are equally given a spin on air during the chart show – and over the week by all the MWR DJs.

No genre is left out of the MWR Alternative Top20. If the listeners want dance, techno, death metal, punk or indie rock – thats what theyre gonna get – and if they change their mind and jump on the europop train, so does the chart. The listeners have all the power to nominate and vote!

If you have an appetite for more music rants, alternative charts, album reviews, news from Club Impulse Second Life and a wide variety of other music related randomness drop past the gossip blog and leave your comments.

Check out the bands in the charts here, there are plenty of goodies from new and unsigned acts burning through the barriers with fresh ideas, established acts firing up the party with monumentally powefull musical parades and thought-to-be has-beens making their way back to the charts with new interesting material

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Musoplex – A collective of music-centric professionals working under one roof in Oldbury

February 16, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Dictionary: -  Musoplex (aka the ‘plex)

Birmingham’s brightest collective of music-centric professionals working under one roof in Oldbury.

Musoplex is home to: -

Framework Studios – headed up by Si Reeves this legendary studio works across the board – in the last 2 months alone we have recorded everything from acoustic songs for a West End show to the new Police Bastard EP for UK and US release soon and everything in between from tribute bands to mayhem metal from Frozen Theory and indie-disco from Discotheque Wreck. Lee Phillips – Corner Studios, Wolverhampton, is also on our Producer roster.

Rehearsal Rooms – we have 4 – they all work, they are much used cos they are only £9 per hour.

Raven: Record Label – housed in the small office at the front Andy works on finding quality bands (usually by sticking his head out the door and listening to whoever is in) and we record them and release them. Only a year old and 5 releases in but it does get easier as it goes along. March 1st sees the release of a 3 version single – Your Silence – from Discotheque Wreck to be followed by the EP later in March. Pre-orders alone have already made the Top 10 for Indiestore downloads and the songs go live on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc on March 1st. The band tour the UK to promote the single and EP soon – see www.discothequewreck.co.uk

Photography - The ‘plex has it’s own photo / video studio too – and 3 photographers to choose from. The last few weeks have seen shoots for The Ganders, Butterfly Fan the Inferno, Planet Rock and more. Competitive to completely creative – you choose what you want from us and we deliver.

Promotion – we have just secured a much-needed local venue for live gig promotion – watch this space.

Videography – We work very closely with Pete of Abstract Reaction. His 4 camera live videos are stunning, his visual creativity beyond compare. Pete is just back from a European tour making a band documentary as well as accompanying Dufus on mush of their UK tour. We are now looking forward to making the first of a series of interview videos. Pete is also a superb Wolves Uni grad photographer.

Learning and Development – Katie Southall (radio presenter Katy Jay) helps us to keep on top of learning and development projects – currently running the excellent Sound It Out project. Katie is also a superb photographer.

We have links to management teams, get our bands radio play and generally help in any way we can.

The ‘plex Team.

Si Reeves – Studio, Head Producer
Andy Ward – Studio, Photography, label, business
Katie Southall – Learning and Development, Photography

Affiliates

Pete Rhead – Videography and photography
Lee Phillips – Producer

Musoplex
Junction 2, M5 – Oldbury
mail at musoplex.com

http://www.musoplex.com

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Rockers – Glasgow Live Music Venue: Bands Wanted

February 14, 2010 in Get a gig, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Through out the years we have put on some of the UK, Europe & The USA’s best unsigned and signed bands. Including Gun, Goldblade, Police Bastard, Joe D’urso & Stone Caravan, Spear Of Destiny, UK Subs, The Lurkers, The Grit, Father, Glasvegas, The Hussy’s, Wheatus,3 Men & Black, Dan Reed ( Dan Reed Network ),Tyla ,Dave Sharp, AOR ,Bruce & Jamie Watson, Man Raze and Miles Hunt & Erica to name a few.
We have live music 7 days a week featuring unsigned and signed bands. All styles of music is catered for from Rock, Metal, Alternative, Indie, Acoustic & Punk.

If you are looking for a show for your band or your a booking agency please get in touch.

Rockers, 14 Midland street, Glasgow, G1 4PP
Glasgow 0141 221 0726 / 07787 112093

www.rockersglasgow.co.uk

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Unreleased KLF track on M25 DVD sampler

February 13, 2010 in News, Other, Pitch, Releases by Mark Badger

This just in to The Music Network from our good friends….. As many of you will recall a cache of lost and forgotten material was rediscovered during Jimmy’s house move early last year.

Some of the tracks were liberated by The Junior Insurgent Transmitter Ensemble for the soundtrack to the 2009 M25 Spin.

We have produced a single track DVD sampler and will be giving it away to all the “spinners” joining us this year.

The track featured is a unique version of the Pure Trance classic What Time Is Love and was recorded and performed by The KLF at the very first Helter Skelter illegal rave held on the 30th September 1989.

We will be meeting up at Thurrock Service Station just off the M25 at 11am on Saturday 20th March 2010 and will be on the London Orbital Motorway until 1pm on Sunday 21st March.

Every two laps we stop for fuel and pick up passengers / collaborators at Clacket Lane Services (clockwise side).

If you are unable to come along to this years Spin but would like to buy a copy of the DVD Sampler it is available at:

http://positivevoid.co.uk/PVCM25DVD09.htm

We look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Love Peace & Happiness

Tim & Gimpo

http://jamescauty.co.uk/
http://www.klf.de/

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Heretic Music Promotions – Get a Gig at Scruffy Murphys, Birmingham

February 12, 2010 in Get a gig, News, Other, Pitch by Mark Badger

Heretic Music Promotions is a new music promotions label in Birmingham, launched by sound engineers Louis Hodge and Mez Dewsbury.

Currently we are looking to book well rehearsed bands to play at Scruffy Murphys and have slots available for the whole of 2010. As well as the usual week day and weekend gigs, Heretic are also prepared to offer bands full gig promotion. Including photography, flyers, posters, airtime of your demo at Scruffy Murphys on a Friday or Saturday night and most importantly a strong technical approach to your gig. We are interested in good bands of all styles and abilities and are already massing a strong database of bands and good quality recordings.

As well as booking nights ourselves we are also happy to arrange for other promoters to use the venue on nights we have at our disposal. We are interested in anybody who is looking to put on a festival, all dayer or just a one off gig.

Get in touch for any other information,

Heretic Music Promotions
Facebook Group or myspace music: www.myspace.com/hereticmusicpromotion 
email: hereticmusic at hotmail.co.uk
Mez: 07816900837
Louis: 07814912117

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