Dufus USA gig update November 2008
November 8, 2008
Sunday, Nov. 9 Pete’s Candy Store (Seth Faergolzia Solo!), Brooklyn, NY
Nov 11/12 Recording sessions in Brooklyn (write if you’d like to be involved!)
Thursday, Nov. 13 Death by Audio, Brooklyn, NY
Friday, Nov. 14 Meattown, New Brunswick, NJ
Saturday, Nov 15 32 North Street, Binghamton, NYsome other shows…
Tuesday, Nov. 25 Bugjar, Rochester, NY
Thursdsay Dec. 4 Knitting Factory, NYC
Friday Jan. 9 The Mez, Rochester, NY
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September 2008 Music Network minutes
October 9, 2008
The Music Network
25th September
TIC, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham
Attendees
Andy Derrick -Midlands Regional Officer for the Musicians’ Union andy.derrick@musiciansunion.org.uk www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Lyndsey Hardiman - Midlands Regional Administrator for the Musicians’ Union lyndsey.hardiman@musiciansunion.org.uk
Dave Ewer - Creative Communications lowerarchy@msn.com www.birminghamwords.co.uk
Cameron Morgan - Student from South Birmingham College purebreed69@live.co.uk
Abi Seabrook - Singer and workshop leader abigail.seabrook@hotmail.com
Bob Ubki - Singer/songwriter and project leader bobubki@aol.com
Simon Howes - Hardware developer and acoustic engineer simon.howes.mobile@gogglemail.com
Robert Lane - Singer/songwriter and guitar teacher rlane110@hotmail.com www.robertlanemusic.co.uk
Emma Nouriel - Head of Music from Scratch radio emma.nouriel@scratchradio.co.uk www.scratchradio.co.uk
Justin Stainton - Head of New Music from Scratch radio justin.stainton@scratchradio.co.uk www.scratchradio.co.uk
Pete Rhead - Video producer from Musoplex pjrhead@yahoo.com www.musoplex.com
Andy Blakemore - from Creative Launchpad a.blakemore@creativelaunchpad.co.uk
Perminder - Singer for Asian films
Clare Edward - Gigbeth www.gigbeth.com
Angela Wilson - Singer/songwriter angellacorrina@yahoo.com
Emma Seel - Singer/songwriter karmicenergy3@goony.com
Dave Withney - Owner of the Roadhouse venue in Stirchley theroadhouse@klminternet.co.uk
www.roadhousevenue.co.uk
Apologies - Mark Sampson (in Norway)
Introduction
Andy Derrick introduced how the Birmingham Music Network works and that it was a support network for musicians.
1. Lyndsey Hardiman asked if any of the attendees had come across pay to play in any local venues.
Abi Seabrook said she had heard of venues that make the band buy an amount of tickets.
Bob Ubki said that Rich Bitch studios wanted bands to pay for hire of the room for invited guests.
Andy Derrick voiced the opinion that pay to play takes away artists choice and is very narrow minded thinking.
A discussion ensued of what opportunities are available for Birmingham bands.
2. Andy Derrick asked the attendees if they were aware of Surface Unsigned and what their thoughts on it were.
It was mentioned that on certain websites and blogs there is a general negative feeling. There is a rumour that it is pay to play and that bands are required to sell a certain amount of tickets.
Robert Lane asked for people’s opinions on competitive gigs
Abi felt that even if it was competitive it was just another gig that would raise your bands profile although she would never pay to enter one. Also that a bit of competition is a healthy thing.
3. Bob Euby is looking to get Bhangra footage edited and put together and asked if anyone could help.
Andy recommended musoplex and Pete offered to help.
4. Dave Ewer who is a student at Birmingham College University has taken over Birmingham Words which is a local website whose funding has been taken over by the University. He wants to find creative people in the following areas, music, film and fiction writing.
The website is going to be re-launched over the next few months and they are hoping to bring out a quarterly magazine. He is hoping to feature and showcase people, also to promote Birmingham.
Simon Howes recommended that he spoke to Andrew Dubber and Paul Bradshaw both of which work in the Media School. Also that he speaks to Paul Brushwood who is a Creative teacher in the college.
5. Pete Rhead spoke about his work at the studio Musoplex which can do everything for a musician from videos and photos to recording etc.
Andy spoke about the workshop that is happening at Musoplex on Thursday 9th October entitled ‘Everything you need to know about the music business’.
6. Andy Blakemore talked about Creative Launchpad which helps people in the creative sector and is free of charge. It can assist people to put together a business plan. He offered his availability to help anyone that wanted to chat.
7. Perminder who is a singer for Asian and English film is looking for finance for films. He spoke about his work to date and the fact that it is a very specific art form and difficult to do.
8. Justin from Scratch Radio which is a student and community station that is trying to reflect what goes on in Birmingham. They want to connect with people that are passionate about music and are willing to get involved. Examples of way that people can get involved are interviewing bands and artists and going to gigs and reviewing them. They are offering training to anyone that is interested in getting involved. The radio station is based at the Perry Barr Campus and is going live in January 2009. studio@scratchradio.co.uk
9. Clare Edwards came to speak about Gigbeth which is running in conjuction with Music Live. The headlining acts are the Guillemots and the Sugar Hill Gang plus lots of local bands. There will be a conference at the Radisson Hotel on the 6th November. Gigbeth has three stands of thought music education, how to promote your music better and music law and IP. Clare offered to have interviewers from Scratch Radio. Tickets are available from ticketseller.com and at Rooty Frooty’s and also from 0844 8883 883. www.gigbeth.com
Radio To Go podcast
September 6, 2008
Hurrah! A new Radio To Go podcast.
The latest is devoted to the September Project X Presents! I’m referring you to the PXP, cos this rather fab event is really difficult to put into words - you kind of have to be there. Of course, it helps if you’re in Birmingham. On September 13th. At BUSK on Gough St. Get your tickets now, off the website. or at Jibbering.
This ‘cast has 360, Lil Miss Vix Buzzfox, Rich Batsford, Arc Vel, Loopz and Cellardoor.
Radio To Go Podcasts normally surface, work permitting, about once every month… although for some unaccountable reason, it’s taken me nine months to get this one up. They are devoted to the stunning wealth of terrific music coming out of Birmingham and the West Midlands in the UK. Find them at feedburner and iTunes.
More details at http://radiotogo.blogspot.com/
Project X Presents Sept 13th 2008
September 6, 2008
Greetings Citizens of the Future!
You are cordially invited to the one and only performance of our unique Project X Presents event
Saturday, September 13th, 8pm
Tickets - £10
BUSK, Gough Street, Birmingham, B1 1HN
Concerned that the UK has more than 20% of the world’s CCTV Cameras? Worried for the wellbeing of a nation addicted to television? Concerned your bank details have just been sold on ebay? Come explore some Orwellian themes with us and see if things will turn out alright in the end.
Join us on this entertaining journey of music and spoken word, spread across three stages with you in the middle of it all, loving every second. The continual mix of exciting and beguiling sounds will combine with theatre performers, set designers, dancers, poets, stand ups and a whole team of VJs - each adding their unique style to the mix.
Some of the acts appearing are:
A frenetic concoction of Electro and BreakBeat executed with fearsome Punk Rock energy. SUBSOURCE are PUNKBREAKS. Subsource serve frenzied sermons of primeval beats and their live shows are controlled collisions of musical sub genres.
one of Birmingham biggest bands - a fantastic 8 piece fusion of ska, funk, reggae and all things good and all things Birmingham.
possibly the best and most challenging comic in the UK today - provocative, bold and piercingly perceptive. Triple Perrier Nominee.
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Free Control |
Cellardoor |
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DJ Marc Reck |
Rich Batsford |
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Lil Ms Vix Buzzfox |
Mixmaster Morris |
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Aa’shiq al Rasul |
Khalgani |
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Arc Vel |
Shana Tova |
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Loopz |
Iain Armstrong |
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VJ Chromatouch |
and much, much more! |
Our smaller room offers a chilled selection of beats, bleeps, lounge and glitches and our Object X crew have produced a tantalising array of of weird and wonderful pieces to enjoy - interactive toys for the curious!
The venue, BUSK is a superb new venue in Birmingham City Centre (Gough St, near the Mailbox) plays host to this great new production - a carefully sequenced evening where many performers combine to present a seamless whole of sound, light and interaction
… an “omnimedia experience”.
You can buy your tickets right now online or by phone, or in person at Moseley’s Jibbering Records, or just rock up and get them on the door.
This event thrives on word of mouth, and no one gets paid - we do it all for the love - so please pass this email on to your friends - spread the joy!
You can find us on Facebook and Myspace if you’d like to be friends 
Featured here are a few of the amazing acts taking part on Saturday 13th September from 8pm. For lots more information, do visit our shiny new website http://www.projectxpresents.com/
Doors open at 8pm
Saturday September 13th
please arrive early to experience
the whole journey.
Big love
Project X Presents
Xx
email: info@projectxpresents.com
web: http://www.projectxpresents.com/
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Moving Space - Vehicle hire for the Entertainment Industry
August 27, 2008
Moving Space Tours has a new website and are offering great discounts through September 2008 on the brand new fleet of luxury Mercedes 311cdi splitters plus other ranges and models.
Prices range from £60 to £100 a day.
The Luxury range: normally £100 a day + vat but this month will be subject to a 20% discount.
Also the mini sleeper is available in September for £150 a day inc trailer (normally £200). This vehicle sleeps 6 and seats 10 and is available to view at the new web address For enquiries about out September 2008 offer contact Charlene on
charlene@movingspacetours.com
or call the office on 02082052503
Gig Listings supplied by Live Brum
May 13, 2008
Live Brum have just Launched the most comprehensive listings site in Birmingham and the RSS feed provided is now embedded in The Music Network site, you can embed it in your site too. Live Brum aims to list every live performance event at every venue in Birmingham UK. You can find events by genre, venue, date or keyword search and comment on any event.
Live Brum is editorially independent from all venues, organisations, bands, & promoters except where explicitly stated otherwise.
Harmonising event data across Birmingham
More than just a website, the Live Brum plan is to accept data in any format (web, email, flyers, word of mouth, etc) and then publish it in a range of standard formats that others can do new exciting things with. Options include:
Moving Space Tours - Vehicle Hire for Music and Film.
May 3, 2008
Moving Space operates from Birmingham and London, supplying the music and film industry with high quality Mercedes splitter and sleeper tour buses.
All the vehicles are serviced and maintained to the highest standard and fully insured for self drive hire within the UK and Europe.
A professional approach and personal touch ensures all clients benefit from a smooth and simple service.
Moving Space is part of Grand Union Group, which is comprised of:
Grand Union Artist Management, 2kHz Studios, and Source Productions.
Our vans start from £60 per day
All our vehicles are self drive. However, we can provide drivers for you.
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Digital Central bids farewell
March 24, 2008
Anthony Hughes has been a regular face at Music Network Meetings and has worked hard to bring the workings of Digital Central to the table enabling members of the local Music Community to interact, inform strategy and decision making. Thanks to Anthony, Digital Central picked up the bill for teas and coffees at the meetings and thanks to Anthony, when Digital Central closes the Musicians Union will be stepping in to pick up the tab so you can rest assured, teas and coffees will continue to be made available to you all at future meetings.
Anthony has been committed to ensuring that Digital Central has been available at Network meetings to listen to and interact with discussions that have shaped the way people perceive and work within the Midlands based music Industry over the past couple of years. Anthony will be at the next Network Meeting as he rarely misses the opportunity to get a free coffee and chocolate biscuits. Come and find him if you want to know more, he has sent us a message from the frontline and here it is to read for yourself.
“Friends, Romans, Sound engineers…
Dear All, For those of you who don’t know, the Digital Central project is drawing to a close. The last date of my contract and the project is 31st March and I have been informed that the department who contract managed Digital Central for the University no longer wishes to pursue this kind of project.
For the last two years I have worked towards my key objectives I set out at the start of my contract. I have aimed to finally bring together a dialogue between the regions music industry education and the regional development initiatives, providing the music industry with an equal voice at the table of such policy and funding opportunities. Mostly I have managed to achieved this.
I am pleased with the successes I have made and those who I managed to offer support to, whether that be direct funding, support service, in kind support or my time and energy.
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LABEL ROCK Radio wants your music to play
March 24, 2008
Send Your Music to Label Rock which is broadcast in France on FM + available as a weekly podcast on the Internet …..
To listen to this week’s show …
Toutes les playlistes sont archivées sur le blog de l’emission (playlists archived here) :
A tres bientot.
LABEL ROCK
141 Petite rue de la gare
42 720 Pouilly sous Charlieu
France
Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham March 14th 2008
March 14, 2008
step forward the now Berlin-based Stanley Brinks. New single ‘Fox Trot’ is dark and broody, lurching forward like the pissed fall guy in a 1950s crime caper; Brinks’ lyrics are exquisite, slowly painting his story with effortless flamboyance (“My father was a doctor but he played the guitar/On the day that you are born you know who you are”). He states his intentions: “The only thing I learnt was what no-one said to me/You better live now and stop getting ready.” The results could prove intriguing.”
Stanley Brinks Tour and gig at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham March 14th 2008
March 14, 2008
The Catapult Club, Iron Man Records and The Music Network bring you:
Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham on march 14th 2008.
(aka Andre herman Dune) Tickets will be £7 on the door or £5 in advance. Doors 8pm.
Stanley Brinks is the new identity of André Herman Düne, original member of the “Herman Düne” trio. He also recorded and played shows in Europe, the UK and the US under various other names: Ben Dope, Ben Haschish, Klaus Bong, John Trawling, John Andreas, Lord Stanislas… Now based in Berlin, he’s mostly recording and playing as a solo act.
Review: “Having toured and recorded all over under different guises ranging from Ben Dope to Klaus Bong to John Andreas, this former member of the French anti-Folk Herman Dune trio has done it again: step forward the now Berlin-based Stanley Brinks. New single ‘Fox Trot’ is dark and broody, lurching forward like the pissed fall guy in a 1950s crime caper; Brinks’ lyrics are exquisite, slowly painting his story with effortless flamboyance (“My father was a doctor but he played the guitar/On the day that you are born you know who you are”). He states his intentions: “The only thing I learnt was what no-one said to me/You better live now and stop getting ready.” The results could prove intriguing.”
Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham March 14th 2008
March 7, 2008
The Catapult Club, Iron Man Records and The Music Network bring you:
Stanley Brinks at The Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham on march 14th 2008.
(aka Andre herman Dune) Tickets will be £7 on the door or £5 in advance. Doors 8pm
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Making the Tranzition Music Industry Seminar
March 6, 2008
Are you looking to start a career within the music industry? Studying music and want to know more about the business? Recently graduated and want to know how to get into work or set up business? The Making the Tranzition Music Industry Seminar is here to help! (& its FREE)
The Making the Tranzition seminar is all about how to make the transition into work or employment within the music industry. Speaking at the seminar will be a selected number of key local music industry figures. They will share with you their stories and experiences within the music industry. Their knowledge will give you an insight into working within the music industry and will help you to make decisions to further your career, increase your own employability and create new work opportunities.
2 tickets for NME Big Gig TONIGHT 28th Feb- 2 tickets for pick up in Oxford area only
February 28, 2008
2 tickets for NME Big Gig TONIGHT 28th Feb- 2 tickets for pick up in Oxford area only
My friend Lynette has two seating tickets for the NME gig tonight at the O2 stadium in London for sale at £65.
Bands playing include the Manic Street Preachers, the Cribs, Bloc Party, the Klaxons and the Kaiser Chiefs. If you’re interested get in touch rapido….
http://oxford.facebook.com/marketplace/listing.php?classified_id=8034239870&ref=share
The Music Network Meeting 4-6pm Thursday 28th February at TIC
February 27, 2008
The Music Network Meeting 4-6pm Thursday 28th February at TIC, Birmingham
The Music Network leads a monthly networking event at the T.I.C for all music related businesses from the West Midlands region.
Our event has been running successfully since 2000 and has proved inspirational in the support, development and promotion of thousands of music related activities. Do not be fooled by poor imitations, or other inferior funded products currently on offer. Ours is the original and genuine.
If you have news to report, events to promote, points for discussion or a pitch to make the Music Network may be useful for you.
We offer access through our network to contacts, opportunities, applicable help, advice and guidance, and even free coffee, tea and biscuits.
The Music Network can also be found on Facebook.com
You can either go to the “groups” section and search for “The Music Network” or you can find it at this link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7824043581
The Music Network is a voluntary, not for profit, social enterprise organisation seeking charitable status. “we”, “our” and “us” means The Music Network. The Speaker logo is our Trademark. You can find us on Wednesday Dec 12th from 4-6pm or from January 2008 ….the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The UCE Technology and Innovation Centre (T.I.C), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG.
The Music Network has a new website here:
http://www.birminghammusicnetwork.com
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