Birmingham Music Network Meeting – 28th June 2012
New Points:
Robin Valk – Songwriters cafe organised by Paul Murphy who also sings with destroyers.
Paul is all about the encouragement of singer songwriters.
http://paulmurphytv.com/the-songwriters-cafe/history-of-swc/
Paul is interested in more singer songwriters.
Located in Kings Norton in the back garden
In The Studio
Steve Gibbons
Band called 360 interviewed recently
half hour audio programme on soundcloud.
Juan – Juan teaches bass guitar. Is happy to do any studio session work.
a few questions:
how do you get involved in amateur music theatre?
the crescent theatre – keith harris has produced some musical theatre and the company is amateur.
stans cafe in the jewellry quarter
birmingham opera company may be worth talking to
try talking to the MAC about touring theatre production companies.
07999 436659 / writejuanhere@gmail.com
Pete Awabatucada – samba band
running a series of workshops
got a series of gigs coming up
primary need to connect with community, get people to come to the workshops, get involved
hoping to go to some of the west midlands wards like walsall and other places to put music for free into these areas…
facebook: oyabatucada
website and twitter
Media Kube
Training to get jobs in the industry
apprenticeship
based in highgate
recording stuido
green screen
looking at helping people find jobs in the music industry
Tony – working at shard end, working in clifton.
Jason King – singer songwriter, looking for any contacts in music publishers, record labels to work as a writer.