Category: Opportunity (Page 4 of 7)

Opportunity for Education, Jobs, Gigs, and more

Never Mind The Bullocks gig nights – LAUNCH IN WORCESTER – THURSDAY 18 FEB 2010

THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY
nmtB midweek club night launch @ The Firefly Worcester.
After this launch, if it goes well regular gig nights at The Firefly will continue on the first Thursday of every month, the night after my regular Hereford shows on the first Wednesday of every month and the night before my regular show at The Globe At Hay on the first Friday of every month.

Doors 8pm-1am | £5 entry | £3 Students (please bring NUS card)

Drinks offers >>>
San Mig £2 – Grolsh £2 – Vodka Mixer £2 Selected Shots £1

10% of profits from all nmtB shows goes to support Love Music Hate Racism!

SUBSOURCE
http://www.subsource.co.uk

I AM AUSTIN
http://www.myspace.com/iamaustinmusic

THE SPOONFEDZ
http://www.myspace.com/thespoonfez

RUBBERDUB (dj)
http://soundcloud.com/rubberdub

LADYFLASH + 9099L35 (vjs)

SUBSOURCE INFO

Here is some footage from the 13 festivals, including Glastonbury that they played last year..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NME5_5ANYEw

Here’s the video for the last single…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1kv0xDx8z0

Last year SUBSOURCE toured with Dreadzone, and had some good shows with Beardyman, Far too Loud, Dizzie Rascal, Dub Pistols and Rodney P.

BREAKING NEWS Subsource gets an honourable mention in Metal Hammer`s 2010 Hot List of bands to keep an eye on this year! Rock on!

The FLY says
“Bionic Breakbeat Punks have the dance-floor squirming with their jaw-dropping power, soul and perception”

Eddy Temple-Morris (XFM) says
“Those who know me well know that breakbeats give me the raging horn but so do some bands… this is so up my street.”

The Metro says
“The best cyberpunk riot since The Prodigy”

BBC Online says
“A live electronica dance band who are loved by those who know and are about to be adored by those who don’t”

LTD Magazine says
“This is a band that truly demands a larger setting – the main stage at Glastonbury comes to mind. Subsource make Pendulum look like the f**king Carpenters”

Liam Howlett (The Prodigy) says
“Amazing vocals”

Single ‘The Ides’ released March 29th, 2010
Album ‘Tales From The Doombox’ released April 5th, 2010
(Doombox Records)

www.myspace.com/subsource
www.twitter.com/subsource

I AM AUSTIN INFO

Two piece Dance/Dnb/Electro/Rock duo from North Wales. Supported bands such as, Dananananaykroyd, Black Lips, The Chapman Family, You love her coz shes dead, Casio Kids, Das Wanderlust, James Yuill, Cage The Elephant, The Little Comets and Noisettes. Were crowned KING OF THE MOUNTAIN at Snowbombing Austria 2009. Have performed a live session for Bethan Elfyn BBC RADIO 1 WALES.

Bethan Elfyn BBC Radio 1 Wales
“I haven’t loved anything this much since I heard the Manics’ Generation Terrorists. Bloomin’ ace! xx”
“My new favorite band!”
“like one fifth’s Kings of Leon crossed with the ghost of Death From Above”

A new band a day.com
“I Am Austin are all hair, hormones and songs about lust”
“It’s a big, bruising sound that always threatens to explode violently”

Red Stripe Music Awards
“This stunningly different electro, dance, rock duo have managed to create something unique”

The Fly Magazine, In the city review
“Nice job fellas and our eardrums have been flexed like they’ve done an Elle Macpherson workout.”

The Fly Magazine
“Like the Black Keys meeting Nu-Rave, I Am Austin deliver drum and bass exactly as it says on the tin”

Adam Walton BBC Radio Wales
“The new I Am Austin recordings are skyscraping filth: Add ‘N’ to X, DFA, Kills… a pummeling, monstrous future blues. Ace, in other words”

THE SPOONFEDZ INFO

Bringing a blend of funk, reggae, soul, hip-hop, and alternative/punk-rock! It’s for you! Enjoy!

Surface Unsigned (Midland Final Review)
Saturday 12th September 2009 @ The O2 Academy (Main Stage), Birmingham, Words by Ashley Neal….
“Great catchy dance along tracks merged with some incredibly tight musicianship pulled together to deliver one of the stand out sets of the day”

Brendan Stephens
www.nevermindthebullocks.co.uk

Rockers – Glasgow Live Music Venue: Bands Wanted

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

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

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

Routes to Music and Black Country Music Network 23rd, 25th, 30th November 2009

Sostenuto LLP is a partnership of creative workers bringing their collective experience and knowledge together under one organisation to help sustain music industry activity in the West Midlands and beyond.

Headed by experienced practitioners in the creative industries, Sostenuto LLP provides expert advice and support for music businesses small and large, delivers funded projects and helps the local music industry to network.

Routes To Music is an innovative new programme of workshops and support giving the unemployed and economically inactive an opportunity to gain an insight into developing their interest in many aspects of the music industry.

Through a series of workshops taking place in the Black Country attendees can find out more about how the music industry works, what the potential career paths are, strategies for success and how to set about developing a music act, product, skill or interest. Each workshop focuses on a specific aspect of music industry. Attendees can participate in some or all of the workshops as appropriate with those attending the complete programme gaining the most from this project in terms of experience and insight.

Our programme of workshops aim to cover many different aspects of the music industry and form part of a series that learners can gain much from.

Our next free workshops are:

Monday 23rd November 7.15pm – 8.45pm – Committee Room A, West Bromwich Town Hall, High Street, West Bromwich

Wednesday 25th November 7pm – 9pm – Wollaston Studio, Stourbridge Town Hall, Crown Centre, Stourbridge

Monday 30th November 7.15pm – 8.45pm – Committee Room A, West Bromwich Town Hall, High Street, West Bromwich

All Routes To Music sessions are run by Sostenuto LLP and staffed by experienced professionals from the music and creative industries with a background in education work.

To sign up for any of our free sessions, email info@sostenuto.org.uk or text 07595 663966
leaving your name, address, phone number and where possible, your email address

*To qualify for a free place you must be unemployed and between the ages of 16 – 65

The Black Country Music Network is aimed at organisations, business, traders and individuals in and around the music industry in the black country. The event aims to provide those attending with a forum for discussion, asking for help and advice, meeting and connecting with new partners and collaborators or just to discover more about their local scene
It takes place on the first Thursday of each month from 4pm to 6pm at Major Key Studios, The Public, New Street, West Bromwich. If you want to come along, please email info@sostenuto.org.uk to reserve your free place.

To find out more, please visit the BCMN website:
http://blackcountrymusicnetwork.wordpress.com

The Black Country Music Network is a place for anyone working or studying in the music business to come and meet and have a dialogue with others.

Meeting on the first Thursday of every month from 4pm at the offices of Major Key Studios at the Public in West Bromwich

Anyone from music student, solo performer and songwriter to sound engineer, publisher, and producer can attend and network for free.

Whether you want to find out things, source local collaborations or make announcements, the Black Country Music Network is ideal for providing a forum for musicians and music businesses of all genres, experience and backgrounds.

New Free Music Industry courses in the Black Country

Routes To Music is an innovative new programme of workshops and support giving the unemployed and economically inactive an opportunity to gain an insight into developing their interest in many aspects of the music industry.

Through a series of workshops taking place in the Black Country attendees can find out more about how the music industry works, what the potential career paths are, strategies for success and how to set about developing a music act, product, skill or interest. Each workshop focuses on a specific aspect of music industry. Attendees can participate in some or all of the workshops as appropriate with those attending the complete programme gaining the most from this project in terms of experience and insight.

 

Our programme of workshops aim to cover many different aspects of the music industry and form part of a series that learners can gain much from.

Wednesday 18th November 7pm – 9pm

Amblecote Suite, Stourbridge Town Hall, Crown Centre, Stourbridge

Monday 23rd November 7.15pm – 8.45pm

Committee Room A, West Bromwich Town Hall, High Street, West Bromwich

Wednesday 25th November 7pm – 9pm

Wollaston Studio, Stourbridge Town Hall, Crown Centre, Stourbridge

Monday 30th November 7.15pm – 8.45pm

Committee Room A, West Bromwich Town Hall, High Street, West Bromwich

To sign up, please email your name, address and contact details to info@sostenuto.org.uk

Run by Sostenuto LLP and supported by LSC, ESF and Black Country Consortium

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