- In The City 2009 will take place on 18th, 19th and 20th October 2009 at The Midland hotel and throughout the venues and bars of Manchester, England.
Registration is now open, and for a limited time you can buy an ITC delegate pass for £200 plus VAT or a hotel + delegate package for £500 inclusive of all tax and fees (3 nights' stay in ITC HQ The Midland).
The ITC team are already putting together the keynotes, showcases and panels that will make up this year’s conference to build on the massive success of ITC 2008. If you are a record label, management company or industry body and would like to showcase at In The City please contact gavin@inthecity.co.uk to discuss any potential plans.
- The Music Network 28 May 4pm – 6pm
Marketing for Creatives: Tales from the gaming industry 28 May 6pm – 9pm
Best of FLIP (Animation) CGI 28 May
Screening in the lounge area of our café 6pm
Lord David Puttnam CBE 10 June
Screen WM in collaboration with Creative Networks
Creative Communities Industry Event 16 June
New Generation Arts Graduate Showcase 12 -27 June
THE MUSIC NETWORK – with Andy Derrick
THURSDAY 28TH MAY 2009, 4.00PM UNTIL 6.00PM
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY, MILLENNIUM POINT, CURZON STREET, BIRMINGHAM B4 7XG
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The Music Network 28 May 4pm – 6pm
Marketing for Creatives: Tales from the gaming industry 28 May 6pm – 9pm
Best of FLIP (Animation) CGI 28 May
Screening in the lounge area of our café 6pm
Lord David Puttnam CBE 10 June
Screen WM in collaboration with Creative Networks
Creative Communities Industry Event 16 June
New Generation Arts Graduate Showcase 12 -27 June
THE MUSIC NETWORK – with Andy Derrick
THURSDAY 28TH MAY 2009, 4.00PM UNTIL 6.00PM
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY, MILLENNIUM POINT, CURZON STREET, BIRMINGHAM B4 7XG
The Music Network leads a monthly networking event at the tic for all music related businesses from the West Midlands region.
Running successfully since 2000, their meetings have proved inspirational in the support, development and promotion of thousands of music related activities. If you have news to report, events to promote, points for discussion or a pitch to make, the Music Network will be useful for you. They offer access to contacts, opportunities, help, advice and guidance – and even free tea and biscuits.
The Music Network is a voluntary, not for profit, social enterprise organisation seeking charitable status. Meetings take place on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at Birmingham City University’s Technology Innovation Centre (tic), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG.
CREATIVE NETWORKS
THURSDAY 28TH MAY 2009, 6.00PM UNTIL 9.00PM
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY, MILLENNIUM POINT, CURZON STREET, BIRMINGHAM B4 7XG
MARKETING FOR CREATIVES …tales from the gaming industry
Creative Networks welcomes Bruce Everiss, who will talk about his experiences in marketing and establishing
two major video game companies, Imagine and Codemasters.
In the digital age, we are all Marketeers and, in the current challenging economic climate, finding innovative
ways to promote and distribute content via new media platforms is all important.
Bruce has been involved with the home computer industry since its start in the late 1970s and his commitment
to the medium has helped to establish the U.K. as one of the world’s most important software producers.
Furthermore, as an internet entrepreneur and marketing expert, he has raised the industry’s profile beyond
the attention of enthusiasts and into the psyche of a much wider audience.
To join us for this FREE event, please email creative.networks@tic.ac.uk or call Dave Taylor on
0121 331 5400. Alternatively, register online at our portal www.creativenetworksonline.com
Screening in the lounge area of our café 6pm 28th May
Best of Flip CGI An international selection of some of the best CGI bits from the festival, including 2009 Oscar nominee, This Way Up from UK studio Nexus Productions and Replay, from, award winning French animation school, Ecole Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques. Flip is now in its 6th year; look out for this year’s festival, 5 – 7 November, 2009. For more info and to sign up to the newsletter, visit www.flipfestival.co.uk
- WHO SHOT WHO? is the side project of Mr Byrchmore (G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S and Goldblade) and Alex Lusty from hoolie rappers Acarine.
Live band and 12 track album demo-ed.
- Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) has five categories:
* Creative and sporting – for people coming to the United Kingdom to work or perform as sportspeople, entertainers or creative artists for up to 12 months.
* Charity worker – for people coming to the United Kingdom to do voluntary, unpaid work for a charity.
* Religious worker – for people coming to the United Kingdom to work as religious workers. Duties may include preaching, pastoral and non-pastoral work.
* Government authorised exchange – for people coming to the United Kingdom through approved schemes that aim to share knowledge, experience and best practice.
* International agreement – for people coming to the United Kingdom under contract to provide a service that is covered under international law. - Immigration Rules Paragraphs 46S-46X
The new entertainer visa has been designed for those coming to the UK for a short time to take part in certain major arts festivals, music competitions and charity events.
You may apply as an entertainer visitor if you are:
* A professional entertainer coming to take part in a music competition;
* An internationally famous person coming to the UK to take part in broadcasts or public appearances, provided you are not being paid;
* Coming to the UK for an audition provided this is not performed in front of an audience (either paying or non-paying);
* An amateur entertainer seeking entry as an individual performer for a specific engagement;
* amateur entertainers seeking entry as part of a group, such as a choir or youth orchestra coming for a specific engagement;
* A professional entertainer taking part in a charity concert or show where the organisers are not making a profit and you are receiving no fee; - Visa fees
All the fees below are quoted in pounds sterling, but are usually payable in local currency. Please contact your nearest visa application centre to find out what the local fees are and how you can pay for your visa.
Guidance notes and fees for visa extensions, nationality and right of abode applications, for applicants who are already in the UK, are available on the UK Border Agency website.
Dependants are charged the same fee as the main applicant. All dependants who are travelling must pay the fee whether or not they are included in the main applicant's passport.
Fees are subject to periodic review.
Visa fees are non-refundable but if a payment has been made and the application is not submitted or if the applicant refuses to provide biometrics details with their application, then we will refund the fee.
These fees are effective for all visa applications made from 9 April 2009.
- Session Horns Direct, your first port of call for finding extra musicians for your recording.
Whether you need a pop horn section, strings or a conga player, Session Horns Direct is able to source whatever you need.
Check out the site to find out more and use the contact page to get in touch.
Session Horns Direct – Find the right musicians for your recording or performance
- Pictures of Police Bastard playing at AU Frankfurt 17th May 2009.
- WARNING: THE MUSIC SCENE IS NOT THE MUSIC SCENE
If you want to join a real conversation and get ahead with your own music…..
…..You know what to do: https://birminghammusicnetwork.com