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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.
Creative Networks – the Midlands premiere forum for creative industries is meeting again this Thursday 29th October from 6pm.
This month, Creative Networks welcomes Steve Purdham, CEO and founding investor of online music service we7.com who will explore the new funding models for the distribution of ‘free’ music and other media. A panel discussion will follow that will include Steve, Andy Derrick of Sostenuto LLP (www.sostenuto.org.uk) and Lee Parsons of Ditto Music (www.dittomusic.com). If you want to attend, please register online and visit www.creativenetworksonline.com and click on REGISTER. The event includes free food, informal networking, guest speakers and a chance to pitch your business.
Versatile and creative guitarist preferably multi-instrumentalist wanted by alternative writing/production group Celluloid.We have good songs, good contacts, lots of experience ……………..You need to be someone who is creative, talented, driven, with a good understanding of chords, space, fx, dynamics and tension.Also you must not be frightened to play one note if that is what the music requires, but at the same time can summon up a lateral approach to writing.Own gear and transport vital. Our material is expansive, diverse, empty and dense. Gigs, writing, recording, albums, touring experience, backing vocals an advantage. Male – female (or both) age, shape, length of hair, size of buttocks unimportantcinematic, electronica, post-rock, bowie, massive attack , underworld, bunnymen, joy division.We have an album complete and pressed and ready to go on our own label Madswan. www.celluloidband.com and www.madswan.co.uk You would have material to learn, but more importantly we are also interested in what you can also add to the old and bring to the new too!We are waiting to finish the lineup before we start pushing the material to agents, and we are entirely self contained as far as recording and production is concerned.We have already gigged the material and just added a keyboard player to the lineup.Look at us, listen to us – write to us www.myspace.com/celluloidbandinfo@celluloidband.comto listen to soundclips from the album Blueprintsgo to www.madswan.co.uk or www.celluloidband.com
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