Free music industry workshop / networking event.

Hi all,

bit of a good opportunity, this. The Point arts centre in Eastleigh are a great local arts venue with a strong track record in supporting new music (they organise the yearly Eastleigh Festival, for instance, which features our own Haunted Stereo among others including Badly Drawn Boy). Basically all-round Good People with a little bit of money who care about music.

As such, they've laid on a free careers / networking / workshop event for anyone to attend. It features workshops, discussions and panel sessions with industry professionals from radio, print and online media as well as promoters and (repping what's laughingly known as the record 'industry') ourselves.

It all runs on the 24th June (Thursday). Due to popular demand there are two sessions: 1pm-4pm and 5pm-8pm. Although the workshop is free it might be a good idea to reserve a place. Full details at www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk

Timetable:

Afternoon Session

1.00 – 1.30pm Start arriving

1.30 – 2.30pm Workshops in Dance, Theatre or Music

2.30 – 3.00pm Break with an opportunity to speak to organisations and industry professionals

3.00 – 4.00pm Q & A Seminar with Panel

4.00 – 4.30pm Further opportunity to meet organisations

Twilight Session

4.30 – 5.00pm Start arriving

5.00 – 6.00pm Workshops in Dance, Theatre or Music

6.00 – 6.30pm Break with an opportunity to speak to organisations and industry professionals

6.30 – 7.30pm Q & A Seminar with Panel

7.30 – 8.00pm Further opportunity to meet organisations and industry professionals

Further details regarding the workshops and seminars will be available nearer the time.

If you have questions regarding the event, please contact:

Jodie Rodaway

Dance Administrator

The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9DE

jodie.rodaway@eastleigh.gov.uk

023 8062 7804

Do You DIY? festival - Part Deux

So.

Summer slithers on a few more weeks, Brighton and tours in Germany and stuff have all happened, various exciting recording projects are racing towards completion for the autumn (Ann The Arc, Anja McCloskey (Haunted Stereo), nato, rude_NHS, Moneytree as well as Jackie Paper & myself are all jostling for prime release spots in Sept / Oct as we speak) and overall the year is whooshing by! My ears are already fucked and festival season hasn't even wound up to full speed yet...

This is all pretty fitting as we're taking part in yet another excellent (and free!!) all-dayer at the marv Old Queen's Head in Islington on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st May. There's gonna be a total cornucopia of labels, clubnights, DJs and acts from the alternative (as in, actually do shit themselves, without major label money, rather than bang on about their 'aesthetic' ... looking at YOU Blood Red Shoes (V2/Universal)) side of things.

As well as Peter Lyons and all us lot, you should definitely catch Thomas Tantrum, and Real Fur ain't too shabby either.

The whole thing kicks off at lunchtime, is free, and goes on till closing time innit. For more details see the facebook page or OQH blog.


See you there!
Joe x x