When running any project/ festival/ organisation one of the most difficult things to get right (and one of the most important) is the visual identity or dare I say it, ‘brand’. When putting any publicity together: flyers, posters, website etc. it is so important that the visual elements speak to your intended audience and tell … [Read more…]
Fused Magazine is working with UK Trade & Investment, getting together a group of music industry types to visit this year’s South by South West Music festival, held in Austin Texas this March. Fused are also offering £500 towards expenses for the chosen promoters, Labels, Managers, etc. Last year Fused rounded up some up and … [Read more…]
Thanks to Katie at Supercool Design for spotting this one. The artwork for the Killers’ most recent album was done by Paul Normansell. More info on the Supercool blog. (PS – if you’ve not yet voted for Created in Birmingham today, please go here – http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-uk-blog/)
Dunc from the Autumn Store has compiled a non-exhaustive list of 101 West Midlands bands. Non-exhaustive because he gave up at 101 and because he set himself two restrictions: There were two criteria to this, firstly, they must have a myspace page and secondly, they must have spent most of their musical lives inside the … [Read more…]
If you don’t subscribe to these already I really do implore you to start. Little Chris is one of the region’s best champions of new music. Here’s Brumcast 114: The Conscripts – The Run Down Dastards -Take a left Gillian Stapleton – people pleaser мебели Filthy Cake – A Smile on your face che – … [Read more…]
One of the best events I went to last year was Kala Phool’s Mother India: 21st Century Remix – a live re-scoring of the Bollywood classic that blew me away. I’ve wittered on about it on my blog. I was really pleased to hear that the musicians will be in the studio (in Birmingham) next … [Read more…]
Punch Records are running a series of seminars that will be held at the Symphony Hall once a month from 28 January to 28 April. The topics and speakers are: Women In The Arts – speakers include Sarah Love (MTV and BBC 1XTRA), Sacha Brookes (Galaxy), Reena Combo (Editor, Lifestyle) and Justice Williams Live Performance … [Read more…]
Last year Modulate put a call out for a ‘Sonic Beatnik’ to undertake a three month International Artist Fellowship and, among the applicants from 24 countries, New Zealander Damian Frey was selected. In May 2008 Damian re visited us in Birmingham and we took the opportunity to talk to him about his experience of being here, and how … [Read more…]