MUSIC NEWS Scotland

MV FESTIVAL : THREE DAYS OF MUSIC IN AVIEMORE

Posted on February 26, 2013 by MUSIC NEWS Scotland

‘Music’ tickets only £25 for the full weekend! Buy now from: http://www.mvfestival.com/tickets – check out music acts here: http://www.mvfestival.com/music

This weekend (1-3 March) The Mountain & Valley Festival is the first of its kind in the UK. Set in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, it combines snow sports, live music and comedy acts over one amazing action-packed weekend.

Whether you prefer your entertainment indoors in the warm or outdoors with added shred, there will be something to suit you. They’ve got some of the best music and comedy acts around, not to mention some of the best terrain for skiing and snowboarding in the country, so get set for some serious fun!

Indie stars Toploader will headline the Saturday night at Hilton Coylumbridge

If that wasn’t enough, proceeds from the Festival go to charity so there really is no excuse not to come along and enjoy yourself! This year we’re supporting the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and Disability Snowsport UK to help them continue their fantastic work.

Organiser Stephen Barbour said: “We are really excited about the music line up performing in the Highlands this winter. We’ve got a fantastic selection of live music and DJ’s, ranging from established stars to some of the best new talent emerging in the UK right now, so whatever your musical taste you’ll find something to suit you.”

“Music events will be happening in venues around Aviemore and even on Cairngorm Mountain! Last year our club nights were all sold out so be sure not to be late or you could be left out in the cold!”

The MV Festival will feature, live bands, live singers, clubnights with top DJ’s and comedy nights, with some of the UK’s top comedians and on the mountain and on the snow, there will be some spot prizes to get you in the party mood and the chance to try skiing or snowboarding for the first time with the Ski School and Onyx Snowboarding.

Add to this some of the best terrain and snow for you to enjoy with your friends and you know you are in for an amazingly fun weekend.

FEATURING THREE DAYS OF MUSIC FROM:

Toploader

Brown Bear & The Bandits

Katie Sutherland

Dave ‘Bucket’ Colwell

Smiling Ivy

Finding Albert

The Dangleberries

Last Summer Effect

Slipstream

Be Like Pablo

Sauza Kings

Megan Blyth

Shaka

Purple Divide

Kirsty Marquis

DJ Shiny

One Last Secret

Beccy Atherton

DJ Arnivore

Sam Brett

Emily Middlemas

Panda Trap

Norrie Tago Maciver

Tammy Miller

We Found Out

Culann

Joanne Summer

McLowrus

Sid Innes

Jemma Tweedie

The Oxides

Vanishing People

Hollie Atkinson

Minds Of Montage

Toby Michaels Rolling Damned

Lori McTear

Uniform

FreeSpeech

Anna Sweeney

Simon Patchett

Kellie Buchanan

Cami Ramsay

The idea is simple, get yourself there, join in the fun, make some new friends and remember what enjoying winter in Scotland is all about.

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Posted in Latest News, Music | Tagged Aviemore, Cairngorms, CHAS, Disability Snowsport, Mountain & Valley Festival, MV Festival, Stephen Barbour, Toploader | Leave a comment

Ten Composers, Five Ensembles, Ten World Premières!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by MUSIC NEWS Scotland

After an extensive and exciting application process which included the recent recruitment of five of Scotland’s top chamber ensembles, the Scottish Music Centre are delighted to announce the ten composers chosen to participate in their 2012/13 Composition Marathon as selected by an expert industry panel.

The 10 composers are (click on their names to find out more about them):

The ten composers and five ensembles were formally announced and introduced at the Scottish Music Centre Members’ Reception on Friday 22nd February, however, their creative pairings will not be revealed until commencement of the Marathon at 9am on Saturday 23rd March. Following an intense, twelve hour, collaborative period and five hours of rehearsals, the project will culminate in a final performance, featuring no less than ten world premières at 3pm on Sunday 24th in The Arches, Glasgow.

Commissioning ten composers is quite and undertaking… to do it in less than twenty-four hours is verging on insanity! Carol Main, The List

This is your chance to experience and enjoy some of the most cutting-edge contemporary classical music Scotland has to offer; with performances from Daniel’s Beard, Ensemble Thing, Live Music Now’s Flercussion and Knox & Ion, Tim Cooper with Enterprise Music Scotland’s Bede Williams… and more!

Tickets are priced at just £12 (£10) each and include promotional vouchers for pre or post concert meals at Glasgow’s iconic Indian restaurants, The Dhabba and Dahkin.

For further information, please visit: http://compositionmarathon.com or contact The Arches Box Office directly: 0141 565 1000 / http://www.thearches.co.uk

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Posted in Latest News, Music | Tagged Bede Williams, Composition Marathon, Daniel’s Beard, Ensemble Thing, Flercussion, Knox & Ion, scottish music centre, Tim Cooper | Leave a comment

BORN TO BE WIDE TO HOST STAGE CRAFT SEMINAR

Posted on February 21, 2013 by MUSIC NEWS Scotland

Born To Be Wide is to host a stage craft seminar on 7 March focusing on key considerations for putting on a quality live show. The discussion, which takes place at Edinburgh’s Electric Circus, will feature a diverse range of topics including sound, lighting, audience interaction and preparation.

Confirmed panelists include veteran manager Bruce Craigie, who has piloted Idlewild’s career and now manages Fatherson. He will be joined by Electric Circus live booker, John-Paul Mason, and sound engineer Graeme Steel, who has worked with global acts including Kanye West, Nas and Busta Rhymes. Additional speakers will be announced before the event.

Panelist Bruce Craigie started out working for several record and publishing companies including Stiff, Chrysalis and Go! Discs, and for the past 14 years has managed Idlewild. He has extensive experience developing acts and now also manages rising stars, Fatherson as well as lecturing at Edinburgh College

The discussion is aimed at musicians, managers and everyone working in the live sector and will also include advice on avoiding classic mistakes, stage arrangement and how emerging acts can make the best of support slots in large venues. In addition, it will provide tips for those working with artists, how to best broach sensitive aspects of a performance.

ABOUT BORN TO BE WIDE

Born To Be Wide was launched in February 2004 to provide a meeting place for those involved or interested in the Scottish music scene. A diverse range of musicians, journalists, promoters, label owners and friends of music, invited to play their all-time favourite records unless they were by Morrissey or Joy Division.

Since April 2008 the night has hosted seminars covering subjects such as How To Get A Gig, Unveiling The Mind Of A Music Journalist, A&R, Music PR, How To Get On The Radio, Music Management, Booking Agents, a Norwegian night and a German special which included a seminar, a live show by Berlin band Jeans Team and a DJ set by the Consul General.

Born To Be Wide also hosts the Wide Days conference and showcase event which takes place in Edinburgh in April, and has hosted events in partnership with the Scottish Parliament, Heart of Midlothian FC and creative industries conference, goNORTH,

Born To Be Wide enjoys the support of the Musicians’ Union.

GIGnotes: Stage Craft Seminar : Thursday 7 March : The Electric Circus, Edinburgh : 1930-2130 Seminar [includes interval] : £5 / £3.50 [MU] / £2.50 [under 18s] : 2130-Late DJ Sets by seminar guests [free]

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Posted in Latest News, Music | Tagged Born To Be Wide, Bruce Craigie, Electric Circus, Fatherson, gonorth, Idlewild, musicians union, wide days | Leave a comment

Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival Tickets Go On Sale

Posted on February 20, 2013 by MUSIC NEWS Scotland

Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival online booking now open for packed programme of events

Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival, which takes place from Saturday 25th-Monday 27th May at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. The Festival features an impressive line-up of musicians from Europe and the USA representing a wide range of styles and genres. Artists include Sandi Thom, Jan Akkerman, John Doan, Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas, John Etheridge, Eric Faulkner, Peter Finger, Simon Thacker and Gregg Wright. Headlining the Finale concert on Monday 27th is Donnie Munro. The former Runrig lead singer will be backed by some of the country’s finest musicians, bringing the Festival’s event programme to an exciting close.

As well as enjoying the many and varied performances, festival visitors can also participate in an extensive programme of seminars covering all aspects of guitar playing from metal, funk, jazz and folk accompaniment to harp guitar and ukelele. Sessions are delivered by an international group of highly experienced tutors including Phil Hilborne (Surviving as a Rock Guitarist), Hugh Burns (Getting the Right Sound) and Pete Sklaroff (Rock 2 Jazz). A trade exhibition, plus the finals of the Festival’s competition for young guitarists adds to a packed programme that runs each day from 10.30am until 11.00pm.

A recent addition to the Festival, Guitar on the Green, ensures that the long weekend has plenty to offer the whole family. The outdoor area in front of the Corn Exchange becomes an additional venue for various activities including a daily “Minstrel Walk”, in which people are invited to walk and play guitar in fancy dress raising funds for the Festival’s nominated charity Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy, Scotland.

About Guitar & Music Festivals Limited: Based in Edinburgh, UK, Guitar & Music Festivals Ltd specializes in the promotion of guitar- and music-related events throughout Scotland. With its global vision, the company aims to attract both international and local artists as well as new talent to a range of festival and performance opportunities in Scotland’s towns and cities. Events will include a travelling road show incorporating education seminars, performances, workshops and exhibitions.

Single daily ticket prices range from £10.00 for entry to daytime events (10.30am-5.30pm) or early evening concerts, through to £40.00 for an all day Passport (10.30am-11pm). Family tickets (2 adults plus 2 children) range from £30.00 to £120.00. Concessions are also available and children under 12 are admitted free accompanied by an adult. Seminars are priced separately at £10.00 each, or 3 for 2 at £20.00.

Book online at: http://www.edinburghguitarandmusicfestival.co.uk/cart.php

For the latest information on artists, seminars and other Festival events, visit: http://www.edinburghguitarandmusicfestival.co.uk

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Posted in Festivals, Latest News | Tagged Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas, Donnie Munro, Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival, Jan Akkerman, John Doan, John Etheridge, Sandi Thom, Simon Thacker | Leave a comment

SAMAs 2013 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Posted on February 7, 2013 by MUSIC NEWS Scotland

The Scottish Alternative Music Awards return for their fourth year, drawing necessary attention to the Scottish bands and artists that mainstream music tend to ignore.

After the success of last year, with artists such as Fatherson and Bwani Junction performing, as well as appearances from winners Fridge Magnets and guests Ally McCrae from BBC Introducing this year sets to provide a platform as well as deserved recognition for the hard working and talented members of the Scottish music industry.

Our nominees are chosen by leading figureheads in the Scottish music industry, from across the country, ensuring a fair and justified list of relevant and deserved nominees. It is a hard job for our judges to choose from the vast list of talented artists we have across our nation, and we very much appreciate their informed decisions. Nominations are then put to a 10 day public vote.

SAMAs 2013 will run in association with Gorbals Sound recording studio, located just south of the River Clyde and a short walk from Glasgow City Centre in the heart of the historic Gorbals area. Studio Manager Paul Quinn comments, “We’re really thrilled and excited to be sponsoring SAMA’s as we see it as a great opportunity to connect with the grassroots of Scottish Music and it’s a great window for these young, up and coming artists to put themselves in, long may it continue.”

Founder and Creative Director of the SAMAs, Richy Muirhead says:

“The shortlist of nominees are excellent. I think this is a great opportunity for new and old music fans to hear an eclectic bill of artists from all over Scotland. Its an exciting time for the SAMAs going into year 4, the music scene here is very much alive!”

There’s a launch event tonight (Thursday 7 February at Bar Bloc Glasgow from 9pm) which features performances by previous nominees and winner Alan McKim, The Little Kicks and TeKlo.

The main awards will take place at the Glasgow Garage on Friday 8 March, and is hosted by comedian Billy Kirkwood. Tickets are on sale for the awards evening now – £10 via Tickets Scotland (In-store & Online) www.tickets-scotland.co.uk