BREAKING NEWS: Music Foundation Northern Ireland [MFNI] is a recently-formed, non-profit organisation for supporting a membership of music creatives based in Ulster and beyond, especially “rights-holders” of Celtic music intellectual property [songs, lyrics, arrangements, compositions, jingles, etc - ed]. More information to follow, plus an exclusive Ulster Music interview with MFNI chairman Richard Abbott.
March 31, 2010
Ray Casserly 14 University Square School of History and Anthropology Queen's University, Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN Northern Ireland Office Tel: +44 (0) 28 9097 3986 Mob Tel: +44 (0) 75 1616 2456
March 17, 2010
What is mastering? Mixing is the balancing of levels of the different voices and instruments in a song, and mastering is the balancing of songs in an album and optimising them so they sound as good as possible – whatever the “end medium” is (CD, LP, mp3, radio, PA system.
March 17, 2010
The next Belfast Record Fair is on Saturday, June 26 at the Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast. There’s also one in Bangor, Co. Down on July 3.
March 17, 2010
Latter-day troubadour and singer-songwriter Brian Houston performs a special concert in Belfast soon. Tickets from TicketMaster: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/18004452DD6B3DCA?artistid=952039&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
February 15, 2010
Music outreach organisation Live Music Now is running a free open day in Belfast to help recruit Ulster musicians to its national scheme for special concerts/gigs in places like hospitals, hospices, schools for kids with learning difficulties, and so on. The open day starts at 3.00pm on Thursday, March 4 in the The Black Box, 18-22 [...]
January 15, 2010
by Ulster Music reporter Aaron McMurray There is an air of anxious expectancy in the ever-growing crowd who wait restlessly in the back room of The Stiff Kitten for what is going to be a defining moment for three bands: Yes Cadets, A Plastic Rose and General Fiasco. You see, this is an MTV event. [...]
January 15, 2010
Kenneth Montgomery, the Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, and Wesley Livingstone, President of Newry Musical and Orchestral Society, are the only two names appearing in the New Year 2010 Honours List of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) for services to “Music in Northern Ireland”.
January 12, 2010
MTV presents General Fiasco, A Plastic Rose, Yes Cadets Wednesday, January 13, 2010 The (Stiff) Kitten, Belfast, Co. Antrim £8 (18+ show) General Fiasco formed in 2007 and have spent the last two years writing material and touring around the UK.
January 12, 2010
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January 12, 2010
Martin John McCafferty is a young vocalist from the northwest of Ulster with a talent for bringing some of the great songs from the swing era back to life and a unique flair for infusing these beloved standards with a fresh style of his own. He has won several talent competitions, reaching the last 30 [...]
January 12, 2010
Hard-working alt-pop band Escape Act plans to play five shows around the island of Ireland during February 2010, mainly supporting John, Shelly and the Creatures. The Belfast based trio also plans to release an album of new material in the coming months. This second album, as yet untitled, was recorded in Glasgow during the latter [...]
January 12, 2010
Divine Authority Radio is a new Christian radio station broadcasting over the Internet from Northern Ireland. To tune in to the live audio stream, go to http://www.live365.com/stations/divineauthority.
January 8, 2010
Today, on what would have been his 75th birthday, Elvis Presley is everywhere. And, according to newspaper The Independent, his legacy drives a $45m industry. But does “The King” have any Ulster connections? And what impact did Elvis have on music in Ulster back in his heyday? Let Ulster Music know what you know… Please [...]
January 6, 2010
According to BBC News, gospel singer and recording company director William McCrea is facing legal action over an alleged bearch of copyright: A writ has been issued by Mark Carmichael against William McCrea and Ian McDowell, trading as record label Daybreak Recordings. Carmichael claims copyright on the musical work “Just a Breathe Away” (sic) was [...]
January 5, 2010
Based in Belfast, Rhythm Wizard offers drum kit lessons for beginners to more advanced students. All styles are catered for including Rock, Jazz, Funk, Latin, even Drum’n'Bass. For more info, contact Ross: 07851 607-116 | 028 9029-2839
January 5, 2010
How To Become A Hip Hop Producer by one O D Hunte is a new 25-page reference e-book revealing [allegedly - ed] many career enhancing secrets and strategies for success as an aspiring Hip Hop producer. This electronic book [Adobe Acrobat PDF] has been written by a producer who has had his music in hundreds [...]
January 2, 2010
Bandzai is a new app for mobile and web aimed at “DIY” artists and bands. According to app developer Rich Dale, Bandzai [presently in beta - ed] helps you: manage your music career; set goals for your career; and find music industry contacts. The app is presently undergoing refinement before the launch of the beta [...]
December 20, 2009
Fancy a little Austrian? Maybe the foot-tapping rhythms and immortal melodies of “King of Waltz” Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and others? Then “The Walled City” is where you should beseige on Wednesday, January 6 from 20:00 hours. Derry’s Millennium Forum hosts 3 evenings of New Year celebrations with Music55-7′s Viennese concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra [...]
December 12, 2009
The phenomenon that is Snow Patrol has released a two-CD “best-of” album called Up To Now in time for Christmas. The band also has a new single out, entitled Just Say Yes, to promote the 30-song CD (and a special CD/DVD/vinyl boxset) which also playlists previous hits Run, Chocolate and Chasing Cars.
December 12, 2009
Their music has been compared to the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Broken Social Scene: this gig-addicted male threesome blend melodic vocals with “oceanic” guitar riffs and “pulsing” rhythms. Messrs. Alex Trimble, Kev Baird, and Sam Halliday [pictured] are together known as Two Door Cinema Club and the group is one of several [...]
December 12, 2009
Sir [sure? - ed] Midge Ure is is looking for 100 great independent artists to share in the press coverage, exposure and opportunities that come off of the back of the launch of his new, independent music website in early 2010. To enter the competition to become one of Midge’s 100 profile artists, visit http://www.tunited.com [...]
December 12, 2009
Produced by James Strange at Larne based Celestial Recording Studios, Gillian Adams has released a new album of semi-classical gospel songs plus new material from songwriter Thomas Adams. The songs on Unto Him Sing include favourites such as “God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength”, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” and “Great is Thy [...]
December 12, 2009
It’s been 70 years since the legendary Shure Unidyne – the first single-element uni-directional microphone – debuted in 1939. Now, the model once advertised as “The Microphone That Needs No Name” is getting an upgrade. Shure has taken the iconic 55SH body that has been in production since 1951, dropped in a new supercardioid motor, [...]
November 14, 2009
BREAKING NEWS According to a report in MUSIC WEEK… Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission closes - by Nick Johnstone, MUSIC WEEK, November 12, 2009 The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission (NIMIC) has closed due to differences among its board members. The organisation has been winding down operations for over a year, according to sources at [...]
November 13, 2009
Brothers Brendan Murphy and Declan Murphy of The 4 Of Us perform highlights from their current Live At Vicar Street album, along with new material, on their current Ireland tour. The two-hour show presents their songs in an acoustic setting, performed as they were originally written. The siblings return to the studio between gigs to [...]
November 13, 2009
Andersonstown Traditional and Contemporary Music School holds a showcase concert at the Hilton Hotel, Belfast on Sunday the November, 29. There are special guest performances by the legendary singer-songwriter Tommy Sands and the Andersonstown Irish Traditional Youth Orchestra plus performances from pupils and tutors. The school itself offers tuition in tin whistle, fiddle, guitar, flute, [...]
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