Jul
20
PHG: pro audio for concerts, festivals
July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Belfast headquartered Production House (NI) Ltd [aka PHG - ed] is one of the province’s main providers – both hire and sales – of professional audio systems for music events in Ireland and major Ulster artists on tour abroad. PHG is wild busy these days supporting The Priests out on their first UK tour, [...]
Jul
20
D:REAM reform: album, single, gigs
July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
D:REAM have reformed [that's Pete Cunnah and Al McKenzie- ed] after a silent 14-year hiatus and are recording a new album of material entitled “In Memory of…” and working on remixes for other [unnamed] artists. A new D:REAM single called “All Things To All Men” is out September 7. The band are scheduled to play [...]
Jul
20
Hearing conservation: cue tips for musicians
July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
According to RNID statistics, there are estimated to be about 8.7 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the UK. As a musician or music-lover, you want to protect your fragile and precious sense of hearing for the rest of your days, right? Based on years of research and experience, here are some recommended steps [source [...]
Jul
13
Try write the winning song
July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Co. Londonderry based music events promoter Music55-7 in association with independent record label Smalltown America has announced a competition for a new song to showcase at the City of Song Festival from September 25-27, 2009. The song can be in any style and the organisers encourage entries from: singer-songwriters; non-preforming songwriters; bands/ensembles. The deadline for [...]
Jul
13
Glasgowbury CD with Hot Press
July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Glasgowbury Music Group has teamed with Ireland’s Hot Press magazine to produce a free cover-mount CD sampler album [with the Northern Ireland edition only - ed] of recordings by the acts performing at this year’s Glasgowbury Music Festival. The 18-track CD represents a mere sample of the diverse range of acts appearing across four stages [...]
Jul
13
Iain Archer, Andy White teach songwriting
July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Ulster songwriters Iain Archer and Andy White are just two of the guest tutors at the sixth UK Songwriting Festival taking place at Bath Spa University, Avon in mid-August. The 5-day curriculum comprises daily lectures and workshops dealing with the process of songwriting; practical sessions covering specific techniques (making lyrics singable, chorus construction, using imagery, [...]
Jul
13
Belfast gospel choir seeks voices
July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Belfast Community Gospel Choir is growing. The choir seeks new singers for its Winter programme. Open auditions are being held in Belfast on Tuesday, August 18 at 7pm at Christian Fellowship Church, Holywood Road. Applicants should prepare an uncomplicated short song to sing unaccompanied before an audition panel of 3 people. Bring a friend? Apply [...]
Jul
13
Designer carry bags for instruments
July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Fusion Products Company Ltd, [http://www.fusion-bags.com] a new British manufacturer of funky instrument carrying solutions – for guitars, cellos, woodwind, brass, keyboards, etc – has just appointed a distributor for Ireland, north, south, east and west. Professional Audio will receive their first batch in the next few weeks and will start delivering them to retailers right [...]
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