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  • Music charity seeks gifted musicians
  • MTV presents: General Fiasco, Yes Cadets, A Plastic Rose
  • OFMDFM honours for Music in Northern Ireland

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 [...]

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. [...]

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”.

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.

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 [...]

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 infringed [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 Invest NI, the project’s [...]

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Busy alt-rock indie trio General Fiasco took time out from their UK tour to appear at Belfast’s last remaining music megastore and mark the October 19 release of their much-anticipated new single We Are The Foolish. A crowd of over 250 people [some wearing beanies - ed] packed into the downstairs floor the HMV branch [...]