Access to Music workshop events
Bring your school/college/community group/individuals to Access To Music - Have you got music and
performing arts students/young people who want to find out more about the creative industries?
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Manchester and Norwich.
There are over 15 FREE activities they can benefit from:
*FREE* RECORDING SESSION
Start Together studios have recorded some of Northern Ireland’s best bands and records over the last 4
years-from ASIWYFA to Not Squares, from In Case of Fire to Girls Names. We’re offering 5 bands the
chance of a FREE 45 minute session to record an acoustic track at start together, and take away a full mix.
We’re expecting places to fly for this one.
*FREE* MUSIC VIDEO SESSION
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with Northern Irish music video blog Bandwidth, whose videos of everybody from Two Door Cinema Club to
General Fiasco have catalogued the continued success of Northern Irish music in the last 5 years.
4 Sessions are available, limited to 1 hour each.
*FREE* PHOTOSHOOT
Have your chance to have a professional music photographer take you or your band’s photograph for free by
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minutes.
*FREE* WRITING WORKSHOPS – ROCK, POP & URBAN
Gregory Ferguson has recently scored an international number one record, with the urban track “Dirty Talk”
by Wynter Gordon. Cahir O’Doherty is the principal songwriter in Atlantic Records signed Derry band
Fighting with Wire. Aaron Shanley is an award-winning local pop songwriter who has co-written in Nashville.
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Hide AdAll of them will be hosting a one on one session where they’ll help you work through your songwriting.
Unmissable!
10 spaces are available for each workshop.
*FREE* MUSIC JOURNALISM WORKSHOPS – RADIO & DIGITAL
Stuart Bailie former Assistant Editor at NME, presenter on BBC Radio Ulster’s The Late Show and author of
Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy’s biography ‘The Ballad of The Thin Man’. David “Rigsy” O’Reilly is the presenter
of BBC Northern Ireland’s flagship new music radio show, “Across the Line”. Richard Crothers writes for the
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points into Northern Irish music journalism.
10 spaces are available for each workshop.
*FREE* COPYRIGHT YOUR MUSIC WORKSHOP
Most people know about copyright as a general idea, but why is it so important in songwriting? What is the
difference between the PRS, MCPS & PPL? How do you protect your songs? Join composer Mark Gordon
and lawyer David Preston as they collectively take you through the minefield that is Music Copyright.
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Northern Irish electronic dance production duo Psycatron have received praise across the board for their
tracks and remixes, and have DJ’d from Chicago to Berlin in the last 12 months. Here’s your opportunity to
have some one-on-one time with Dave and Paul, bring down a track and have them offer a full critique of itfrom
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*FREE* GETTING THEIR HANDS ON KIT (1pm and 2.15pm)
Visit the GAK (Guitar, Amp and Keyboard Centre) music trade show with gear demonstrations from Fender,
Vox, Ableton, Gibson, Novation, Numark, Roland, Korg, Gretsch, Akai, Epiphone, Jam Hub, Alesis, KRK and
LP. Also check out the classroom of the future. This activity continues until 5.45pm.
FFWD SPEED MENTORING CLINIC (2.45pm – 4.15pm)
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Hide AdFast Forward is a programme which accelerates Northern Ireland music business. They are hosting a 90
minute speed mentoring clinic from 2.45pm until 4.15pm for artists and music businesses that require
practical advice on career and business development issues. Book via [email protected]
ACCESS TO MUSIC NETWORKING EVENT (4.15pm – 4.45pm)
An opportunity to network with music industry, trade guests, artists and fellow students. Don’t forget your
business cards and demos! Refreshments will be served.
PERFECT PITCH DRAGON’S DEN *FREE* (4.45pm – 545pm)
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industry’s top entrepreneurs made it in the business.
ATOM LIVE TOUR AUDITIONS *FREE ALL AGES EVENT*! (7pm – 10pm)
Top young Northern Ireland acts, selected through the Armstrong Learning Music Network, will showcase
their talent to the Atom Factor Panel hosted by top-flight UK music industry executives to be selected for a
place on the Atom Live Summer Tour in May 2011.
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Hide AdFour lucky Access To Music acts from across Britain have the chance to tour the UK at various gigs including
slots at Liverpool Sound City and The Great Escape travelling on a professional Sleeper Tour Coach with a
Tour Manager and Crew. Plus possible in Europe later in 2011 and SXSW 2012!
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Book FREE of charge. But take note that we only have a limited number of places and they will be allocated
on a first come first served basis.
Book now at [email protected] Visit Facebook Group – Access To Music Belfast or atomlive.co.uk