March 6th, 2010 §
Underneath Eastside’s arches you’ll find a whole host of organisations making and presenting film, music, visual arts, digital media, craft, literature, and photography – and some great pubs and cafes too. We Are Eastside is a guide to some of these hidden treasures.
We are Eastside is made up of;
7 INCH CINEMA – BIRMINGHAM JAZZ – CAPSULE – CRAFTSPACE – THE CUSTARD FACTORY – EASTSIDE PROJECTS – GRAND UNION – IKON EASTSIDE – PROJECT PIGEON (Photo featured above) – PUNCH – RHUBARB RHUBARB – THE EDGE – TINDAL STREET PRESS – THE LOMBARD METHOD – VIVID – VRU
A couple of exciting developments in the We are Eastside camp in Digbeth, Birmingham is the addition of a new photographic gallery space called Rhubarb East Gallery situated in the Rhubarb Building and a performance by Japanese artist Atsuhiro Ito.
Vivid and Capsule are combining forces to present Atsuhiro Ito. Atsuhiro uses a fluorescent light with pick up mics attached, and alters the voltage applied to tubes causing the lights to flicker. Microphones pick up electromagnetic noise perfectly synchronised with the flickering lights in a light/noise/electric eye festival at only a fiver it is well worth a look next week on Wednesday 10th March 2010, more information can be found here.
March 4th, 2010 §
January 17th, 2010 §
Calling all Birmingham beat makers – CDR Knowledge – Beat Innervisions Birmingham comes to the Ikon Gallery next week on
Thursday 21st January. Featuring production insights from:
Morgan Zarate (Spacek)
Soundspecies (burntprogress)
And a discussion with Burnt Progress/CDR big man Tony Nwachukwu and the producers on the bill; Spacek’s Morgan Zarate and Soundspecies.
Folks will be able to gain insights into how Logic Pro was used to craft and develop one of their standout tracks. Furthermore have a chance to get to grips with Logic Pro 9 supported by CWPro and CDR community members and observe CDR community members build a track from scratch on the night!
Running Order:
7.00pm – Working Logic – Production demonstrations / Track productions (until 9.30pm)
8.00pm – Introduction
8.15pm – Soundspecies
9.00pm – Morgan Zarate
9.40pm – ‘Open CDR’ – Tracks produced during this session played – LOUD!
10.00pm – END
To register peep here.
November 18th, 2009 §
The closing party to Capsule’s 10th birthday celebrations is on Saturday 19th December at Vivid on Heath Mill Lane in Digbeth. This party will see a gathering of some of Birmingham’s most exciting experimental live acts including the fabulous Modified Toy Orchestra plus someone called Stinky Wizzleteat and others – all paying tribute to the ten years of exciting, genre pushing music that Capsule have produced and provided a stage for. You can get more info here and tickets from here. See you down the front.
November 5th, 2009 §
Inclusion Inspires – music making a difference a free conference delivered by MusicLeader West Midlands, Youth Music and Symphony Hall on Monday 16th November.
For teachers and musicians leading music with young people who have special needs, physical and learning disabilities.
Learn about the best techniques and technologies, share skills and stories and try out the Patrick Music and Multimedia Studio and its equipment. For anyone working with music in school, mainstream or special, youth clubs, health settings, support groups.
This event is free to attend.
For further information contact 0121 236 7978 or west-midlands@musicleader.net
Visit this site for more information…
October 24th, 2009 §
For all you swanky DJs…more pictures and writing at Mama Feel Good!
October 24th, 2009 §
Photos from The MF Gaslamp Killer at the Hare & Hounds can be found at Better Never Than Late by Witts. It was an incredible night, thanks to all of those folks who came out. Props to Adam Regan, Blacksmile and Guy C for their hard graft.
October 22nd, 2009 §
He is a fully paid up member of the new wave of experimental beat makers…alongside the likes of Flying Lotus and FlyamSam .
The self-professed Animal-style DJ, Gaslamp Killer — a reference to his hometown of San Diego and its beach-brah’s Gaslamp bar district — has been holding it down at the front counter of LA’s Turntable Lab. His real home, however, is behind the turntables, where his wild style takes DJing into the realm of freak fest psychedelia.
Gaslamp Killer DJ sets are something else… Bass that feels like someone is sitting inside your stomach rearranging your internal organs and drops so heavy you feel like you are falling down a well wearing a pair of Smeg fridges as earrings. His brutal mix of Dubstep, Hendrix, Futuristic Hip Hop, Leftfield Electronica and Dilla are delivered with a truly eccentric energy that one might describe as a kind of hybrid that would include Animal from Sesame Street, Einstein and Doc from Back to the Future all conducting the crowd in a truly passionate, energetic and intensely captivating way.
I cannot tell you how much you have to witness this…Tonight at The Hare & Hounds. Details here.
October 13th, 2009 §
This Sunday…”Ink will Spill”. This is the qualifier, for the background story read here.
September 30th, 2009 §
Music industry folks and companies from the West Midlands are invited to apply to Fused Magazine to gain a place on a UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) funded visit to SXSW Music 2010 in Austin Texas from the 17th to 21st March 2010.
SXSW Music 2010 features hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin Texas. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show at the Austin Convention Center and partake in a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers including; Artists, music supervisors, branding executives, digital media gurus, activists, label owners, festival bookers, bloggers and publicists. Previous speakers have included that guy Tom who invented Myspace and big shots from the world of music distribution and marketing.
The aim of this trip is to take a group of companies representing music in the region in order to network, develop partner relationships, increase international trade and meet companies interested in developing opportunities and investment in the West Midlands.
Fused Magazine along with UK Trade & Investment are organising this trip which covers up to 50% of your costs, to apply please email kerry@fusedmagazine.com for an application form or you can call Kerry or David on 0121 246 1946 for more information.
