Bristol Music Foundation - news

BMF new website

We are now developing a new website for the Bristol Music Foundation.
The BMF has set up and supported many projects over the past 2 years and these now need proper representation online. Plus we appreciate we need to offer much more clarity on all of the work that we are doing.
Projects include our partnership with the film, design and media networks in Bristol, the new South West Music Forum, Creative Apprenticeships and the South West offer to the National Skills Academy, Teenage Rampage, artist and business mentoring, our SW partnership with the UKTI that has already seen support for export from the SW improve, including the recent trip to SXSW in Texas, Julie’s Bicycle, mapping the music industry in Bristol and the South West, and many more.

Please watch this space for updates, but we hope to have a new site live some time in the summer.

We would like to thank you for your patience with this site. We are working on it.

BMF at SXSW 08

The Bristol Music Foundation will be supporting artists and businesses from across the South West to attend the SxSW global music convention in Texas in March in a unique partnership with the UKTI, British Underground and AIM.

This will for the first time give the South West music industry a prominent place on the British exhibition stand in the Austin Convention Centre and at the British Embassy, the venue on the famous 6th St in Austin that will host the British parties at SxSW.

Businesses and organisations heading out are;

Bristol Music Foundation
Hope Management
Colston Hall
DCB Management
Metropolis Music
South West Recordings
Dartington Plus
Plymouth Music Collective
Dangerous Management / Sawmills Studio
Something Sound
Black and White Music
Midnight Mango

the bands that will be playing are;

Secret Shinewww.secretshine.co.uk
Phantom Limbwww.myspace.com/phantomlimbrobot
Pinstripe www.myspace.com/pinstriperock
Gravenhurstwww.gravenhurstmusic.com
John Smithwww.myspace.com/johnacousticsmith

This is part of a BMF lead initiative with the UKTI to see a presence at all annual overseas music conventions and trade missions throughout the year.

Noise Festival 2008 Now Open For Submissons

NOISE Festival 2008 will uncover and spotlight the next generation of creative talent. New artists will gain exposure to help kick-start their careers, and secure a credible, far reaching platform to promote their work.

NOISE exhibits creative work that can be showcased on screen including music, film, fashion, design, architecture, written word, graphic design, fine art and illustration.

The Europe-wide media showcase for young creative people aged 25 and under, has opened its website doors for submissions. Just go to www.NOISEfestival.com to register, create your profile and upload your work – and it’s free to take part!

Multiverse Music Launches ‘Caravan Recordings’

From the stable that brings you the highly respected imprints Tectonic, ‘Earwax and Vertical Sound comes a brand-new label, Caravan Recordings.

Multiverse

Arts Council - accessing music made easy

The Arts Council runs an interest free credit scheme, called Take it away, which is available at a selection of music retailers throughout the south west (full list given on the website). It is designed to make it easy and affordable for everyone to get involved in music, by allowing the purchase of a musical instrument and also stands, amplifiers, sheet music etc. For further information go to www.artscouncil.org.uk/takeitaway