South West Sound 08

news: SWS 08 we thank you all

Another year over, and for sure it was a good un..

news: Bristol Alive with the Sound of the South West

1400 people hit the town in Bristol last night for the South West Sound Fringe 08. At venues across the city the brightest unsigned talent from the region set stages alight.

Matt Booth, Project Manager of South West Sound, says,

“This year was the best Fringe yet. 10 venues, 40 acts and over 1400 people across the city, seeing what the region has to offer. Phantom Limb, Turbowolf @ The Thekla were amazing. Only disappointment is that I missed The Gala Band who I’m hearing great things about. A great opening night for this year’s convention.”

Day 1 in Bristol has long since sold out but it’s not too late to get your delegate pass for day two by logging onto www.southwestsound.org.uk.

news: Countdown to SWS 08. Talk about, Pop Music..

Day 1 NOW SOLD OUT. Day 2 tickets still available.

South West Sound is the event for the music industry of the South West of England and once again we welcome a fantastic range of speakers to Bristol and Dartington.

And those places are going fast. So don’t delay if you want to catch…...

Chris Morrison of CMO Management, the man behind Thin Lizzy, Blur, Elastica, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Gorillaz and many others, who will be joining us to give a keynote speech in Dartington on 25th April.

Melvin Benn, MD of Festival Republic, who will discuss his own work within the live music arena and with industry steering group Julie’s Bicycle to address the environmental impact of the music industry.

Feargal Sharkey, Jon Webster, Tim Smith and Jack Kingslake, who will be opening the event in Bristol on 24th April and discussing how we go forward ensuring young people today are educated to safeguard the industry of tomorrow.

Plus Nick Williams from the Brit School, Caroline Elleray from Universal Publishing, Tom Bywater from Power Amp Music, and many more including the greatest range of composers for film and TV in our special session on Scoring for Film.

Point your mouse to http://www.southwestsound.org.uk/speakers to find out more.

With a line up like this we take it we shall see you there!

speakers: Miguel Mera

Miguel is an extremely versatile composer whose music has been broadcast on television and at film festivals around the world.

Recent works include the films Trent 2 Rent (Zoom Films), What Does Your Daddy Do? (Sprig Productions), Moth (Amulet Films), Yellow Bird (Icarus Productions), The Goodbye Plane (Kewhaven Pictures), The Greek Man From Pakistan (Snakeheads Productions), Love After a Fashion (Powell Productions); the documentaries Waiting for a Heartbeat (Nobles Gate/BBC) Auschwitz: The Forgotten Evidence (Flashback/Channel 4), Galloper Jack (Coneyhurst Productions), The First World Cup Remembered (FIFA/TWI), Secrets of the Guillotine (Five), and The Last Few (Corporate Film Company/Five); a drama about the plight of refugees, Fugee Girl (Vicarious Productions/Channel 4), and the animated shorts, Driving Kid (RCA/Yong Seek Oh), Sweet Smell of Roses (SIAD/Sandra Murta), and Last Best Friend (RCA, Steve Smith).

Miguel also composes for theatre with recent work commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Youth Music Theatre U.K., and Regent’s Park Theatre. He teaches film composition at the Royal College of Music and at the Dartington International Summer School. He read music at York University and has a postgraduate degree in Music Design for Film and Television from Bournemouth University.

news: Mediascapes are happening all around you

Mediascapes are happening all around you: games, stories, guides and music that make up a hidden landscape of experiences accessible to you through a handheld device.

At South West Sound 08 in Bristol we will be offering the chance to try out a musical mediascape in Harbourside throughout the day, courtesy of the Pervasive Media Studio.

We have selected some of our favourite tracks by artists from Bristol and the South West and loaded them into Mscape software. This attaches each track to a specific location, so that it will be triggered by GPS to play when you walk there.

Walk the space, and hear the sounds. Plug into our mscape and let our selection of local music provide the soundtrack of the city for you. You can take part in the session on your own, or in a pair. All that you will need to do on the day is give your name to the SWS desk at the Watershed and your preferred time to attend.

For programme details, satellite events, live info and to book your delegate pack point your mouse at www.southwestsound.org.uk.