Month: November 2013

Following on from the recent announcement regarding the twelfth Other Voices pilgrimage to Dingle this December, the world renowned music television series today revealed that Derry/Londonderry is also on the musical itinerary for a second visit, following the hugely successful inaugural Other Voices weekend earlier this year in the UK City of Culture 2013.
 
Other Voices will strike out for Derry/Londonderry in February 2014, stopping off to record music and musings on February 7th, 8th and 9th. The stunning Glassworks building will once again play host to a galaxy of local and international musical talent all of which will be streamed live to a number of local venues, while the Banter Sessions and the IMRO Other Room will also be filmed in the City of Song. The hugely popular Other Voices Music Trail will run in venues and spaces across the city, bringing the spirit of Other Voices to neighbourhoods and communities across the Derry City Council area.
 
Actor Aidan Gillen will once again host the show, presenting the recordings and events in both Dingle and Derry/Londonderry. Already scheduled to perform in St. James’ Church on the Dingle leg of the Other Voices gathering are David Gray, Hozier, Lisa O’Neill, Mogwai, Patty Griffin, John Grant, Asgeir, Agnes Obel and Lulu James with more yet to be announced. The line-up for Derry/Londonderry remains firmly under wraps and will be announced just after Christmas.
 
Philip King, series editor, spoke of the return to Derry commenting, “Last year we had a remarkable experience in Derry. We met really talented musicians and production people, forged a suite of partnerships with CultureTech and heard just great music. We are delighted to return to Derry to nurture and develop the relationships established between Dingle and Derry last year. We have an opportunity to build an enduring legacy over the next three years, share our knowledge and learning with the city and establish a renewable and refreshable resource making this singing city audible and visible the world over”
 
The Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure Carál Ní Chuilín welcomed the return to Derry.  She said:  “Other Voices is one of those unique and special events that leaves a lasting impression. It offers the full musical package and provides experience for performers and back stage people alike. It captured the spirit of City of Culture 2013 and I am so pleased that it has agreed to return to Derry in February even bigger and better than before and expanding their music trail to communities surrounding the City centre as part of my Department’s approach to strategic development of the North West of Ireland – it’s an event not to be missed.”
 
Mayor of Derry, Cllr Martin Reilly said:
 
“I am delighted that Other Voices is set to return to the city again following the success of the event during our 2013 UK City of Culture celebrations, an event which achieved phenomenal success in terms of involving local talent and showcasing our city to an international audience.  As Mayor I have had the opportunity to meet with Philip and his team in the City and to explore the possibilities of a return visit.  Other Voices February 2014 production will complement the City of Culture Legacy Plan which has a special attention on Derry-Londonderry as a City of Music in 2014. This opportunity in 2014 will build on community involvement, educational programmes and national and international showcase for local talent from this city as well as inviting visitors to see what Derry has to offer.”
 
Tickets, once again, will be free and can be won through various online and media competitions so keep an eye on the brand new website www.othervoices.ie. To stay up to date with announcements please log on to www.othervoices.ie and follow on Facebook (Other Voices) and Twitter (@othervoices).
 
Other Voices is supported by DCAL, Derry City Council, RTÉ, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland, IMRO, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Foreign Affairs.  

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A one day exploration of the collision between music and moving image

Generator NI is a new three year music industry development programme for Northern Ireland. Generator NI will be working in partnership with Honeycomb – Creative Works to bring the music and creative industries to key cities and towns across Northern Ireland. The series of industry events will create invaluable opportunities for artists, labels, managers and digital content creatives to meet, network and learn together.

The next event for the partnership will be a Sound and Vision day during the Foyle Film Festival this November. Four unique events dedicated to the marriage of music and moving image are programmed to span from morning to night on Friday the 22^nd of November in L’Derry. The events are as follows:

 11am – 1pm

Workshop – how to place your music in film, trailers, television, advertising and computer games with Adrian Cooke and Dex Lush (Portmanteau) / Nerve Centre Cinema

Portmanteau is a UK music agency that represents a range of record labels, publishers and artists in order to place their music in audio-visual productions from around the world – online, on television and in film. They cover both master and publishing copyrights in the majority of cases and so can clear for use quickly and in ‘one-stop’. They’ve placed across all media – from The Fast and The Furious trailer to The Iron Lady, from Xbox to Adidas. They’ll take the audience on a comprehensive journey through all aspects of music placement.

1.45pm – 2.45pm

Inside the music supervisor’s mind – Ian Neil (with Q and A) / Nerve Centre Cinema

We welcome Ian Neil to discuss the vital role of the music supervisor and take a closer look at the part music has played in a number of films. A music supervisor requires not just an encyclopedic knowledge of music but also an instinctive sense of which song or piece of music will add value to any given scene. Some of cinema’s most iconic moments stem from using the right track at the right time – Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck In the Middle With You” in Reservoir Dogs or the Rolling Stones’ “Tell Me” in Mean Streets, for example.

Ian Neil is one of the film industry’s leading music supervisors, having lent his expertise to films such as Snatch, Kick Ass, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Control, Nowhere Boy, Sex & Drugs & Rock’n’Roll and 127 Hours. We’re delighted to welcome Ian to play some of his most memorable scenes in film and talk through the pathway towards the music use.

3.30pm – 6pm

Screening of The Chemical Brothers live film “Don’t Think” and creative session with director Adam Smith (with Q and A) / Nerve Centre Cinema

Join director Adam Smith for an hour long workshop on the collision between music and image, followed by a screening of Don’t Think.  Adam will play extracts from some of his work in music videos (including with long term collaborators The Streets) through to chatting about directing “the greatest episode of Doctor Who there has ever been” (The Guardian). Joining him on stage will be actor Mark Monero, and together in the cinema they’ll recreate some of the live visual effects used in Don’t Think – including the iconic LED man. You’ll not believe your eyes when you see how it was done.

Described by Mojo Magazine as “a psychedelic masterpiece”, Don’t Think captures a 2011 performance of The Chemical Brothers at the Fuji Rocks Festival in Japan. An unmissable event.

10pm – 1am

Screening of “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait”, live scored by Stuart Brathwaite DJ set (Mogwai) / Sandinos

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is a 2006 French documentary film focusing on the playing style of the French football player Zinedine Zidane. The film is a documentary focused purely on Zidane during the Spanish Liga Real Madrid vs. Villarreal CF game on April 23, 2005 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and was filmed in real time using 17 synchronized cameras. During the last minutes of the match, Zidane was sent off as a result of a brawl. The screening will be accompanied by a DJ set from Stuart Brathwaite, the main creative force in Mogwai, the Scottish instrumental band who composed the original music for the film, and whose immense body of work continues to underscore extraordinary film and moving image.

The Nerve Centre Cinema / Sandinos
L’Derry

Friday 22^nd November 2013
Four events from 11am – 10pm

All events are free. Visit generatorni.com to reserve your place.

The Music Educators’ Orchestra was established in 2011 to give music teachers and practitioners the opportunity to keep in practise on their instruments and to develop new skills by composing and arranging music for the ensemble, as well as commissioning new works.

The orchestra is directed by Irish composer Peter Moran, and this concert marks the culmination of a year-long collaboration with the Irish Composers Collective in which the MEO will perform seven new works written especially for the group. The concert includes a new arrangement of an old classic alongside an exciting mix of notated scores, environmental sounds, improvisation and live electronics, all rounded off with an original group composition by the orchestra members themselves.

Programme:

Jenn Kirby – Resound | Kian Geiselbrechtinger – DNA | Daniel Reid – A Cage Went in Search of A Bird | Galen Mac Cába – Chaos and Order | Ben McHugh – Spí, Nespí | Satie – Gnossienne No. 3 (arr. Donal MacErlaine) | Richard Gill – Ramblo

Music Educators’ Orchestra – Duh-Duh

Tickets for both concerts cost €10/5 conc and are available from the National Concert Hall Box Office

10am-6pm Mon to Sat

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Foy Vance has been announced as winner of the inaugural Northern Ireland Music Prize for his album ‘Joy of nothing’.  Northern Ireland Music Prize is a new award aimed at recognising the great wealth of recorded music from Northern Ireland. NI music is experiencing a creative boom right now. The quality and quantity of great records from all genres enjoying an all-time high point. The NI Music Prize provides recognition of this fact.

An academy of music industry professionals connected to NI were approached to vote and to create a shortlist of albums (the full academy list is available at www.nimusicprize.com). Fourteen records comprised the final list. A diverse and exciting array, it included artists such as the world-conquering Two Door Cinema Club, esteemed troubadour Foy Vance, instrumental post-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar and the electronic adventure of Space Dimension Controller.

The ultimate winner of the prize was decided on the night  by a select panel of experts and announced at the ceremony in Belfast’s Mandela Hall on November 12, 2013. A selection of shortlisted acts also played live at the event, including Girls Names, The Bonnevilles and more.

The NI Music Prize aims to establish itself as an important annual event. Drawing attention to the local successes and providing a critical benchmark.The event took place during Belfast Music Week. Now in its fourth year, Belfast Music Week has become a focal point for the music scene in Northern Ireland and the NI Music Prize was a highlight of this year’s festivities.

Upon winning the Northern Ireland Music Prize, Foy Vance, (who couldn’t attend the awards due to USA touring schedules) said, “We are all very proud to have been nominated, let alone to have received the award for best album. I’m gutted I couldn’t be there on the night but the award has been collected by the people who made it possible – so justice has been served”