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Songs For Japan album released!

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You can buy it from iTunes here: www.itunes.com/songsforjapan

“Songs For Japan” will be made available as a physical CD release via Sony Music from 4 April 2011, available in all good record stores.
 
Proceeds from the album’s sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross Society.

The “Songs for Japan” track listing features an all-star lineup: 

1.    John Lennon “Imagine” 
2.    U2 “Walk On” 
3.    Bob Dylan “Shelter From The Storm” 
4.    Red Hot Chili Peppers “Around The World”  
5.    Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (Starsmith remix)
6.    Beyonce “Irreplaceable”  
7.    Bruno Mars “Talking To The Moon” 
8.    Katy Perry “Firework” 
9.    Rihanna “Only Girl (In The World)” 
10.  Justin Timberlake “Like I Love You” 
11.  Madonna “Miles Away”
12.  David Guetta “When Love Takes Over” 
13.  Eminem “Love The Way You Lie” 
14.  Bruce Springsteen “Human Touch” 
15.  Josh Groban “Awake” 
16.  Keith Urban “Better Life” 
17.  Black Eyed Peas “One Tribe”
18.  Pink “Sober”  
19.  Cee Lo “It’s Ok” 

20.  Lady Antebellum “I Run To You” 
21.  Bon Jovi “What Do You Got” 
22.  Foo Fighters “My Hero”
23.  REM “Man On The Moon”  
24.  Nicki Minaj “Save Me”  
25.  Sade “By Your Side” 
26.  Michael Bublé “Hold On” 
27.  Justin Bieber “Pray” 
28.  Adele “Make You Feel My Love” 
29.  Enya “If I Could Be Where You Are” 
30.  Elton John “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”
31.  John Mayer “Waiting On The World To Change” 
32.  Queen “Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together)” 
33.  Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody” 
34.  Sting “Fragile”  
35.  Leona Lewis “Better In Time” 
36.  Ne-Yo “One In A Million” 
37.  Shakira “Whenever Wherever”
38.  Norah Jones “Sunrise” 

Proceeds from “Songs for Japan” will be directed to the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) to support its disaster relief efforts. The society will use the funds for the ongoing provision of immediate relief and for eventual recovery support to the affected population. The artists participating on “Songs for Japan,” the music labels and music publishers have waived their royalties and proceeds from the worldwide sales of the album to ensure that the JRCS receives as much support as possible from this global initiative.  ITunes will also donate its proceeds from the album’s worldwide sales to the benefit of the JRCS, and has prominently featured the project throughout its stores worldwide. 

Fatboy Slim to headline Relentless Boardmasters

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fatboy slimFatboy Slim has one of the biggest dance shows in the world and his songs are instantly recognisable. His discography is second to none with his tracks commonly heard in the furthest corners of the World. This corner is Newquay and Cornwall couldn’t be happier!
Fatboy Slim represents the Boardmasters highest profile act to date. On the 13th August 2011, Newquay, Cornwall is the only option.

The Relentless Boardmasters is Europe’s premier surf, skate and music event and is now cemented as “The Cornish Festival.” The Boardmasters takes place across two sites in Newquay from 10-14th August 2011. Fistral Beach will host World class surfing, skate boarding and BMX while the cliff tops at Watergate Bay will host the 9 live music stages that make up the Boardmasters Music Festival.

The Relentless Boardmasters is Cornwall’s only surf, skate and music festival offering the ultimate in World Class surf and music. Previous acts include Cypress Hill, Groove Armada, Leftfield, Newton Faulkner and many more. Set over two locations the Relentless Boardmasters 2011 brings some exciting new additions.

The Relentless Boardmasters, as a celebration of 30 years of surfing at Fistral Beach the event has upgraded its Men’s ASP surf event to a 6 star event which will bring the best up and coming surfers on the planet. This year the event is running a week later, avoiding clashes with other high profile events across the World.
 
In a move to represent all aspects of surfing the Relentless Boardmasters will introduce longboarding including a 3 Star Men’s ASP event and 6 Star Ladies ASP event. With these new and upgraded events The Relentless Boardmasters will invest in its core surfing heritage and truly represent surfing as a whole.
 

Also confirmed on the lineup is: 

Sub Focus Live
Zane Lowe
Eliza Doolittle
Andy C
Scratch Perverts
Willy Mason
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Liam Bailey
Stereo Mcs

We are also pleased to announce the first of 2011’s local acts

Brother and Bones
Crowns

For tickets and up to date information visit  www.relentlessboardmasters.com
Tickets on Sale 7th March

 

 

London International SKA Festival

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Dub Pistols, The Trojans, Giuliano Palma & The Bluebeaters from Italy and reforming for exclusive one-off performances The Loafers and Hotknives.  DJ’s include; Clive Chin (boss & producer of Jamaica’s vital Randys Records), Lynval Golding from The Specials, Mark Lamarr, Gaz Mayall (Gaz Rockin Blues), Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers/Special AKA) and many more.  From it’s birth in Jamaica, Ska has come along way, morphing and inspiring every generation and reaching all corners of the world.  We are delighted to be celebrating the wonderful world of SKA.

For more information/tickets go to www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk

Full line up:

KEN BOOTHE (Jamaica)*
THE ENGLISH BEAT with DAVE WAKELING
DAVE & ANSELL COLLINS (Jamaica)
BOB ANDY & MARCIA GRIFFITHS (Jamaica)*
JAMES HUNTER
THE SKA FLAMES (Japan)*
DUB PISTOLS
THE TROJANS
THE LOAFERS (one-off reformation)*
HOTKNIVES (orig.line up)*
BIM SKALA BIM (USA)*
GIULIANO PALMA & THE BLUEBEATERS (Italy)*
MAROON TOWN
INTENSIFIED
NAPOLEON SOLO (Denmark)*
THE CAROLOREGIANS (Belgium)
SKAOS (Germany)*
EJECTES (France)*
THE AMPHETAMEANIES (Scotland)
THE SIDEWALK DOCTORS
CARTOON VIOLENCE (Wales)
JIMMY THE SQUIRREL

DJS:

CLIVE CHIN (Randys)*
LYNVAL GOLDING (The Specials)*
MARK LAMARR
GAZ MAYALL (Gazs Rockin Blues)
RHODA DAKAR (Bodysnatchers/Special AKA)
WRONGTOM
TOMMY ROCK-A-SHACKA (Japan)
DUB VENDOR ALL-STARS
THE TIGHTEN UP CREW ft. CHAMPIAN MC
JIM COX
TAKESHI OKAWA (Japan-The Ska Flames/Sun Shot)
GREEDY G
FELIX HALL

*exclusive UK shows

Full details and tickets available now at
http://www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk/

Katy B announced as Together NYE midnight guest

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Katy B’s tracks ‘Katy On A Mission’, ‘Louder’ and ‘Perfect Stranger’ (alongside Magnetic Man) have helped shoot her to the forefront of the music industry and become one of the UK’s most in-demand female artists.

“I’m really glad that I’m going to be in London on New Years Eve!” says Katy B “it’s definitely the biggest thing I’ve ever done… I’m going to be running around, jumping up and down, looking forward to 2011 and performing all the tracks that I’ve released and hopefully we’ll have an amazing time… I’m going to be there till the end and hope everyone else is because the line-up is absolutely ridiculous and definitely well worth seeing.”

EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT! GET YOUR SAVER TICKETS NOW!

Having revealed the first names for Together’s 10th Anniversary, we can now announce that all early bird tickets have completely sold out! This is even quicker than the huge response to last year’s sell out NYE party at the Academy. The lineup is only going to get bigger and better over the coming weeks and with saver tickets priced just £30 + BF, this night represents outstanding value for money. So don’t get caught napping if you want to be part of the UK’s biggest dance party this NYE. Get your tickets NOW!

TOGETHER 10TH ANNIVERSARY LINE-UP SO FAR…

 

MARK RONSON

ANNIE MAC

FAKE BLOOD

HERVE

ZINC

& VERY SPECIAL MIDNIGHT GUEST

KATY B [LIVE]

Open from 9.00pm – 6.00am
Limited Early Bird tickets: SOLD OUT
Limited Saver tickets: £30 + Booking Fee on sale now!
Fully licensed bar until close
Nearest Tube: Brixton (Victoria Line) / Stockwell (Northern Line)

TICKET OUTLETS:

www.ticketweb.co.uk – 08444 771000
www.ticketmaster.co.uk – 0844 844 0444
www.seetickets.com – 08712 300010
www.stargreen.com – 0207 734 8932
www.residentadvisor.net
www.datatransmission.co.uk
www.viewlondon.co.uk

Eurosonic Noorderslag Announce More Exciting Artists

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To celebrate the diversity of urban music, styles and culture throughout Europe is the main aim of the ambitious artistic melting pot called Diversidad. 20 different artists (including Dutch rappers MC Melodee from La Melodia and GMB who was also part of ‘Kyteman’s Hiphop Orkest’) from 12 different countries speaking 8 different languages came together to create a masterpiece that is destined to be an integral part of Diversidad. The Diversidad album showcases that urban music is a mixture of musical styles and not a prefabricated box with rigid boundaries. Diversidad will also include a festival tour, a graphic art exhibition, a movie and a digital community. The liveshow will be a unique innovating and multidisciplinary show created with the artists from the album and other musicians, dancers, choreographers and DJ’s. Diversidad will start their European tour at Eurosonic Noorderslag.

The 43 other confirmed acts for Eurosonic are;

Acid Washed (FR), Adept (SE), Agnes Obel (DK), Airship (GB), The Bear That Wasn’t (BE), The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble (DE), Broken Glass Heroes (BE), Bye Bye Bicycle (SE), Curry & Coco (FR), Drums are for Parades (BE), Dry The River (GB), Dufresne (IT), El Guincho (ES), Ellen and the Escapades (GB), Endless Dark (IS), GaBLé (FR), The Golden Kanine (SE), Gold Panda (GB), Graffiti6 (GB), Hundreds (DE), The Inspector Cluzo (FR), James Vincent McMorrow (IE), Kellermensch (DK), Kyst (PL), Mamas Gun (GB), Mesta (RS), Moddi (NO), Mount Kimbie (GB), Murder (DK), My Awesome Mixtape (IT), My Bubba & Mi (DK), Nils Frahm (DE), Ólöf Arnalds (IS), Oquestrada (PT), Retro Stefson (IS), Sacred Animals (IE), The Sore Losers (BE), Susanne Sundfør (NO), This Is The Kit (GB), Treefight for Sunlight (DK), Turbostaat (DE), The Vaccines (GB) and Youthless (PT).

Next week the new website for Eurosonic Noorderslag 2011 will be launched, with lots of information on all confirmed acts. Also the start of pre-sales will be revealed plus new names for Noorderslag and Dutch impact (focus on the Netherlands during Eurosonic).

Together NYE 10th Anniversary

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On 31st December 2009 4500 clubbers packed out the Academy to the sounds of Simian Mobile Disco, Annie Mac, Chase & Status, Switch and Sub Focus. Twelve months later and the baton is passed to Together who have assembled a bigger and pound-for-pound better lineup to celebrate our 10th Anniversary.

2010 has been a truly magnificent year for Together having welcomed a whole host of world class talent to our events along the way. Our fifteen nights at The Coronet Theatre with the likes of The Bloody Beetroots, Vitalic, Kelis and Yoda were nothing short of spectacular, whilst our arena at South West Four on Clapham Common was unquestionably one of the highlights of the festival! We now turn our attention to the biggest night of the year as Together welcomes the most exhilarating lineup seen in the UK this NYE to the O2 Academy Brixton.

TOGETHER NYE – 1ST FIVE ACTS ANNOUNCED:
MARK RONSON, ANNIE MAC, FAKE BLOOD, HERVÉ & ZINC!!

Internationally recognised as one of the world’s finest DJs, producers, solo artists and band leaders, Together is delighted to welcome Mark Ronson to headline our 10th Anniversary. Having reinvented party-friendly hip hop with his debut album, followed by one of the defining albums of the second half of the Noughties, Grammy and BRIT Award winning artist Ronson returned to our airwaves this summer with the release of his third studio album, ‘Record Collection’. Featuring the likes of Simon Le Bon, Q-Bert and Spank Rock, the album extended Ronson’s esteemed list of collaborators, following in the footsteps of Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Adele and Daniel Merriweather. Fresh from winning the ‘Best Innovation in Sound’ title at the Q Awards and without doubt one of the most influential, inspirational and electrifying artists of the past decade, we feel Ronson is the man who will make Together’s New Years Eve celebrations go off with a Bang, Bang, Bang!

Having entertained us thoroughly at last year’s NYE at the Academy, the first lady of electronic music Annie Mac returns to Brixton with her melting pot of cutting edge sounds. The last twelve months has been outstanding for Annie as she continue to showcase new talent through her Radio 1 flagship dance show and international ‘Annie Mac Presents’ tours. Now unquestionably one of the biggest names on the dance music scene, we’re very excited to welcome Annie Mac back to the O2 Academy Brixton for yet another NYE showcase, this time for Together.

After his 12 months stint shrouded in mystery, Fake Blood has risen to become one of the most talked-about remixers and producers in dance music. His global crossover hits ‘Mars’, ‘Blood Splashing (Fake Blood Theme)’ and ‘I Think I Like It’ have been three of our favourite tracks from recent years, whilst his remixes for the likes of UNKLE, The Kills, Underworld, Armand Van Helden and Calvin Harris have been nothing short of exceptional. Arriving at the Academy for his Together debut, come and get a touch of blood!

A regular fixture at our events over the past twelve months, we welcome Hervé to Together’s 10th Anniversary. Having played storming sets at Brixton Academy last year New Years Eve as well as the main stage at this year’s South West Four it was only right we asked him back for more of the same. 2010 has proven to be Hervé’s most successful year to date having released two double-disc mixes and his debut album ‘Mega Mega Mega’ alongside Sinden (on which he appears as The Count). His label Cheap Thrills continues to set the pace in the electro scene, whilst his productions alongside Fatboy Slim and DJ Sneak have provided some of this year’s most memorable clubbing moments.

Completing the first wave of acts announced for Together’s NYE spectacular is DJ Zinc. Having already carved a legendary status for producing some of the scene’s biggest anthems such as ‘Super Sharp Shooter’ and ‘138 Trek’, Zinc in 2010 is leading the charge in producing and playing a new form of house, in the loosest sense of the term. Tracks such as ‘Nexx’, ‘Louder’ and the monumental ‘Wile Out’ are examples of his blatant disregard of genre blueprints and the fact that you can never be exactly sure of what’s coming next. Therein lies half the charm, the other comes in his ability to continuously devastate dancefloors the world over. Expect him to bring the house down when Together takes over Brixton Academy this New Years Eve.

GET YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS BEFORE THEY SELL OUT!

Since last week’s announcement that Together will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary at the venue of legends, the mighty O2 Academy Brixton, the demand for early bird tickets has been absolutely relentless… and that’s all before we announced a single act! Now that we have made public the first five acts playing Together NYE we expect these to go into overdrive! Don’t forget that these early birds are limited and are priced just £25 + BF, a saving of £15 on the standard ticket price! Don’t snooze any longer if you haven’t got your hands on any; with five more main room acts, another huge headliner and a colossal room 2 lineup this is your chance to be a part of the UK’s biggest dance party this NYE and Lock N Load’s final event of 2010 at an unbeatable price! You cannot miss this!

Open from 9.00pm – 6.00am
Limited Early Bird tickets: £25 + Booking Fee
Fully licensed bar until close
Nearest Tube: Brixton (Victoria Line) / Stockwell (Northern Line)

TICKET OUTLETS:
www.ticketweb.co.uk – 08444 771000
www.ticketmaster.co.uk – 0844 844 0444
www.seetickets.com

 

 

Eurosonic Noorderslag Announce First Confirmed Acts

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This will be the events 25th Birthday and the first artists confirmed to play and help the celebrations go off with a bang are; Ginga (AT), Selah Sue (BE), Balthazar (BE), My Little Cheap Dictaphone (BE), Akaga (BG), Květy (CZ), Vinnie Who (DK), Aides (EE), Villa Nah (FI), Ben L’Oncle Soul (FR), La Brasse Banda (DE), E.Z. Basic (HU), Dikta (IS), Malika Ayane (IT), Heathers (IE), Traumkapitän (LU), Cuibul (MD), Kvelertak (NO), Sean Riley & The Slowriders (PT), Anni B Sweet (ES), Britta Persson (SE), Junip (feat. José González) (SE), Filewile (CH), Oy (CH) and Islet (UK)

Eurosonic festival presents a broad variety of the best European talent throughout the city of Groningen and is an important platform for new European talent. With the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Yourope and Network Europe giving additional exposure to the performing artists, Eurosonic Noorderslag plays a vital role in the development and circulation of talent in Europe and beyond. Instrumental in this circulation is our own ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program). Since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010) www.etep.nl

Many bands have showcased at Eurosonic Noorderslag and gone on to be successful and established festival acts including; Franz Ferdinand, Kaizers Orchestra, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Moneybrother, Within Temptation, Wir Sind Helden, Beatsteaks, Disco Ensemble, Infadels, Goose, Gabriel Rios, Seeed, Digitalism, Loney Dear, zZz, Blood Red Shoes, Lykke Li, The Do, Surkin, The Ting Tings, Yelle, Baddies, White Lies, Yuksek, The XX, Sophie Hunger, Charlie Winston and FM Belfast.

“At first we were a bit intimidated by the thought of playing mostly for industry people and we started worrying, but as soon as we started playing we realized that they are of course people too and like to dance and listen to music. The show ended up being incredibly fun with a jumping crowd and wet walls and sweaty dancers. We got offered to play at really nice festivals after this show and that made it even more worthwhile.” FM Belfast, Iceland (IS)

Noorderslag festival has been the main barometer of Dutch pop music for 24 years. On Saturday 15 January, Noorderslag presents the very best Dutch acts in every genre, from hip-hop and urban to pop music, avant-garde, dance, alternative and everything in between.

Taking place in the picturesque university town of Grongingen the Netherlands from 12th – 15th January 2011, Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s premiere live music industry conference and showcase festival. With over 2800 delegates, showcases by 260 artists and a conference with 100 panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music industry professionals and organizations.

Artist Testimonials:
“We got offered a lot of good festival slots and started to sell out our Dutch club shows really quickly after doing it, so I reckon it was worth it. It’s also in a really fucking cool town.” Blood Red Shoes (GB)

“The whole event is in the beautiful town of Groningen and has a great vibe that comes with all early shows in bands careers. It just so happened that after our show, some of the audience became fans and thus asked us to play on some of the festivals and shows that they book and that was very flattering. From that show we were allowed to discover some beautiful areas of Europe over the summer.” Charles Cave, White Lies (GB)

“It’s quite simple: we made a car called De Staat, and Eurosonic Noorderslag was our ticket to the freeway. Sure, we’ve done our share of dirt roads, playing local bars and small festivals. People might have heard of De Staat, but Eurosonic Noorderslag really got the thing moving. After our showcases we started playing clubs, and before we could hear one bird whistle, we were set for the summer. Festivals like Pinkpop, Lowlands, Dour, The Great Escape and Sziget are now gigs we can proudly brag about.” De Staat (NL)

“Eurosonic Noorderslag is an important event for any band who wants to get gigging in mainland Europe. Tonnes of fun and seriously worthwhile.” James Yuill (GB)

“Eurosonic 2010 was our first show outside the UK and honestly one of the very best we’ve ever played. All the venues we visited were great, all the bookings were great, all the organisation was meticulous, and the atmosphere lent by the Dutch punters and camaraderie between the bands was unlike any other festival/conference type event we’ve ever been to.” Jeremy, Everything Everything (GB)

“Due to their gig at Eurosonic Noorderslag, The Megaphonic Thrift signed an European booking deal with top agent Steve Zapp of ITB.” The Megaphonic Thrift (NO)

Register for EuroSonic Noorderslag:
To attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered. Registration rates go up as the event gets closer, so book early and save! To register click here http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/conference/about/register/

Rates & deadlines:
All Early Bird and Medium registration passes are sold out!
Late € 275 register before 17 December
Walk-up € 295 from 17 December onwards

 

Eurosonic Noorderslag latest

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Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s premiere live music industry conference and showcase festival for European talent, taking place in the picturesque university town of Groningen the Netherlands from 12th – 15th January 2011. 

For this special 25th edition, Eurosonic Noorderslag is proud to present two keynote speakers from America. The first being Bob Lefsetz, whose provocative industry email newsletter provides an independent, sometimes visionary, take on the state of the music business around the world. And the second, US journalist Fred Goodman who has extensive knowledge of the industry and with his ability to access people “in the know”, he has been dissecting the global music industry woes and exposing in details its colorful characters. Expect an hour full of revelations, provocative views and entertaining anecdotes with one of the music industry’s foremost chroniclers.

The event will also start a day earlier on Wednesday 12th January and will feature the European Border Breakers Awards (open for all delegates) and the European Festival Awards (Festivals and Promoters only). Both events will take place in the evening. The conference starts on Thursday and during the three day program over 100 panels and meetings will address the current developments and state of affairs within the European music industry, focusing on European music, touring, festivals, the (live) music industry and media developments. The conference also features industry meetings by: Yourope, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), The European Export Office(s) and Network Europe.

Norwegian artist success at Eurosonic:
Norway was chosen as focus country for Eurosonic 2010, with 22 acts performing showcases during the event and as a result more than 80 festival shows and 40 club shows and tours have been offered to the Norwegian artists. Several acts also ended up with agent representation in new territories and received massive press interest and radio airplay. At least 15 agent deals were signed during or after the event. This is especially important, as these deals will generate business for a longer period of time and has given artists a wide variety of valuable exposure, which in turn will increase the interest in Norwegian music in the European market. 

One example of an act that obtained great results from Eurosonic 2010 is The Megaphonic Thrift. They were offered 8 festival shows and signed a deal with an agent for Europe, which in turn resulted in 35 shows. They also got UK radio airplay after the Eurosonic gig. Another example is the jazz-metal band Shining, who received 15 festival offers and two tours, in addition to massive mainstream press coverage and increased record sales in the Benelux territory. 

This proves that Eurosonic has become a very important arena for Norwegian bands in alternative genres. 

“Eurosonic is by far the most important European festival for people in the live music industry”  says Vegard Strømsodd of Amber Booking, who represented the five acts Shining, Audrey Horne, Rockettothesky, The Low Frequency In Stereo and Major Parkinson at Eurosonic 2010. 

Artists that performed at Eurosonic 2010 were; Audrey Horne, Mari Boine, Diskjokke, Donkeyboy, Harrys Gym, I Was a King, Jarle Bernhoft, Kaizers Orchestra, Kvelertak, Major Parkinson, Marit Larsen, The Megaphonic Thrift, Monolithic, Noora Noor, Pony the Pirate, Rockettothesky, Serena Maneesh, Shining, Sivert Høyem, The Low Frequency In Stereo, Ungdomskulen, Wardruna. 

For more info visit the Music Export Norway site http://www.musicexportnorway.no/norway-invaded-groningen.4666192-149133.html

Updated ETEP Results:
As the exchange and support of new European music in Europe is one of the main goals of Eurosonic Noorderslag, the special European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP) was introduced in 2003.  Each year ETEP brings together the leading European festivals, radio and other media and stimulates them to ‘exchange’ a selection of artists and since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010). The top 2 acts in 2010 were Mercury Prize winners the XX and Iceland’s FM Belfast. To see the full results click here www.etep.nl

European Festival Awards:

With hundreds of festivals being nominated, fans are getting themselves ready for the first round of voting when the longlists are announced. Over the following weeks, hundreds of thousands of votes will be cast as festival-goers and expert industry juries select their favourite events for categories such as Best Major, Medium and Small Festival, Best Indoor Festival, Artist’s Favourite European Festival, and Best European Festival Line-up. 

Following its successful debut at 2010’s Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European Festival Awards, produced in co-operation with Yourope and Virtual Festivals Europe, returns as a key opening event, this time at the larger Stadsschouwburg venue, where festival organisers from across the continent will gather to find out who’s won, and celebrate the achievements of the past 12 months at a special gala ceremony. The event builds on the success of the UK Festival Awards, which has been running since 2004. For more information, see www.festivalawards.com 

Popview Music Photography Competition:
In January 2011 the fourth edition of the Popview Music Photography Exhibition will take place at the Noorderlicht photo gallery in Groningen. Every year Popview showcases the artistic work of ten upcoming European music photographers and working together with EuroSonic Noorderslag the best photographer is presented the Lex van Rossen Award. With this award the organizers want to encourage young music photographers in Europe and winners from the past three years are Annie Hoogendoorn, Graham Smith and Tom Verbruggen. The Popview competition is open for all photographers under 35 years, please see www.popview.eu for more details. The deadline for entries is 1st October 2010.

Register for EuroSonic Noorderslag:
To attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered.  Registration rates go up as the event gets closer, so book early and save!  To register click here http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/conference/about/register/ 

Rates & deadlines:
All Early Bird passes are sold out
Medium       € 235    register before 15 October
Late            € 275    register before 17 December
Walk-up      € 295    from 17 December onwards

Testimonials:
‘The best organized music conference on earth’ Folkert Koopmans, Fpk Scorpio, (DE)

‘The whole event is in the beautiful town of Groningen and has a great vibe that comes with all early shows in bands careers. It just so happened that after our show, some of the audience became fans and thus asked us to play on some of the festivals and shows that they book and that was very flattering. From that show we were allowed to discover some beautiful areas of Europe over the summer’. Charles Cave, White Lies (GB)

‘One of the most important platforms there is for bands looking to break into the Europeean Market’ Music Week (GB)

“At first we were a bit intimidated by the thought of playing mostly for industry people and we started worrying, but as soon as we started playing we realized that they are of course people too and like to dance and listen to music. The show ended up being incredibly fun with a jumping crowd and wet walls and sweaty dancers. We got offered to play at really nice festivals after this show and that made it even more worthwhile.” FM Belfast (IS)

‘Due to their gig at Eurosonic Noorderslag, The Megaphonic Thrift signed an European
booking deal with top agent Steve Zapp of ITB’. The Megaphonic Thrift (NO)

“Eurosonic is by far the most important European festival for people in the live music industry” Vegard Strømsodd, Amber Booking (NO)

‘The most important gathering in the European live music business calendar’ Pollstar (USA)

‘I found the conference extremely valuable. The delegates are valuable connections in the
European music business. The showcase artists were top notch. Best of all is the proximity of the venues to each other, allowing the delegates to see a huge variety of music in one night.’ Tom Windish, The Windish Agency (USA)

Additional event info: 
Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s most important live music industry conference and showcase festival for European talent. With over 2800 delegates, showcases by 260 artists and a conference with 100 panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music industry professionals and organizations.

2011 is the events 25th birthday and as Eurosonic Noorderslag focuses each edition on a different European country, featuring performances by the best artists and organizing panels about the specifics of that market, it only felt natural to do the 2011 focus on The Netherlands.

Wednesday 12: The European Festival Awards / The European Border Breakers Awards
Thursday 13: Eurosonic Festival and Conference
Friday 14: Eurosonic Festival and Conference
Saturday 15: Noorderslag Festival and Conference

Eurosonic festival presents a broad variety of the best European talent throughout the city of Groningen. Being the largest European showcase festival in Europe, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the most important platform for new European talent. With the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Yourope and Network Europe giving additional exposure to the performing artists, EuroSonic Noorderslag plays a vital role in the development and circulation of talent in Europe and beyond. Instrumental in this circulation is our own ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program). Since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010) www.etep.nl.

Noorderslag festival has been the main barometer of Dutch pop music for 24 years. 
On Saturday 15 January, Noorderslag presents the very best Dutch acts in every genre, from hip-hop and urban to pop music, avant-garde, dance, alternative and everything in between. 

Conference: During the three day conference over 100 panels and meetings will address the current developments and state of affairs within the European music industry, focusing on European music, touring, festivals, the (live) music industry and media developments. The conference also features industry meetings by: Yourope, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), The European Export Office(s) and Network Europe.

Awards: Eurosonic Noorderslag is the proud home of various awards ceremonies such as The European Border Breakers Award, The European Festivals Awards, The Interactive Award and more. In 2010 The show of the European Border Breakers Awards 2010, presented by TV legend Jools Holland, will be broadcasted on TV in 12 different European countries.

International media coverage: Eurosonic Noorderslag receives international coverage in Europe and beyond, working closely with European media to give more exposure to the performing artists. During 2009, a total of 334 artist performances were broadcast on 21 European Broadcasting Union radio stations. With the EBU group firmly behind the festival, radio shows containing EuroSonic and Noorderslag concerts will reach out as far as Eastern and Southern Europe and beyond…an audience of millions.

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool presents Chazzstock

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At this dark time, OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL and friends have rallied around to present CHAZZSTOCK, an evening put on by friends and family to celebrate his life and achievements. The line up consists of many of the bands friends who will each cover a track from OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL’S forthcoming album THE GOLDEN YEAR followed by some of their own music. With some serious heavyweights already confirmed on the bill, CHAZZSTOCK is already looking more like a festival than a gig.

One of the band’s most vocal supporters EDDY TEMPLE MORRIS (XFM) will be hosting the event. He will be joined on the decks by KISSY SELL OUT (RADIO 1) alongside performances from THE KOOKS, MR HUDSON, MAN LIKE ME, NAT JENKINS, MPHO, TRIBES, DAISY DARES YOU, JAY JAY PISTOLET and many more still TBC. CHAZZSTOCK will be the official send-off the man deserves. We are expecting a lot more announcements of acts, so please check the website for full details.

Advance Tickets go on sale for £10 and can be purchased from GIGANTIC.COM and TICKETWEB.COM. All proceeds will go to MIND the UK’s leading charity for Mental Health support who work towards improve the quality of life of people who experience mental or emotional distress. Mind offers a range of services for people with experience of mental distress, their carers and mental health professionals providing information, advice and support.
OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL’S debut album THE GOLDEN YEAR will be released worldwide on 3RD OCTOBER.

MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool
www.mind.org.uk/
www.koko.uk.com

Listings and further info on Mind below, for more info contact:

FULL LISTINGS INFO:
Name: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Presents: ChazzStock
Line Up: Kooks, Man Like Me, Nat Jenkins, Mpho, Tribes, Daisy Dares You, Jay Jay Pistolet and Mr. Hudson + more TBA
Venue: Koko, 1a Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE, 0870 432 5527
Date / Time: Monday 4th October
Cost: £10 in advance from ticketweb, gigantic, crowdsurge
More info: koko.uk.com / myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool
Music Policy: Electro / Pop / House

Amsterdam Dance Event final program

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Fifteenth edition breaks records with 165 events taking place at 44 venues

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s leading international conference and festival for electronic music is excited to announce a record breaking line up for the 15th anniversary edition, with 165 events are taking place at 44 different stages around Amsterdam. Taking place from 20 to 23 October, ADE expects 2.500 conference delegates and 100.000 festival visitors from all around the world to descend on the city of Amsterdam during the four-day event.

Already crammed with a multitude of artists, newly confirmed acts for the festival program include; Kevin Saunderson (US), Fedde Le Grand (NL), Martin Solveig (FR), Paul Kalkbrenner (DE), Carl Craig (US), The Martinez Brothers (US), Sébastien Léger (FR), Todd Terry (US), Kaskade (US), Ron Carroll (GB), John Acquaviva (CA), Chocolate Puma (NL), DJ Pierre (US), Nobody Beats The Drum (NL), Stacey Pullen (US), Marco V (NL), Gene Farris (US), Seamus Haji (GB), C-Mon & Kypski (NL), Mark Knight (GB), Robert Owens (GB), Secret Cinema (NL), Josh Gabriel (US), Peter Horrevorts (NL), Tomcraft (DE) and Goose (BE) the festival program is complete. In total 700 DJs/Acts are scheduled to play at the ADE.

Amongst the earlier announced acts are: Kelis (US), Armin van Buuren (NL), Sven Väth (DE), Chuckie (NL), Dave Clarke (GB), Sasha (GB), Paul van Dyk (DE), Roger Sanchez (US), Joris Voorn (NL), Daniel Haaksman (DE), Boys Noize (DE), Dubfire (US), Richie Hawtin (CA), M.A.N.D.Y. (DE), Riva Star (IT), Adam Beyer (SE), Ida Engberg (SE), Steve Bug (DE), Josh Wink (US), Markus Schulz (DE), Ferry Corsten (NL), Jeff Mills (US), Afrojack (NL), Chris Liebing (DE), Goldfish live (SA), Joost van Bellen (NL), Moodymann (US), Derrick May (US), Sander Kleinenberg (NL), Boemklatsch (NL) , Juan Atkins (US), Ellen Allien (DE), Dr. Lektroluv (BE), Shinedoe (NL), Don Diablo (NL), Flying Lotus (US), Monika Kruse (DE), Nick Warren (GB), Karotte (DE), Radio Slave aka The Machine (DE), Ryan Marciano & Sunnery James (NL), Girl Unit (GB), DJ Yellow (FR), Live: Hercules & Love Affair (US), Live: Tensnake (DE), Boris Werner (NL), Live: Redshape (DE), Dixon (DE), Melon (NL), Sasha Funke (DE), KINK live (BG), Terry Toner (NL) and Paul Harris (GB).

A full list of acts performing at the ADE can be found on www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

During the ADE 2010 a record number of 44 different venues are participating in th festival program, including Air, Bimhuis, Bitterzoet, Boom Chicago, Canvas, Club 8,Club Home, Club NL, Escape, Flex Bar, Hotel Arena, Jimmy Woo, Little Buddha Amsterdam, Melkweg, NDSM, Ocean Diva, Odeon, OnefourOne, OT310, Panama, Paradiso, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Powerzone, Pureliner, Rain, Studio / K, Studio 80, Sugar Factory, Supperclub, Trouw, WesterUnie and Winston Kingdom. Together they have programmed a grand total of 165 events .

In the last fifteen years the ADE has become the most important event for electronic music worldwide.
“In the past fifteen years ADE has proved that the Netherlands and Amsterdam in particular offers the best in electronic music. We are proud on the international involvement of the scene and also the fact that this is possible in city like Amsterdam. Now we have more stages this year we can ensure even a better mix of emerging talents and established names. One thing is certain: Amsterdam will be the epicenter of dance music for four days long”. says organiser Richard Zijlma.
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma.

For more information and tickets: www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl