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Norwich Sound & Vision returns for its second year from this Thursday (29th September) to 1st October 2011.
Last year’s Sound & Vision attracted more than 2,500 people, and this year’s event is set to be even bigger. Building on last year’s success, it comprises a three day music festival, a film and video festival and a conference featuring expert speakers from music, film and digital industries from around the world.
Originally inspired by Liverpool Sound City and music conference/festival SXSW based in Austin,Texas Norwich Sound & Vision provides a platform for members of the public that are interested in getting involves with music, film and digital multi-media channels.
The music element features more than 50 bands playing across the city over three days. Highlights include Dels, Esben and the Witch, Beth Jeans Houghton and Bo Ningen, Spokes, Ellen and the Escapades and Jack Savoretti as well as Norwich’s own Fever Fever, Sargasso Trio and Context MC.
Bo Ningen.
Panellist and speakers at the conference include Jim Mawdsley (Generator, music development agency for the North East of England) Laura Snapes (NME), Tony Morley (Leaf Records), Alex Knight (Fat Cat Records), Stefan Baumschlager (Last FM Radio), Kyle Lynd (music supervisor for Skins, drama on Channel 4), Alison Wenham (Association of Independent Music) and Jon Webster (MMF Artist Management).
These renowned industry experts will be heading to Norwich to explore topics such as public funding for artists and the music industry, income streams for artists, artist management, how to get your music played on the TV and radio, how to stand out in the digital market place and music journalism. There will also be a listening panel where artists can have their music appraised by a panel of experts.
On the film side of the event there will be two forums at Cinema City with panelists exploring the relationship between music, film and television, as well as the BBC’s music video festival at Fusion in the Forum. The Friday night (30th Sept) of the event features a transatlantic live video conference, linking together an audience in Norwich with a panel of music supervisors from the film industry in a studio in Los Angeles. This interactive event will look at the opportunities for UK artists to have their music used in feature films.
Adrian Cooke, Norwich Sound & Vision Director says: “Norwich Sound & Vision 2011 is a fantastic opportunity to see some amazing local, national and international talent and to engage in lively debate about the creative industries, learn from industry experts and make use of unparalleled networking opportunities. The overall event will be a place for companies, individuals, bands, musicians, record labels, filmmakers, writers and anyone with an interest in the music, film and multi media industries to network. People will also have the opportunity to discover new markets, forge new partnerships, learn, be inspired and have a fantastic time in one of England’s most charming cities.”
Esben & the Witch.
Norwich Sound & Vision will be hosted at Norwich Arts Centre, The Forum, Cinema City, The Bicycle Shop, The Garage and other Norwich city centre venues.
Full passes to the entire event are £80 (£65 concessions). The full pass will get you into all gigs, film screenings, conference events and networking sessions.
An early bird gig wristband is available for £20 that entitles entry to gigs on all 3 nights across 5 venues (including NAC, Hog In Armour, Bicycle Shop, The Forum, St Gregory’s Church).
For tickets or more information visit www.norwichsoundandvision.co.uk.
Jack Savoretti.
NUCA Student Phillip Shaw has been telling us about his involvement in an exciting new project that marries the latest technology with a museum that showcases the heritage of one of North Norfolk’s most popular towns, The Mo Sheringham Museum.
The Sheringham Project began in April this year, its intention to contribute to a museum experience that will resonate with a younger audience. Working on a purely voluntary basis, Phil will be showcasing aspects of the Victorian Sheringham in a 3D fly-though animation.
3D animation of outer building at Victorian-era Sheringam Rail Station.
Phil’s first brief was to recreate the main street – Station Road and High Street. When we spoke to Phil he had already begun ‘reconstructing’ the clock tower which historically marks the centre of the town.
3D animation of Victorian-era Sheringham Clock Tower.
Ultimately, visitors will be able to take a virtual journey down a Victorian era Station Road, passing long-closed businesses and buildings now dramatically changed, including:
The Dairy and Tea Rooms (now the Jolly Tar Restaurant)
Rymer’s Cycle Hire (now Sullivan’s Hairdresser)
Blythe and Wright (still here)
Piggot’s
Pratt’s – interior and exterior (doesn’t exist in reality anymore, but a mock up of the shop is in the museum)
The Methodist Chapel
The Clock Tower with the clock face on it – you’ll be able to ‘fly’ around this
Bakers (now Sainsbury’s)
Lushers Bakers
The Two Lifeboats Hotel
First steps towards a 3D animation of Victorian-era Station Road in Sheringham.
Depending on his schedule, Phil hopes to have the project completed later this Autumn, after which time his work will be shown on a big LCD flat screen TVs at The Mo.
Phil says of the project: “The Mo exhibits Sheringham’s local history and in particular it’s renowned nautical culture. The Mo showcases a collection of RNLI lifeboats that once operated on the coast of Sheringham whilst upstairs on the first floor is a diverse collection of historical exhibits showcasing the history of Sheringham through the ages. My 3D fly-through is designed to engage younger audiences into learning about the history of the town.
This is a wonderful opportunity to have my work on show and actually contribute something academic to a local community whilst helping a registered charity”.
Read more about The Sheringham Project, including updates as work progresses, here.
The Mo – Sheringham Museum.
Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8BG.
Tel: 01263 824482
The next few months at Norwich Arts Centre are packed once more with a staggering selection of music, art, theatre, comedy, live literature, exhibitions and creative courses.
After recently topping the NME poll for Best Small Music Venue in the Eastern Region, NAC have a lot to live up to. We’re sure that this autumn programme will not disappoint!
Exhibitions
All exhibitions are free and open Mon- Sat 10am-6 pm
Mark Mothersbaugh – Rugs! Rugs! Rugs!
Saturday 24 September to Saturday 29 October
An exclusive UK premiere of limited edition art rugs by Mark Mothersbaugh.
“Every kid (and adult) needs something to cover that hole in the floor where the monster lives.”
Mark Mothersbaugh is the creative force behind legendary band DEVO. Alongside his DEVO work Mark has always created visual art. Norwich Arts Centre continues its unique relationship with Mark with this exhibition of Rugs. To coincide with Norwich Sound and Vision this exhibition takes the Mothersbaugh themes of human devolution and macabre humour and presents them in the unusual medium of rugs! All the works will be for sale.
On Thursday 29th September we will be kicking off the 3-day Norwich Sound and Vision Festival with a live big screen link up interview with Mark Mothersbaugh at 7pm.
Following its very successful launch in 2010 Norwich Sound & Vision returns for its second year from 29th September until 1st October 2011.
The event comprises a 3-day music festival, film festival and music and film industry conference featuring expert speakers from around the world. It’s a fantastic opportunity to see some amazing local, national and international artists, engage in some lively debate about the creative industries, learn from industry experts and make use of unparalleled networking opportunities.
This year’s Norwich Sound & Vision will feature performances from DELS, Bo Ningen, Context MC, Fever Fever, Sargasso Trio, Nosound, Ex-Wise Heads (Porcupine Tree’s Colin Edwin and Henry Cow’s Geoff Leigh), The Mariner’s Children, Jack Savoretti, Ellen & the Escapades, Antlered Man, and expert speakers from the BBC, PPL, Dazed & Confused Magazine, NME, Menace Music and Drowned In Sound.
Performance and Live Literature
The autumn is packed with some great literary events with topics to suit all tastes.
Following on from his sell-out national tour of ‘Uncaged Monkeys’, with Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince continues his comic exploration of the human condition in his new autumn show Happiness Through Science (Tue 20 Sep).
Poet Ian McMillan brings his BBC Radio 3 programme The Verb to NAC for a specially recorded edition of his unique showcase of the best new writing, new poetry and cutting-edge performance. For this show, Verb New Voices (Tue 11 Oct), Ian’s guests include rising stars John Osborne and Deborah Stevenson.
Ian McMillan - Verb New Voices BBC Radio 3.
The first UnLit Festival culminates in a finale (Sat 12 Nov) featuring the fiery tunes of provocatively knowing nihilists Scumbag Philosopher (‘abrasively belligerent in a way that’s invigorating’ The Arts Desk) and The Neutrinos (reading and singing from their ‘Butcher of Common Sense’ book and album) plus special literary guests.
Join Professor Karmadillo (Tue 22 Nov) for his scientific musical lectures. Scientist Rishi Nag brings his alter ego to NAC and presents science through song, humour, visuals and discussion. Great ‘edutainment’ for all the family and a must for the science geeks out there.
The groundbreaking John Cooper Clarke returns (Thu 24 Nov) with his special blend of performance poetry.
Music
For the blues fans we have the eldest sons of the late great Muddy Waters Mud Morganfield and his band (Wed 31 Aug). He’s blessed with a big and powerful voice and a natural sense of showmanship that ensures that audiences fall right into the palm of his hand. He mixes up his live set with his dad’s classic songs and his own original material.
Rise Up presents the pioneering reggae superstar Johnny Clarke performing with UK Dub and Afrobeat band Soothsayers (Fri 2 Sep). Johnny personified the so called ‘rockers’ period in Jamaican music, a transitional time in the music which gave us the classics ‘Be Upright Natty Dread’ and ‘Move Out of Babylon’.
The front man of the now legendary Texan “Lift To Experience” Josh T Pearson returns to NAC (Thu 22 Sep) to perform songs from his first solo album.
From stark, romantic ballads and dialogue sequences to raw Northwest garage rock and cinematic songscapes, Richmond Fontaine (Mon 26 Sep) are proving to have moved far beyond their cow-punk roots.
The Norwich Ukulele Festival (Sat 8 Oct) presented by Soapbox will be a day-long celebration of this extraordinary little instrument. Including workshops and lessons from Gemma Cullingford, play-a-longs, games, open mic, comedy, DJ’s, dancing, stalls, evening performances and much more!
The bittersweet melancholy of Leisure Society (Sat 15 Oct) with their bouncing bass, flurries of flute, jazz drums and Tim Burton-style backing vocals, will be the perfect antidote to the oncoming darker Autumn nights.
80’s soul man Andrew Roachford (Sat 22 Oct), best known for classics ‘Cuddly Toy’ and ‘Family Man’, will be wowing fans with tracks from his new album.
Andrew Roachford.
“The Nightingales (Mon 24 Oct)- they’re back and they’re marvellous” – Marc Riley BBC 6 Music. The John Peel punk favourites will be showcasing their new line up including ex Violet Violet drummer Fliss Kitson.
Children’s Theatre
Looking for some entertainment for the youngsters? Try The Twelve Wild Ducks flying in (Wed 26 Oct) with cautionary tales set to live music with magical word weaving for the over 5s while everyone’s favourite patchwork pachyderm, Elmer The Elephant, provides the magic for the over 3s (Sat 29 Oct) with catchy songs, jungle characters and beautiful hand-crafted puppets!
Elmer The Elephant.
Comedy
NAC has four very different funny chaps for you this time round. The funniest comedians in the UK will be gracing the NAC stage starting with Hal Cruttenden (Thu 20 Oct). He has appeared on ITV1’s Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford, BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and BBC2’s The Rob Brydon Show.
Hal Cruttenden.
Jimeoin (Wed 26 Oct) needs no gimmicks, just pure-and-simple great craic. ‘Brilliant… It gets no better than this… Hilarious!’- Time Out magazine.
Mitch Benn (Wed 9 Nov) and his band will enthrall with a two- hour show packed with new songs and old favourites. Described by The Times as “the country’s leading musical satirist”, for music and comedy fans of all ages this is an evening not to be missed.
Daniel Sloss (Thu 17 Nov) may still be in short trousers in comedy terms but he’s already had sides splitting on ‘8/10 Cats’ ‘Mock the Week’ and ‘Comedy Rocks’. ‘Hysterical… A stunning show of observational humour’- Sunday Express.
Creative Courses
Norwich Arts Centre also plays host to a number of creative and digital courses ranging from website design to digital photography to traditional black and white darkroom courses, music courses and courses for children. Two new courses will be launched this season: Portfolio Development Course (starting Sat 10 Sep) that aims to enable students to strengthen, develop and refine their portfolio in preparation for interviews in art, design and craft courses at Higher Education level. And the Two Day Stop Motion Workshop For Adults (Sat 15 & Sat 22 Oct) will be a great introduction to the construction of armatured puppets, and the basics of stop-motion animation, including basic lighting and set design.
For booking or information on events, please call the Norwich Arts Centre Box Office on 01603 660352. You can also book for many events online via www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk, or buy tickets in person from NAC. For all event listings and creative course details, please visit www.norwichartscentre.co.uk.
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