Event:  Wired for Sound

Date:   Saturday 31st March 2012

Venue: Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, 9-12 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL

Time:   10.00pm - 3.30am

Tickets: £7 each bought easily online here (all proceeds go to Breast Cancer Care)

Just a quick reminder about the ‘Wired for Sound’ event on Saturday 31st March!

‘Wired for Sound’ is a Wired Sussex members DJ competition running in conjunction with my charity fundraising (more about that here) in partnership with the guys at Stick it On and with headline sponsors Bozboz and Fresh Egg.

It’s a chance to get one up on your friends and competitors and claim glory amongst the local Digital, Media and Technology sector.  There’ll be prizes for the winning company/freelancer as well as the winning DJ themselves! 

We’ve had a few drop outs so still have some spaces available if you’d like to take part!  Please get in touch if you’re interested as places will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.

Don’t think you can DJ – wrong! All you need to do is choose the tracks you want to play and the Stick it On crew are there to assist, although seasoned DJs can also do their thing… Or you might rather duck out of the fame factor and just come along to watch the competition hot up, bring your friends, have a drink and a dance or support your nominated crowd pleaser.

DJ Rules - Entrants will be judged according to how much you fill the dance floor and rock the crowd.  Of the initial 3 tracks chosen to be played per DJ, 1 track must be played as your company ‘anthem’ and be the most representative of your organisation. Any music genre is of course welcome, but remember that to win you’ll need to side with the crowd.  The 2 best DJs on the night will be selected to compete head to head giving the opportunity to play an additional final track where the crowd will decide the winner. 

Tickets in advance only - grab yours online here (all proceeds go to Breast Cancer Care).

Please send this around to all your colleagues, bring your friends too and see you on the 31st March 

…and tweet #Wired4Sound !

Thanks

Caroline Morris

Recruitment and Internships Manager

 T: 01273 692888

Wired Sussex - supporting my Cycle 4 Cancer charity challenge

#cycle4cancer

http://www.facebook.com/Cycle4Cancer

The Crew Club’s successful Brighton Music Hub project is back for its second year, helping young musicians who are starting out, train and develop skills in performance, instrument playing and studio production.

Are you just starting out as a musician? Are you looking to develop instrument/vocal skills but have little or no experience at all? Interested in learning about studio-based production? Or perhaps you are already an experienced musician looking to develop as a music leader or gain a Rockschool qualification?

Then join us for our 12-month project every Tues term-time, starting on 21st Feb 2012, 5-8:30pm at the Crew Club. Delivered by qualified music teachers, community musicians and volunteers.

The project is being funded by Youth Music and includes:

• One-to-one/small group instrument and voice workshops from qualified teachers and practising musicians.
• Studio-based recording skills/use of technology/Apple Macs
• Mini masterclass project using digital loop technology/lyrics from AudioActive (Rizzlekicks)
• Training to become a young music leader/peer mentor and developing teaching skills.
• Opportunity to perform at the Brighton Centre and release music on local record label.
• Opportunity to gain a Rockschool qualification.
• Progress onto other opportunities including courses at City College, Northbrook College, work placements and volunteering.

For more information please contact Kevin Grist, Music & Learning Manager on 01273 608607 or kevin@crewclub.co.uk.

The Crew Club has teamed up with Glyndebourne to host a brand new 12-month project for young people aged 14-19 to develop vocal performance skills outside of a traditional choir setting. Glyndebourne Young Voices will feature singing, acting, staging and dance delivered led by professional artists and supported by Crew Club music leaders.

What does it take to create a dynamic performance that stands out from the ordinary? What are the secret ingredients that can make an artist and a performance truly memorable? Come along to these taster sessions in Vocal Performance and find out for yourself!

Led by professional directors from the worlds of theatre and music, you’ll discover how to unleash your own skills and combine them with the talents of others in ways that may surprise you!

TASTER SESSIONS 1 starts tonight Mon, 20th Feb 2012, 6:30pm - 7:30pm and TASTER SESSION 2 starts on Mon, 27th Feb 2012, 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the Crew Club!

THE PROJECT will run every Weds 5-6:30pm at the Crew Club, starting from 7th March 2012 term-time. There will be a number of external performance opportunities during the year in Sussex.

For more information please contact Kevin Grist, Music & Learning Manager on 01273 608607 or kevin@crewclub.co.uk. 

Glyndebourne Young Voices project information.

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Successful Sales day for LYVe (live young vibe)

Sunday 5th February 2012 saw our Level 1 Enterprise group or LYVe (Live young vibe) as they are know in the business world! Sell their limited Edition T-shirts at a stall in Churchill Square shopping centre, Brighton. 

This gave the group an opportunity to showcase their business acumen and entrepreneurial skills to get a step up as part of the Young Enterprise Competition. 

As well as strong sales, the group proved their fantastic service skills by winning the secret shopper ‘Customer service award.’ 

If you would like further information on LYVe, please visit their website at www.lyveyoungvibe.com. (maybe treat yourself a fantastic original designed t-shirt)

Calling all young people who are interested in music and would like the opportunity to perform to a crowd!

LaserHub run open mic nights on the first Sunday of every month which are free to attend and anybody is welcome to sign up to play! If acts perform and we like their music we often ask them to play at our band nights at which there is an opportunity to earn a bit of money and gain a reputation within Crawley’s music scene.

LaserHub provide a safe, fun place where young people are welcome to socialise. We run many student offers during the week, if they bring their 3 in 1 card along we have an offer of 2 games and food for only £10 which is a bargain! We also run unlimited LaserTag nights on the first Saturday of every month, which includes unlimited free Pepsi and unlimited games all evening for £10.

Tel: 01293 548000

Email: Marie@laserhub.co.uk  

Web:  www.laserhub.co.uk

Men in Brighton are invited to become part of great new community choir in East Brighton run by the excellent Phil Milburn – a friend of The Men’s Network.

The East Brighton Vocality project has created especially for East Brighton ! It’s essentially a community development project using singing and is completely free to participants.

If you are concerned that you a bit more East Brighton than East 17 (who were a popular male singing combo back in the day)  then you can go along to a FREE taster session to find out if you got the East Brighton X-Factor.

The sessions are open to all – so you can bring the women and girls in you life too – and men and boys are being particularly targeted to help ensure the choir is representative of the whole community.

So why not grab some male friends and relatives and go and enjoy the benefits of community singing. It’s fun, exciting, healthy, sociable, creative and will lift your spirits like nothing else !

No experience is needed and everyone is welcome, from absolute beginners to experienced crooners. The choir will  sing popular songs from the 40’s to 00’s, old & new favourites, plus inspiring music from around the world. You can help choose the songs that are  sung !

There’s a programme of tasters over the next few weeks in Whitehawk and Woodingdean, then a 10 week course starting on Jan 19th.

There are FREE tasters this week as follows:

Thurs Jan 12th, 7.00pm – 8.30pm, St Cuthmans Church, Whitehawk
Sat Jan 14th, 11.30am – 12.30pm, Woodingdean Youth Centre

Then the 10 week course starts Thursday January 19th at St Cuthmans Church (7 – 8.30pm) in conjunction with the Whitehawk Inn.

MEN – PLEASE SUPPORT THIS GREAT INITIATIVE AND IF YOU’VE GOT MEN AND BOYS IN YOUR LIFE WHO WOULD TO TAKE PART PLEASE SEND THEM ALONG.

There are also opportunities for people who volunteer to help the project happen and keep the project going in the future. For more information contact:

Philip Milburn – Musical Director, Project Manager

philip@lifemusic.org.uk.   01273 779950 / 07966 536180

Graham Allen – Serendipity Enterprising Solutions – Community Development

g.j.allen@ntlworld.com    01273 272767

Helen Thomas – Gateway Manager, Whitehawk Inn

hthomas@whinn.org.uk    01273 682222

Debbie Mallard -Adult Ed Outreach, Varndean College (Coordinating Woodingdean residents)

dem@varndean.ac.uk    01273 546602 / 07747 442057

Part Time/Casual Ticket Assistant

Box office tickets assistant required for immediate start.

Must be flexible and weekend availability is essential. Typical working pattern will be:

Thursday 6pm – 9pm

Friday 12pm – 8pm

Saturday 6pm – 11pm or 1am

Sunday 5pm – 9pm

Average 16 hours per week.

Please send CVs to charlotte@komedia.co.uk

Closing Date: Wednesday 25th January

http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/information/vacancies/

Music, Performance and Theatre Department

Salary:           Between £21.54 - £27.30 per hour

                        (depending upon responsibilities)

Hours:           Various, Ad Hoc

We are seeking to establish a pool of Associate Lecturers in the Music, Theatre and Performance Department that will be employed as needed on an occasional, sessional, hourly paid basis, to enable the College to provide a high quality education experience, ensuring that the commitment made to our Learners can be met at all times.

You should have the following:-

• A teaching qualification (at least to PTLLS Level for FE work)
• An assessor award would also be desirable
• Appropriate Level 3/4 qualification in a relevant field
• Proven relevant professional experience
• Ability to inspire and motivate students of all levels to achieve their chosen qualification

We would welcome applications from Lecturers skilled in the following areas:-

Music – Performance and Technology

Theatre Crafts – Costume, Props, Paint, Construction

Theatre Performance (including Dance)

Please note that appointees will be subject to CRB police checks.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community so that we can reflect its diversity.

Further information is available from Nick Gardner, Head of Department - email n.gardner@nbcol.ac.uk

Application packs are available from the HR Department – telephone 01903 606037 (24 hour service) emailpersonnel@nbcol.ac.uk

Download the Job Description (pdf file)

Download Person Specification (pdf file)

If you wish to apply, please read the guidance notes thoroughly
and complete both parts of the application form by clicking on the links.

Application Form Part 1 (Word format)

Application Form Part 2 (Word format)

Guidance Notes

http://www.northbrook.ac.uk/vacancies/assoclecmpt

Music, Performance and Theatre Department

Salary:           £14,742 starting salary per annum

(within the range of £14,742 - £15,640 pa)

Hours:           37 hours per week

Vac Ref:        NBC0399

We are keen to appoint highly skilled teachers of all instruments but would particularly welcome applications from teachers of the following instruments:

• Violin
• Cello
• Keyboard
• Flute, Clarinet and Saxophone

You will teach your specialist instrument to small groups and individuals as well as have the opportunity to team teach as part of our innovative whole class KS2 Soundmakers programme. Opportunities may also be available to work with ensembles at our two Music Centres and to support the service programme of concerts and events.