Who Will Be the Next Welsh Stereophonics? ATRiuM and Roland Launch Music Academy 'Battle of the Bands' with more than £3,000 Prizes

[Pictured above: Stereophonics, a band originating from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Javier Weyler.]



Dear colleague,

Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries and Roland UK have come together to launch ‘The Music Academy’.



The Academy’s aim is to implement the delivery of world-class music training both nationally and internationally, throughout the national qualifications framework.



Courses will be available on a both part-time and full-time basis, along with short and professional courses written in conjunction with Roland.



To launch this partnership The Music Academy is pleased to announce the inaugural ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition sponsored by Rockschool.



The competition will be held at the award winning ATRiuM in Central Cardiff on Saturday 5th April 2008, where the short-listed bands will perform live before the general public and a team of industry experts.



The Battle of the Bands showcase will also feature a number of master classes run by industry professionals and will be open to the general public.



The winning act on the 5th April will receive £3000 worth of Roland equipment plus three days recording time in one of the state-of-the-art ATRiuM recording studios.





In addition there will be cash prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed acts in the competition courtesy of our sponsors Rockschool.



To enter the competition, the bands must comply with the following criteria:

1) Be aged 16 – 25
2) Submit a 2/3 track demonstration recording either on CD or via a URL link to a social network site e.g. My Space.
3) Be able to perform the demonstration music tracks live at the Battle of the Bands final on the 5th April.



The demo CD/URL link along with a completed application form should be submitted to Dr. Paul Carr (Head of The Music Academy) by no later than Wednesday 5th March.



The address for applications is: Dr Paul Carr, Battle of the Bands competition, ATRiuM, Adam Street, Cardiff, CF24 2XF.



The eight short listed finalists will be then be notified by no later than Friday 14th March in order to allow time to prepare for the final competition.



Due to the large number of entries expected for the competition, any bands that have not received notification by Friday 14th March should presume that their application has been unsuccessful.



For any further information please contact ccirolandacademy[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk

Yours Sincerely

Dr. Paul Carr
Head of Music Academy
ATRiuM/CCI





For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

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BBC Wales Radio and Film Composer John Hardy Meets Cardiff ATRiuM Music Students 4 March 2008

[Pictured above: Famed British composer John Hardy]

BBC Composer John Hardy to speak at the Cardiff ATRiuM:

An accomplished composer of music in all media and across all genres John has written original music for over 140 dramas, documentaries and features, which have been seen all over the world, and broadcast in the UK on all networks.



He has composed for BBC Radio dramas, various composer-in-education schemes, for theatre and for dance companies. There have been commissions for orchestra, chamber music, song cycles, choirs, chamber operas and community opera, commissioned by the Arts Councils of England and of Wales, the National Lottery, the BBC, Welsh National Opera and the Welsh Proms, among others.

John Hardy at AmperSAND



Careers for Students: Cardiff ATRiuM, Cardiff University, University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Wales



Here's the entire calendar of upcoming career events:

This is a reminder and to let you know of any additional upcoming careers events:

CV Clinic - Thursday 21 February 1-4pm



Come with your CV and discuss your career options and how to maximise the effect of your CV

with Davina Payne, Skillset Adviser and Film/TV producer

on The Street, Atrium



CCI careers event: Alternatives to Media - 1-4pm Thursday 21 February in CA306
Having second thoughts about working in the Creative Industries?


Fear not. Your practical degree can be a springboard to a host of other career opportunities. Come and find out more.



CA306 1-4pm Thursday 21 February

1pm Pathways into Teaching – Teaching Adviser to Wales, Lindsay Vanstone
2pm Careers in PR and Advertising – Managing Directors, Sion Ashley-Jones and Matthew Appleby, Golley Slater
3pm Careers in Local Government – Deborah Fry, Cardiff City Council

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT AT THE ATRIUM ADVICE SHOP!



Finally, don’t forget the

Welsh Music Foundation - Careers in Music Event

Tuesday March 4th, 2008 - The Auditorium
followed by CB403 - The "ZEN" room for refreshments with the panel.

With the following speakers:

John Rostron (Plug two - Promoter, label manager and artist manager)
Dan Hermouet (Sound Engineer, Tour Manager)
John Hardy (John Hardy Music - composer)

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT AT THE ATRIUM ADVICE SHOP!



Many Thanks

The Careers Service @Atrium



Treforest campus career events:

Graduate Opportunities with Matchtech
Stand in Foyer of Rhondda Building (G Block) 14:00 - 16:30 Thursday 21st February 2008



Matchtech Group plc is the largest single site Recruitment Consultancy in the UK. Matchtech is an AIM listed company, which specialises in the following areas:

Engineering & Science
Built Environment
Support Services

Matchtech recognises how important it is for graduates to find the right job after University and have created a highly successful graduate recruitment service employing a team of Graduate Liaison Consultants whose sole purpose is to help graduates find the right job.
Come along to G Block between 2pm and 4.30pm to find out more.



Cardiff University career events:

ACCA Employability Skills Day
on Wednesday, 27 Feb, 2008 at Cardiff University Starting at 10:30 Ending at 15:30
Description
This event is open to first and second year students from all disciplines who are interested in a career in accountancy. The event is free, although places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Preference will be given to ACCA accelerate students.

The ACCA Employability Skills Day will provide an excellent opportunity to network with graduate employers, develop students - teamwork, communication and presentation skills, whilst providing an opportunity to discover more about graduate careers and the accounting profession.

The day will consist of exclusive seminars including:




"Leadership workshop" Enterprise Rent a Car will be delivering a session on understanding good leadership styles and what employers are looking for.
Communication Workshop - ways in which students can maximise their graduate recruitment opportunities.

ACCA "Meet the Accountant" session - ACCA trainees and members from across all sectors will be providing an insight into the profession and studying towards a professional qualification.

For more details and booking information, contact Amy Gray on (020)70595940 or
amy[dot]gray[at]uk[dot]accaglobal[dot]com


Or for additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

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Cardiff ATRiuM Advisory Board Member Welsh Director Marc Evans Selected by Sundance Festival's Robert Redford

Dateline Cardiff, Wales: 18/01/08 Welsh-funded film chosen for top US festival

Robert Redford’s world-renowned Sundance Film Festival has selected a film backed by the Wales Creative IP Fund to screen in competition in its premiere documentary strand next week.

‘In Prison My Whole Life’, directed by Cardiff film director Marc Evans and part-financed by the Wales Creative IP Fund, will be shown to a key audience at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

In Prison My Whole Life - New Trailer



The docu-film focuses on William Francome and his investigation into the trial of radical journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Abu-Jamal claims to have been wrongly convicted of the murder of a police officer and remains on Pennsylvania’s death row awaiting re-trial or the death sentence.

Colin Firth & Marc Evans at Sundance Festival 2008



Twenty-five year old Francome, who was born on the same night Abu-Jamal was arrested, interviews key people involved in the events leading up to the murder, including Mumia himself, along with Snoop Dog, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky and Steve Earle.



The production was produced by Livia Firth, alongside her husband, the actor Colin Firth, as executive producer. The film was launched simultaneously at the London and Rome film festivals in October last year.



[Pictured above: Robert Redford, Sundance Institute president and founder, at BAM in Brooklyn today. Photo by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE]

Indiewire.com

The £7 million Wales Creative IP Fund, managed by Finance Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government, provides equity investment for feature films, television productions, new media and music projects.

£7 million Wales Creative IP Fund

“To have a film chosen to be screened at the Sundance Film Festival is a wonderful accolade,” said Linda James, Wales Creative IP Fund Manager.

“The production has already received praise following its joint premiere in London and Rome and we can expect further acclaim at Sundance.


[Pictured above: Welsh Film Director Marc Evans]

More importantly for us, it will showcase the work of the IP Fund and the strength of Wales’ creative industries to a high profile audience in the US.”



The IP Fund has now invested more than £5million into nine films, three television productions, a new media project and two factual documentaries since its inception in May 2005.

The IP Fund has invested £1.3million into its three latest deals which include two feature films and a TV production.



'Abraham’s Point', a drama feature starring Mackenzie Crook of ‘The Office’ and ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ fame.

The film was written by Welsh director Wyndham Price and produced by his company, Spinning Head Films which was the first company to spin out of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in April 2005.



Abraham’s Point was filmed in west Wales, the Brecon Beacons and Cardiff.

The IP Fund has also invested in a second series of the popular S4C animation series, ‘Hana’s Helpline’.

'Hana’s Helpine 2' is produced by Cardiff-based Calon and will be co-financed by S4C, Channel Five and the Gaelic Media Service.



The third recent investment is into the feature horror ‘The Daisy Chain’ directed by Aisling Walsh and starring Samantha Morton, who starred in ‘Minority Report’ opposite Tom Cruise, and Woody Allen’s ‘Sweet and Low Down’.

Steven Mackintosh stars alongside Samantha, and his accolades include a string of film and television productions, including ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and ‘The Land Girls’.



For more information, please e-mail: communications[at]financewales[dot]co[dot]uk

Or for additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

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Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries

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Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.

Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase

© 2008 Dr. Mark Leslie Woods

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© 2008 Dr. Mark Leslie Woods