Students take on Big Music Challenge
30 January 2012
As part of their university project, a trio of students from Southampton Solent University will be chasing after clues across the British Isles as they take part in the Big UK Music Challenge.
Over the course of five days the team will be given clues by music experts from the British Music Experience – an interactive museum of popular music at the O2 in London. The clues will take them to 10 musical heritage sites across the UK mainland. Only when they have solved each clue will they be able to proceed to the next destination.
The Big UK Music Challenge is the brain child of second-year BSc (Hons) Live and Studio Sound students Matt Mcilroy, James Andrews and Lisa Marie Holdway.
The music minded team mates will begin their challenge on 6 February 2012 at the O2 Arena in London.
Roger Simmons, from the British Music Experience, said: “We are really excited to be involved in this project with these proactive students! There are not many better ways to see the UK than on a music tour, but we'll make sure it's a challenge too.”
There will be little chance to sleep or relax as the team has to research each new location en route and prepare themselves to present a documentary-style piece to camera on arrival.
As the use of sat nav and GPS devices is completely off limits during the challenge, the intrepid trio are busy brushing up on their map reading skills before heading out across the country.
Matt Mcilroy said: “The idea came from a Year 2 project but just grew into something much bigger than we expected. We wanted to raise awareness of the UK’s musical heritage and wanted to do it in a way that was humorous, informative and more than just a run of the mill documentary.
“What makes this project so exciting is the fact that we’ve no idea where this challenge will take us. We could be sent to Liverpool, the home of the Beatles, Manchester, where The Smiths got their big break or back to London to visit the Abbey Road studios.”
You can follow the team’s preparation for the challenge on their Facebook and Twitter pages.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE MEDIA OFFICE ON 023 8031 9040
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The team can be followed on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-UK-Music-Challenge-2012/245012972237890 and Twitter: https://twitter.com/BUKMC2012
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Sennheiser, one of the world’s leading electroacoustic companies, are the main audio supporter for the trip. Sennheiser will be providing the team with three wireless microphone kits
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About the British Music Experience The British Music Experience (BME) is an interactive museum of popular music, based at the O2 Arena in London. The BME combines cutting edge audio-visual technology with some of the most coveted music memorabilia of all time.
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The British Music Experience is a registered not-for-profit charity with the purpose of advancing the education and appreciation of the art, history and science of music in Britain. Registered Charity No.1125752. www.britishmusicexperience.com
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For more information and images please contact:Roger Simmons. T: 020 7463 3420. Email: roger.simmons@britishmusicexperience.com
Southampton Solent University offers more than 19,000 students over 200 qualifications ranging from HND to PhD, in subjects such as maritime education and training, fashion and design, media and television, music, sport and leisure, business, IT and technology.
Solent has set its fees for 2012 at £7,800, rather than at the maximum level, because it is determined to achieve a fair balance between the commitment to offering places based on student potential - irrespective of family income - and the need to continue to improve the experience of the students attending the University