Friday 26 February 2010
Music to make you SMILE
Big names from the music industries will be dropping in on Southampton Solent University at Solent Music Industries Live Event (SMILE) on Friday 5 March.
Through conversation, panels and performances, some of the industry’s top movers and shakers will be sharing their knowledge with students wanting to carve out a career in the music industry.
Guests include top radio presenter, DJ and Bestival founder, Rob da Bank; Jim Prime, a founder member of Deacon Blue; critically acclaimed author/music journalist Gary Mulholland; award winning hip hop group, Foreign Beggars, and the mesmerising Rodney ‘two guitar’ Branigan.
Hampshire legend Rob da Bank will inspire Solent students by revealing how he started one of the UK’s most successful festivals, as well as becoming a leading radio presenter and DJ and running a record label and music publishing company.
A demo surgery will give music students advice on how they can get their music heard, while Foreign Beggars and Lauren Pritchard will give them performance tips. Big Texan talent, Rodney Branigan – a Glastonbury favourite - will be showcasing his extraordinary ability to play two guitars at the same time.
The annual SMILE event was launched for the first time last year to inspire students thinking of going into the music industry. Organiser and Senior Lecturer in Music Studies, Dr Martin James, said:
“We have built on the successes of last year with another stellar line up of guests to help unlock the music industries for our students. Solent's music team are proud of our continuing links with industry and how these relationships support our students' learning.
“This year we will be emphasising how multi-skilled approaches work together to create a collection of highly lucrative industries that are worth in excess of £3.6bn to the UK.
“Meeting music industry professionals will help to demystify these industries – helping students to seriously consider the world of music in their career plans,” he added.
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