CALLING ALL SOUND ARTISTS: THE ENGINE ROOM INTERNATIONAL SOUND ART COMPETITION 2019

The Engine Room is pleased to announce its third international sound art competition for emerging sound artists. This year’s competition and events are organised in collaboration with IKLECTIK to celebrate their 5th anniversary.

The competition invites the submission of new sound art – including audio and audio-visual pieces, interactive works and performances, installations, sound sculptures and graphic scores – by 15 September 2019.

Submitted entries will be judged by a panel of experts including award winning composers and sound artists Robin Rimbaud (Scanner), Kate Carr, and Eduard Solaz (Iklectik Art Lab).

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On 18 July Town Hall Birmingham hosted the exclusive launch of the hotly anticipated fifth series of BAFTA-award-winning Peaky Blinders, the epic gangster series set in 1920s’ Birmingham.

Home to many a historical drama in its near-200-year history, Town Hall Birmingham greeted the series’ stars and fans with a spectacular red carpet event organised by BBC Birmingham and BBC One, and music provided by Jazzlines musicians playing jazz repetorie from the 1920s onwards.

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A historical mine is the natural theatre for the opera and ballet event that will enchant Elba Island from 7 to 22 July.

The Ginevro mine, known since the ancient Etruscans for its magnetite deposit and abandoned in the early ’80s, is now open to the public for gallery visits.

Also, in summer, it becomes the unusual, fascinating backdrop for the rich performance calendar of the Magnetic Opera Festival.

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Press Release as received from City of London Police

Action Fraud warning as victims lose average of £365 to ticket fraud

Between 1 April 2018 and 30 April 2019, Action Fraud received 4,755 reports of ticket fraud. The total reported losses to victims was £1,654,888: an average of £365 per victim. With lots of music concerts and sporting events taking place in summer, it is an opportunity for fraudsters to take advantage of unsuspecting fans. New awareness campaign launched with Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR) to encourage informed purchases from authorised sellers.

Action Fraud is partnering with the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR) to urge people to avoid fraud by taking more care when buying tickets for live events.

Fraudsters will pose as a website or agent for a music concert or festival, a sporting contest, or a live comedian or performer, meaning victims will purchase tickets that either don’t arrive or turn out to be fake. So, consumers should always check the contact details of the site they’re buying the tickets from.

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EMERGENCE June 30th 2019

NU Sounds are emerging…
13 June 2019

presents…

30TH JUNE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 23RD NOVEMBER
3PM – 10PM
The Cockpit, Gateforth St, NW8 8EH

£8 advance, £10 on door

http://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/emergence

Nu London Jazz all dayer for musicians, sonic artists, producers, cross-arts collaborators and audiences

Produced and Presented by The Cockpit /Jazz In The Round

Presenting: JUNGLE BROWN + CLARA SERRA LOPEZ (LUDI’S EYE) + MA + JACK FOSTER (DJ)

Emergence happens in the round – and with the seats taken out. It offers a time and a space for players, artists and audiences to come together around a standing, dance-friendly all dayer event where we can meet, experiment and make the right mistakes. Come through…

SUNDAY 30TH JUNE – LINE UP
With Jungle Brown, Jack Foster (DJ), Clara Serra López and MA

Jungle Brown – presented by Lyrix Organix

Jungle Brown drop their Tribe Called Quest-esque sound with future rap, adorned with a smooth sax line from UK jazz all-star, Ayo Yung Afrika Pyoneer, and backing vocals from Jungle Brown’s own producer, Tony Bones.

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