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Bristol Music Foundation News for April
30th April

BMF Newsletter

In the news;

Venue Bristol Music - www.myspace.com/venuebristolmusic

Bristol Music Foundation announces the launch of a brand new website for
artists in Bristol and the South West. In partnership with Venue magazine,
the new My Space site will feature special promotions on artists, labels
and more all year round plus a link to a very special download site that
will provide you with a hand-picked selection of the finest music Bristol
and the South West has to offer, all for free.
First up are 20 tracks to enjoy ahead of the Bristol Fringe (see below).
Buy your copy of the current Venue magazine and get a unique passcode that
will provide you access to all of the tracks. The tracks will be played in
the Watershed in the run up to South West Sound 08, where in addition to
being able to vote on your favourites, you can also make use of special
Mscape packs which come preloaded with tracks, allowing you to plug in and
walk the city of Bristol with your very own soundtrack.
Visit www.myspace.com/venuebristolmusic to see what it's all about.

Bristol Fringe

There is only one place to be next Wed 23rd April and that is in central
Bristol for the Bristol Live Fringe from 7.30pm. A unique opportunity to
catch the best acts from across the South West in one city, on one night
and for one ticket.
Visit www.gigantic.com to get your wristband for the night that will give
you access to all venues. Wristbands will also be on sale on the door.
Full details at;
www.myspace.com/southwestsoundfringe

South West Sound

Day 1 of South West Sound is now sold out.
We shall be seeing a fantastic turn out of delegates on 24th April in the
Watershed and a great range of speakers, and satellite events.
For full details visit;
www.southwestsound.org.uk

0117 - Made In Bristol

You may have heard about 0117 - Made in Bristol?
It's a major initiative to promote and market Bristol's creative
industries to the outside world.
A stunning, 250 page creative annual is being developed - featuring
stories of the best marketing, design, digital, publishing, arts based
companies and entrepreneurs across the city.  A celebration of success and
talent!
The BMF is contributing to this great new project so if you are a
musician, label, producer, manager, designer for music or any other - we
want to hear from you! And fast - cos time is running out!
Get back to mail@bristolmusicfoundation.com if you would like to be
considered.
For full details follow this link;
http://www.bristolmedia.co.uk/2008/03/28/major-new-publication-announced-to-help-promote-bristol-and-its-creative-industries

South West Music Forum

The Bristol Music Foundation has supported over the past two years the
development of music forums in every county across the South West. These
forums will individually provide one-stop representative bodies for music
in their area, and will deliver a variety of music development projects
and programmes individually and together across the region. All forums are
now in place and will be meeting for the first time on 24th April in
Bristol as the new South West Music Forum. The BMF will be hosting this
meeting and the SWMF.
We shall be reporting back on the meeting and the agreed first programmes
and projects.

SXSW 08

The BMF arranged a partnership with the organisers of SXSW in Austin Texas
that saw 12 businesses and 6 bands travel out together in March. We are
currently writing a report on the trip with the UKTI, who backed many of
the businesses and artists that headed out. We are developing this
programme with the UKTI that will see supported access to export and
overseas trading for Bristol and SW music businesses.
Much more on this to follow soon.

Thanks, and we hope to see you soon.

Bristol Music Foundation
Unit 4.3
The Paintworks
Bath Rd
Bristol
BS4 3EH
Tel: +44(0)117 9588 849
www.bristolmusicfoundation.com

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