Composing production music involves writing music for TV, adverts or any other form of visual media, but without a brief. Composers create their tracks, upload them to Production Music Libraries who control the licensing, then get paid when they are used. In these cases, the music writer gets...
British Indie comedy film “Destination: Dewsbury” based almost entirely in West Yorkshire, follows 4 old friends on a mission to see their dying friend Frank for the very last time. The BBC reported that this made director Jack Spring the youngest feature film director at the time. ...
That earlyEurock Distributiondirect saleadvertsfeatured books from France, US LPs by Chrome, The Decayes and 1st Univers Zero album + EP's by Pascal Comelade and Spain's Macromassa In addition the first original Palace of Lights cassettes as well as initial cassette release by other US artists...
Led Zeppelin started a 12-date 'Thank You' tour for British fans, appearing at the clubs from their early days and charging the same admission prices as in 1968. The first show was at The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland where they played songs from their upcoming fourth album, inclu...
We look after an artist who was asked to support a well-known British indie band on a month-long tour around the UK in venues circa the 2,000 capacity mark. They were offered £50 a night to cover their petrol and food so they did it knowing they’d lose money overall but decided...
British English version: ▶ Click to load audio VO: Drew White Brazilian Portuguese version: ▶ Click to load audio VO: Drew WhiteQ is for Quirky - odd briefs welcome! The Weird & the Wonderful - what do you need? "I don't know if it's possible, but"... That's often the...
TV Workshop PMOL 218 Beat Beat Bang PMOL 217 Minimalist Folk Orchestra PMOL 216 Victorian Fight Club PMOL 215 American Mashup PMOL 214 Metal Action PMOL 213 Climate Emergency PMOL 212 Living In Hope PMOL 211 Organ Kitsch PMOL 210 Fixing The World PMOL 209 Western Swing PMOL 208 Hope In Hard...
A British school in Wrexham, North Wales, asked parents to please keep children in school uniform and not to send them to school in 'corduroy trousers', like the ones worn by The Rolling Stones. 26 Mar 1965 Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman all received electric shocks from a ...
Of all the songwriters' clubs, guilds and societies in Great Britain, the most useful is BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors). Established 50 years ago, they have around 3000 members from all areas of contemporary songwriting and composition. They have a position on the...
Music has always been a significant part of my life. I’ve always liked rock music, but more recently, I’ve enjoyed blues music and, believe it or not, classical music. We hear melodies everywhere, from TV adverts, the radio, movies and TV programs. It has magical powers; it can lif...