Jazz Music Lab

 

Ron and Greg Davies from Unlimit demonstrated their innovative iPad and iPhone Jazz Theory app. Ron also collaborated in the Music Lab with Sonny Williamson from Avid to record "When Sonny gets Blue" on his Tenor saxophone using Avids's latest Pro Tools software. "The interest and response from the public over the weekend was amazing. We had a great festival experience." - Ron Davies Director of Unlimit

Music Lab in association with The University of Gloucestershire

Come and play with some of latest musical gadgets and discover interesting and exciting ways to create your own music with the latest music technology gadgets. Featuring a range of hands on exhibits, interactive demonstrations, workshops and talks the Music Lab is free to enter and enjoy!

For more information and to sign up for our FREE talks and workshops click here

Featured exhibitors include…

Avid – Discover the intuitive and engaging music making tools made by industry leaders Avid, whose products (including Pro Tools & Sibelius) is used by the finest musicians, composers, filmmakers and DJs across the globe. Try out their easy access to the same music software the pros use to create much of the world's most popular music and their brilliant Scorch app which transforms an iPad mobile device into an interactive music stand and sheet music library

 

 

Yamaha - With over 120 years of experience in producing musical instruments, Yamaha is both knowledgeable and passionate about the creation of beautiful sound. Showcase including TENORI-ON, a digital musical instrument for the 21st century, the award winning new THR guitar practise amp and recording interface and the innovative Silent Strings range.

 

 

Jazz Town FM / University of Gloucestershire – Become a radio producer for the day! Have a go at editing performances recorded on the gardens free stage and then hear your work broadcast live on the festival radio station JazzTown FM – run by the brilliant student team behind the University’s ToneFM.

Tangible FX - Manipulate and process the sound of you live performance with a new movement sensitive Midi-Moov app. 

 

 

Nu-Desine - Come and try the AlphaSphere, a brand new musical instrument which allows you to be expressive with music through a series of tactile pressure sensors. Get hands on with electronic music and change the way you play.

 

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Free workshop sessions

Across the weekend a series of practical 30 minute workshops will be running in the music lab. Come and learn from the experts who will give live demonstrations of easy ways to record, edit and create great music with brilliant results.

 

See the list of workshops below and sign up links below.

 

Live Recording with Avid & Jazz Town Fm (Sun 6th & Mon 7th 4pm)

The team from Avid demonstrate how to record a small acoustic live lounge style performance for radio broadcast live in the music lab using their portable recording equipment. The team from Jazz Town Fm will then demonstrate how to quickly edit and prepare the track for broadcast.

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A guide to live performance production with Marcus Jenkins -Studio Technician and Live Sound Engineer (Sat 4pm)

In a session suitable for musicians new to live performance or new to the venues in and around Cheltenham, Marcus will be explaining and illustrating what is expected from musicians who will be playing live in the club environment, from a technical perspective (Understanding PA systems, backline equipment and sound checks) as well as from an organisational perspective (load ins, stage management and running orders)

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ALL WORKSHOP SESSIONS ARE APPROX. 30 MINS LONG AND FREE TO ATTEND

 

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Free talks by industry experts 

Industry experts from the University of Gloucestershire deliver insightful talks exploring some of the fascinating research carried out at the institution into the music industry and live performance.

Sign up below to attend.

 

Friday 4 May 6.30pm – "Surviving in the new music industry"

More music is now available than ever before and is available from diverse sources that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. However the paradox is that whilst we consume more than ever, we pay for less and less. In this talk Joe Wilson will examine how digital media and social networks have changed forever how musicians, songwriters and performers can make money and survive from their own music, and will suggest possible alternatives to the traditional record label model

Joe Wilson an accomplished and successful composer and producer who started his music career with the band Sneaker Pimps, selling over 2 million records worldwide. He has worked as a producer and remixer with artists as diverse as Placebo, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Ian McCulloch and his music has been used in feature films such as A-Team (2010), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Saint (1997) and Spawn (1997).

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Saturday 5 May 7.30pm – Clem Burke Drumming Project

Steve Draper explains why you don’t have to be sporty to keep fit. Featuring a live demonstration he shows how a rock drummer has as much of a workout during a gig as a premiership footballer during a match. He discusses the ground breaking Clem Burke drumming project, a partnership between the University of Gloucestershire, the University of Cheshire and drummer Clem Burke, which has recorded data from 15 professional drummers, including Darrin Mooney, from Primal Scream and Matt Tong from Bloc Party, and has subsequently demonstrated the positive effects of drumming amongst primary school children.

Steve Draper is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire teaching Sport and Exercise Physiology. After competing internationally in his sport of volleyball Steve returned to education to study Sport and Exercise Sciences., going on to complete aPhD studying the energetics of middle distance running. He began working with Clem Burke four years ago, designing and conducting physiology tests for drumming that would allow for the quantification of energy cost. Steve is also a keen musician and plays the guitar in his spare time.

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