Little Matador will be headlining the Friday Night Mashup at Londonderry’s Ebrington Square on Thursday 18th September. Completing the line-up are: Oh Volcano, Seven Summits and punk band Barney.
Friday Night Mashup brings together a number of high-profile speakers from the global tech and digital communications scene, aiming to connect, engage and inspire entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts to make an impact in export markets in the US and Europe.
The Mashup adds to a weekend of music in Derry with the MTV Crashes event taking place in Ebrington on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September.
Also in the city, The Nerve Centre is hosting a 48hr ‘boot camp’ which will show participants the evolution of a song, from its original idea through to release, alongside a team of music industry experts on 18th – 19th September.
Folk musician Rachel Sermanni will join Peter McCauley of Rams' Pocket Radio to create an original song with record label Smalltown America.
Step-by-step master classes and shadowing opportunities will be included on the journey of producing and releasing an E.P. Plus, Girls Aloud co-writer Paul Steel will be present, as will music photographer Carrie Davenport and director Darren Lee who will capture images and video for the release.
The 48hr Bootcamp is free and open to musicians of all levels, however advance registration is required. Transport to all locations and meals will also be provided.
The Friday Night Mashup and 48 hour Boot Camp, are both part of the Culture Tech festival of digital technology, media and music running from 15th to 21st September in Derry / Londonderry.
Smalltown America, the Derry~Londonderry based independent record label is opening it's studio doors to welcome the public for the next in their series of intimate studio recordings.
Audiences have an opportunity to witness a recorded performance from a mystery musical guest, on its Bay Road studio in Derry on 27th September (doors 8pm).
"These are not gigs in the traditional sense, they more provide the chance for an artist to talk about their work, try new material or improvise. At our first studio show PØRTS wowed us all with their new songs for an as yet unreleased album,” said Director Andrew Ferris.
Tickets for the show are strictly limited to 50, and are available online from the label's E-store or from Cool Discs, Foyle St.
