I am leading some improvisation sessions for Birmingham Jazz and shall be taking part in their Big Band sessions too! Really looking forward to creating new sounds with new people! Cheers to Sid Peacock for hiring me! Check the myspace for more info.
January, 2008
What do you do when you’re poorly?
You sneeze a lot, and then you get on a plane to Ireland. Yep, that’s what I am going to do tonight- fly off to Limerick to spin some funk and I feel like pooh! Oh and I made a new weblog for MFG! Check it out here! I quite like this web larky.
Sound Sense Training for BMEs
Sound sense- a UK agency for community music, have what looks like a really good training event focusing on maketing and promotion for BME workers. At last year’s event there was a debate about ancestry; whether one’s cultural heritage should be used as a marketing tool and its relevance to how you should present yourself.
Networking, Marketing and Business Models
The bane of my life- marketing and self-promotion-I exaggerate a little, but how I loathe it so! When I first started out as a free lancer- 3 out of 5 cold calls were fruitful- luck or chance or whatever you may call it helped me along my path; but now it’s proving much more difficult. [...]
New Year
Happy New Year! I hope you had lots of fun celebrating the arrival of 2008. One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to be more positive and so I have included an article that showcases some talented Black Britons.