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Poor old Dennis Drumm. Four hours in the rain and wind putting up this marquee and another three laying the carpet (which ain’t easy on the knees) and no-one turns up for his JHS Event....
OH GO on then. Of course people turned up. Despite the wind and rain on the opening day, a steady stream of dealers turned up over the four-day show. Dennis Drumm, managing director of
JHS, enthused: “As the sun set on JHS Event 2011, it'd be accurate to say that in terms of dealer numbers, and business written, the occasion was another record breaking success. The dealers who came clearly enjoyed themselves, did business, got the deals, got the new stuff first, smoothed their summer cash flow courtesy of the special JHS Event terms, set themselves up for the Q4 selling season – and made a lot of extra profit.”
Mistah bean
Now, remember the last time we were desperate to fill space here and stuck in the big pic of Jimi Hendrix made from plectrums? Well, yep, we’ve done it again. And it’s just as clever. This is a pic of
will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas made out of... and here’s the clever part...black eyed peas. The work was commissioned by Alton Towers to celebrate the
band’s forthcoming performance at the Staffordshire venue. In total, the artwork contains around 5kg of black eyed peas and has made
wiil.i.am look like he has had a stroke. Next month: A pic of Queen. Made from used toilet roll.
Get into music
A NEW website has been set up to help those looking for a way into the live music industry and deal with the skills gap estimated to result in a shortfall of 6,000 skilled backstage staff by 2017.
www.getintolivemusic.org is the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural’s second careers website. It went live following the re-launch of
www.getintotheatre.org at the end of May. The site offers a one-stop shop for anyone wanting
to work in the sector. Along with general information and ‘tips and tricks’, a panel of industry experts and practical vacancies uploaded by Skills Academy Industry Members facilitate a direct connection between the live music sector and its future workforce. One of the expert panelists is ‘Deptford’ John Armitage, a freelance guitar technician, lecturer and owner of the Guitar Hospital chain of instrument repair shops. He commented: “As a freelance touring guitar technician with over 30 years experience I still
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remember how hard it was to get established in live music. A site like this gives
everybody a chance to enter into an industry that was a closed shop for many years. Agreeing on some standard training and qualifications can only unify the live music industry in the long term as fresh ideas and people will always be needed. As someone who left school with no qualifications I have realised that it doesn’t mean you can’t gain qualifications in later life – and so called ‘normal’ jobs don’t suit everyone!”
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www.mi-pro.co.uk
THIS MONTH IN THE WIDE WORLD OF MI
Yep, this is the funnies bit where we take a run up and attempt to vault into the space marked humour. This month we have bean art, a big empty room and a genuinely helpful website for those looking for opportunities to get into the live market….
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