HOPE Portsmouth

HOPE Music, in association with BackBeat Records is pleased to announce that we are having an impromptu Easter gig next week. We have an incredible line-up and it is sure to be an amazing gig.

So come down to the Kings Centre on Elm Grove, 7pm on Thursday 8th April 2010. That is next Thursday!!

Entrance is £1 on the door and the line up includes:

• Split Personalities
• Heather Bailey
• Zoo In The Sky
• Defined Music

For more information check out the Facebook event (and also let us know you are coming!)

Exciting times for the Split Personalities band!

Firstly they also will be playing at the Portsmouth Variety show alongside Defined Music. Get down to the New Theatre Royal on the 16th April to see both bands.

Secondly, the SP’s have been back in the studio to do some more recording and CD’s of their latest efforts will be on sale at the Variety Show gig (along with as much other merchandise that we can squeeze in the van). We will get some samples of their recordings available for a sneak peek soon.

And finally check out their new website www.splitpersonalities.co.uk.

Zoo in the Sky who recently came and recorded with the HOPE project have their new EP on sale from today. A sample of the track we recorded (called There Lie the Boots) can be heard on their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/zoointhesky.

Zoo In The Sky are playing at the Edge of the Wedge on 17th March – more details can be found here.

Defined Music managed to get their photo up on the Galaxy FM website strutting their stuff. Nice work guys!

http://www.galaxysouthcoast.co.uk/photo-albums-4270/view/65048#photo

There is loads going on at the HOPE project at the moment – and so only right to let you all know:

1. The project received some money from Young Money to replace some tired musical instruments and to improve our video equipment. We are really grateful for this money and it will make a big difference to what we can offer here.
2. One of our bands DefinedMusic has recently been auditioned – and got in with flying colours – to the Portsmouth Variety Show happening in April at the New Theatre Royal. This will be a great opportunity for these guys to really show their stuff in a great venue to a large amount of people. These guys have been busy on their website – check out their amusing Video Blogs…
3. Split Personalities, although having suffered with illness over the last few weeks will also be auditioning for the variety show in the coming weeks and we reckon they’ll get in with flying colours!
4. Zoo In The Sky are booked in to record a demo in the studio over February half term. They are a very well respected local band and haven’t had the opportunity to do a decent demo yet. We hope to put that to rights!
5. Heather Bailey is hard at work on her acoustic sets and we hope to do a ‘lounge’ gig one afternoon in the future to give Heather the opportunity to perform. Keep your eyes peeled for more info on that one….

Backbeat records is very busy at the moment with bands coming and working with us after school. Some recent additions are:

• Split Personalities: After the last academy, the Big Shot Bandanas split and joined forces with Split Personalities to form a new and exciting band. These guys are hungry for gigs and we’ll be working with them on their live performances and recording some demos.
• Defined Music: A newly formed three piece, these guys have some gigs lined up and will be working with Backbeat to do some work on their material, their original songs and doing some recordings.
• Zoo In They Sky: A highly experienced young band who are up for recording some of their songs to produce a really class demo.
• Heather Bailey: Heather is a solo acoustic act who is working with Backbeat to sharpen her performance, her songs before getting stuck into some gigs.

Some exciting things going on. Check out the band websites (which are new) for the latest info…

Well the DVD’s are finally ready! Of course they contain the showcase gig but they are also loaded with special features such as behind the scenes ‘Rock-u-mentary’, post-gig interviews, directors commentary and lots more. (more…)

I know many of you have been chomping at the bit, asking when the DVD is going to be ready and I have some good news! The DVD’s are designed, mixed, edited and printed and we are just in the final stages of burning them all for your viewing pleasure. We will have them ready for public consumption on Tuesday 14th July.

If you were involved in the academy you are entitled to one free DVD and you can order extra copies by contacting us.

Until next Tuesday, feast your eyes on our trailer! Enjoy…

A few weeks ago the Big Shot Bandanas and the Split Personalities were interviewed on Express FM about the demos they have just recorded and their involvement with the HOPE project. We now have, for your listening pleasure the un-cut interviews which were broadcast live for your listening pleasure…

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I know it has taken a while – but we finally have some cool photos for you to check out of the gig we did a few weeks ago. It was a very cool gig indeed and we are working hard on the DVD which we hope will be available in a couple of weeks. As always, we’ll keep you posted….

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