04-23-09
Our after school academy has been going now for nearly eight weeks and the guys who have attended have been doing a variety of things including a recording of a couple of demo tracks for a CD that will be released on the night of the showcase gig on our label Backbeat Records. The tracks so far are sounding incredible and a real testament to the guys in the bands. They have come a long way and we are really proud of the sound they have got.
You can listen to the MP3′s here.
01-21-09
We are pleased to announce that the HOPE After-School Academy will be starting very soon! After the success of the Summer Academy we want to offer a similar, yet unique academy that will run after school for 12 weeks starting on February 5th 2009. (more…)
12-15-08
So – it has taken us quite a few months, well nearly 3 to be precise. But the DVD of this years summer academy is finally ready! It has taken quite a lot more work than I had envisaged – but man, it was so worth it. Putting the DVD together had reminded me of just what a fantastic week it was, how stunning the gig was and what a great laugh it was to be doing creative things for a whole week.
The DVD was put together by myself and Mark Rose who did all of the video editing. He worked very hard at that and so a huge thank you goes to him. The DVD is packed with extra features including a directors commentary (well perhaps not a directors commentary, but me, Mark and a few others!), a behind the scenes movie shot by the video mentees as well as all the Banzai videos we made for the week.
I’d love to hear any comments you have got about the DVD. Also if you would like to order any extra copies then you can do so on this page. Order them and we’ll send them right out…