Sound Board
Throughout 2008, The Sound Board project will support the many exciting events organised by Liverpool's independent music sector.
These people include:
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Venue owners
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Music promoters
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Musicians playing in the city
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Clubs
The Sound Board aims to encourage the independent music sectors to take risks with their artists and audiences but will provide a guarantee against loss in those cases where the experiments are not successful. The aim is to grow both the audience and the variety of work that is presented in Liverpool.
The panel will consist of a minimum of four people, each month's panel will be made up from the people who received funding in the previous month. This means that it is not possible to apply to the panel in consecutive months.
The panel will meet on the first Wednesday of each month (starting Wednesday 9th January 2008) and look at proposals from venues, artists and promoters. The maximum sum that can be applied for is £500 guarantee-against-loss. Each month a maximum of £1500 is available for grants.
Criteria:
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Collaboration & partnership, exploration across local, national & international boundaries.
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Encouraging high profile artistic events to the city in 2008.
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Bringing unusual or under-represented artists or art-forms to Merseyside in 2008.
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Encouraging & increasing participation in cultural activity in communities across Merseyside in 2008.
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Increasing visibility of cultural activity, encouraging new audiences & developing new partnerships, exploring new venues.
Each proposal will include a budget detailing how much guarantee-against-loss is required and how the loss will be measured - usually against ticket sales. Members of the panel will attend the event to measure the attendance figures against the proposal. A full budget detailing income and expenditure will be presented in order to receive the guarantee against loss where it is justified.
It is hoped that the experience of both applying for grants and assessing others' proposals will help the sector to improve its application skills and encourage approaches to the Arts Council in the future, where this may be appropriate. If the full guarantee-against-loss is not required, due to the project being successful, the funds will be put back into the pot the following month to support more events.
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Deadlines for submissions:
28th December 2007
31st January 2008
29th February 2008
28th March 2008
25th April 2008
30th May 2008
27th June 2008
25th July 2008
29th August 2008
26th September 2008
31st October 2008
28th November 2008
Sound Board Meetings:
9th January 2008
6th February 2008
5th March 2008
2nd April 2008
30th April 2008
4th June 2008
2nd July 2008
30th July 2008
3rd September 2008
1st October 2008
5th November 2008
3rd December 2008
This month's Sound Board Projects:
Leap - special guests Kinky Movement
A new bi-monthly night organised by a promoters' collective presenting underground house and disco at new venue, The Vault, on 25th July. Kinky Movement (from Nottingham) represent the cream of British DJs within a branch of house music marginalised by the mainstream press. www.myspace.com/leapliverpool
Zoe Conway & John McIntyre in Concert
Taking place at the Everyman Theatre on 12th July. Irish fiddle player Zoe Conway has collaborated with Lou Reed, Nick Cave and Damien Rice annd has performed at Carnegie Hall NY. Zoe will also participate in workshops for aspiring musicians at St. Michael's Irish Centre. www.zoeconway.com
Freeze
19th July at the Lemon Lounge. Scott Bradford of legendary Newcastle club night Shindig and seminal productioon team Lexington Avenue headlines this house/techno club night. Big name talent in an intimate venue. www.myspace.com/freeze_liverpool
Please click to download the Sound Board application form
