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well we tried teaming up with other promoters when we set up in belfast but the benefits were limited so i'm not too sure if we would want to take that route...you never know though. it depends on how other promotion co's would want to be involved. The way we forsee a scottish branch of drop-d kinda goes like this... Firstly, we would start promoting local scottish acts through interviews/gig reviews/etc...published here at drop-d.ie. we aim to start teams (4/6 people) in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinborough. Once the teams are in place and contributing articles then we set up a drop-d scotland website...(i'm not good on the technical side of things but we have people to take care of that side of things). This offers grass roots support to local acts which in turn leads to Drop-d gigs. These are how we showcase the acts we want to help. Surprisingly gigs are pretty easy to run. Some venues will pretty much charge nothing if you can promise a nice crowd(just have to pay the sound engineer).... We get sponsorship here in ireland from four star pizza and they supply free pizza for our gigs. We also get free gig tickets and cds to give away as prizes. And so on.... You get what i'm sayin. They go down really well. Bands always want to play because we are seen as independant music lovers and not an industry driven hype machine. Then there is the added bonus of giving bands the opportunity to play a drop-d gig in another city... My point is, anyway, it works and this is why we want to expand. So if anyone is interested feel free to email me at jason@drop-d.ie or come visit the site and see what you think www.drop-d.ie

no bother. hope some of you are interested. put your musical knowledge to good use

coz this is where we began...Ireland. its an idea that has worked really well here so we are going to try and spread to other countries.

Hey people, Drop-d.ie is currently in the process of creating a global Independent Music Media Service (well in Ireland we have teams in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, with Texas and Cardiff coming soon). We are currently setting set up teams so if anybody wants to promote/review/interview acts their local music scene then contact us now. We also run our own Drop-d party nights where we give bands the opportunity to show off their talents. If a band gets a good reaction then we allow the band to play a Drop-d party in another city so its all-good. We want to start our Scottish teams soon!!! Jason Golden Chief Editor www.drop-d.ie Giving Musicians a Voice DROP-D.IE ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR AND RECRUITING STAFF. THE POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE: JOURNALIST EVENT CO-ORDINATORS CARTOONIST THESE POSITIONS WILL BE SOUGHT WORLDWIDE. These positions will be part time positions where you create your own openings and benefits from the time and commitment given on your part. Drop-d.ie are looking for self-motivated people who want to promote themselves as well as the company. Drop-d.ie seeks people who are creative and imaginative and can work well on their own or in a team. Some of this work may well be ideal for students who wish to develop case studies or portfolios or who are just looking for experience. For more information e-mail info@drop-d.ie, jason@drop-d.ie, mark@drop-d.ie, or leave an e-mail through the myspace website. Drop-d.ie are still devoted to music and music lovers and we will strive to make good music known to as many as possible.