Guest Startex Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 As spotted on a site in Holland...Op 9 en 10 juni vindt in het Schotse Aberdeen het goNORTH showcasefestival plaats. De organisatie zoekt ook nog naar Nederlandse kandidaten. De uitverkoren bands komen te spelen voor een publiek bestaande uit professionals uit de muziekindustrie alsmede gewone concertgangers. 'Cutting edge bands' die graag willen 'spelen voor een contract' dienen twee demo CD's plus bio en foto opsturen naar: Dave Stewart, GoNORTH 2004, The Music Room, Aberdeen Foyer, Marywell Street, Aberdeen, Schotland, AB11 6JF.Which in English reads something like...goNORTH 2004 will be on 9th & 10th June. Although it's a much smaller event for this year, in order to give the funders a breather, we hope that more Aberdeen bands than ever will get their fingers out and get involved. You SHOULD BE PLAYING! so... get those demo packs in NOW!!. Send your demo cd with 3 or 4 tracks, a photo and a biog, along with those all important contact details to:goNORTHAberdeen FoyerMarywell StreetAberdeen AB11 6JFNot sure when the deadline is going to be yet but it's going to be pretty soon so don't hang around. Almost all the demo's that have arrived so far have been from other countries! Don't let the world embarrass Aberdeen!!Any questions PM or email me, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntedbyafreak Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Don't let the world embarrass Aberdeen!! that shouldn't be hard. but get y'er demos in chaps!any chance of anything as big as/good as the delgados this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Originally posted by Dave Foyer: Although it's a much smaller event for this year, Just thought that might help out huntedbyafreak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 do the demo's need to be studio one's or will live recording's suffice? just that we haven't managed to record any studio stuff yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Any demos are better than none, but it's not just me that listens to them so please don't send in something that sounds really terrible!! Not yet sure what bigger bands will be playing, if any. As soon as I hear anything I'll post it up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 ...If your demos sound awfull, why not book some time in the foyer recording studio, very cheap, excellent staff, only 5 mins from this message...pah pahh pah pah pah pah pah pahh pah pahhhhhh pah pah pah pahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh pah ! (peal and dean). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melonpie Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 sorry to say but your version in english is very different than what it says in dutchi could translate it, but hey its raining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betamax Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Go North is highly recommeded from us lotIf you get the chance, its worth playing it Its nearly a year since we played and its been all pozitive since thenIts not the corporate wank-fest some people claim it to be at all.....youll get to meet some excellent people and fab stuff for your pop group will happen if you want it toover and oot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Stephen your mellowing with old age ha ha, your saying nice thingsget your demos in, tis a worthwhile event to playhope that spanish dude from db records comes back again, first A&R man i've ever seen actually do his job (i.e actually go and see bands instead of scoffing free beer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WalkingOnGlass Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 *copies some CD's* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Yes, from what I hear from the chaps it was a good experience, so get your demos in scamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Elvis Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Will deliver package this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotting77 Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Dave do we need to give you a demo seeing as we are recording it there and you already have the old one?we will be in on sunday or monday by the way,big Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 First off I don't speak Dutch so was only guessing what it said. Second, it don't matter what I know of the band or have heard already etc. as I'm only a part of the team. Only demo packs that come in addressed to goNORTH will go into the box for goNORTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Doubt Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 i went to the site an it seems the deadline is passed may i be correct in assuming this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Fk's sake. No the deadline has not passed. I can only apologise yet a fuckin-gain for the damn webshite. It's done by people who are about as far removed from what's going on as they possibly could be. Nothing to do with me, honest! PLEASE keep those demos coming in. I'm praying we can get a pile of decent local bands playing instead of it being all bands from other parts of the world.It's worth mentioning that the bands we will put on are the bands who are happening, I I don't mean locally. We are saying to the industry "These are bands you should be looking at as they are already making waves". Here's hoping there are at least a few bands in the north-east who fit that bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Doubt Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 ok well i will try an get a demo to you soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottST Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 del, if you mean Franciso Ramirez (i think thats his name) from DB Records, you wont be seeing him, he got the sack last year sometime. He's currently unemployed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 What did he do to get the sack??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 .. possibly listened to some demos - i'm sure that's a sackable offence in A&R circles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 I believe that any A&R person who sits in an office listening to demos is not going to last long. A&R is all about getting out on the streets and picking up on the 'buzz' that bands are creating. Watching them working away in small venues around the nation and going through local rags from smalltowns'ville to track which bands are making the difference at street level. David Bates himself deserves more respect than almost all the industry, he worked his way up through the ranks and has always beleived in the bands he has signed, from Def Leppard when he was 19, through Tears For Fears, Texas and Scott Walker to the current crop of acts. He believes in true "A&R" rather than the stereotypical wanna be who bring the industry into disrepute these days.OK, rant over, back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 I kind of agree, in most cases the labels step in when the band/artist is likely to make them cash. Still, if they didn't listen to demos, they'd miss an awful lot of good acts.... ahnowigeddit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cow tipper Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by delboy:hope that spanish dude from db records comes back again, first A&R man i've ever seen actually do his job (i.e actually go and see bands instead of scoffing free beer) He was made redundant. DB don't seem to have any bands on their roster, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cow tipper Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 God... I should really read replies before posting.Anyway, in addition: DB was for a time funded/part owned by BMG. The deal fell apart, and I guess DB couldn't afford to pay the Spanish chap anymore. So he wasn't 'sacked'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by Dave Foyer:As spotted on a site in Holland... What were you doing surfing dutch websites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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