Musikmesse Frankfurt 2012 - March 21 to 24
Musikmesse 2012 is just around the corner and we can't wait!
Last year over 110,000 visitors attended the Musikmesse, the world’s biggest and most important fair for the musical-instrument sector. This year we will be looking to demonstrate our growing range of woodwind instruments to the industry, to build on our success from last year; meeting with and learning from the best in the business to ensure our customers receive the most up-to-date advice and competent service possible.
The Music Show 2012 - February 25th&26th
Biggest ever Music Show gathers pace in Dublin
We are delighted to be exhibiting our Beaumont instruments at this year's Music Show, alongside the likes of Pearl, Fender, Casio and Marshall. “There is a great buzz now about the show,” says Mark Hogan - event director, “with some of the biggest instrument manufacturers in the world getting on board. The line-up is going to be fantastic. Over the next few weeks, we will be announcing a brilliant bill for the live stage, as well as some really great, prestige names for the panels, seminars and public interviews – and a couple of major launches. We are thrilled with the support the show is getting at the very highest level. Whether in Irish or world terms, music is one of the greatest resources we have as a society – and that will be reflected fully in what we do at The Music Show 2012.”
Can Nirvana Topple X Factor and Promote Music Charity?
Jon Morter, who helped topple X Factor's Christmas chart reign last year is hoping to pull off another coup this year. Over 100,000 people have signed up to a Facebook page backing Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit to become this year's Christmas number one. The campaign hopes to raise the profile of Brighton-based charity Rhythmix.
The charity clashed with the X Factor franchise earlier this year when the show's winning girl-band originally chose the same name for their group. Founded in 1999, Rhythmic enables disabled or vulnerable children to work with musicians. The row was the catalyst for the plan to get an alternative hit to number one in the most prominent week of the year.
"After the awesome chart victory for Rage Against The Machine lots of us felt that there'd be no need to do another campaign again," the Facebook page explains."Yet this year they decided to effectively bully a children's charity called RHYTHMIX by refusing to change the name of their manufactured girl band and suggesting the charity 'get a lawyer'. Eventually, the X Factor relented. But the question remains...if they are so supportive of charity why tell Rhythmix to get a lawyer instead of offering support?"
The authors say they want to use their campaign to help publicise the children’s charity as well as raising funds for them through donations. Rhythmix is one of the UK’s leading music charities, delivering a large range of music making opportunities for young people across the South East region. To date, Rhythmix has worked with more than 40,000 young people, enabling their creative activity through music and developing their personal and social skills.
