2-6 June – Daytime gigs in London’s West End, evening gigs at The Metro Club, St Giles in the Fields, The Fly, The Borderline, Café de Paris, Lark in The Park, The Social, Barfly, and workshops held at The Gibson Studio, Nokia Flagship Store and The Apple Store, Regent Street.
7-9 May 2009
City Showcase, London’s leading festival for new music, takes place annually This year from (7-9 May 2009). All events are free with artists performing both day and night in venues across the city. City Showcase provides public exposure, advice and mentoring, plus the crucial contacts that aspiring talent needs. It culminates in a series of live events in venues in London’s West End (giving musicians the opportunity to perform in West End stores and legendary venues such as The Borderline and The Apple Store. All tickets are FREE
FULL PUBLISHED LISTINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Thursday 7 May 2009
Daytime
1pm-6.30pm. Daily gigs in stores and café in Carnaby Street and Regent Street. Free.
Ettin (Tinroots)
Eastpak, 1 Carnaby, St, W1
1pm
Free
Ocean Reid
Miss Sixty/Energie, 31 Great Marlborough St, W1
1pm
Free
Bruce Conlon
Ben Sherman, 50 Carnaby St, W1
2pm
Free
Dead Pixels
WeSC, 38 Carnaby St, W1
2pm
Free
Dan Raza
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St, W1
2.30pm
Free
Andy Stedman
Henri-Lloyd, 48 Carnaby St, W1
3pm
Free
Scott Raba
Fornarina, 30-31 Carnaby, St, W1
3pm
Free
Ashley Hicklin
Sacred Café, 13 Ganton, St, W1
3.30pm
Free
The Tunics
Vans, 47 Carnaby, St, W1
4pm
Free
Matt Adey
Puma, 52-55 Carnaby St, W1
4pm
Free
Scott Raba
Zebrano, 14-16 Ganton St, W1
5pm
Free
Openroom
Wrangler, 8 Carnaby St, W1
5pm
Free
Mr Twist
Lee Jeans, 13-14 Carnaby St, W1
5.30pm
Free
Evening
CITY SHOWCASE INDIE/ALTERNATIVE NIGHT
Hosted by Xfm’s Jon Hillcock and including Sky Larkin, White Belt Yellow Tag, The Screaming Lights, Arthur
The Borderline, Orange Yard, W1
7pm
Free with wristband
CITY SHOWCASE IN THE APPLE STORE
In association with Record of the Day including Max Tuohy, The Seas, Joe Rose, Emily Baker
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St, London W1
7pm
Free with Wristband
Rich Mix Search For New Talent
With a panel of experts on mic including Jen Wilson from Billboard magazine, Rav from Panjabi Hit Squad and Sway. Headlined by Panjabi Hit Squad.
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green, Rd, E1 6LA
7 30
£5 through Rich Mix
CITY SHOWCASE & Paradise City Rock Event
Plastic Toys at THE DIRT night
The Borderline, Orange Yard, W1
11pm
QTD £7 Entrance with City Showcase wristband only £5
Friday 8 May 2009
Daytime
1pm-6.30pm. Daily gigs in stores and café in Carnaby Street and Regent Street. Free.
Jonny Taylor
Eastpak, 1 Carnaby, St, W1,
1pm
Free
DaVinChe
Miss Sixty/Energie, 31 Great Marlborough St, W1
1pm
Free
New Street Adventure
Ben Sherman, 50 Carnaby, St, W1
2pm
Free
Redtrack
WeSC, 38 Carnaby St, W1
2pm
Free
Bianca Rose
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St, W1
2.30pm
Free
Redtrack
Henri-Lloyd, 48 Carnaby St, W1
3pm
Free
KOF
Fornarina, 30-31 Carnaby St, W1
3pm
Free
Will Kevans
Sacred Café, 13 Ganton St, W1
3.30pm
Free
The Sound Movement
Vans, 47 Carnaby St, W1
4pm
Free
Ashley Jayne
Puma, 52-55 Carnaby St, W1
4pm
Free
Toy Horses
Zebrano, 14-16 Ganton St, W1
5pm
Free
Frank Rodino
Wrangler, 8 Carnaby St, W1
5pm
Free
The Volt
Lee Jeans, 13-14 Carnaby St, W1
5.30pm
Free
Evening
CITY SHOWCASE IN THE APPLE STORE
Vula
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St,
5.30pm
Free with Wristband
CITY SHOWCASE IN THE APPLE STORE
Gurrumul
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St,
7pm
Free with Wristband
CITY SHOWCASE in Chinatown
Featuring TRIP, DJ Eric Lau, The Xcerts, Firefalldown and Sophie Yau
City Showcase stage at the junction of Gerrard Street and Macclesfield St, W1
6pm
Free
CITY SHOWCASE ROCK NIGHT
hosted by Xfm’s Ian Camfield with acts including Swound!, Hunting the Minatour, Telegraphs, The Sea
The Borderline, Orange Yard, W1
7pm
Free with wristband
CITY SHOWCASE and The 21ST ROCK & ROLL NIGHT
Starring King of Conspiracy, Bleech, Falling Embers, Jimmy And The Banned, DJs Carl 2bob and hosts The Heartbreak.
New Cross Inn, 323 New Cross Rd,
DJs from 8pm
After 9 £3 entry or free with wristband
Saturday 9 May 2009
Daytime
1pm-6.30pm. Daily gigs in stores and café in Carnaby Street and Regent Street. Free.
Goodbye Stereo
Eastpak, 1 Carnaby St, W1
1pm
Free
Andy Flight
Merc, 10 Carnaby St, W1
1pm
Free
Girl Peculiar
Miss Sixty/Energie, 31 Great Marlborough Rd, W1
1pm
Free
Bassics
H&M, 261-271 Regent St, W1
1pm
Free
The Morning Orchestra
Timberland, 144 Regent St, W1
1.30pm
Free
Frank Hamilton
Ben Sherman, 50 Carnaby St, W1
2pm
Free
The 9000
WeSC, 38 Carnaby St, W1,
2pm
Free
Lula Belle
Gerry Weber, 185 Regent St, W1
2pm
Free
Bruce Conlon &
Nicol
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St, W1
2.30pm
Free
Polly Mackey and The Pleasure Principle
Fornarina, 30-31 Carnaby St, W1
3pm
Free
Yuki Osa
LK Bennett, 115 Regent St, W1
3pm
Free
Freerun
Zebrano, 14-16 Ganton St, W1
3.30pm
Free
Marla
Austin Reed, 103-113 Regent St, W1
4pm
Free
The Morning Orchestra
Esprit, 178-182 Regent St, W1
4pm
Free
Leigh Mary Stokes
Zebrano, 14-16 Ganton St, W1
5pm
Free
Will Tang
Wrangler, 8 Carnaby St, W1
5pm
Free
Matt Monaghan
Ted Baker, 245 Regent St, W1
5pm
Free
Redsharkinvegas
Lee Jeans, 13-14 Carnaby St, W1,
5.30pm
Free
Goodbye Stereo
Liberty, Off Regent Street, London W1
5.30pm
Free
Evening
CITY SHOWCASE ELECTRO NIGHT
In association with Xfm with acts including My Toys Like Me, Milke, The 9000, Subsource, hosted by Ben Osborne
The Borderline, Orange Yard, W1
7pm
Free with wristband
CITY SHOWCASE IN THE APPLE STORE
Ashley Hicklin and Blue Roses
The Apple Store, 235 Regent St
5.30pm
Free with wristband
Venues
Zebrano, 14-16 Ganton Street, London W1F 7QY
Vans, 47 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9PT
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2EL
Sacred Café, 13 Ganton Street, London W1F 9BL
Ben Sherman, 50 Carnaby Street, London, W1F 9QA
Miss Sixty/Energie, 31 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7JB
Henri-Lloyd, 48 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9PX
Puma,- 52-55 Carnaby St, London, W1F 9QD
Fornarina- 30/31 Carnaby Street-London-W1F-7D
Wrangler,-8-Carnaby-Street-London-W1F-9PD
Lee-13-14, Carnaby Street London-W1F-9PJ
LK Bennett- 115 Carnaby Street London W1B 4HW
Ted Baker, 245 Carnaby Street London W1B 2EN
Esprit,-178-182 Carnaby-Street London W1B 5AZ
Merc, 10 Carnaby Street London W1F 9BD
Timberland, 144 Regent Street London W1B 5SQ
H&M, 234 Regent Street London W1B 3BR
Austin Reed, 103-113 Regent Street London W1B 2EL
Eastpak, 1 Carnaby Street, London, W1F 9QF
Gerry Webber, 185 Regent Street, London, W1B 4JP
WeSC, 38 Carnaby Street, London, W1F 7DS
Liberty, Off Regent Street, London W1B 5AH
The Borderline, Orange Yard, W1 The Borderline, Orange Yard, Off Manette Street, Charing Cross Road, London W1V 5LB
Workshop Details
This year The Apple Store, Regent Street will be at the hub of the action, hosting all City Showcase free workshops (7 – 9 May).. Sessions will offer advice on topics like A&R, music promotion, production and on-line marketing. There will also be critique workshops, giving workshop attendees the opportunity to get advice on their recordings and live performances from leading industry experts. Also, for the first time this year we will be co-hosting an “on-mic” talent search with the Rich Mix Centre in Bethnal Green. Throughout the three-day festival there will be advice from the top “movers and shakers” in the music industry
These workshops are available free for the public and provide a broad base of knowledge of the music industry in general. So, whether you are interested in a career in music or merely curious, these captivating workshops offer something for everyone.
Venue: Rich Mix 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
Dates: 7 May 2009
Nearest Tube: Old Street.
Venue: The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Dates: 7, 8 & 9 May 2009
Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus
Thursday 7th May 2009
11:00 – 12:30
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better:
New music companies and A&R’s offer up different solutions for selling music in 2009/10. The panel will cover everything from recording to release strategies and touring and will feature veterans of the old industry as well as pioneers of the new. Moderated by Mark Sutherland (Billboard). Panellists include Blair MacDonald (Nettwerk One), Adam Sieff (Sellaband), Stuart Galbraith (Kilimanjaro) and Peter Jenner (Sincere Management).
12:45 – 14:15
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Promoting Your Music On Line in association with The Musicians Union:
Experts in the field of digital music promotion discuss how to promote and market music on line and how this effects and creates income streams. They will also look at the type of income streams available and consider how cost effective it really is. Moderated by Nigel McCune (The MU). Panellists include Dobs Vye (Adage Music), William Haighton (Tunetribe,) Paul Brown (new UK MD Spotify) and Matt Priest (DX Media).
16:00 – 17:30
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Listen to the Music:
With leading Industry experts, music critics and A&R men offering their advice on a selection of music brought in by the audience. Moderated by Ross Gautreau (ASCAP). Panellists include Simon Price (The Independent), Dave Eringa (Producer), Bobby Friction (DJ, BBC Radio 1 and Asian Network).
19:30
Rich Mix 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
New Talent Search
£5 – Tickets from Rich Mix
Rich Mix Talent Search: Music industry experts including Sway, Rav (Panjabi Hit Squad) and Jennifer Wilson (Billboard) will provide on-mic critiques for a selection of the best of the entrants to the talent search event. They will then select the top performer who will win a prize that is to be announced shortly.
FRIDAY 8TH MAY 2009
11:00 – 12:30
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Missing Link:
The new breed of Tastemaker independent labels provide their views on what they look for in an artist. Between unsigned acts and major labels are a set of niche independent labels that specialise in releasing first EP’s of new and emerging acts and help create the awareness around the act which attracts the majors/bigger labels to sit up and take notice. These labels could be seen as the real eyes and ears of the Industry and the real A&R’s. City Showcase invites what it sees as some of the most important independent labels to give their opinions on why they do what they do, what they look for in an artist and their motivations?
Moderated by Seven Webster (7pm Management). Panellists include Guy Lowman (Fierce Panda), Paul Fernandes (Broken Sound), Julie Weir (Visible Noise) and Darren Saddler (Undergroove Records)
12:45 – 14:15
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Let’s Get The Party Started
Seán Devine (ASCAP) and Patrick Rackow (BASCA) chair a panel of songwriters artists, publishers and radio programmers and discuss the power of the song and the value of the writer in today’s industry. From its conception up unto the point it is played on radio. . Panellists include Jennifer Wilson (Billboard) and Bill Padley (Singer & Producer)
16:30 – 17:30
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Manager or Business partner – that is the question? In association with the Music Managers Forum
Leading music managers discuss whether, in the new age, an old conventional management contract is worthwhile or would they rather become a part of the bands’ business as a business partner. Also, what do artists think about this? Does an artist need a manager? Is 20 percent of diminished record sales worth getting out of bed for and does this limit the manager regarding the kind of act they would manage?
Moderated by Jon Webster (MMF). Panellists include Brian Message (ATC Management), Chris Morrison (CMO Management), Erik Nielsen (Wingnut Music) and Gary McClarnan (Sparklestreet)
Saturday 9th May 2009
16:00 – 17:30
The Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ET
Feedback in association with SongLink:
Budding songwriters get their chance to perform one song and be critiqued by a small panel of artists, successful songwriters and industry professionals. Moderated by David Stark (SongLink). Panellists include Judie Tzuke, Chris Difford and Andy Wright.