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An ACM Student Contents Pages Articles Community Magazine 3 A Note from the Editor... 4, 5, 6 Girl About Town Feature: The EDM Scene: delivering live 7, 8, 9 and participating in the contemporary landscape Feature: Imagination: elusive in 10, 11 contemporary music? 13 Feature: Spirit of Eden Feature: Does commercialism 14, 15 damage art? 18 Don’t deface my creations What if your life was just a story? 19 Tyuikl; 20 Man About Town Issue 2 - Nov-Dec 2014 21 Competition The Oracle 22 - 38 Event Listings: What’s on? 2 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are not reflective of the positions held by The Academy of Contemporary Music. Girl About Town This is a project thought up and maintained by the student community. - on getting gigs With so much musical talent readers but no one will want to A Note from the Editor… walking through the Rodboro listen if your music is appalling – doors this September (both new so record yourself regularly even and returning), I predict that next if it is just on a phone, or an SM58 e’ve made it! Welcome to the second issue of The Oracle ! year’s Guildford town will be just and Mac set up in a cramped W as thriving with live music as it rehearsal room. It’s amazing what And what a pleasure it has been to work with such has been this. But the question is, you can pick up from a 20 minute energised and thoughtful minds. Autumn is here and with it, the for those artists struggling to get iPhone recording. wind has swept in thoughts on creativity, commercialism and out there (myself included): just Remember that the music industry concept albums. Having listened to Courtney Barnett’s double EP – A how does an unknown act get gigs? is ever-changing and developing. Sea of Split Peas – in full about a fortnight ago, what with her And how do you get out of the Keeping up-to-date with trends and rambling lyrics and deadpan voice, I felt inspired by how she seems to Guildford-circuit bubble and get external factors will hugely aid let everything spill out in some sort of conversational, uncensored and people to come to gigs further your success. Currently we have unregimented tumble. Getting out to watch a whole host of folk afield? How do you expand your reached a point where the music performances over the last couple of months, I have felt invigorated by fanbase? Unfortunately I cannot alone is just not enough for the how they too have engaged with lyrical flow and truth, in equal give you any magical formula or consumer/average gig goer. They measure. Whilst many of these were low-key acoustic jobeys, one was a spell to achieve success in this area want a full and immersive huge hero of mine: Martha Tilston, who played for a full hour and 50 or any other of this god-awful experience: a brand; a definite industry while, sat in my slippers mins (!) at the Boileroom on the 25 th Oct. These people remind me that I image; visuals; interesting and and dressing gown, the rain hurls have something to say, whilst also communicating things I need to unique merchandise. And trust me, itself at my cell-like window and I you will get sick of hearing that hear about the world in which we live, mainly that we are all human grapple with the mission of from your business lecturers by the and our unique experiences are valid and meaningful. Happy attempting to bleed the radiator for time you leave ACM, but that is the reading :) – I’d recommend the short story. the third time this week (oh the truth of the contemporary music Evelyn Blacklock joys of student life!). Having been industry. Putting an equal weight subject to its various mood swings on business and creativity is and harsh blows for nearly three important and if you’re lacking in years now, I shall share a few either area the road to success pointers and little titbits that I becomes a hell of a lot harder. have picked up along the way Of course, the cliché line of with regards to the question “putting yourself out there” and posed. “networking” because “it isn’t Well of course the first answer is what you know, but who you simple – make sure your music is know” has to make an Deputy Editor: Ryan Ottley-Booth good. My apologies if I offend any 3 4 appearance. Unfortunately – it’s Design ,” GU1 Punx have put on The Music Box – If you Kane FM, really does make it a true. You could be the next the majority of our rock/punk/pop haven’t heard of this one then force to be reckoned with – Whitney – plus or minus the -punk/metal/whatever bands over you’ve been living under a rock. definitely worth checking out. drug addiction, preferably minus the last couple of years; both Or you have no eyes or ears in Emerging Music Facebook: but whatever floats your boat – companies are founded by and which case I apologise for the https://www.facebook.com/ but if no one hears you then the comprised of ex-ACM students. insult. However if you have no profile.php? only audience you are going to Failure by design recently signed eyes you wouldn’t be reading id=100007842406115&ref=br_rs have is your bedroom wall and ACM band Swim Good, and are this…unless we go for braille at In other news, recently graduate that matted old bear your gran got helping with their management band The Greasy Slicks and you 18/19/20+ years ago. You some time soon…Anyway, monthly and promotion. never know what people do; within gigs comprised of the best ACM Cultural Other have been touring GU1 Punx Facebook: https:// ACM I know a tonne of venue bands from these guys. Each show around and about, releasing new pluggers, promoters, managers, www.facebook.com/Gu1Punx? is a winner, the most recent being singles left, right and centre. And artists, session players, ref=ts&fref=ts the Cavalier// Joe Serious & The recently Massmatiks (who’s song broadcasters, and even a Failure By Design Records Business // Bright White Spirit // “Independence” I’m sure many of us tastemaker for Sony so network Facebook: http:// Wesley Bennett line-up on the 13 th never want to hear again after while you’re here! But also network www.failurebydesignrecords.co.uk/ October and the next upcoming being subjected to it for a year in the elsewhere as ACM is really a safe Swim Good Band Profile Facebook: down as Bare Jams with support stairwell) gigged with upcoming little goldfish bowl in comparison to https://www.facebook.com/ from Indigo Children & Taygan fusion band Bad Rabbits and I must the ocean that is the industry. SwimGoodUK?fref=ts Paxton on Monday 24 th November at say, I am jealous beyond compare. This brings me on to my next point 8pm. The Greasy Slicks Facebook: https:// – and what should have been the Rose Coloured Label// The Music Box Promotions www.facebook.com/greasyslicks? main point in this article – that as Gigs//Management//Blog – Facebook: https:// fref=ts well as the industry being a cruel This little gem seems to have popped www.facebook.com/ Cultural Other Facebook: https:// place, there are people out there out of nowhere but has been putting themusicboxpromo?fref=ts www.facebook.com/CulturalOther? who (despite their motives) want to on gigs in and around the south coast fref=ts help you. This past month or so for artists sporting a mixture of The Emerging Music Massmaticks Facebook: https:// has seen a variety of self- different genres. Plus, they support Programme – To those of www.facebook.com/massmatiks? publicised or independent gigs all local acts regardless of their being of you who are new to this here ref=ts&fref=ts over Guildford. I am unaware of no official affiliation to their scene, EM is perfect. It promotes So basically this rather un-useful everything that goes on in this promotions company. To those at unsigned and often otherwise article serves one purpose. If here town but let me give you a Rose Coloured, I tip my unknown acts and its nothing else get yourselves out little overview of some of the metaphorical hat. people you could get in touch collaboration with the ACM, The there despite the foul weather, go Rose Coloured Facebook: https:// with…. Guildford Fringe, The Good Time to these gigs and meet people. I’ll www.facebook.com/ Guide and local radio station see you all there! GU1 Punx – Closely linked RoseColouredMusic with local label “Failure By 5 5 6 The EDM scene: delivering live and performance. Traditionally an more layers, more production and participating in the contemporary landscape acoustic kick and snare, a few more power these days. toms and a bloody noisey array of The Click track is becoming more The Rise of Electronic Dance found themselves able to compose cast bronze clanks of metal called and more widely used amongst the Music in recent times and for their songs with metronomic cymbals – I can't hear them working live band. Often drummers precision, no expensive mics or the effect on the life of the anymore – make up the drummers are in control of this as main drums combined with not having to musician full instrument. Much like the timekeeper. Triggering a backing pay a drummer and yes: only It is likely that you like some form keyboard to the piano, the drums track is a professional way to start a having to punch in the information of electronic music given its can be completely electronic and show and the artists can ensure that once… pervasiveness in our modern play in the same way technically.