Frakture: Musicians & Artists Newsletter
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News & Future's

December 2007

Hi
a few quick notes as a matter of introduction, however the detail is below: regarding the pre xmas period we have; Splash #20 on the 20th!; the re-run of the commissions worth £250 / £650 ; a reminder regarding the Frakture Big Band : The commons idea dropped... Culture company Sound Board funding package

Culture company Sound Board funding package

The Culture Company has just launched the Sound Board, a panel that meets monthly to award up to £500 guarantee-against-loss for music events throughout 2008. Please take a look at http://www.liverpool08.com/LiverpoolArts/Music/TheSoundBoard/index.asp and let the office know what you think? need help? give us a call? maybe apply under the Frakture name? or youe own name: give us a call? stay in touch.

Damo Suzuki Night and other photos
Frakture.org now has an account at the photobucket.com website: type in our account name into the search function, frakture and you will be taken to our "photo archive" or try here......including the recent Damo Suzuki gig with the Frakture Big Band. Thanks to our friends Harry & Ian in Fonik for signposting us to this web-service...

Concerts & Performance News

~ A Splash of Improvisation 20, ~ Presented by Frakture
December 20th 2007
Note early start: 7.30 pm start!
Mello mello jazz Bar, Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BX

An evening of two and threes! a departure from the normal evening of performing groups, tonight we present an evening of small trios, duos from those present. Present will be host Phil Morton, accidents and treatments and special guest multi instrumentalist "mole" with his saxophone too.

This is likely to turn into a Xmas party lubricated with drinks, pies, merriments and a joyful noise.....Musicians: you still need to fill in the easy-gig page to help the team in the office...! we know you hate forms....but that's the plan:...please don't treat this a solely as a drop in-jam session gig......

Other opportunities
The Living Market returns @ The Mello Mello on Saturdays during December, they are looking for performers: [link]

The Commons concept: a drop in session has been dropped due to lack of participation or involvement by musicians. Frakture will focus its energies in the short term instead on promoting the re-shaped Frakture Big Band.

Frakture Records CD Label and associated audio news.

The double release of The Picton Room & Oratory sessions are in the office, and in their cases! It is available for £15.00 retail: There is a special offer price £4.00 to those musicians present at the performances.

Next release due is a Bonehouse CD recorded in Koln, 52 Roscoe Street & The Neptune Room.
Frakture records will be present at the Frakture stall at the Living Market on December 15th @ mello mello: We hope to see some of you there then....

Notes For Musicians

The Commissions

Frakture Commissions: An invitation to musicians to tender.

Amount: £1000.00 total fund. Frakture will be making two awards £650 & £250.
Frakture invites solo artists, small groups and ensembles to tender or apply for the commissions.

Application Deadline 12.00 noon December 17th
Decision Date: January 2 nd.: Decisions made by: Richard Kingdom (Bluecoat): Robin Hartwell (Hope @ Everton) Shaun Curtis (Frakture Concerts team).

How to apply:
http://www.frakture.org/commissions/commissions07form.htm
Previous applicants have to re-submit.
The Frakture office will discuss your proposal prior to forwarding it to the decision process.
Terms of reference.
Applications should fulfil Frakture’s aim

Frakture promotes exciting and risk taking new music and performance within Liverpool and Merseyside with a special focus on free improvisation.

Cross platform, or multi-discipline performances will be welcomed.

Delivery:
The commissions are to be delivered within the Frakture schedule during March 2008.

Key points:

• Sub-missions should involve a new work or new relationships, awards will not be given to artists or groups replicating their usual performance delivery and content.
• Existing groups have to demonstrate a significant addition to their standard operation style or content.
• Post Codes: Solo applicants need to be Merseyside based. Ensembles need to be primarily Merseyside based, but not necessary for the whole ensemble to be Merseyside residents.
• Frakture is retaining £100 for publicity and to cover un-foreseen costs

Support: PRSF provide financial support for administration and organisation; Community Foundation for Merseyside provides financial support for content.

Ensembles

Frakture Big Band

Following the Damo Suzuki gig the next Frakture Big Band public performance planned is Thursday 27th March 2008. Depending upon the programme selected it is expected there will be at least two rehearsals prior to the concert. If you have a proposal, an idea for the Frakture Big Band concert programme for the evening use this "proposal form" . DEADLINE: December 15th 2007

Performance Date: March 2008
Venue: To be confirmed
Concert: Programme to be confirmed.

Proposal made by musicians not used for this performance will probly be used in future sessions so submit your ideas....of course your idea maybe: let's just turn up and play so: suggest it! Recruitment for personnel for this performance will commence on January 2nd 2008!

Funding: try here [link] for funding to support you ideas/plans.

Web links: Frakture Big Band ; Proposal March 27th Form ; Frakture Big Band Discussion Forum:

Frakture Big Band with Damo Suzuki

Half The Sky

Phil Morton plans to re-launch this in April 2008 with a concert and two rehearsals: interested: contact him on philmorton@frakture.org or the office 0151 709 6123.

Members News

Phil Morton's Listening Room performances return to form after a period of silence; as a series of lunch time gigs @ The mello mello; some recent success and one failure, however Phil and Si Jones will return with i:Object in January

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