At each event, we offer a number of our ND musicians the opportunity to showcase their music live on stage, with many performing in front of an audience for the very first time.
At each event, we offer a number of our ND musicians the opportunity to showcase their music live on stage, with many performing in front of an audience for the very first time.
Since New Deal for musicians started back in August 1999, we have held numerious MusicNets in Newcastle and Middlesbrough and sponsored ND performers (despite the rain) at the Newcastle Green Festival during the "summer" of 2000.
We like to promote the full diversity of music styles and genres created by our ND musicians and so far performances have included soloists, duets, DJs and full bands playing anything from Fun Punk, Indie, Rock, Classical, Folk, Pop, Rap and Thrash Metal, to Techno, Hard House, Ambient and even "Gypsy Brass"!
We run MusicNet as a private event, inviting all our ND musicians, our team of specialist Music Industry Consultants (MICs), the other partners involved in delivering New Deal for musicians, and support organisations like the Prince's Trust.
We also invite key people working in the local music industry as promoters, labels, music journalists, managers, rehearsal studios, recording studios, and music retailers. A number of representatives from national music business organisations like the Musicians Union (MU) and the Performing Right Society (PRS) have also attended.
Past events have helped ND musicians get gigs, find DJ slots, approach labels, attract media coverage and find other musicians to work with.
Feedback from the local music industry too, has been encouraging with many saying how beneficial they find MusicNet. Not only do they get to see new acts, but they also get to network with others in the local music community.
Since the beginning of 2001, each MusicNet has had a full MusicNet News review written by North East music journalist John Hayton. Reviews are also featured here @ MBR On-Line with extra photographs and performer contact details. To read a review just select one of the following events or performers:
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Newcastle, 11th February 2002
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Joe Kaye - Indie soloist from Middlesbrough, Teesside. | Flatliner - Rock from Ashington, Northumberland. Mathew Innocent - Up Beat House DJ from Yarm, Teesside. Diablo 66 - Punk Metal from Durham, Co. Durham. Ben Cairns - Compare and DJ from Wallsend, Tyneside.
Middlesbrough, 2nd October 2001
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Alan Robson - Acoustic soloist from Rowlands Gill, Tyne & Wear. | Iridium - Metal outfit from Middlesbrough, Teesside. Michael Medd - DJ from Middlesbrough, Teesside. Gravity Switch - Indie band from Newcastle, Tyne & Wear. David Hazel - Compare and DJ from Darlington, Co. Durham.
Newcastle, 30th July 2001
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Glide - Guitar Duo from from Stanley, Co. Durham. | Slutt Puppet - Trash Combo from Stanley, Co. Durham. Alice in Wonderland - DJ from Stockton, Teesside. Shine - Pop Rockers from Morpeth, Northumberland. Richard Hunter - Compare and DJ from Newcastle, Tyne & Wear.
Middlesbrough, 22nd May 2001
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Simon Hodgeson - Acoustic duo from Newcastle, Tyne & Wear. | Calvoon - Indie Pop from Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear. Matthew Taylor - DJ from Durham, Co. Durham. Spies in Limbo - Pop Rock outfit from South Shields, Tyne & Wear.
Newcastle, 26th Feburay 2001
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Gemma McGillivary - Soloist from Ashington, Northumberland. | Last Broadcast - Indie band from Darlington, Co. Durham. Shaun Ritchie - DJ from Sunderland, Wearside. Resin - Indie 3 peice from Newcastle, Tyneside. |
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All live reviews have been written by our resident music journalist John Hayton. If you would like to contact him, you can do so by email: johnhayton@mbr-online.co.uk
Are YOU a music business or do you offer other support that could help our ND musicians? Would you like to be invited to future MusicNets? Then please email or contact MBR direct with your mailing details and tell us what it is you do. We will then consider you for the guest list (admission is free).