Talk/Play/Collaborate is a project to connect musicians, singer-songwriters and musical artists in conversation and collaboration. We believe the fruition of the music industry in our country should be decided, first hand, by the people that make it.
We’re delighted to share that the first two successful applicants are Euan Pattie and Alix Adair.
Read MoreFollowing the screening of Big Gold Dream for our launch of DMC 2020, we chat with Angela Slaven - editor of the film. She talks us through her role as editor of the film, how Big Gold Dream was brought to life and how the film became a love poem to the DIY punk aesthetic.
Read MoreAs part of DMC 2020, we’re delighted to be showcasing a collection of photograph’s from the photo journal ‘16 YEARS - Gigs in Scotland 1974-1990’, compiled by Chris Brickley, as part of a town-wide photo trail in closed pubs and music venues in Dumfries.
“Capturing a significant period in Scotland’s music history 16 YEARS brings together rare and unpublished material in a comprehensive and accessible volume. Spanning 32 towns, 120 venues and 500 bands, this collection of over 2000 images includes amateur shots from within the crowd, crafted images by professional photographers and rare memorabilia.”
Ahead of the launch of the Exhibition Trail, we chat to Chris to find out more about the book, how he went about obtaining the images and what caught his attention when he was researching for this photo journal.
Read MoreAs part of our annual mentorship programme, DMC Futures, Erin Glynn has been working with our Communications & Marketing Manager, Kirstin McEwan, learning more about content, social media and marketing and helping to promote Dumfries Music Conference 2020. Ahead of the conference, Erin has been speaking to some of the music industry experts that will be delivering workshops and speaking on panels at this year’s conference.
In Erin’s ‘Questions of Curiosity’, she chats to Olaf Furniss, who will be speaking on the panel ‘ Post Covid - where do we go now?’ on Saturday 17th.
Read MoreAs part of our annual mentorship programme, DMC Futures, Erin Glynn has been working with our Communications & Marketing Manager, Kirstin McEwan, learning more about content, social media and marketing and helping to promote Dumfries Music Conference 2020. Ahead of the conference, Erin has been speaking to some of the music industry experts that will be delivering workshops and speaking on panels at this year’s conference.
In Erin’s ‘Questions of Curiosity’, she chats to Mel Reeve who will be leading the Zine Making Workshop on Friday 16th October.
Read MoreIn our latest ‘In Conversation With..’ post, we chat to Erin Glynn - a recent graduate of the University of Gloucestershire in music business. As part of DMC’s yearly mentoring programme ‘DMC FUTURES’, Erin is currently working with DMC’s Marketing & Communications Manager, Kirstin McEwan, helping to market and promote this year’s conference, and building up her skills and knowledge in using social media and creating content.
Read MoreDMC Futures is an opportunity for young people (aged between 16 – 25) in D&G to gain key industry insight and grow skills to nurture careers through an intensive programme of one-to-one sessions with a music industry professional delivered in-person and online. This year, we have four mentorships available in sound recording, music journalism, songwriting and establishing a music career.
Read MoreTalk/Play/Collaborate is a project to connect musicians, singer-songwriters and musical artists in conversation and collaboration. We believe the fruition of the music industry in our country should be decided, first hand, by the people that make it. We’re inviting applications from young (16-30) musical artists from throughout Scotland, with preference to artists based in Dumfries & Galloway, to connect, chat and create, either together or inspired by one another on one of several questions and posed themes.
Read MoreDumfries Music Conference will return for 2020 with our eighth annual conference, and this year it’s going digital. Set to take place on 15-17 October, our three-day conference will feature film, discussion, workshops, Q&As, live music and exhibition - all hosted on digital platforms.
Read MoreWe recently chatted to Grant Henderson, known locally as a renowned studio engineer, producer and driver of the creative hub at Lovers Lane Studios in Dumfries.
Grant provides an insight into his life as a former aspiring hardcore dance DJ, how he took over a studio from his father during the early part of the millennium and his thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on the music industry.
Read MoreIt’s highly likely you’ll have met Hagen Patterson at some point - a well known face within the Dumfries music scene, Hagen is the co-ordinator for DMC’s THE PLAZA, artist manager to Dumfries sleaze-disco outfit, FRANKY’S EVIL PARTY, but most importantly a music lover. And this month, we’re delighted to have Hagen take on a new role with DMC as our Operations Manager, helping to manage and deliver our events and initiatives throughout the whole year.
We caught up with Hagen to find out more about what we can expect from his new role with DMC, how he set up his own DIY management company and his thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on music venues across the UK.
Read MoreThis month, we are delighted to welcome Dave Miller to the team as DMC General Manager. We’ve worked with Dave for several years across our annual programme of events and our October conference, and we couldn’t be happier to have him on board.
We thought the best way to introduce Dave was to find out more about his work, what to expect from his involvement with DMC and his thoughts on the Dumfries music scene. Welcome to the team, Dave!
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