SPOONING WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
Brighton’s Adam Moog is gathering locals to attempt Brighton’s biggest official love-in at the Level Saturday 5th. What started as something to occupy his spare time, the facebook group has snowballed to over a thousand would-be participants for the Big Spoon. Yet to be completely confirmed by the Guinness book of world records, this would set an unprecedented record. Show some appreciation for the overlooked and in recent months the place of some unsavoury crimes and bring back the love.
PUSSYCAT CLUB CELEBRATES 15TH BIRTHDAY
Club Digital celebrates it’s fifteenth year of entertaining revellers with music from over fourteen genres during its reign. The Best Of The Best costume party encourages fans to dress up in their favourite club clobber and get down to the sounds of infamous Pussycat DJs Nippa, Alex Outram, James Brady & Caspar Gaday aswell as guest stars Hoxton Whores. Expect a raucous night as dancers parade the floor whilst acrobats twirl suspended from the ceiling and more to be revealed.
BAT FOR LASHES DUETS WITH BECK FOR ECLIPSE FILM
Exclusive to the soundtrack, Bat for Lashes Natasha Khan has collaborated with king of lo-fi electronic music Beck for new vamp Twilight flick, Eclipse. Entitled Let’s Get Lost features Khan’s emphatic lyrics over dreamy synth beats supplied by Beck. The soundtrack will be released through Atlantic Tuesday 8th , featuring other UK artists the apt Vampire Weekend, Florence and the Machine and UNKLE. Having won the Ivor Novello for Best Contemporary Song with critically acclaimed hit track off said album, Daniel, Khan is set to be one of contemporary British pops most treasured gems.
BRIGHTON BUSINESSWOMAN NOMINATED FOR FIRST WOMEN AWARDS
Celebrated as an inspirational scheme for young women taking the first step on the career ladder as well as recognising those with the intelligence, dilligence and belief to succeed, the First Women Awards acknowledges women at the top of their professions. Brighton’s CEO and founder of British Design Initiative Maxine Horn has been nominated in the Manufacture category. Having set up the Brighton based trade organisation 17 years ago, her company now represents 95% of the commercial design sectors professionals.
SUSSEX ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Starting out as an idea between schoolfriends Ben Stringer and Rob Biss, the academy aims to bring their love of music to the masses, providing corporate entertainment from team-building to special live shows to recording space and artist management. New workshop the Songfactor has Sussex Academy of Music opening its doors to all aspiring songwriters and composers to put their thoughts to paper in professional recording studios in a weekly workshop, culminating with a showcase show on Juice 107.2 FM.
BRIGHTON LIVE
Offers us lucky lot to see the future stars of tomorrow play in intimate and quirky settings around our glorious town all for free. Keeping Brighton at the forefront of the ever-lapping waves of incoming artists, the last seven years have seen The Maccabees, Black Lips, Iron and Wine and so many others showcase their talents. This year the BBC and Concorde 2 are joining in the racket along with a stalwart of local promoters, labels and industry professionals too.
BRIGHTON ELECTRIC SHORTLISTED FOR STUDIO OF THE YEAR
New studio on the block Brighton Electric, recording home-from-home to the likes of Blood Red Shoes, The Noisettes and Laura Marling, were in the top five finalists for Music Week magazines Studio Of The Year Award. Narrowly missing out to the legendary Abbey Road studios, Brighton’s newcomers are already making a name for themselves. Book in at www.brightonelectric.co.uk and who knows who you might end up rubbing shoulders with.
