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FirstCut Premiere
‘In Silence’ - Performed by Pull In Emergency and directed by Jacob Perlmutter
Welcome to the very first FirstCut Premiere, live online at Converse Music only as of 6:00pm, 27 November 2008!
FirstCut - New to ConverseMusic.co.uk
Converse Music Firstcut gives aspiring directors their chance to work with up and coming musicians to create fully edited, broadcast quality ‘pop promos’.
The chosen aspiring individuals will have the chance to take ideas to moving image. It’s an ongoing voice to mix the creative of both audio and visual.
The very first FirstCut Premiere!
18 year old Jacob Perlmutter was chosen by Converse Music FirstCut to team up with Pull In Emergency to be the first director of the FirstCut series. Together they created the video for the bands upcoming single ‘In Silence’. as a student studying filmaking Jacob has worked closely as a director with bands such as Cajun Dance Party, The More Assured and Lo-Fi Culture Scene.
The Pull In Emergency line up of Faith Barker (Lead Vocals), Alice Costelloe (Guitar / Keys / Backing Vocals), Dylan Holmes (Bass / Vocals), Frankie Bowmaker (Lead Guitar) and Suneet Chohan (Drums) formed at their school at the end of 2006. One of the stand out bands at this year’s Bestival and Underage Festivals, over the last twelve months the band have played shows across the UK and are heavily involved in the thriving All Ages scene. Counting Zane Lowe, Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens amongst their fans. A new double A Side single featuring ‘In Silence’ and ‘Planes’ will be released on seven inch vinyl and as a free download, available 15TH December 2008.
myspace.com/pullinemergency / jacobperlmutter.com / mute.com
If you’re a musician or director and want to be a part of firstcut, email GUESTLIST@CONVERSEMUSIC.CO.UK
Slow Club Exclusive and Competition
Converse Music and Moshi Moshi Records are giving you the chance to win tickets to see much-loved boy-girl ‘Slow Club’ perform their biggest headline show to date at London’s Union Chapel on Monday 1st December. We’re also bringing you a Slow Club video exclusive!
What better way to kick of the festive season, than an evening with Sheffield’s most beguilingly joyful duo? Jay Jay Pistolet has been recently added to the bill as main support, with more magical acts to be announced soon.
To win a pair of tickets to the show on the 1st December please send an email to - GUESTLIST@CONVERSEMUSIC.CO.UK - stating your full name, number, and the words ‘SLOW CLUB’ somewhere in your message. Please note particpants must be aged 18 years or older. Winners will be notified by November 27th 2008.
Live as on record, Charles and Rebecca from Slow Club enrapture audiences with the same involuntary joy and simplistic rush that they themselves imbue. Charles with bruised vocal, a rasping guitar and disarming lightness of touch, casts unlikely wit against Rebecca’s angelic vocal and cheeky turn of phrase, amid her wild array of percussive apparatus including wooden chairs, glass bottles, and spoons.
You can get a taster of Slow Club’s live show right here with the premiere of ‘It Doesn’t Have To Be Beautiful’, recorded earlier in this year at Resident Music, Brighton:
Slow Club are also set to release a download-only festive single, ‘Christmas TV’ on the 15th December via Moshi Moshi’s website and other well-known online stores.
For more info please visit www.myspace.com/slowclub or www.moshimoshimusic.com
Pull In Emergency - Converse Music Pop Promo Exclusive
North London’s Pull In Emergency are set to release their second single on the Mute Irregulars label on the 15th December 2008.
A double A Side featuring ‘In Silence’ and ‘Planes’, the new single is released on seven inch vinyl and as a free download and is the follow up to the band’s debut ‘Follow’ which sold out in a matter of days on its release in August. Available 15TH December 2008.
The accompanying video for ‘In Silence’ will also be exclusively featured HERE as the first ever Converse Music Pop Promo Premiere. Watch this space for more information on Converse Music Pop Promo’s and for the upcoming video launch this November.
The Pull In Emergency line up of Faith Barker (Lead Vocals), Alice Costelloe (Guitar / Keys / Backing Vocals), Dylan Holmes (Bass / Vocals), Frankie Bowmaker (Lead Guitar) and Suneet Chohan (Drums) formed at their school at the end of 2006. One of the stand out bands at this year’s Bestival and Underage Festivals, over the last twelve months the band have played shows across the UK and are heavily involved in the thriving All Ages scene. Counting Zane Lowe, Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens amongst their fans, they’ve recently recorded sessions for Radio 1 and XFM and were invited to play at the BBC’s Electric Proms in Camden in October.
Currently in the studio, Pull In Emergency will also feature on a special compilation of some of the bands appearing at this year’s Underage Festival. Including tracks from the likes of Gallows, Poppy & The Jezebels, Foals and Ipso Facto, Sam Kilcoyne’s Underage Festival Compilation will be released on Mutte Irregulars early next year.
The Whip
Calling all fans of The Whip!
Converse Music has a set of fantastic prizes, as The Whip tour heads to London on 19 November where the four-piece indie-electro band will ignite the dance floor at Scala. Five people will win a pair of tickets to the gig and passes for the MortorStorm: Pacific Rift after show party.
Not satisfied with doing things by half, The Whip are offering all fans the chance to leave the show with a limited edition USB wristband containing a recording of one of the tour nights, with additional user storage space when they purchase a tour ticket online. Tickets, USB Wristband and ‘Remix Marks Destination’ album available from: www.myspace.com/thewhipmanchester.
For your chance to win a pair of tickets simply send an email to GUESTLIST@CONVERSEMUSIC.CO.UK, stating the word ‘WHIP’ somewhere in your message.
Participants must be aged 18 or over. Winners will be contacted by email in by Tuesday 18 November.
If you’re not one of our lucky winners you can check The Whip out on one of their other upcoming dates. More information online at www.myspace.com/thewhipmanchester
Good Luck!
Converse Music 2008
It’s been a blast. Here’s to next year!
Underage Festival Christmas Special - Competition
The Underage Festival Christmas Special is fast approaching and Converse Music have exclusive meet and greet tickets free for 5 lucky winners and their friends. We’ve also got guest list spots for a further 20 winners.
On top of this we’ve got one extra special prize for all you budding journalists and presenters. One lucky winner will win the opportunity to fill the spot of official Converse Music presenter for the event. As a presenter you’ll work alongside Converse Music Media Team member Nick Burman to interview the bands, give an overview of the event and review the day, all on film. This film will then be put online at ConverseMusic.co.uk for all to see!
To be in with a chance of becoming our Converse Music presenter for the event here’s how to take part. Prove your presenting skills by sending us a 1 to 2 minute showreel of your on camera ability, this can be from taken from a presenting or interviewing role you’ve had in the past, or you can film something from scratch. If you’re filming from scratch you can submit just about anything you like, as long as you’re on film interviewing, or talking about anything loosely related to music.
Email your videos to guestlist@conversemusic.co.uk, send us YouTube links, or just let us know where we can find your film. Tell us a bit about yourself and let us know why you want to be involved! One winner will be offered the co-presenting role at the Underage Festival Christmas Special this December. If you’re one of our 5 runners you will win exclusive tickets for you and a friend, with which you’ll be given access to meet the bands.
If you don’t fancy presenting but don’t want to miss this event you can also take part to win one of 20 pairs of tickets. For your chance to win send an email to guestlist@conversemusic.co.uk, stating the words ‘Christmas Special’ somewhere in your message. Please also provide your full name so that we can add you to the guest list if you’re one of our chosen winners.
Please note participants MUST be aged between 14 and 18 (including 18). Competition closes November 30th and winners will be notified within 3 days.
The Underage Festival Christmas Special takes place on Saturday December 20th. For more information visit www.underagefestivals.com. Full lineup below!
Converse Century Stage
METRONOMY
WHITE LIES
DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
GOLDEN SILVERS
MYSTERY JETS DJ SET
ROLO TOMASSI
TOMMY SPARKS
Artrocker Magazine & Conversemusic.co.uk present NEW BLOOD ‘room’
CHEEKY CHEEKY & THE NOSEBLEEDS
KASMS
TELEVISED CRIMEWAVE
AN EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN AN AIR PUMP
EX LION TAMERS
Good luck!
Coming soon!
Attention Converse Music Members!
The Underage Festival Christmas Special is fast approaching and Converse Music have exclusive meet and greet tickets free for a 10 lucky winners and their friends. On top of this we’ve got guest list spots for a further 20 winners.
Keep an eye on your inbox next week for your chance to win!
If you’re not yet a Converse Music Member you can register by using the signup box to the right of this page.
Good luck!
Thank you!
Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks Jim Screech and Roots Manuva tickets competition. If you were a winner we hope you had a good time. If you weren’t a winner please keep an eye on your inbox for more tickets in the near future!
Feeder tickets up for grabs
Feeder are back in the UK and Converse Music have got one pair of tickets for each of the dates below to give away to 9 lucky Converse Music members!
To be in with a chance of winning you’ll need to keep an eye on your inbox, we’ll be putting out an email for this competition in the near future. If you’re not yet a Converse Music member you can register by using the submission box to the right of this page.
Here are the dates!
11 November BRIGHTON, Dome
14 November EXETER, University
17 November LONDON, Brixton Academy
18 November LONDON, The Astoria
23 November IVERNESS, Ironworks
25 November ABERDEEN, Music Hall
26 November EDINBURGH, The Picture House
28 November PETERBOROUGH, Cresset
29 November GLOUCESTER, GL1
Video shown is Feeder’s ‘Tracing Lines’, thier 31st single!