Soma Skool :: Positive Education

About Soma Skool

Soma Skool is an event designed to demystify the mechanics behind the music and creative industries. Based on a concept explaining how to turn a demo CD into a final release, the Soma Skool invites the best producers, artwork designers, and music experts along to explain the processes involved in order to shed light on the inner workings of the music industry.

Involving a variety of topics and issues within the music industry the Soma Skool offers, music and software demos from Soma producers, compelling Q & A sessions from top DJ's and bands, informative and experienced panellists and first-rate advice from professionals all working at the top of their trade.

Show the processes behind making a piece of music using pioneering technologies and software.
Show the methods that are involved when releasing a track, including artwork, video and marketing plans.
Offer advice on how to start up a creative business.
Demonstrate the wide ranging spectrum of jobs available within the music industry and encourage the pursuit of a creative career.

Soma Skool 2008 funded by the Youth Music Initiative of the Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow City Council Sports and Culture Department and Careers Scotland.

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Soma Skool Returns to Glasgow for 2008

Soma Skool - Friday, 25th April 2008
The Arches, Glasgow.
12:30pm - 4:30pm
£5 / £2 (conc.)

Appearances from Dave Clarke, DJ Sneak, Anja Schneider, Dee Bahl (Biffy Clyro Manager), Vic Galloway, John Williamson (Belle & Sebastian Manager), various Soma artists and many more.

Prizes to be won include:

1000 CD manufactured by Sound Performance
A 10 week short course of 2 hour lessons with the Glasgow Academy of Music And Sound
Staunch Industries Clothing Hoodies and T shirts (www.staunchclothing.co.uk)
Free recording day at La Chunky Studios

Timetable

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Main Demo Stage Times

12.45 - 1.15pm - Marco Bernardi - Ableton Live Demo
1.15 - 1.45pm - Ewan Smith - (Wangbar) - Web and Video Design
1.45 - 2.15pm - Niall Smillie - (Nation 1) - Artwork Design

Break

2.45 - 3.15pm - Ged Grimes - Game Music Composition (Logic) and Amplitude (PS2)
3.15 - 3.45pm - Tom Scholefield - Konx-om-Pax Video Design
3.45 - 4.15pm - Vector Lovers - 'Dr Drone' Virtual Synth Demo

Q+As

3:00pm - DJ Sneak and Anja Schneider
4:00pm - Dave Clarke

Panel Area

12.45 - 1.20pm - Is Glasgow the new Music Capitol of the UK?

Featuring: Vic Galloway (Radio 1); Stuart Barrie (XFM); Scott Rinning (The Cinematics); Paul Lee Morgan (Rage Music); David O'Hagan (Mercury Records A+R); Dave Corbett (DF Concerts)

1.30 - 2.05pm - Is Digital Technology Killing or Saving Music?

Featuring: DJ Sneak; Anja Schneider; The Black Dog; Sidewinder

2.15- 2.50pm - Where Does All the Money Go?

Featuring: Murray Buchanan (Lawyer); Duncan McCrone (MCPS); Jen Hunter (Musician's Union); Ronnie Gurr (Cultural Enterprise Office); Alison Wenham (AIM)

3.00 - 3.35pm - How to Break a Band in the UK

Featuring: Martin Cloonan (Glasgow Uni/Zooey Van Gooey); Peter McCallman (PM Music - Promoter); John Finch (Marketing Expert); Ally Gray (Emubands); Dee Bahl (Biffy Clyro Manager); Dougal Perman (Radio Magnetic)

3.45 - 4.45pm - Music and the Press - How to Deal with the Media

Featuring: Rory Weller (The Metro); Craig Torrance (Mix Mag); Mark Robertson (The List)

Soma Skool, Glasgow, March 2006

Podcast

In March 2006 another successful Soma Skool event was held in The Arches, Glasgow and for the first time all the demos, seminars and presentations were recorded to be brought together as a Podcast.

A Podcast is essentially an online radio show that you can subscribe to and automatically download new episodes each week. You don't need an iPod or any other MP3 player, just software that supports Podcasts.

The easiest way to listen to the Soma Skool Podcast is to download Apple's iTunes software and then click the iTunes link below, or, if you don't want to use iTunes, you can use this RSS link in any programme.

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