The track also features as backing to the new Adidas advert which you can view here -
MUSIC : TRACK OF THE WEEK
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
French electronic outfit Jusitce are back with first single 'Civilization'. If you have never heard of Justice then think Daft Punks younger human cousins.
The track also features as backing to the new Adidas advert which you can view here -
Track is out now on iTunes.
The track also features as backing to the new Adidas advert which you can view here -
Cambridge Folk Festival - lIne up announced
This years headliners have been announced for this festival that runs Thursday 28th July to Sunday the 31st at Cherry Hinton Hall and sponsored by the Co-Operative. This is the Festivals 47th year and is one of the worlds leading folk festivals featuring a whos who of folk,blues,accoustic and roots music in its line ups over the years.
This year will include Raul Malo (former Maverick's front man), Richard Thompson, Laura Marling, Newton Faulkener, Kate Rusby, The Secret Sisters, Mary Chapin Carpenter along with BBC Radio 2 Folk award winners Bellowhead whose recent album Hedonism has been a big seller and Chris Wood check out his track Hollowpoint
DUB SIREN: The Original, Ruffneck, Reggae Selekta App!
My favourite app action on trains these days ...
Over 50 reggae, dancehall, dub, and dubstep radio stations get the full-on dub selekta treatment; gunshot a blaze, sirens wail and reggae’s biggest names bawl for a rewind with a flick of your musical trigga-finger. Drench radio in delay and give it a rewind or just pull up and play the next tune. Mash down Babylon wid yu i&iPhone!
reeeewind!!
Live music at this year's Retail Week Conference
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Marc Armstrong is to perform 6pm tomorrow night at this year's Retail Trust Conference - he opens the start of the BT Sponsored Retail Week Conference 20th Birthday party!
BT look set to have lots of surprises throughout the course of the evening and Imagesound are proud as music partner to support BT with a brilliant musical lineup!
Following Marc our resident DJ Pablo Clark; Pablo is one of the music consultants at Imagesound and usually spends his time creating music profiles for retailers including Bench, Firetrap and Orange.
See you tomorrow!
Diane
SXSW 2011
Record numbers of British musicians will be arriving in Texas over the next few days for the start of the music industry showcase at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin. Around 160 British songwriters and artists are expected to attend the 25thanniversary of the event which starts in earnest today with the interactive element taking centre stage. From Tuesday roughly 2,000 acts will perform in 90 venues while there will be guerrilla-style unofficial shows around the city. The event will also see former White Stripes man Jack White launching his newest venture: a mobile record store dubbed Third Man Rolling Record Store.
SXSW
VINTAGE LONDON 2011
Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway bring their award winning concept to the Southbank Centre over the 29th, 30th and 31st July 2011. Taking its lead from the Festival of Britain (1951), there is no single focus in terms of creative arts. The festival will celebrate musical, fashion, film, art, design and cultural lineages, from the 1920s to the 1980s, and offer a glimpse of where we go from here.
The 21 acre Southbank site will be transformed into a Vintage wonderland. All the wonderful clubs, bands, fashions, art, and design, film, shops, vintage retailers, dance lessons, makeovers, workshops that made Vintage 2010 so memorable will be there along with some cool new Thames boat party surprises.
London’s best cultural quarter to host Britain’s best new cultural event... A perfect fit. Throw on your best frock, pack your dancing shoes and join us for Vintage’s annual celebration of British cool.
Some highlights from the 2010 Goodwood event.Vintage festival 2011
Imagesound are very proud to be supported by both Signagelive and LocoModa at this year's Retail Week Conference which starts tomorrow at The Hilton Metropole in London.
Imagesound has been a strategic partner with Signagelive for over 12 months and uses the Signagelive platform to deliver client content managed screen solutions across both the retail and leisure sectors.
LocoModa is a US based company that specializes in Place-based Social Media:
Place-based social media can be used to help locations engage customers and brands engage audiences. Understanding how to optimize that engagement requires an awareness of the end user’s availability and ability to participate as well as an appreciation of the environment for their engagement, the Digital Out of Home network’s capabilities and the stakeholder’s objectives. Through a white paper available on LocoModa's website they describe the stages of user engagement that map to three types of place-based social media engagement; Passive, Active and Interactive, each in turn mapping to distinct social media applications that can optimize the engagement strategy for locations (retail, hospitality, fitness, health care etc) and brands.
#RWC20 final preparations @Imagesound
Monday, 14 March 2011
The final day of preparation for Retail Week Conference before the big event! This year's digital signage across the networking and hospitality areas will run on the Signagelive platform and ambitiously will deliver a live twitter feed as well as programme information, sponsor and co-founder information plus all the details of what is happening when!
Behind the scenes Imagesound powered by Signagelive will supply the Speakers Lounge (green room to you and me) with full live coverage of the conference as well as the live twitter responses.
On the main screen in the conference rooms you should see the twitter feed running along the bottom of each screen!
So don't forget the hashtag #RWC20 - the feed is moderated so all unsuitable content will not make it to air!
If you are one of the 1050 delegates attending then please come over and say hello!
Imagesound is looking for a New Business Sales Professional to join the team!
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Imagesound New Business Sales Professional:
Basic Salary: £30k with car allowance and commission earned on all new contract wins!
We have an exciting opportunity for a New Business Sales Manager to join our sales team. Reporting to the Sales Director and working with fellow members of the sales team you will develop a sound understanding of our customer’s business needs and aspirations and, through gaining a full understanding of the business, deliver audio and visual content solutions to targeted new business prospects!
You must have proven professional experience working in a sales environment and have worked under sales targets and KPI’s, preferably in the retail, media or marketing arena. Your expertise will be required at new business client meetings; therefore, it is essential that you have experience of presenting at all levels across the business. You will also possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate the ability to multi task and work to tight deadlines.
Full job description information is available on request.
Please email your CV and covering letter, stating your current salary and outlining why you think you are the right person for this job, to caroline.miles@imagesound.co.uk
Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
Agencies applications will not be accepted.
Imagesound are recruiting for dedicated AV Systems Sales Professionals
Imagesound AV New Business Sales Professional:
Basic Salary £25k - £32k with car allowance and commission
We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated AV System Sales professional to join our sales team. Reporting to the Sales Director and working with fellow members of the sales team you will develop a sound understanding of our customer’s business needs and aspirations and, through gaining a full understanding of the business, deliver audio and visual equipment solutions to targeted new business prospects across the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.
You must have proven professional experience working in a sales environment and have worked under sales targets and KPI’s, preferably with an AV System Sales background. Your expertise will be required at new business client meetings; therefore, it is essential that you have experience of presenting at all levels across the business. .
Working under the remit of the Sales Director.
Full job description and person specification is available on request.
All applicants to apply in writing directly to Caroline Miles at caroline.miles@imagesound.co.uk.
Agencies need not apply.
Only applicants that are successful will receive notification of their application.
Imagesound brings Al Lewis to RWC2011
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Let me introduce you to Al Lewis and Sarah Howells one of our live artists at the year's Retail Week Conference 2011!
Al Lewis is a singer-songwriter from North Wales who now shares his time between Cardiff and London.
In 2009 Al released his first Welsh Language album, spending several weeks at number one in the Welsh Language album charts. In the same year a new EP (Skin & Bones) in collaboration with fellow Welsh compatriot, Paper Aeroplanes' Sarah Howells, was released.
| With a sound reminiscent of the classic singer-songwriters of the 70's (Tim Buckley, James Taylor), but delivered with a modern twist akin to Bright Eyes & Sufjan Stephens, the big city is already holding much promise for the boy from Wales. |
Al and Sarah are currently on tour at Caffe Nero, they are featured on the music channel at Caffe Nero daily in a regular Artist of the Month feature. We are delighted that Al and Sarah are making a stop with us at #RWC20 to share their talent with the delegates of Retail Week Conference from around 12.50pm. |
MUSIC : TRACK OF THE WEEK
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Arctic Monkeys (sheffield's finest) begin the comeback with an online video of new track / could be single 'Brick By Brick'. The new album has been recorded in LA and by all accounts its sounding good!
Check it out -
Arctic's have been booked for a host of headline performances on this years festival circuit as well as US North American Tour and two shows back in sheffield, its going to be an arctic summer.
Check it out -
Arctic's have been booked for a host of headline performances on this years festival circuit as well as US North American Tour and two shows back in sheffield, its going to be an arctic summer.
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Imagesound are proud to be the music partner at this year's Retail Week Conference!The whole event is going to be stunning! Not only have the Retail Week team got a record 950 + delegates (there were around 450 last year!) but it is their 20th birthday party - as 20 years ago next week was the first ever Retail Week Conference!
On top of all that Imagesound have this year pulled all the stops out! Background music delivered across the event showcasing some fantastic bespoke music profiles designed by our music consultants that you could hear in store on the high street now. Background music delivered live with acoustic sessions and vocal artists plus a DJ session to show you we are much much more than just background music.
Live content is the theme with Imagesound (@imagesound) digital signage powered by signagelive (@signagelive) showcasing the dynamic programme, a live twitter feed (#RWC20) running throughout the show and a switch to a live camera feed for the birthday party.
Check back to the blog for more information on the live artists and the music profiles later in the week plus a sneaky look at some of the visual content we are working on and some hints on what to expect at the event this year!
PS If you don't have your ticket yet register via us for a 25% discount on the ticket price!
NEW : MUSIC TRACK OF THE WEEK
Thursday, 3 March 2011
This weeks new music comes from the one of the most in demand producers of 2011.
Jamie XX (from the XX) has been working on his own material for some time, his recent remix of Adele's smash hit 'Rolling In The Deep' hit all the right chords.
He returns with a remake of Gil Scott-Heron's album 'We're New Here'.
Released late Febraury the album see's just how good Jamie XX is at turning music on its head and something new and exciting.
Check out highlights below.
XX
Jamie XX (from the XX) has been working on his own material for some time, his recent remix of Adele's smash hit 'Rolling In The Deep' hit all the right chords.
He returns with a remake of Gil Scott-Heron's album 'We're New Here'.
Released late Febraury the album see's just how good Jamie XX is at turning music on its head and something new and exciting.
Check out highlights below.
XX
Forget Gaga, Eminem is themost popular living human being on Facebook, according to Famecount. Eminem is adding fans at a rate of 500k a week and recently racked up a fanbase of close to 29 million, enabling him to end Lady Gaga’s eight-month ‘most popular’ reign.
Looks like Uniqlo
Uniqlo has launched its Uniqlooks website. The Japanese fashion brand is billing the online destination as a real-life lookbook featuring cool Uniqlo-based styles.
V Festival line up announced
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Eminem and Arctic Monkeys are to headline this years V Festival with Primal Scream and Dizzee Rascal to top the second stage.
Other artists lined up for the festival which takes place at Chelmsford and Staffordshire on the 20th and 21st August include Tinie Tempah, Rihanna, Jessie J, Plan B, Kaiser Chiefs, The Script, Razorlight, The Courteeners, The Wombats, Ellie Goulding, N-Dubz and for those liking hard core The Saturdays!!
The organisers plan to make it a little more upmarket with ready built yurts and pop up hotel rooms for accomodation
Other artists lined up for the festival which takes place at Chelmsford and Staffordshire on the 20th and 21st August include Tinie Tempah, Rihanna, Jessie J, Plan B, Kaiser Chiefs, The Script, Razorlight, The Courteeners, The Wombats, Ellie Goulding, N-Dubz and for those liking hard core The Saturdays!!
The organisers plan to make it a little more upmarket with ready built yurts and pop up hotel rooms for accomodation
Imagesound strikes all the right notes at East Lodge
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
“We are delighted with the work Imagesound has done and with our new music in place we can create an even more atmospheric experience for our guests,” said East Lodge Managing Director Iain Hardman. “I have never experienced such friendly and efficient service that is such phenomenal value for money and we would have no hesitation in recommending their work. Throughout the process, they have made us feel like their only customer - even helping us on a Sunday while we were still getting used to the new system. Needless to say, we are impressed.”
Long Live The Classic Album
The album format has been under threat for some time now. Downloading and other forms of home entertainment means the album isn't as celebrated and enjoyed as it once was. However, thanks to a blog started by former Hacienda DJ Greg Wilson, up and down the country, groups of people have started gathering to listen back to classic albums in full.
Greg Wilson
Cosmo Murphy
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