FIVE NATIONS (IEG) MUSIC FESTIVAL: 26th APRIL, THE BERESFORD LOUNGE (GLASGOW)

FIVE NATIONS (IEG) MUSIC FESTIVAL: 26th APRIL, THE BERESFORD LOUNGE (GLASGOW) Well, it’s that time of year again where the seemingly ever-growing International Exchange Group (IEG) bring together four nations and ask “do… Continue reading →

EXPLORING CASSETTE CULTURE IN SCOTLAND’S INDEPENDENT MUSIC SCENE

EXPLORING CASSETTE CULTURE IN SCOTLAND’S INDEPENDENT MUSIC SCENE Associate Lecturer and PhD Researcher Iain Taylor delivered a seminar on the 27th March entitled “Revaluing a Devalued Format? Exploring Cassette Culture in Scotland’s Independent… Continue reading →

UWS STUDENT-STAFF RECORDING: ‘THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’

UWS STUDENT-STAFF RECORDING: ‘THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’ UWS Student Mark Sinclair accompanies lecturer Paul McGeechan to record ‘The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra’. During the session eight tracks were recorded with… Continue reading →

MA SONGWRITING and PERFORMANCE STUDENTS TAKE TO TORONTO AND CHICAGO

MA SONGWRITING & PERFORMANCE STUDENTS TAKE TO TORONTO AND CHICAGO Programme Leader and Artist, David Scott, is with the MA Songwriting & Performance students (often referred to as the ‘MASPERS’) in Chicago today,… Continue reading →

UWS MUSIC: RODDY HART BAGS RESIDENCY ON CRAIG FERGUSON SHOW, USA

UWS MUSIC: RODDY HART BAGS RESIDENCY ON CRAIG FERGUSON SHOW, USA                                         Artist, Broadcaster… Continue reading →

UWS OPEN STUDIOS DAY – SATURDAY 26th APRIL, AYR CAMPUS

UWS OPEN STUDIOS DAY – SATURDAY 26th APRIL, AYR CAMPUS “Post-Virtual Identities” – Evolving Landscapes of Artistic Practice and Music. Exhibiting artists group from the University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) School… Continue reading →

Scottish Pop Academics Network (SPAN) @ CCA – 9th May

UWS is to host the next meeting of SPAN (Scottish Pop Academics Network) at the CCA on the 9th of May (3pm). Jo Collinson Scott and Iain Taylor are both presenting research papers,… Continue reading →

[RELEASES]: ‘MOONSHINE’ (SUSPIRE)

‘MOONSHINE’ (SUSPIRE) JAN 2014 Scottish synthpop / rock ‘n’ roll band are set to release their first single of 2014. Having already gained radio airplay for the single in Scotland, the band (with… Continue reading →

[RELEASES]:’WHEN WE LIVED IN THE CROOK OF A TREE’ (JO MANGO)

‘When We Lived in the Crook of a Tree’ (JO MANGO) DEC 2013 Jo Collinson Scott’s musical alter-ego ‘Jo Mango’ released a new EP on the 1st of December. It is titled ‘When… Continue reading →

INAUGURAL MUSIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE AT UWS

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) hosted its first annual ‘Music Entrepreneurship’ conference at the Ayr Campus on Wednesday 20 November 2013. The conference, organised by fourth year UWS Commercial Music students… Continue reading →