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TRANSMEDIA742.NET MAKE THEIR DEBUT AT "DRUMFEST" AND "GUITARFEST".....BACK IN READING AGAIN WITH PEARL DRUMS AND OMAR HAKIM......YAMAHA'S AMAZING NEW "TENORI-ON" IS LAUNCHED IN LONDON AND MANCHESTER...A FANTASTIC START FOR THE OVERTURES' "BOOTLEG SIXTIES" SHOW IN THE THEATRES OF GREAT BRITAIN.....AND ARTHUR GOES "SPINNING AROUND" WITH KYLIE'S MUSICAL DIRECTOR !
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It's been an extremely eventful summer forTransmedia742.Net with some fantastic new projects being undertaken by the company. First up was a short tour for Pearl Drums, who brought superstar drummer Omar Hakim back to the UK for some masterclass shows. He was joined by Michael Jackson and Steely Dan sticksman Ricky Lawson, Latin percussion maestros Richie Flores and Horacio Hernandez and fusion guru Gary Husband. The tour visited Derby, scene of many past glories for Transmedia with the Bloodstock event, plus Reading Rivermead Centre, where a few years ago Transmedia helped the legendary Steve Gadd play one of his best-ever shows. Following swiftly on from this the boys were back out on the drum trail again, this time with PMT's "Drumfest" shows. Once again Omar Hakim was the star, but there was a fantastic supporting cast of drummers such as new American sensation Keith Carlock and Germany's Benny Greb. These shows were so successful they even earned PMT's Craig Glover a " Best Event" gong at the prestigious Music Industry Association awards in October! On the back of these shows Transmedia were invited to handle production duties on PMT's "Guitarfest" event in Birmingham on October 13th and 14th, where the likes of former Whitesnake man Bernie Marsden, rockers Bernie Torme and John McCoy and " King Of The Shredders" Michael Angelo Batio traded licks. With next year's events already under discussion, this is a really exciting new development for Transmedia742.Net |
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It's not often these days that someone comes up with a totally unique musical instrument, but that's exactly what Yamaha have done with the weird and wonderful Tenori-On. Designed by Toshio Iwai, one of Japan's leading visual artists and developed in association with Yamaha , the Tenori-On combines music and lights into a small, hand-held box, and it's rapidly become the "must have" thing for the country's leading DJs . The product was launched in the UK at London's Phonica and Manchester's Mint Lounge, with Transmedia handling all sound, lighting and AV duties on both shows. For more information on this amazing innovation, check out creator Toshio's performances on YouTube or go straight to the official website, www.tenori-on.co.uk |
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This October sees the start of a brief run of dates by star drummer and musical director
Andrew Small. Best known for his work with Kylie Minogue and Massive Attack. Andrew is one of the UK's leading drummers and MDs, but one of the other main attractions of the tour for us is the fact that he's also a keen ( and very good ! ) golfer, so there's little doubt that when he's not behind the kit he'll be battling it out on the greens and fairways with our very own Arthur Anderson and Yamaha's Gavin Thomas ! . FORE.....! |
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Transmedia742.Net's latest service, DVDemo, is totally up and running now. Using the newly - created soundstage facility at Studio 742, artists and bands can perform a selection of their music on a multi-camera shoot, before filming a short interview if they wish. All relevant technical information, plus a selection of logos, posters and artwork, can also be added to the disk, and the whole thing is burned, copied and on - body printed in - house. As Studio742already provides top - quality digital recording for solo artistes and bands, and is fully equipped to mix in 5.1 surround sound, the end results look, and sound, fantastic. The pricing structure of DVDemo also means that ANY musician or corporate client can carry out the entire DVD process - from filming and recording the source material to pressing and packaging the DVDs - totally in - house at Studio 742. Transmedia742.Net director Arthur Anderson is particuarly enthusiastic about this new facility.
" I've been a sound engineer nearly all of my working life " he says, " and one of the things I really missed was not having a studio of my own since we made the move into major event production. The opening of Studio 742 creates a whole new market for us, and also means I can get back behind a mixing desk ! Adding the DVDemo facility was just the perfect conclusion to what we set out to do here." Although the studio has only been open a short while, it's already busy, with DVD projects for Midge Ure, Roland (UK) Ltd, The Chippendales, Anglian Water and Yamaha having been completed. For more details go to the Studio page of the website ! |
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Our old pals The Overtures have being debuting their new stage show, The Bootleg Sixties, around the theatres of Great Britian this year .Considering that it was their first time outside home waters with this show, the audiences were much bigger and much, MUCH more appreciative than anyone could have hoped, with the result that a full tur is now being booked for March 2008. Having experimented with expanding the regular Overtures show into something bigger in the past, this show represents their first genuine step towards creating a production that translates to the theatre touring circuit. Although the show is based around the boy's outstanding musical ability to recreate the songs of the 60's, this event also features guest performers plus three screens displaying still and moving images from that golden
decade. They're already the best 60's band in the UK( just ask Elton John...that's what HE thinks ! ) and this show is just going to take them even further.
We're also really happy about the latest service that we're offering to bands who want to sell merchandise over the intenet but don't have the facilities. As we have the site and the on-line shop in place, all these bands need is a link from their website to our Merchandising page, and we do the rest ! We're already selling The Overtures material on the site. You don't even need to be a " pro " band, either....if you've got ANY products you want to sell over the net, whether they are shirts, CDs, video, DVDs or whatever, just contact us through the following email address : tony@transmedia742.net for more information. |
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