About Basingstoke Live

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has a well established reputation for staging free music events like Jammin' in the Park and One Beat.  In 2007 the council joined forces with local promoters in Basingstoke and Deane to put on the inaugural Basingstoke Live Music Festival with the aim of uniting the town in hosting a diverse range of local, regional, national and international musical talent that would bring Basingstoke to life and had something for everyone.

Now in its fourth year Basingstoke Live is more than just a music festival.  Music is still at the heart of the festival but in order to celebrate the creativity of artists from around the borough and region you will find a whole range of acts from music, art, drama and dance. 

Basingstoke Live is put together by the Basingstoke Live Forum. The Forum is a collection of promoters coordinated by Drum Runners Trading.  The event and programme would not be possible without the hard work of these local people who have a passion for music and the arts and celebrating all that is good about Basingstoke. 

Organisers

Basingstoke Live is put together by the Basingstoke Live Forum.  The Forum consists of a collection of promoters, coordinated by Drum Runners Trading, working with the Events Team at Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council.  The event and programme would not be possible without the hard work of these local people who have a passion for music and the arts and celebrating all that is good about Basingstoke.

The Basingstoke Live Forum Members:

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

Andy Grove, Luke Chatterton, Krissy Lloyd & Faye Bradley

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council - funds the event, awards contracts to suppliers, handles the marketing and publicity and also will be the event management throughout the Festival.

Drum Runners Trading

Paul Midgley & Jason Knight

It's not just about drumming!  Or just about events management!  Drum Runners also deliver a wide variety of projects and workshops facilitated by their excellent range of artists (including singers, dancers, musicians and DJ's).  They work with all ages and abilities, in all places, providing accessible projects that bring people together.

Drum Runners Trading – contracted by BDBC, Jason Knight and Paul Midgley manage the creative content - contracting and coordinating all the work of the performers and promoters, liaise with the Council and Eurohire and assist with many other aspects of the running of the Festival.

http://www.drumrunners.org

info@drumrunners.org

Jason 07843 348656 / Paul 07932 448627

With the local promoters:

100% Music

Laurence Hoare

100% Music release records, manage bands and put on lots of gigs. After organising over 120 gigs in 2008, 2009 has seen them move from promoting 1 venue to 4 which has given opportunity to Metal, Hardcore and young bands - whilst retaining their strong Indie / Rock focus. 

Continuing to encourage new talent, Lozza can regularly be heard on the radio reviewing for the BBC Demo Panel and 100% Music have been successful in securing national airplay and media coverage for their artists. They now work with some of the leading venues and booking agents in the country.

www.onehundredpercentmusic.com

Audio Basho

Dave Halls & Graham Dibley

What exactly is an Audio Basho?  Well, AUDIO is connected with sound and the recording and broadcasting of sound, while BASHO is the Japanese word for sumo-tournament.  Define AUDIO BASHO as a series of ‘audio-bouts’ where you’ll see a number of Rikishi DJs stepping up to make crowds rave with a mix of some of the freshest, most energetic beats across a balance of genres.  Inspired by the Japanese link, only a handful of Audio Basho are held each year, so each is a rare opportunity for those who aspire to step forward and distinguish themselves.

Pictures, Podcasts and Community @ http://www.audiobasho.co.uk  

Beats n Bars

Pat Neal & Richard Reece

Beats n Bars was established in the Spring of 2008 with one objective in mind….to provide performance opportunities for the young talent of Basingstoke, predominantly hip hop and grime although so much talent has emerged since then that the boundaries are widening.  Patsy Neal and Richard Reece have organised many events in the town,  including headline acts such as Luck & Neat, Kano, Chipmunk & Ironik. 

http://www.beatsnbars.co.uk/ / email: beatsnbars@live.com / phone: 07949 459 727

Fairfields Arts Centre

Andy Buchanan

Fairfields Arts Centre has organised its ‘WorldBeat’ programme of international dance and music for over five years now in the War Memorial Park. At Basingstoke Live 2009 Fairfields Arts Centre organised a stunning programme of international artists and performers from different communities in Basingstoke, with a diverse range of talent and styles, many of whom the centre works with all year round!

www.fairfields.org

Intuition UK

Sarah Howell

Intuition UK is host to Hard Dance nights based in Basingstoke, showcasing the freshest local talent along with special guest appearances.  Resident DJ's include Lee Edney, Gareth W, Marlo & Sarah H. 
 
Join the Intuition UK facebook page for more information:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=4291332289&ref=ts
 
60 Hertz is a popular local Drum and Bass night that has featured some of the best DJ's in Basingstoke playing a variety of styles within the genre.  Resident DJ's include DJ Equal and DJ Tripp.

Next Generation

Trudie Gregory

Community coordinated showcase of young local talent from all walks of life in the form of song and dance, from choirs through to rock bands.

cartermusic

Samantha Carter & Paula Edwards

Samantha has been promoting live music events in the local area since 2000 and these events have included several Battle of the Bands competitions, Digital Fingers, Trunk of Funk, Gigmania TV (Channel 4 pilot), Sunday Sessions (2 years) and an event as part of a national tour for renowned British Hammond-funk band James Taylor Quartet.  Samantha is also a performer in her own right.

Paula has been a media correspondent for live music in the local area for a number of years covering a diverse array of events for an online publication and the Basingstoke Observer including Basingstoke Live and One Beat.  In 2010 Paula is teaming up with long-time Basingstoke Live organiser Samantha Carter to produce Sunrise on Sunday, offering a 'cosmopolitan' line-up of musicians and artists aiming to 'Unite People Against Racism'.

Unplgd! & vinvolved

vinvolved

vinvolved encourages and supports young people aged 16 to 25 throughout North Hampshire to get involved in local events such as Basingstoke Live and volunteer within many charitable organisations and groups. This enables young people to gain new experiences, skills, find new interests and a sense of achievement.

We also help and support young people to have a voice in the community and start their own projects. Unplgd! is an example of one such project.

Unplgd!

Basingstoke Unplgd! is a free self promotional platform dedicated to and run by local volunteer musicians.

Unplgd! provides up & coming musicians with valuable promotional tools such as (HD) high definition live video footage, professional audio recording and photographs of their performances at the event, which will be uploaded to their own profile on the Unplgd! website, and it’s all-FREE!  The aim is for the Unplgd! events to become recognised by music industry scouts as the place to go to find the best of the town's acoustic music. We hope that by providing these young artists with the promotional tools, they will be able to use them to further their musical careers and as a result raise the profile of Basingstoke’s music scene!

The events run once a month in The Exchange at The Haymarket, with an average of 5 selected acts per evening. The events have given the young musicians an opportunity to work alongside professional musicians and technicians which has allowed them to gain the valuable knowledge and experience they would need to succeed in the music industry.

www.vinvolvednorthhants.co.uk
www.myspace.com/basingstokeunplgd