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Victory for Eg White and Elbow at 2009 Ivors
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Eg White was named songwriter of the year at the 54th Ivor Novello Awards, while Elbow picked up two gongs.
The Fiction act followed their Nationwide Mercury Prize win last year by picking up awards for best contemporary song for Grounds For Divorce and best song musically and lyrically for One Day Like This.
Both songs are written by Guy Garvey / Richard Jupp / Craig Potter / Mark Potter / Peter Turner and published by Salvation Music / Warner/Chappell Music. Massive Attacks Robert del Naja and Grant Marshall won the PRS award for outstanding contribution to British music, while Smokey Robinson won the special international award.
British Music Experience - special offer for london songwriters week
www.britishmusicexperience.com/songwriters
Welcome music lovers...
To celebrate London Songwriters Week, the British Music Experience is delighted to offer you the chance to visit the British Music Experience, the world's first fully-interactive journey through the incredible story of British Popular Music for only £10. Click Here.
Don't forget the British Music Experience is also running a competition, click here, with London Songwriters Week, to win exclusive smart tickets.
London Songwriters Week Update
We are half way into London Songwriters Week 2009. Lots of events still to come, with today a particularly busy day. If you have secured one of the FREE places then please make sure you enjoy the events and we can only hope that there will be something to inspire you to take your own songwriting and musical creation to the next level. With so much on offer, London Songwriters Week delivers the broadest possible platform for singers, songwriters, musicians and artists in general to build on their success, by implementing the key advice offered by the plethora of world renowned music industry figures at all the different seminars and keynote events.
Registration is now FULL for all events.
If you have any comments please contact lsw@music-matrix.org
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One Taste Lyricist Workshop
First on the schedule, then off the schedule and now finally ON again!You must register if you want to attend the One Taste Lyricist Workshop.
Click Here to register online.
Joe Bangay's Rock Archive - Exhibition
G7/G8 Kingly Court, Carnaby Street, London W1
2R Art presents Joe Bangay's Rock Archive - A photographic exhibition of some of the finest music genre photographs taken over the last few decades by one of the legends of music photography.
This exhibition runs all week. Come and see for your self..
More information can be found here.
The Bursary
The judging panel for the London Songwriters Week Bursary will take place today, Wednesday 13th May.
Winner announced on Monday 18th Mayat the Alex James interview.
Music Week Playlist
9 acts involved within London Songwriters Week will be featured on aMusic Week playlist.
To be released next week. More info coming soon..
Jon Allen on Jools Holland Live
This Friday 15th May, Jon Allen will appear live on the Jools Holland show on BBC2.
You can catch Jon Allen in the Caffe Nero Live Lunchtime Performances during London Songwriters Week.
Want to register for more events?
If you have already registered and have now realised that you wish to register for more events just click here.
London Songwriters Week Launch
The Launch of LSW took place at Kettners and we had a great turn out.
The Ivor Novello nominated The Leisure Society and hot new singer songwriter Larkspurfall performed for the largely industry crowd including representatives from our partners at Musicians Union, UKTI and PPL. Ellis Rich the Chairman of PRS appeared followingthe PRS for Music AGM andChrisGreen from the London Songwriters Week Team gave a fantastic introductory speech.
Hope everybody enjoyed the cupcakes in the goodie packs!
Registration now open
With most events now confirmed and final details of all the partners, venues, performers and artistic collaborators taking shape, registration is now open.
You will only need to provide your name and email, and to choose at least 1 event to register for. There is also a list creative partners and key organisations involved in creating London Songwriters Week. You may also choose to show your support for these partners.