The Collaborative Networking Event for Creative Industry Professionals

Big George Webley: Music, Broadcast and Profit
The musician, composer, broadcaster and musicologist, Big George Webley, will provide the keynote presentation for July’s Creative Networks meeting – and has he got news for you!

As well as composing a host of well-known TV theme tunes, including ‘Have I Got News for You’, Big George has won a Sony Radio Award for his ‘peerless passion for music of all varieties. He’s also presented ‘Inside Out’ in the BBC’s Eastern region and currently broadcasts on BBC Radio London.

Sharing the insight of his diverse career, Big George has a few shortcuts, a couple of horror stories and the odd showbiz anecdote to prepare anyone interested in the jungle that is show business - from its inherent difficulties to the new opportunities to exploit music for profit.

The next event is on Thursday 26th July 2007, at 6pm. There will be the usual opportunities to network, pitch your products and services and collaborate with colleagues from the Creative Industries Sector. Advance notice is strongly recommended for those wishing to pitch.

This event is free, if you would like to join us, please email scarlet.scardanelli@tic.ac.uk, or phone 07969 226 693. Alternatively, you can register online on the Creative Networks portal www.creativenetworksonline.com. You’ll be very welcome.

The Collaborative Networking Event for Creative Industry Professionals

SUMMER PARTY
Last Thursday saw the first Creative Networks to be held outside of tic and even though things were a tad chilly and damp, the event was a great success and the organisers (Scarlet, Ha, Rooty Frooty’s Kent Davies and Jane Trobridge from Slick Events) would really like to thank everyone for their support and feedback about the event.

With a great party atmosphere the event had a staggering turnout of delegates and it seems everyone had a really fun time. A marquee set in the drained pool of the Custard Factory provided a unique and interesting venue for the evening and a great arena for our guests, the energetic Drummerbuzz and the mellow Swamp Meat both of whom put on fantastic shows for the delegates.

The event was something completely different from the usual CN. As well as changing location, the event had a new format with the usual CN networking/speaker scenario making room for an event that was aimed more on the social side of business and emphasised the need for networking and communication between attendees. This new format was a great environment for those who came to last months networking themes event to put the skills they learnt into practice.

The involvement and interaction within the event was fantastic with the crowd really taking to Drummerbuzz, especially when it came to trying out their drumming skills in a monster drumming jam workshop that got both the heartbeat and the crowd pumping.

Finally we would also like to thank everyone who contributed to the evening, both with feedback, comments, vox-pops and opinions expressed to CN staff. We managed to get some great feedback from you and some interesting ideas for further CN events. The CN team itself also did a sterling job taking photographs and film footage of the evening, all of which will be up and loaded onto the CN website www.creativenetworkonline.com soon.

Hopefully we will see you again next month when things return to ‘normal’ back here at tic where we have the privilege of welcoming Big George, whose musical skills for television theme tunes have made him one of the best regarded and most recognised names in the music/tv industry.

For suppliers of creative media content, the tic now brings jobs and contracts directly to you through the Creative Networks Online portal on a regular basis.

With the new portal re-launched in time for last month's Creative Networks, a number of exciting tenders have been specially posted for a variety of different projects. More and more tenders will subsequently be placed on the portal in the next few weeks, offering significant contract and employment opportunities for the West Midlands screen and sound based creative industry.

Latest Tender:

Set design, build and dress for a corporate video production company

Recent Tenders have included:

	Website development for a Youth Development Centre
	ICT Awards ceremony Photo Montage
	Create a Corporate Video for a school
	Create a short Commercial for a legal firm
	Create a Corporate video for a Mobile Communications company
	Create a series of Corporate videos for an online sports portal
	Create a short commercial for a Training firm

Register online now on www.creativenetworksonline.com to view the latest opportunities our portal offers to you.

LOW COST Short Courses Currently Available i4 Skills courses at UCE Birmingham Technology Innovation Centre (tic) provide a low-cost way to realise the full potential of your creative talents.

All courses are delivered over three full days (9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.), at Millennium Point in Birmingham City Centre.

For more information or to book a course phone 0121 331 6400 email course.enquiries@tic.ac.uk or visit www.i4skillsonline.com.

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