Tim Garbutt of Utah Saints joins our team!
We are delighted to welcome Tim from Utah Saints, another fantastic example of Leeds talent, to our judging panel especially as he is on the road so much at the moment and… in the studio! He joins Rebekka Kill, Mark Hubbard and Nicola Greenan as well as Pier Van Tijn, Alan Raw and Ash Kollakowski! It’s a great panel.
Ash Kollakowski of Bad Sneakers Records is our latest judge on board
Our latest addition to the judging panel is Ash Kollakowski from Bad Sneakers Records, who represent Wild Beasts and many others. Ash was recently behind the scenes at ‘Under the Stars‘, along with Rebekka Kill, bringing us a great night with iLIKETRAINS and Crayon too! Check out his blog The Iron Wagon.
Pier van Tijn of Big Red Button joins Filmmaking panel!
Big Red Button has produced music videos for The Rakes, Quasi and Mr Midi through Agile films. They have also produced Virals and Third Screen content for Frank, Microsoft and Ford Ka. They were three times finalists in the Nokia Short Film competition (2003-2005). Check out Pier and partner Johnny Burns work here, or go see their latest work on the Frank Cocaine commercial or Perrington Stud made in association with the Getty Images Short & Sweet Film Challenge.
Volunteers
Volunteers Needed Too:
If you are neither a filmmaker nor a musician there is still room for you to help out. We will need all kinds of volunteers during the production phase and also for the launch event. Express your interest and we will be in touch. megansmith@ourcityourmusic.com
BBC presenter, Alan Raw joins our Judging Team!
Alan Raw of Yorkshire’s BBC Raw Talent will be among our team of judges for Our City, Our Music in Leeds. Alan is well known for supporting emerging musicians in the Yorkshire and Humber area. Check out this interview with Ben Bradford on the BBC website or his MySpace account to see how awesome he is!
Our panel of judges!
We can tell you that the judges include Nicola Greenan from Arts-Stra and 20202, Mark Hubbard from Old Chapel Rehearsal Studios in Leeds and Rebekka Kill aka The Duchess in the Leeds DJ circuit. Please stay tuned for more exciting additions to this list!
Musicians & Bands
Our first album launched on June 20! Please follow the link below to see who our talented musicians are for Leeds 2009!
Filmmakers
Our great team of emerging small-screen filmmakers have produced a real treat for you. Get in touch to arrange a tour. Follow the link below to meet them!