Bristol Indie Soul Mixer Daytime Agendas

Bashema at Bristol Indie Soul Mixer

When Bashema was just 3 years old, she would get her mum’s pots and pans out of the kitchen and arrange them in the front room like a drum kit. Along with her toy piano, this was her musical debut.
When Bashema was 4 years old, her mum bought her a Yamaha keyboard which she taught herself to play by listening to tunes on the Radio/TV and then trying to copy them on her keyboard.
From the age of 8 she started writing poems and stories; at 12 she started singing in her school gospel choir and started taking piano lessons, but, unfortunately was unable to continue with her piano lessons so went back to teaching herself.
Upon leaving school, Bashema studied performing arts at Filton College. There she met like-minded musicians and began performing live with her Yamaha keyboard at various Open-Mic Nights in Bristol.
At 19 she secured a place and attended the prestigious Access to Music College in Bristol.
After finishing college, she worked at Oppo Music bar where she ran her own Open Mic nights, promoted music events, and performed regularly.
In 2008 she started working at BCFM Radio co-presenting The Bristol (UK) Music show with Steve Parkhouse.
Shortly after, she was invited to be a guest on local Bristol record label, Jelli Records.
In 2009 she performed at Glastonbury Festival playing on the Bandstand stage and live on Worthy FM Radio.
Jelli Records has produced Bashema’s E.P titled, ‘Writer’s Block!’, and her Double Single titled, ‘Liberty’.
Bashema (along with local musician Trish Brown) have written and released a single for ‘Cots for Tots Charity’ titled, ‘Lullaby’. The single was recorded at St George’s Hall with backing from the Bristol Ensemble String Quartet.
All of Bashema’s music is available on iTunes and all major download sites.

Celestine at Bristol Indie Soul Mixer

CELESTINE
Celestine was born in Bristol and rose to national recognition when winning the grand final of the BBC TV programme “Star for a Night” with a stunning performance of the Nina Simone classic ‘Feeling Good’. This led to performances at the Royal Variety Show, The Albert Hall and the opportunity to work with a diverse range of producers -True North, Stargate, and songwriters Gary Barlow, Tony Moore. However break-through at that point was not to be.
Collaborations followed with:
• Spooky on the album “Open” which saw one of the tracks penned by Celestine – ‘Strange Addiction’ – used on the Ving Rhames film Shooting Gallery. “This is one of the best albums I’ve had for a long time…. Both are absolutely wicked in there own right… Emotional soulful vocals and wicked melodies over all the tracks… The more I listen to it, the more I love it”
• Crucial Records on ‘Garage Gospel Volume 1’ track ‘All of Me’ with Nigel Ipinson-Flemming (The Stone Roses).
• Celestine then collaborated with Sonic Syringe to produce a 5-track EP called ‘Inside’. In 2009 one of the tracks, [These Streets] reached No. 1 in the Ujima 98fm Charts and remained at No. 1 for 6 weeks; it also received airplay from BBC Radio Bristol. ‘Inside’ was the start of the journey to find her true place in her musical journey.
Performances followed with regular spots at The Coronation Tap and local and national festivals and as support act for Pee Wee Ellis/Fred Wesley, Tarrus Riley/Etana, John Holt/The Temptations at o2 Academy and Mica Paris.
This next stage is her journey brings to the table the 12-track album “Secret Side”, recorded entirely with live musicians – With many of the lyrics penned by Celestine herself, Secret Side is on occasion “a funksome blend of soul and jazz…with a voice of perfect poise coming through…” In addition tracks like ‘This Baby Still Cares’ and ‘Prophecy’ shows her more mellow jazz style. “Secret Side” is a great addition to all music lovers’ collections.
Celestine has a natural jazz/soul vocal style which moves effortlessly through different genres of music – “a singer with a really hauntingly beautiful voice” and “an inner beauty that shines through”. Celestine is at her best when performing live and has captured the essence of her live performances and song writing on her debut album ‘Secret Side’. Infusing Soul, Jazz, Funk and Blues rhythms with velvet vocals, ‘Secret Side’ has songs to suit all moods.
Secret Side is available for download on iTunes, CDbaby and Amazon MP3; physical copies from www.amazon.co.uk.

Zion Flex at Bristol Indie Soul Mixer

Zion Flex has always been naturally fresh and fly. A Singer/Songwriter and Artist. She has worked with producers the likes of critically acclaimed Roots Manuva back in ’03. She studied Content Creation for Broadcasting and New Media and holds Bachelor of Arts with Honours 2:1 from Ravensbourne College, England. In 2009 she self-released her debut acoustic album with Tom McAllister “An Exercise in Scales and Balances” and later in 2010 her first electronic sampler “The Eau”.

To date Zion Flex has performed acrross the world to name but a few Winter Music Conference, (Miami, U.S.A) and Marsatac, Marseille (France), OPA (Paris, France) Bicao Papao, (Milano Marittima, Italy) Christiania Radio, (Copenhagen, Denmark). The Winston, (Amsterdam, Holland). Shambala Festival (UK), Bloom Festival (UK) and most recently in 2011 completed a tour of the Balkans.

“Zion Flex. With a style that draws on her many musical influences – from jazz, soul and black spiritual songs to trip hop, folk and classical – combined with a pretty unique aesthetic and a seemingly relentless work ethic, she really has what is necessary to stand out from the creative cluster that seems to be nearing saturation point at the moment. Her spoken word poetics and spellbinding singing voice merge with nu-jazz-neo-soul-hip-hop melodies, to create a listening experience that you’re left in your mind long after the music stops.” STYLE 43, UK

“Du hip-hop à la soul, en passant par le jazz et le ragga, son premier album “An Exercise on Scales and Balances” est d’une essence trip-hop à la Bristolienne. Zion Flex cultive l’éclectisme, au point qu’on pourrait la placer au carrefour des styles d’une Coco Rosie et d’une Keny Arkana croisée à Beth Gibbon. Poli-artiste… de Bristol, la chanteuse Zion Flex envoute par son charisme de danseuse hip-hop et son flow extraordinaire, mélodieux et très personnel qui alterne un phrasé rythmé et rempli d’émotions avec des phases slow et tranquilles, plus progressives, tirant presque vers le slam. Encore peu connue sur la scène internationale, elle effectue une véritable percée dans le milieu depuis l’an dernier, avec une participation au Winter Music Conference (Miami, U.S.A), collaboré avec Roots Manuva, une prestation scénique pour le festival Marsatac, tourné clips et interviews.” – Victor Sas (CTV) France

“Zion Flex je mlada dama koja pored pisanja, pevanja i repovanja radi kao model, slikar i bavi se plesom. Mix jamajčanskog porekla i bristolskog rodnog okruženja čine Zion Flex originalnom, svežom i nikako običnom” – Butchaa MensenJah, Serbia

“Zion Flex – Soulful and poetically driven, Zion flex’s singing and rapping synergise to create her own unique and beautiful sound … Influenced by Jazz, Hip- Hop and old black spiritual songs. An artist that refuses to be restricted and continues to break the mould” GIRL WONDER, UK

“Zion Flex – Smooth, sultry vocal flowing straight from the heart drift above swirling guitars, representing true soul with hypnotic effect” SOUL CLASH, UK

Bristol Indie Soul Mixer – Advance Registration Fees

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BRISTOL INDIE SOUL MIXER

 3 Day Event for the Soul Community

 Business, Information, Partnership, Collaboration, Networking

Performance and Media

Trade

Community, Culture and Education

Local – National – International

SPRING 2011

(Brought to you by the Organisers of the Indie Soul Mixer Event in New York, now in its 6th year)

© Life and Soul Promotions and Soul Freedom and Bristol Indie Soul Mixer Community Interest Company

Introduction

Bristol Soul is an intense 3 day event for Soul artists, established and aspiring, together with industry partners and supporters. 

Soul is not dead, the music is merely a part of a cultural identity, the music is organic and is evolving independently and underground and will once again soon feature as a force in world music markets. The time is now and this conference will help elevate anybody involved in the industry to their next level, to achieve personal goals and more importantly build the base from which we all work.

 If you achieve, we achieve.  Start building the movement together…….

The Event

 The focus will be to take you to the next level regardless of whether you are a new and inexperienced artist or an established name.

The emphasis will be on education, business, networking, collaboration and performance.

Education

Soul artists have a deep cultural and community identity.  They give back through education.  Skills will be passed on and nurtured through development.  In addition there will be emphasis on cultural and charity projects that the Soul Community are involved in.

Business

The music industry now is not the same as it once was, the world has changed, the marketplace has changed, yet the industry still operates through the old models.  We will explore and educate how to operate new exciting business models in the current environment.

Networking

Networking is a key ingredient within the new business model.  Meet fellow artists and essential industry professions to expand your connections, your ‘brand’ and enhance your career development.

Collaboration

 It is not only about yourselves, if the movement expands, marketplaces expand and all can benefit.  It is essential to communicate and collaborate at all levels, artisticly and in business.

Performance

Of course, artists want to perform and their will be plenty of opportunity from workshops, acoustic sets, album launches and full performance as well as mentoring and collaborative sessions

4 key groups

Youth

aspiring new talent from Bristol and elsewhere, broadly under aged 20 with no  released product

New Artists

artists who have recorded and probably released some product, some performance skills

Established Artists

artists who have several years experience in recording or performance or both

Known ‘names’

established and known artists

Activities

Plenary Sessions 

Songwriting Workshops

Workgroups and Collaborative Sessions

Seminars

Acoustic Jams

Listening Parties

Gigs

Attendees

 We have a huge pool of potential artists and contributors both in the UK and the US (and Worldwide) from being the founder of the New York Indie Soul Mixer, a pre-eminent event in the indie soul calendar, and being a major participator in the largest Soul Music Event in the World, The International Soul Music Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

 There will be particular emphasis on education and community and such groups will be encouraged to participate.

 One of the major factors that bind together New Soul Artists is the belief that we are at the dawn of a new age where Soul Music and Culture will regain its place in the world as the dominant force in Black Music.  Together with the sense that working together but independently the movement will again acquire the force and momentum to dominate world music in the years ahead.  New technologies and non traditional business methods will be key to making progress.

 Additionally cultural and community driven strategies will ensure further and enhanced benefits.

 Attendees will be local, national and international 

 Aims and Objectives

  The following is intended as a guide only.

 Group 1 Youth

 The objectives for the Youth Group is to enable them to enhance their skills by mixing, talking and working with other more established artists, to be mentored.  In addition to learn business skills in the current environment.  To give their insights into how they see the genre evolving.

 Education

Networking

Business Skills

Creativity

Performance

New Markets

 Group 2 New Artists

 The objectives for this group is to enhance business skills, to create collaborations and relationships.

 Networking

Business Advice

Collaborations

Performance

New Markets

 Group 3 Established Artist

 The objectives for this group is to create relationships and collaborations particularly internationally. Enhanced business skills, mentoring and youth development.  Creative workshops. 

Networking

Performance

Business Advice

Collaborations

New Markets

 Group 4 ‘Star’

To mentor and give knowledge.  To obtain new business and creative relationships particularly new market and international.

Networking

Mentoring

Performance

New Markets

Participants

Applications and expressions of interest now accepted from:-

Artists

Youth Groups

Business and Trade

Sponsorship

Advisors and Industry Specialists

Media accreditation

Volunteers

email – mike@lifeandsoulpromotions.co.uk

Mailing List and News update requests – mike@lifeandsoulpromotions.co.uk

FUNDING and SPONSORSHIP

We are looking for funding sponsors and partnerships.  Interested Parties should email in first instance to mike@lifeandsoulpromotions.co.uk to register their interest.

 There will be additional events at other local approved venues.

Films

Live Music

Club and DJ Events

Trade Fair

Art and Graffiti

Craft

Food

 Pre Event Marketing

Remix Competition

Songwriting Competition

Fundraising Events

Bristol Indie Soul Mixer – June 2011

Preliminary Announcement
Next year June 16 to 19 2011 Indie Soul Mixer comes to Bristol.
This will be an Indie Soul Mixer with all the ingredients of the successful events in New York and Atlanta, but will:-
a) Embrace youth, community and education
b) Include Business and Career Development Modules
c) Have many performance opportunities
d) Be essential for you whether you are a young aspiring artist or an established name
e) Include invaluable networking, collaboration, business and music opportunities.
Please therefore lock the date in your diaries, let me know whether you are interested in participating or being involved and if so at what level.
There are many levels at which assistance will be required from volunteers to expertise, trade and community, artists and industry people. Please express your interest now by responding to mike@lifeandsoulpromotions.co.uk
This event will be run by Bristol Indie Soul Mixer Community Interest Company.
Many thanks