Self-Help Seminar Announced and Born To Be Wide's Twelfth Birthday

Self Help Seminar Announced
Thursday 4 February  I  Electric Circus, Edinburgh

Born To Be Wide is set to celebrate its twelfth birthday on Thursday 4 February, with a self-help seminar specially for managers, artists and labels.
 
The evening, which takes place in Edinburgh’s Electric Circus, is the culmination of years of study and reveals the most – and least – effective approaches to promotion.
 
“This seminar will help unlock the many techniques within everyone’s grasp,” explains Born To Be Wide founder Olaf Furniss, who will chair the evening. “We guarantee that anyone attending will increase their chances of being covered and do a better job than most PRs.”
 
The seminar will cover themes including online promotion, social media, deadlines, creating an effective biography and how to get useable press photographs.  
 
Confirmed speakers include BBC Radio Scotland producer, Amy Ferguson, photographer Jannica Honey, concert promoter James Bruce and owner of Song, By Toad records Matthew Young.
 
Following the seminar, panelists will play a selection of their favourite music and hang out with the audience.
 
Tickets for Wide Days will also be available to buy.

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EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 4 February 2016
The Electric Circus, Edinburgh, EH6 5BJ

Admission: £5.50 / £4 Musicians’ Union Members
Tickets available from: www.borntobewide.co.uk

RUNNING ORDER

19.00 – Doors Open
19.30-21.15 – Self-Help Seminar
21.15-late – Guest DJ sets & socialising

Join the Born To Be Wide team for some Christmas drinks on Thu 17th December...

Join the Born To Be Wide team for some Christmas drinks, socialising and general merriment on Thursday 17th December at the Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh from 8pm till late - RSVP here.

Expect anything-goes DJ sets from Olaf, Michael and some very special guests. Plus mince-pies and a few additional surprises...

If you're planning to head to Neu Reekie, pop in beforehand, or join us afterwards.


Event info:
Thursday 17th December
8pm till late
The Voodoo Rooms (French Quarter)
19a West Register St, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA

Honeyblood Stina & UNESCO City of Literature Trust Join Panel

HONEYBLOOD FRONT WOMAN AND EDINBURGH UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE TRUST TO JOIN 'CREATING THE PERFECT MUSIC CITY' PANEL

Honeyblood’s Stina Tweeddale and Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust director, Ali Bowden, are set to join next week’s Born To Be Wide discussion ‘creating the perfect music city’. They will join Newcastle University’s Adam Behr and Unique Events founder Pete Irvine for the evening at the Electric Circus on Thursday 5 November.
 
With a focus on the capital, it will explore ideas about how to build and nurture artistic and business talent and draw on Behr’s recent study of Edinburgh’s live scene, which found that the sector contributed £40m to the city’s economy.

“Stina and Ali will bring valuable perspectives and make a great contribution to the discussion,” says Born To Be Wide founder Olaf Furniss, adding that through playing in hundreds locations around the world, Tweeddale is well-placed to give examples of successful models.
 
In addition, Bowden brings a unique insight into what factors have enabled another creative genre to thrive, and how challenges faced by the literary community were overcome.
 
The panel will be preceded by an interview with Pete Irvine, who prior to establishing Unique Events co-founded Regular Music in the mid-seventies, bringing some of the world’s largest acts to Scotland.
 
Following the discussion, speakers will be invited to DJ and socialise with the audience.