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Born To Be Wide @ goNorth, Inverness, Thurs 11th & Fri 12th June – FREE
THE SCOTSMAN – Under The Radar
THE FLY MUSIC MAGAZINE:
BORN TO BE WIDE WAS CREATED IN EARLY 2004 BY MUSIC JOURNALIST OLAF FURNISS AND RECORD COMPANY SCOUT BRODIE SMITHERS. THEY WERE SOON JOINED BY MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR MARTIN SMITH.
FRUSTRATED AT THE AT THE LACK OF A FOCAL POINT IN THE EDINBURGH MUSIC SCENE, THEY DECIDED TO DO THE ONLY SENSIBLE THING AVAILABLE TO THEM AND START A SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE MUSICIANS THEY WORKED WITH.
THIS IDEA SNOWBALLED AND BORN TO BE WIDE QUICKLY BECAME A MEETING PLACE FOR MUSIC JOURNALISTS, RECORDS LABELS, PLUGGERS, A&R'S, PHOTOGRAPHERS, DIRECTORS, IN FACT ANYONE INVOLVED OR INTERESTED IN MUSIC & THE ARTS.
BRODIE LEFT BORN TO BE WIDE IN 2006 TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS SPORTING CAREER, BUT HE CONTINUES TO WRITE FOR THE FLY ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EDINBURGH.
IN SEPTEMBER 2005 DAZED AND CONFUSED PUBLISHED A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ABOUT BORN TO BE WIDE AND THIS WAS FOLLOWED IN SPRING 2006 WHEN THE NIGHT WAS NAMED NME's CLUB OF THE WEEK.
WHEN MARTIN SMITH FOUND THAT HE NEEDED ALL HIS TIME TO CONCENTRATE ON WINNING AWARDS FOR HIS FILMS, EDINBURGH PROMOTER DERICK MACKINNON STEPPED IN TO REPLACE HIM. HIS NEW FOUND SOUND NIGHTS BEEN SHOWCASING LOCAL TALENT SINCE 2006 AND HIS MINI-SET FEATURING TRACKS BY EXCITING NEW ACTS, OFFER A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT IS HOT ON THE SCENE.
THE CONCEPT FOR BORN TO BE WIDE IS SIMPLE: ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, GUESTS ARE INVITED TO PLAY THEIR FAVOURITE RECORDS OF ALL TIME AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE COMPLETELY SELF-INDULGENT. THE ONLY RULES ARE NO MORRISSEY/THE SMITHS AND NO JOY DIVISION, BUT EVERYTHING IS ALLOWED SEE THE PLAYLISTS ON THE WEBSITE
NO DJ SKILLS ARE REQUIRED AND MUSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING CDs TO GIVE TO PROMOTERS, JOURNALISTS, LABEL PEOPLE AND EACH OTHER. THE NIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FREE.
OLAF AND DERICK WRITE A MONTHLY COLUMN IN THE SCOTSMAN REPORTING ON SCOTTISH ACTS, AND EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS DO AN EDINBURGH ROUND UP FOR THE FLY.
SINCE MOVING TO THE VOODOO ROOMS IN APRIL 2008, THE SELF-INDULGENT DJ SETS HAVE BEEN PRECEDED BY SEMINARS WHICH AIM TO BE USEFUL. THESE BEGAN WITH AN EXCELLENT TALK ABOUT TOURING PRESENTED BY MARTIN ATKINS, FORMER DRUMMER WITH PIL, KILLING JOKE, NIN AND PIGFACE, AND OWNER OF INVISIBLE RECORDS.
OTHER TALKS HAVE INCLUDED: "UNVEILING THE MIND OF A MUSIC JOURNALIST," "HOW TO GET A GIG" AND "A GUIDE TO MUSIC MANAGEMENT."
IN AUGUST STV FILMED INTERVIEWS WITH OLAF AND GUEST DJS IRVINE WELSH, KRISTIN HERSH AND HER HUSBAND BILLY. THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO WAIT UNTIL EVERYBODY HAD BENEFITED FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRINK AT LEAST FIVE PINTS AND SEVERAL SHOTS OF MEZCAL.
http://video.stv.tv/bc/entertainment-edinburghfestival-20080821-kristin-hersh/:
http://video.stv.tv/bc/entertainment-edinburghfestival-20080821-irvine-welsh/:
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