[NewMusic] Bay Area information for Musicking Peoples

[Philip Gelb]

http://meridiangallery.org

this is a monthly series that i started and ran for 5
years. Tom Bickley took it over a couple years back.


--- Charity Chan <charity.chan at gmail.com> wrote:

> no no no no no!!!
> 
>   it did indeed garner enough information! 
> Unfortunately, it did not
> post straight away the day that I sent it.  By last
> count,  I had
> indeed sent four (my apologies... entirely due to my
> ineptness... I
> had thought that none had been received and well,
> I'm sure we can all
> (me) continue this sentence to no end).  We can
> discuss my gross
> technological deficiencies elsewhere perhaps?! 
> Otherwise, thank you
> very much for the information that has been sent
> thus far, and any
> other information (especially for music supply
> stores: luthiers,
> anything other than guitar center and starving
> musician etc.) would
> be greatly appreciated!
> 
> As well, could someone please tell me more about
> meridian music?  I
> haven't heard of it thus far, but Philip Gelb
> mentioned it. (?)
> 
> 
> 
> On 15 août 07, at 21:35, Phillip Greenlief wrote:
> 
> > Wow, I guess our response didn't garner enough
> information, so she
> > decided to post again...
> >
> > ;)
> >
> > PG
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: newmusic-bounces at music.mills.edu
> > [mailto:newmusic-bounces at music.mills.edu] On
> Behalf Of Charity Chan
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:54 AM
> > To: Bay Area New Music Discussion Group
> > Subject: Re: [NewMusic] Bay Area information for
> Musicking Peoples
> >
> > Hello all!
> >
> > I'm currently in the process of putting together a
> list of Bay Area
> > music resources for music students at Mills.  The
> idea is to make it
> > easier for students to find out what there is
> available in the Bay
> > (concerts, venues, mailing lists, radio stations,
> places to buy CD's
> > etc.).  I know that there are a lot of good
> websites already up, but
> > this is to help save on the confusion and
> difficulty that a lot of
> > new students (especially from outside of the area)
> might experience
> > when they first arrive (it also saves on at least
> several hours worth
> > of google time).
> >
> > So, in the hopes of making things easier for
> everyone (ie. doesn't
> > take a several months to a year and a half to find
> out and get a
> > grasp on all that goes on) please send me any and
> all information you
> > might have about what things take place and where!
> >
> > (I know about the standard things (Transbay, New
> Music Digest/Events)
> > but for other things (Noise Pancakes (still don't
> know how to get
> > ahold of all of the dates), radio stations,
> concert series, places to
> > buy music, other lists etc.) I am sure that I am
> missing a LOT of it.)
> >
> > This will not be a promotions or bookings list
> (only sent out once at
> > the beginning of each semester-not regularly- but
> copies will be made
> > available on a regular basis through the music
> department) but more
> > of a resource list for where things take place and
> how to (somewhat)
> > easily find out about them.  Hence, it's going to
> be geared more
> > towards things like general music venue
> descriptions and links, show
> > listings, blog sites, etc. rather than say, a
> website directed to a
> > particular label or band.  Also, please limit the
> information to
> > things that deal primarily with the Bay Area (a
> little outside of it
> > is OK) but otherwise, it would just simply be too
> much!
> >
> > Things of particular interest would include (but
> are not limited to):
> >
> > -radio stations/programs
> > -venues
> > -mailing lists (either for shows or for
> discussion)
> > -concert series (please also include information
> about how to find
> > out about them)
> > -places to buy music (a good overall selection...
> please, no specific
> > label websites as that can makes things tricky)
> > -good music supply stores
> > -blogs (?)
> > -anything else I may have missed
> >
> > Things to include with points of interest could
> be:
> >
> > -website
> > -contact info (address, phone number, contact
> name)
> > -directions on how to sign up
> > -short description
> >
> > If you could submit all information to me by the
> 25th of August (via
> > email), that would be great! (It gives me enough
> time to compile and
> > organize all of the information) The list will be
> sent out to music
> > students during the first week of classes (Aug.
> 29th- Sept. 4th).
> >
> > You can email me (contact me off list) at:
> charity.chan at gmail.com
> >
> > Thank you very much!
> >
> > Charity
> >
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> Music Improvisation Ensemble Assistant
> Contemporary Performance Ensemble Assitant
> Mills College
> Oakland CA
> USA
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