Whale Music

Live streaming to the web (by Will Carter, wight365)

2008-05-02T06:10:00.000-07:00

With the test stream now running out of our studio, and having tested earlier in the week from the venue at Cowes Yacht Haven, we are feeling confident of the durability of the service for the night of the concert.

The live audio is utilising RealPlayer and images are being provided by uploading photos to a Flash player.

The service should provide a unique insight into the gig for those living too far away to attend.

We will be providing an archived version of the concert for catching up after the event.

If you have any questions - technical or otherwise - don't hesitate to use this blog. I'll answer any queries just as quickly as I can.

Who are the Performers?

2008-04-23T06:42:00.000-07:00

Paul Athey – Guitar player with Martinez - played drums with Dancer

Mick Cuffe – Bass player with Martinez - played bass guitar in Dancer

Jerry Cahill - guitarist, plays a cross between ambient guitar music and jazz folk - has played at all the major festivals - played guitar and flute in Dancer

Mike Jolliffe – Currently singing with the Accelerators - vocals for Dancer

Anthony played keyboards with Dancer. Well-known music entrepreneur, Wilf Pine (manager of Black Sabbath and the Groundhogs amongst others), took Dancer to London to record an unreleased album "Tales of the Riverbank" at Olympic Studios in Barnes, produced by the Groundhog's, Tony McPhee.

Anthony's song 'You, Me and the Whip' had the words altered to become one of the themes of the title track of the album. Anthony Minghella and Jerry Cahill left during the final days of recording, with Minghella going off to Hull University, from where he would eventually emerge as an award winning playwright and film director.

Mike Hugg – Co founder of Manfred Mann, responsible for many of their hits including '5-4-3-2-1'. He also wrote the Likely Lads theme tune and the Ski (Full of Fitness Fruit) advert!

John Lytle – Bass player with the Accelerators.

Tim Marshall – Just returned to the island after many years of playing on cruise ships around the world. Now most likely to be seen playing bass with folk/rock band, Smoke and Mirrors.

Mick Smith – Director of Quay Arts and a musician and songwriter himself.

Stickman - Fronted by Steve and Joy Jolliffe.

John Wroath – Singer songwriter with Sporting Life.

The evening will also feature an excerpt from one of Anthony’s plays, performed by Red Tie youth theatre and performances from other surprise musical guests. Keep watching this blog for announcements!

Any more info required, please ring me during office hours at Quay Arts on 01983 822490.

Bach and Beckett

2008-04-07T13:03:00.000-07:00

Bach and Beckett
The Anthony Minghella Scholarship fund at Quay Arts

What?

A fund set up in memory of Anthony Minghella to provide opportunities for young people to develop their skills and knowledge of filmmaking, drama and music. The aim of the fund is to help grow young film, drama and musical talent on the Island and to provide motivated and talented young people with resources and opportunities to develop and showcase their talents.

Our plans for the fund include be the establishment of a young people’s film group, with the aim of showcasing the finished works at Quay Arts. The money will also be used to subsidise places for motivated and talented young people with limited resources to attend courses and workshops in film, drama and music. Funds will be made available to individuals through personal application, with the aim being to support young people who show particular promise, motivation and dedication in their chosen field.

We are particularly interested in ensuring that this fund reflects the wide spectrum of artistic interests and ability that Anthony Minghella himself displayed as well as the recognition that arts are not always easily compartmentalised into separate boxes. We would therefore hope that the work produced celebrates the natural creative interplay between disciplines.

Why Bach and Beckett?

“The two major discoveries in my young adulthood were Bach and Beckett. For both its true that there's this monkish, extremely rare and dry surface, underneath which there is a volcano”

Anthony Minghella