Organisations
| NEATH PORT TALBOT | |
|---|---|
| name: | AFAN FM NEATH-PORT TALBOT |
| contact: | Craig Williams |
| address: | Local Action Centre AquaDome Princess Margaret Way Port Talbot |
| postcode: | SA12 6QW |
| tel: | 01639 61 81 81 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.afanfm.co.uk |
| description: | Neath & Port Talbots new Community Radio Station, playing the very best Alternative, Dance & chart music from the past 10 years. |
| RHONDDA CYNON TAFF | |
| name: | ARTS FACTORY |
| contact: | Catherine Berry |
| address: | Unit 11, Highfield Industrial Estate Ferndale |
| postcode: | CF43 4SX |
| tel: | 01443 757954 |
| fax: | 01443 732521 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.artsfactory.co.uk |
| WREXHAM | |
| name: | BELINDA FISHER |
| address: | 35 Yale Park Wrexham |
| postcode: | LL11 2AX |
| tel: | 01978 314619 |
| description: | Organises youth music competion and festival at William Aston Hall, Wrexham. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | CADW |
| address: | Crown Buildings Cathays Park Cardiff |
| postcode: | CF10 3NQ |
| tel: | 029 2082 6185 |
| fax: | 029 2082 6375 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.cadw.wales.gov.uk |
| RHONDDA CYNON TAFF | |
| name: | CANOLFAN RHYS |
| contact: | Simon Preston |
| address: | Penrhys Partnership Heol Dyfed Penrhys |
| postcode: | CF43 3PT |
| tel: | 01443 755580 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.penrhys.com |
| description: | As well as reheasal and recording studios, Canolfan Rhys have an art room, digital editing facilities and an auditorium both inhouse and outreach. |
| POWYS | |
| name: | CARAD |
| address: | Community Arts Rhayader and District East Street |
| postcode: | LD6 5ER |
| tel: | 01597 810192 |
| fax: | 01597 810194 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.carad.org.uk |
| description: | CARAD is open to all who live in Rhayader, the district and beyond. Check out our facilities, - recording studio, digital, DTP and darkroom, theatre space, workshop and heritage areas. CARAD offers people the chance to participate in arts and heritage activities and learn new skills. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | CARDIFF SOUND SCENE |
| address: | Cathays Community Centre 36 Cathays Terrace Cardiff |
| postcode: | CF24 4HX |
| tel: | 029 2037 3144 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.soundsceneuk.com OR www.cathays.org.uk |
| description: | Cardiff Soundscene is a voluntary music organisation run by and for young people in the Cardiff area, with the aim of improving the music scene for young bands/musicians in Cardiff by organising events and providing music related services. In-house PA system and gig venue Our recording studio is located in Cathays Community Centre in Cardiff. Charges: Use of the studio including the services of an engineer is charged at £15 per hour of recording and mixing. We have 2 rehearsal rooms, located in Cathays Community centre. Each room is equipped with: full drum kit (not including cymbals) 2 guitar amps, bass amp, full vocal PA system. FOR FURTHER INFO SEE THE WEBSITE |
| BLAENAU GWENT | |
| name: | CATAPULT RESOURCE CENTRE |
| address: | 7-9 Commercial Street Tredegar |
| postcode: | NP22 3DH |
| tel: | 01495 711499 |
| fax: | 01495 725083 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.tredegar.org.uk |
| description: | Community learning centre |
| RHONDDA CYNON TAFF | |
| name: | CIC |
| address: | Canolfan yr Urdd |
| postcode: | CF44 7ES |
| tel: | 01685 882299 |
| fax: | 01685 886848 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.cicio.net |
| description: | We provide activities through the medium of Welsh for the youth of Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | CIWDOD |
| contact: | Esyllt Williams |
| address: | Unit 8 24 Norbury Road Fairwater |
| postcode: | CF5 3AU |
| tel: | 029 2083 8060 |
| fax: | 029 2056 6573 |
| email: | |
| description: | Ciwdod works to promote Welsh language music at a community level. Ciwdod works alongside Complete Control Music supporting new artists through offering access to studio time, performing on a live circuit, releases, specialist training and music industry advice. Ciwdod also provide trained and experienced community tutors, equipment, advice and support to give people the opportunity to write, play, record or perform their own music. ------ Mae Ciwdod yn gweithio i hybu cerddoriaeth Gymraeg ar lefel cymunedol. Mae Ciwdod yn gweithio law yn llaw a Complete Control Music i gefnogi artistiaid newydd trwy gynnig amser stiwdio, perfformio’n fyw, rhyddhau cerddoriaeth, hyfforddiant arbenigol a chyngor am y diwydiant cerddoriaeth. Mae Ciwdod hefyd yn darparu tiwtoriaid cymunedol cymwysedig a phrofiadol, yng hyd a offer cerddorol, cymorth a chyngor i rhoi cyfle i bobl creu, chwarae, recordio a pherfformio cerddoriaeth ei hun. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | COMMUNITY MUSIC WALES |
| contact: | Simon Dancey |
| address: | Unit 8 24 Norbury Road Fairwater |
| postcode: | CF5 3AU |
| tel: | 029 2083 8060 |
| fax: | 029 2056 6573 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.communitymusicwales.org.uk |
| description: | Community Music Wales provides trained and experienced community tutors, equipment, advice and support to give people the opportunity to write, play, record or perform their own music. CMW also runs an accredited training scheme for community music tutors, CMW also administer the New Deal for musicians scheme (Training for 18 to 24 year old unemployed musicians). CMW has two associated record labels called Complete Control Music and Ciwdod. |
| GWYNEDD | |
| name: | COMMUNITY MUSIC WALES / CERDD GYMUNEDOL CYMRU (NORTH OFFICE / SWYDDFA'R GOGLEDD |
| contact: | Steffan Cravos |
| address: | Uned 20 Galeri Doc Fictoria Caernarfon |
| postcode: | LL55 1SQ |
| tel: | 01286 685248 |
| fax: | 01286 678140 |
| email: | |
| description: | The North Wales office of Community Music Wales provides trained and experienced community tutors and mentors, to advice and support musicians who live in the Objective 1 areas of north Wales. We work with both Welsh and English speaking musicians from the age of 16, bands and artists. Objective one areas include, Ynys Môn, Gwynedd, Conwy and Denbighshire. Mae Cerdd Gymunedol Cymru yn darparu gwasanaeth tiwtora a Mentora gan diwtoriaid a mentoriaid profiadol. Rydym yn cynnig cyngor a chefnogaeth i gerddorion sy'n byw yn ardal Amcan 1 yng ngogledd Cymru. Rydym yn gweithio gyda cherddorion, bandiau ac artistiaid sydd yn siarad Cymraeg a Saesneg sydd dros 16 mlwydd oed. Ardaloedd Amcan 1 yw, Ynys Môn, Gwynedd, Conwy a Dinbych. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | GRASSROOTS CARDIFF |
| contact: | Michael Botzaropoulos |
| address: | 58 Charles Street Cardiff |
| postcode: | CF10 2GG |
| tel: | 029 2023 1700 |
| fax: | 029 2038 7143 |
| email: | |
| description: | Digital recording studio and live rehearsal room for inspired young people aged 16-25. All genres and fresh ideas are treated with respect and care by a friendly and enthusiastic producer. Experienced in Pro Tools, Cubase, Reason and with an extended repertoire and open mind, all songs come to life proud to be used as demos for DJ's and promoters. Along with the Music Department come the Video Department for video clip shooting and editing and the Graphics Department for artwork. |
| BLAENAU GWENT | |
| name: | HADDONWISH LTD. |
| contact: | Nicola |
| address: | 61 Vale Terrace Tredegar |
| postcode: | NP2 4HU |
| tel: | 01495 724681 |
| RHONDDA CYNON TAFF | |
| name: | HIRWAUN YMCA |
| address: | Manchester Place Hirwaun Aberdare |
| postcode: | CF44 9RB |
| tel: | 01685 811420 |
| fax: | 01685 814190 |
| email: | |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | IMMTECH |
| address: | Unit C, Building 8 Curran Road |
| postcode: | CF10 5DF |
| tel: | 029 2064 0500 |
| fax: | 029 2064 0600 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.immtech.co.uk |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | LIVE MUSIC NOW! WALES |
| contact: | Gillian Green |
| address: | 36 The Cathedral Green Llandaf |
| postcode: | CF5 2EB |
| tel: | 02920 554040 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.livemusicnow.org |
| description: | Live Music Now is a scheme which offers young professional musicians invaluable opportunities at the start of their careers enabling them to perform at a wide range of venues from care homes for the elderly and special schools to appearances at festivals and in concert halls. The Live Music Now Wales Office also doubles up as the Central Auditions Office for the UK. |
| VALE OF GLAMORGAN | |
| name: | MAJOR MUSIC |
| address: | c/o Llantwit Major Youth Centre Station Road Llantwit Major Vale of Glamorgan |
| postcode: | CF61 1ST |
| tel: | 01446 792141 |
| www: | www.majormusic.net |
| BRIDGEND | |
| name: | MAKING TRAX |
| address: | 34 Brigend Rd Pontycymer |
| tel: | 01656 871305 |
| fax: | 01656 871205 |
| description: | Mobile recording, PA Hire and community orientated workshops in sound engineering and making music |
| CONWY | |
| name: | MASE (MUSIC & SOUND EXPERIENCE) |
| contact: | Charles Hildrew |
| address: | 16 Ashdown House Riverside Business Park Benarth Road Conwy |
| postcode: | LL32 8UB |
| tel: | 01492 596633 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.mase.org.uk |
| description: | Running custom made workshops or organizations and communities. They also do consultation work and are currently setting up community music centres accross North Wales, the first of which opened in Old Colwyn: Youth music non profit making charity. We have rehearsal and performance facilities as well as a recording studio which can be hired on a hourly basis. 24 track digital studio. Good selection of equipment available. Qualified engineer. Superb rates. |
| LLANELLI | |
| name: | MENTER CWM GWENDRAETH / RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME |
| address: | 11 - 15 Coalbrook Road Pontyberen Llanelli Carmarthenshire |
| postcode: | SA15 5HU |
| tel: | 01269 871600 |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS WALES |
| address: | Ty Cerdd-Music Centre Wales Wales Millenium Centre Bute Place |
| postcode: | CF10 5AL |
| tel: | 029 2063 5640 |
| email: | |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | PROMO CYMRU |
| contact: | Marco Gil-Cervantes |
| address: | Unit 13 Royal Stuart Workshops Adelaide Place Card |
| postcode: | CF10 5BR |
| tel: | 029 2046 2222 |
| fax: | 029 2048 1331 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.promo-cymru.org |
| description: | ProMo provides advice, support and platforms to enable young people to enter the music, arts and other cultural industries. As well as this support ProMo can engage young people with its own trading arm, DepCult which consists of record labels, PA hire, lighting/projection services, event management and many others. |
| SWANSEA | |
| name: | RED CAFE DJ SCHOOL |
| contact: | Jared Percival |
| address: | 646 Mumbles Rd Mumbles |
| tel: | 01792 362122 |
| fax: | 01792 362122 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.redcafe.org.uk |
| description: | The Red Cafe DJ School has been running DJ workshops for young people in Wales for nearly 10 years. We are able to support young people to gain recognised OCN qualifications in DJ Skills and have supported many established young DJs/ promoters in Wales. |
| POWYS | |
| name: | RHAYADER JAM |
| contact: | Brian |
| address: | The Cornhill West Street Rhayader |
| postcode: | LD6 5AB |
| email: | |
| www: | www.i.am/jamming |
| description: | Open mic & Jam Session EVERY Tuesday. 7:30pm til LATE at The Cornhill, West Street, Rhayader, Powys. Friendly & relaxed we welcome musicians & vocalists of ALL ages & ability. Even if you're NOT a musician, why not join us... or even join in: there are plenty of things for people to bash & rattle! We have a full drum kit, PA, mics & keyboard for everyone's use & there are usually a couple of guitars kicking around too - great if you can bring your own! All we ask is a donation of a quid which goes towards community instruments & equipment. More info & e-mail at www.i.am/jamming or you can chat to us on Yahoo! Messenger at rhayaderjam The Cornhill also have regular LIVE gigs. See www.myspace.com/rhayaderjam for more info. |
| RHONDDA CYNON TAFF | |
| name: | SONIG YOUTH MUSIC INDUSTRY |
| contact: | Tanya Walker-Brown (Project Co-ordinator) |
| address: | Cultural Services Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Ty Trevithick Abercynon |
| postcode: | CF45 4UQ |
| tel: | 01443 490205 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.sonig.org.uk |
| description: | Support and opportunities for young people to be involved in rock and pop music and strategic creative industries development. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | SOUND AFFAIRS |
| contact: | Charlie Barber |
| address: | 62 Arran Street Roath |
| postcode: | CF24 3HT |
| tel: | 029 2049 7157 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.soundaffairs.co.uk |
| description: | Sound Affairs is a non-profit making organisation that exists to promote concerts of new music and co-ordinate related activities such as workshops, education projects and other participatory events. The activities of Sound Affairs centre on live music, new technology, new and emerging artforms and feature the creation and promotion of new and original work and collaborative ventures between arts practitioners from different media. Currently managing Entracte and Raw Goods. We are also looking at developing new acts to manage. Please contact Charlie for further information. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | SOUTH RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE |
| address: | Brunel Street Riverside |
| postcode: | CF11 6ES |
| tel: | 029 2025 0557 |
| description: | Regeneration project that runs music workshops. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | SOUTH WALES INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY ARTS (SWICA) |
| address: | Market House 1 Market Road Canton |
| tel: | 029 2038 2094 |
| description: | Promotes intercultural music and arts. |
| PEMBROKESHIRE | |
| name: | SPAN ARTS LTD |
| address: | The Town Moor Moorfield Road Narberth |
| postcode: | SA67 7AG |
| tel: | 01834 869323 |
| fax: | 01834 869323 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.span-arts.org.uk |
| description: | SPAN is a voluntary arts organisation with a 16 year track record of promoting gigs, concerts, exhibitions and workshops for children and adults. We promote local and international roots. jazz, blues, reggae and folk music primarily at The Queens Hall in Narberth, but increasingly elsewhere in the country. We programme the Pembrokeshire Talent Showcase at the County Show. We have a base in Narberth that is used for rehearsals and workshops. |
| CARMARTHENSHIRE | |
| name: | STEER MULTIMEDIA STUDIOS |
| contact: | Ali Showalla [Studio Manager] |
| address: | New Road Tairgwaith Ammanford |
| postcode: | SA18 1UN |
| tel: | 01269 823815 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.steerstudios.net |
| description: | Steer Studios is an exciting and innovative Community project which has been developed in response to the needs of local young people. Steer consists of a Community Recording and Design studio which offers training, recording and design services, location recording, alongside Community music and multimedia projects with all types of groups and organisations. |
| POWYS | |
| name: | TASC |
| email: | |
| www: | www.tradartsupport.org.uk |
| description: | TASC was formed in 1994 as the outreach arm of the Mid Wales May Festival (1989-1998). It aims to promote and encourage traditional and tradition-based work |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | TERRA ARTS FOUNDATION |
| contact: | Jane/Mark/Mali |
| address: | 48 Eyre Street Splottland |
| postcode: | CF24 2JS |
| tel: | 07817234145 |
| email: | |
| description: | Terra Arts Foundation has been operating in the South Wales area for about 25 years under a number of different guises, but the main protagonists are Mark Taylor, Jane Taylor-Powell and Mali Taylor - Powell. We are promotors /performers/artists/DJs/dancers and general big mouth punk opinionists who have worked with a wide variety of people. |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | THE GATE ARTS CENTRE |
| address: | The Gate Keppoch Street |
| postcode: | CF24 3JW |
| tel: | 02920 483344 |
| fax: | 02920 431290 |
| email: | |
| www: | http://www.thegate.org.uk |
| description: | Fully accessible to all and housed in a converted listed church building in Cardiff, The Gate is a state of the art venue with a wide range of facilities. |
| PEMBROKESHIRE | |
| name: | TIDYLIKERECORDS C.I.C |
| address: | 60a Cartlett Haverfordwest |
| tel: | 07779 089204 |
| www: | myspace.com/tidylikerecords |
| description: | We've set up a new community record label for west wales called TIDY LIKE RECORDS and we e a collective by musicians for musicians to record and distribute as much local music as we can, and to provide as much support and advice as possible for the musical community. Our ethos is purely to support community creativity with music. We'll try to sell CDs and then recycle the profits to record the next band for free or as near to free as we can. The idea is simply that not having money won bar hot music from having the chance to get out there and be heard. Any profits we make will always be constantly recycled to produce more and more new music. Starting off in Pembs weve built a solid voluntary network of wickedly skilled and enthusiastic musoes backed by some professional agency heads forming what we e sure to a strong collective. TIDY LIKE RECORDS what we do.... we will offer: training, educational accredited courses, film making, Website design, Gra! phic design, Technical assisitance, community workshops, mentoring, consultancy, advice, & guidance. |
| CEREDIGION | |
| name: | URDD GOBAITH CYMRU |
| address: | Llanbadarn Road Aberystwyth |
| postcode: | SY23 1EY |
| tel: | 01970 613100 |
| fax: | 01970 626120 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.urdd.org |
| description: | Membership to Urdd restricted to 8-25 year olds. Urdd run Urdd Eisteddfod, held in May each year. Urddaholics are those aged 16-25. Organisers of the annual Urdd Eisteddfod. |
| POWYS | |
| name: | VOLUNTARY ARTS WALES |
| address: | PO Box 200 Welshpool |
| postcode: | SY21 7WN |
| tel: | 01938556455 |
| fax: | 01938556451 |
| www: | www.vaw.org.uk |
| CARDIFF | |
| name: | WALES ARTS INTERNATIONAL |
| address: | 28 Park Place |
| postcode: | CF10 3QE |
| tel: | 029 2038 3037 |
| fax: | 029 20 398778 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.wai.org.uk |
| CEREDIGION | |
| name: | WOMEN IN TUNE |
| contact: | Lea Halborg |
| address: | 23 High Street Lampeter |
| postcode: | SA48 7BH |
| tel: | 01554 824 260 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.womenintune.org.uk |
| description: | Provide music education and performance opportunities for women. DJ workshops, sound engineer course, live events and the WIT festival are jsut some of the ways they achieve this. |
| CAERPHILLY | |
| name: | YOUNG WALES |
| address: | unit12 Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly |
| postcode: | CF83 1BQ |
| tel: | 02920 888899 |
| email: | |
| www: | www.musicwales.com |
| description: | Creative industry access project open to Youth and Community Groups. Video production facility . Classroom facility. Studio. Vocal and performance coaching. Audition preparation . |
