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EMP MUSEUM
Throughout the summer, EMP Museum will be putting on a number of dynamic Teen Artist Workshops led by professional teaching musicians and artists, designed as a great educational tool for youth in Seattle. Workshops include introductory Rock Photography, DJing and Beatmaking, Film Acting, as well as Advanced Rock Band. Scholarships are available.
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EMP seeks new members for the 2012-2013 Youth Advisory Board (YAB). YAB connects teenagers to the Northwest’s all ages arts and music scene by giving them an opportunity to be a driving force in EMP’s teen programming. YAB members also get an inside peek at museum exhibits and special events. You must be high school-aged to apply.
KOMO NEWS
One of the northwest’s premier events for teenage musicians, Sound Off!, returns to Seattle this month. Each Saturday this month, the EMP’s Sky Church will be ablaze with sounds of high school music gurus who are well practiced and eager to share the fruits of their regular jam sessions. The bands assembled for Sound Off! were hand-selected from an initial depot of nearly 150 entrants. February 11th, 18th and 25th will see twelve bands compete for a spot in the March 3rd finals. Songs can be heard beforehand in the link above, and discounted tickets are available for students.
Filed under: Music | Tags: city of music, EMP, grunge, Krist Novoselic, live music, nevermind, Nirvana, ravenna woods, rock, Susie Tennant, The Fastbacks, the long winters, the presidents of the united states of america
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Last night, music fans gathered at EMP to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal album, Nevermind. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic hosted the affair, which saw performances by local bands like The Presidents of the United States of America, The Fastbacks, Ravenna Woods, The Long Winters, and many more paying homage to the album that help put Seattle on the map as a City of Music. The event was also a fundraiser for local luminary Susie Tennant, who is battling ovarian cancer. Above is a video of last night’s concert, which was recorded via livestream.
Filed under: Music | Tags: all ages, battle of the bands, brite futures, competition, Dyme Def, EMP, live music, local, Music, New Faces, Schoolyard Heroes, sol, sound off, the lonely forest, The Lonely H, Tomten
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Sound Off! is the Northwest’s foremost underage battle of the bands event. Each year EMP is electrified by this annual musical event that provides a stage and spotlight for promising young bands in the Seattle area. Those interested in participating can submit an application starting September 2. Sound Off! has been the launching ground for various artists and bands including The Lonely Forest, Dyme Def, Sol, New Faces, The Lonely H, Schoolyard Heroes and Brite Futures (Formerly Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head). Last year’s winner was pop-centric group Tomten. Participants must be 21 or under, and live in Washington, Oregon or British Columbia. EMP will also have a booth in Center Square during Bumbershoot this weekend with more information about next year’s Sound Off!
Filed under: Music | Tags: Clive David Institute of Recorded Music, EMP, EMP Pop Conference, Internatino Association for the Study of Popular Music, Sounds of the City
Another Rainy Saturday
The annual EMP Pop conference, which launched in Seattle in 2002, will be taking New York City by storm and debuting at NYU this Spring. The “far too rare common discussion” is putting out a call for papers on all styles of pop music. Next year’s conference, themed “Sounds of the City” and presented by New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, and International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US branch gathering, is tinted with metropolitan-meets-music discussions. Along with the call for presentation proposals are some suggested sub-themes for writers, including, but not limited to, Urban Listening, Cultural Collisions, and The Global Metropolis. Guests include academics, journalists, performers, and dedicated fans. Proposals should be sent to organizer Eric Weisbard at Eric.Weisbard@gmail.com by Tuesday, November 15.
Filed under: Film, Music | Tags: documentary, Doug Pray, EMP, Experience Music Project, Fastbacks, Film, grunge, Hype!, local, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, soundgarden, Tad
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Hype! came out in 1996 soon after the, um, hype surrounding grunge music pushed the genre into the mainstream and simultaneously thrust Seattle into the national spotlight. Director Doug Pray masterfully captured the history and development of the movement and how the subsequent media exposure eventually led to public backlash. Documented are key interviews and performances by bands that put grunge on the map, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Tad, Fastbacks, and many more. An excellent companion piece to the EMP’s current exhibit, Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses, the museum will screen Hype! next week with Pray in attendance to participate in a post-screening Q & A.
Filed under: Music | Tags: all ages, DJ Nphared, EMP, Grynch, hip hop, Kung Foo Grip, nffty, Nirvana, sol, UW
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Curated by EMP’s Youth Advisory Board, After Hours brings together premiere musical talents from around the Seattle area to perform in front of an all-ages crowd; it’s a program designed by teens for teens. This year marks the first hip-hop lineup for the quarterly event. Attendees can expect energetic sets by notable local hip-hop artists like Sol and Grynch, plus newcomers Kung Foo Grip and DJ Nphared. EMP’s main gallery space will also be open during the performances, allowing people to browse the recently-opened exhibit Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses. Adding to the evening’s event will be youth-made music videos by the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), dance showcases from the UW Hip-Hop Student Association B-Boys, and much more.
Filed under: Film, Music | Tags: dance, EMP, Film, Music, nffty, nwff, seattle symphony, siff, Sound Off! 2011, teen tix, Teeny Awards 2011, theater
Teen Tix Blog
Seattle youth are encouraged to voice their opinions about this past year’s arts offerings as part of Teen Tix’s Teeny Awards 2011. Teen Tix provides affordable access to film, dance, theater, and other performances for teens ages 13-19. The Teeny Awards categories are both straight forward and irreverent, ranging from Best Art Exhibit to Best Bathrooms to Best Date Venue. Among the nominees are some fantastic film organizations (National Film Festival for Talented Youth, SIFF, NWFF, and more) and excellent musical performances (Sound Off! 2011 at EMP, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue at Seattle Symphony, and more). Voting is open to Teen Tix members only, so those qualified to participate should head on over to the Teen Tix blog and check out the full list of nominees.
Filed under: Film | Tags: Audio Engineering Society, Denny Tedesco, EMP, The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter, The Wrecking Crew
Grammy 365
The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter in conjunction with the Audio Engineering Society is hosting a very special screening of The Wrecking Crew at EMP’s JBL Theater Friday, May 6th. Writer and director Denny Tedesco’s chronicle of pop music’s heyday delves back to the late 50s, 60s and 70s, an era of all night recording sessions in cramped, smoke-filled rooms, when real musicianship was not only appreciated, it was demanded. When a hit record was the desired result, there were no others to consider except “The Wrecking Crew,” a group of professional session musicians for hire who, as the film unveils, lent far more to these hit songs than mere instrumentation. The film is stocked with rare, historical footage and interviews with the group’s members along with testimonials from music giants Dick Clark, Herb Alpert, Glen Campbell, Cher, Brian Wilson, Jimmy Webb, Gary Lewis and more. The “Crew” was the musical backbone for a varied list of renowned artists from The Beach Boys to Frank Sinatra; from The 5th Dimension to Sam Cooke; from The Carpenters to Cher. They crafted some of pop music’s most timeless and recognizable songs, yet outside the industry, few could name a single member. 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales for this screening are going to help The Wrecking Crew with licensing fees to help bring this film to the public. Click on the hyperlink above for more info on the film and special EMP screening.
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