Chicks Project
The 2011 Chicks Project has 12 bands/solo acts, 30 predominately high students and seven mentor volunteers from the Dunedin music industry involved. The Chicks Project 2011 has had nine events – a meet and greet, four workshops and four gigs, with 2010 seeing another fours and three more workshops/meetings.Workshops were held at the MalCam Trust hub on Princes Street on sound tech, performance and organisation, the music industry and DIY projects and effects pedals. These were run by seven mentor volunteers from the Dunedin music scene.
The bands involved in the project this year were:
ASTRO CHILDREN
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Astro-Children/170305362985449?ref=ts
MR. COOL
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Cool/104511352936616
GUNSLINGER
http://www.facebook.com/GunslingerBand
THE SUDS
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Suds/121642834575717
AS CHAOS FALLS
http://www.facebook.com/pages/As-Chaos-Falls/128689777177650
BULLET BILL
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Murderbots/155417841185329
BRONWYN HALLEY
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ANGELA FROM THE SHRUBBERY
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angela-From-the-Shrubbery/161507583887082
INTO OBLIVION
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Acciaccatura/193191970727448
OSTRANDER AARDVARK
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ostrander-Aardvark/199960946704264
ANDY AND THE STRAIGHTS (formerly known as Aardvarkdapus)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andy-and-the-Straights/161134393941495
Although Volunteering Otago is unfortunately no longer able to continue to run the project they are very supportive of the project continuing. BUT! The future of the Chicks Project is looking positive with the Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust keen to keep the project running, funding dependent.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155875621092358 is the facebook page that it would be awesome for people to become a fan of so they can stay in touch with what's happening next for the chicks project.
Click on the links below to acess the newspaper articles and videos:
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/162629/chickstock-gig
http://www.ch9.co.nz/content/new-zealand-music-month-ends-midnight
http://digital.thestar.co.nz/olive/ode/str_daily
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