italkguitar at The London Guitar Show
05/06/2008

www.italkguitar.com will have a stand at The London Guitar Show at The eXcel Centre, London from the 12th-15th June.  The show which attracts 60,000 guitarists and manufacturers is the biggest of its kind in Europe.  If you are attending why not pop by to stand B7 to say hello.

P3 Music Inks Digital Deal with IODA
05/06/2008

IODA PROVIDES DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR ONE OF SCOTLAND’S LARGEST MUSIC COMPANIES

 

London, England and Dundee, Scotland — June 5th, 2008 — P3 Music, one of Scotland’s largest independent music companies today announced  its digital distribution deal with IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music industry.  The news was announced from GoNorth, Scotland’s music industry conference and showcase event where it was confirmed that P3 Music will tap into IODA's network of more than 350 digital retailers, mobile outlets and subscription services worldwide to expand its current digital distribution reach and will use IODA's innovative content management platform, the Dashboard, to manage sales from select accounts. 

P3 Music is a UK-based, independent music company encompassing record labels, music publishing and artist management.  Founded in 2001 the company’s main office is in Dundee, a city originally known for jute and journalism but more recently bio-technology and the computer games industry. The company has two record labels; P3 Music Label, which specializes in established artists and The Guitar Label, which is a boutique label for some of the World’s greatest guitarists.  To date the company has worked with artists including Deacon Blue, Martin Taylor, Jeff Beck, Bill Wyman and Jamie Cullum.  Last year Isle of Man based private equity firm took a 50% stake in the company and aggressive growth for the business is planned.
 
As one of the first companies in Scotland to offer its music through a network of online retail partners, P3 Music has been active in having its artists promoted and distributed online for several years.  P3 Music CEO James Taylor said:  “We are extremely pleased to be working with IODA, a company which has global reach in multiple platforms including mobile and online.  We are looking forward to working our new releases, including those by jazz singer Alison Burns and 6million selling pop group Deacon Blue, through this new deal.”

 

The company website is www.p3music.com
 
Selected releases will also be made available for promotional use through IODA's Promonet (promonet.iodalliance.com), the promotional distribution network which provides qualified podcasts, blogs, Internet radio, e-zines and other promotional sites with access to thousands of pre-cleared, legal music tracks, videos, artwork, and other promotional assets from IODA's roster of leading independent labels.
 
About IODA
IODA, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, is the industry-leading digital distribution company for the global independent music community. IODA provides comprehensive services to record labels, physical distributors, and artists, including license negotiations; media encoding and metadata management; and royalty payment administration and reporting. The company also offers promotional support through a dedicated marketing division and through the IODA Promonet (
www.iodapromonet.com), a promotional distribution network that provides qualified podcasts, blogs, and other promotional sites with access to pre-cleared, legal music and other promotional assets from IODA’s labels. Founded in 2003, IODA represents a rapidly expanding roster of over a million tracks from many of the finest independent labels around the globe. IODA was named one of FORTUNE magazine’s 25 Breakout Companies for 2005. The company’s website is www.iodalliance.com

For more information please contact either:
Cary George
P3 Music Ltd

cary@p3music.com

Tel: +44 (0)1382 341026

Jessica Hoffman

IODA
Tel +1 925-296-6161
jessica@jhspartners.com

 

Deacon Blue & Simple Minds
15/05/2008

P3 Music artist Deacon Blue have been confirmed as very special guests on the highly anticipated Simple Minds 30th Anniversary UK arena tour.  Deacon Blue will perform all concerts with the exception of the Glasgow SECC on 4th December. Simple Minds will perform New Gold Dream in its entirety for the very first time.

 

Thurs Nov 27th – Manchester MEN Arena
Fri Nov 28th – Birmingham NEC
Sat Nov 29th – London Wembley Arena
Mon Dec 1st – Sheffield Arena Tuesday
Tues Dec 2nd – Cardiff International Arena

 

National Credit Card Hotline: 0871 424 4444, Book Online - www.ticketline.co.uk

 

With six million album sales under their belt, Deacon Blue’s first album ‘Raintown’ set the precedent, spending 77 weeks in the album chart, and with five top 5 UK albums  (of which 2 were number 1) under their belts they have chalked up an impressive 4 years in the British album charts.  Their seventeen top 40 singles resided in the chart for more than 2 years.  June 9th sees the P3 Music record label release the new Deacon Blue DVD “Live”, filmed during their sell-out 2007 European tour and featuring their biggest hits including Dignity, Real Gone Kid, Wages Day and Chocolate Girl. 

P3 Artists Tour Dates
13/05/2008

Martin Taylor:

www.martintaylor.com

May 17 2008 8:00P
La Commanderie Hall Dole, France
May 23 2008 8:00P
The Gate Goole, UK
May 24 2008 8:00P
The Gate Goole, UK
May 25 2008 8:00P
Coventry Jazz Festival, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, UK
May 30 2008 8:00P
Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, UK
May 31 2008 8:00P
City Halls Glasgow, UK
Jun 1 2008 8:00P
Private Function Vance, France
Jun 4 2008 8:00P
The Old Granery www.oldgranarystudio.co.uk Toft Monks, Beccles, Suffolk, UK
Jun 5 2008 8:00P
Oriel House St Asaph, UK
Jun 6 2008 8:00P
Darlington Arts Centre Darlington, UK
Jun 13 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Cantelade, Dordogne, France
Jun 19 2008 8:00P
Haverhill Arts Centre www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk Haverhill, Suffolk, UK
Jun 22 2008 8:00P
Harlow Market Square Harlow, UK
Jun 23 2008 8:00P
Ronnie Scott’s London, UK
Jun 24 2008 8:00P
Ronnie Scott’s London, UK
Jun 25 2008 12:00P
City of London Festival London, UK
Jun 28 2008 8:00P
Montreal Guitar Festival Montreal, Canada
Jul 1 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Strasburg, France
Jul 4 2008 8:00P
Southport Arts Centre Southport, UK
Jul 11 2008 8:00P
Antibes Jazz Festival Antibes, France
Jul 13 2008 8:00P
Dundee Guitar Festival, Caird Hall Dundee, UK
Jul 22 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Hyeres, Toloun, France
Jul 23 2008 8:00P
Patrimonio Guitar Festival Patrimonio, Corsica
Jul 29 2008 8:00P
Pocklington Arts Centre Pocklington, UK
Jul 30 2008 8:00P
Harrogate Festival Harrogate, UK
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
Brecon International Jazz Festival Brecon, UK
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
Brecon International Jazz Festival Brecon
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
North Wales Jazz Guitar Festival Wrexham, UK
Aug 23 2008 8:00P
The Rep Theatre Dundee, UK
Sep 5 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Geneva, Switzerland
Sep 19 2008 8:00P
Clonakillty Guitar Festival Clonakilty, Ireland
Sep 27 2008 8:00P
Les Automnales de Ballainvilliers Ballainvilliers, France
Oct 12 2008 8:00P
Middleton Arts Center Middleton, NJ, USA
Oct 14 2008 8:00P
The Rams Head Annapolis, MD, USA
Oct 15 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Washington, DC, USA
Oct 17 2008 8:00P
Manchester Creaftsmens Guild Pittsburgh, USA
Oct 18 2008 8:00P
Denison University Denison, Ohio, USA
Oct 19 2008 8:00P
Bowling Green University Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Oct 21 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Tuscon, Arizona, USA
Oct 22 2008 8:00P
venue to be confirmed Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Oct 23 2008 8:00P
Riverside Community College Riverside, California, USA
Oct 24 2008 8:00P
Community House Dana Point, California, USA
Oct 25 2008 8:00P
Civic Center Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Oct 28 2008 8:00P
Yoshi’s Oakland, California, USA
Oct 29 2008 8:00P
Yoshi’s San Fransisco, California, USA
Oct 30 2008 8:00P
Sierra Nevada Brewery Theater Chico, California, USA
Nov 2 2008 8:00P
Capalino University Vancouver, BC, Canada
Nov 4 2008 8:00P
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Seattle, WA, USA
Nov 5 2008 8:00P
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Seattle, WA, USA
Nov 7 2008 8:00P
Washington Center Olympia, WA, USA
Nov 8 2008 8:00P
Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minesota, USA
Nov 9 2008 8:00P
Old Town Chicago, Il, USA

 

Deacon Blue:

www.deaconblue.com

Jul 4 2008 8:00P
Perth Concert Hall Perth
Jul 6 2008 8:00P
The Sage Gateshead Gateshead
Jul 11 2008 8:00P
Liverpool Echo Arena  
 
Liverpool
 
 

 

Alison Burns:

www.alison-burns.com

May 30 2008 8:00P
Queens Hall Edinburgh
May 31 2008 8:00P
City Halls Glasgow, Scotland
Jun 1 2008 8:00P
Vance Vance, FRANCE
Jun 6 2008 7:30P
Darlington Arts Centre DARLINGTON
Jun 19 2008 8:00P
Arts Centre Haverhill
Jun 22 2008 8:00P
Mid Summer Music Festival Harlow
Jun 23 2008 8:00P
Ronnie Scotts LONDON
Jun 24 2008 8:00P
Ronnie Scotts LONDON
Jul 4 2008 8:00P
Arts Centre Southport
Jul 29 2008 8:00P
Arts Centre Pocklington
Jul 30 2008 8:00P
Harrogate Theatre Harrogate
Aug 9 2008 7:30P
Brecon Jazz Festival Brecon
Aug 23 2008 8:00P
The Rep Theatre Dundee, Scotland
Oct 11 2008 8:00P
The Old Granary Beccles