Neon Street Teams

The Brute Chorus are hitting the road again and we are looking for some fans to help the guys out on their forthcoming dates. In return for free tickets and lots of hugs from the band we would like one or two people on each date to help out signing people up to the band’s mailing list and – if you fancy it – helping out on the merchandise stall (free merchandise is usually given in return for this extra help).

Here are the dates:

SCOTLAND:

5th March: Carlisle @ The Brickyard
6th March: Glasgow @ ABC (A JD set – live recording)
7th March: Aberdeen @ Tunnels
8th March: Inverness @ Mad Hatters

ENGLAND:

10th March: Middlesbrough @ Uncle Albert’s
11th March: Preston @ Mad Ferret
12th March: Derby @ The Royal
13th March: Norwich @ Puppet Theatre
16th March: Brighton @ Freebutt
17th March: Southampton @ Unit
18th March: Winchester @ Railway
19th March: Oxford @ Cellar

If you would like to help out at any of these dates please drop Phil an email on phil@neonstreet.co.uk.

We get quite a few people contacting us about potential work experience opportunities and although we can’t help out with all of them we have our ear to the ground with others that arise, and here’s a very exciting one!

We have been asked to scout out some exciting, dynamic and self-motivated people who are interested in a career in the festival production and planning / entertainment promotions / music marketing sectors of the entertainment industry.

If this sounds like you, there are a couple of work experience placements available with the team behind the Secret Garden festival (www.secretgardenparty.com) and the snowside winter festival.

Applicants must be:

* Self motivated
* Able to handle pressure
* Looking to expand their skill base
* Able to multi-task
* Looking for a way into this industry
* Able to use computers for administration tasks
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Able to get to South London
* Over 18 years of age (sorry!)

If you are interested in this opportunity can you email your CV to Phil along with some information about what you can offer and what you hope to gain from a placement.

Email to: phil@neonstreet.co.uk with “Secret Garden work placement” in the title.

Placements last from March onwards and vary in length but the longer you are available for the better.

As always we will continue to feed you more work experience opportunities as and when they arise.

Neon x

Scouting For Girls’s single “Heartbeat” has made it to the final five for the British Single BRIT Award! Thank you to everyone who’s voted so far, but the band still need your help…

The final round of voting carries on until halfway through the BRIT Awards live show on ITV1 on Wednesday (18th Feb)… so please call in and vote to show your support!

Here are the details… remember to ask permission from the bill payer before calling and don’t forget the small print…

To vote call 09016 16 18 05

Calls cost 35p from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will be considerably more. At least 22p from each call goes to charity, details at www.itv.com/brits

Lines close as announced in show on Wednesday 18th February. Votes cast after lines close will not be counted but may still be charged. Terms and conditions at www.brits.co.uk.

To watch the new video from Scouting For Girls – “Keep On Walking” – click the link below.

http://www.sonymusic.co.uk/flv/AM3YPGZU

Following the announcement that The Brute Chorus will record their debut album this month in one take in front of a live audience (http://www.the-fly.co.uk/?content=27&articleid=3754) the band now have more exciting news to share.

Victor Van Vugt will co-produce and mix the album – Victor has previously worked with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, P J Harvey and Gogol Bordello to name but a few! Joining him for the other half of the producing role will be Choque Hosein (ex- Mercury nominated Black Star Liner).

The live album recording is happening at London’s Roundhouse on 28th February and tickets are ALMOST SOLD OUT so if you want to help the band make rock and roll history get yourself to www.roundhouse.org.uk quick!

The Brute Chorus’s second tour of the year starts Thursday 5th March in Carlisle, and they are confirming various festival slots now so keep an eye on their MySpace for more details.

www.myspace.com/thebrutechorus