We have confirmed that, on the 11th, our musicians du jour shall be The Brass Monkeys and Weltenwandler:

The Brass Monkeys are a jazz quintet who formed earlier this year, prompted by the desire to play newly composed music as well as lesser-known material by modern jazz greats. They take our inspiration from music from the 50's through to the present day. 
Here's a bio for Weltenwandler:
“It’s about making music that you feel. It’s about telling stories without words.” Since he started making music in 2008, his main aim was to create something people could relate to, something that not only makes their feet but their minds move. Since then, Weltenwandler has been on a journey to find exactly this little spark, this little thing that ignites the listener’s imagination, be it within electronica, melodic deep house or even aggressive techno. After all, music is all about finding your own story.
Electronic Music Producer and Deep House / Techno DJ since 2008, with Releases on Bars And Pipes, as well as Electrophil Records.
 
 
Sorry for the delay in blog posts but things have been heating up vis a vis the Blitz. All judges are in place, posters are up around town and we're all raring to go in terms of the main event.
 
 
Ok, so, that's probably a little over the top. That said though - time is counting down quite rapidly.

Registration is open for the 2012 competition and hopefully contestants will be flooding in soon. We've already had some interest so book your place quickly!

Look out for our publicity around the town and in the Union later on today.

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Well this is the biggest official news I can think of!

Registration is now open for the 2012 competition!

Register here!

Registration is for individuals or teams of up to 8 and £10 buys the team entry into the competition along with one free ticket to the final screening.

Tickets to the final screening will soon be available to purchase from the Byre theatre's website. 
 
 
Well, not really three weeks as such - but you get the picture. Things are really starting to heat up for the Blitz this year! Registration for the competition this year should be up and running on Monday. After that, publicity is really going to hit the town pretty big. We intend to be at the library for V-Day, giving out hearts and good cheer. After that, we intend to be IN the library in a big way. Not reading books mind you (moi?) but instead up on the big screens downstairs, selling you what you should already know - that you should be a part of the Blitz!

This week, after a meeting and some pretty concerted efforts, we have a new page up on the website, some almost confirmed judges, some media spots on the horizon and all things looking good. I'm also pleased to announce that we will be holding workshops for the blitz the week before the event. There will be four workshops in total both during the week and at the weekend so, every should get a chance. 

Well, I'm off to bed after another busy week. Thanks to Lorenzo Deboni and all the Mermaids who are helping out