Recently, I had the pleasure of catching up with Chris Moore from Vicinity Records and finding out about his latest uni project ‘Sounds of the City’.
Find out what he had to say…
Emma: So Chris, this is your uni project, right? What have you actually got planned?
Chris: Well, we’re basically promoting music from a specific city to a wider geographic area. For example, we have a Birmingham CD which features ten artists from various genres to try and provide an overview of the Birmingham area.
Emma: So, it’s basically a CD. Is it just the one?
Chris: Yes it is a CD but you can also download it at www.soundsofthecity.co.uk alone with another CD we have been working on for the Sheffield area.
Emma: Sounds great to me but being a student myself, I know we don’t have much money, so why should we buy it?
Chris: Well for one it’s not expensive at all which is always a bonus but it also has a great mixture of genres and artists. You can even preview the tracks on our website before you buy it. The proceeds are also going to a fantastic charity.
Emma: A fantastic charity, hey? Which one would this be?
Chris: Well each CD has a different charity attached to it. The Birmingham one for example donates its proceeds to ‘The Ian Edwards Cancer Break Trust’ that provide non-repayable funds to blood cancer patients to help them take short breaks/holidays during their intensive treatment. We actually chose them as they are a small cancer charity and we would love to donate as much as we can to them as well as get them more known within the area. One of the members of the band ‘Mothertrucker’ (featured on the album) was a friend of the person whose name the trust is set up in.
Why not give yourself a break from your exams and assignments and check them out?
If you want to help towards this great cause, check out www.soundsofthecity.co.uk where you can order the CD or buy a digital copy of it, at a lower price. It is also available in Swordfish Records and We Are Birmingham in the city centre.
Emma Selway
