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Cyberia Youth Event 2010: coming soon
04 February 2010
To celebrate all the great music and creative work that young people have done in the Middlesbrough area , SOLZAF in collaboration with Middlesbrough Youthworks are holding an event called Cyberia where young people who SOLZAF have worked with will be organising, stage managing, performing, DJ-ing and MC-ing. The provisional date is friday 26th March 2010 so put it in your diaries and check back regularly for more details. It is a ticket only event and they will be available only from Middlesbrough Youth centres.
New SOLZAF Video Section
19 May 2009
We have developed a new Video Section. We will update it regularly with footage of the work we do and have done in the past. Clicking on the link below will take you right to it.
NOISE IN THE LIBRARY
09 April 2009
SOLZAF are providing some fabulous
music, dj-ing and mc workshops
during the school easter holidays
in the most unlikely places.
North Ormesby library on Tuesday 14th April at 10am - 12pm.
Berwick Hills library on Wednesday 15th April at 2pm - 4pm
Thorntree library on Thursday 16th April - 10am - 12pm
SAMPO POEMS
01 April 2009
SOLZAF has been recording the latest work of Ek Zuban.Ek Zuban is a performance collective, independent press and literature development organisation run by Teesside based poets. Bob Beagrie and Andy Willoughby. They often collaborate with other poets and musicians, whose work is nationally and internationally reknowned.
Their latest work SAMPO:HEADING FURTHER NORTH grew out of an ongoing eight year exchange with Finnish poets and is inspired by the Finnish myth cycle: Read More...
WORDS AND MUSIC PROJECT - A HUGE SUCCESS!
01 February 2008
The Words and Music project, devised and delivered by Solzaf and Megablock records and poet Dave Young helped young people develop their songwriting abilities and musicianship by enabling them to explore different musical genresThe results were amazing.Both lyrically and musically.For some of the participants it was the first time they had been involved in songwriting or singing with other people.About the project, Evelyn Wilson the Head of Music at Bishopsgarth Read More...
Competition winner comes to SOLZAF Studios
02 November 2007
Sarah Robinson won the Xfactor style competition to produce a song about the negative aspects of criminal damage.Boro footballer Stewart Downing and local rapper MC Banksy were the judges.The competition was run by Safer Middlesbrough Partnership.Full Evening Gazette Article:
Rapping out a message against vandalism
Oct 25 2007 by Sandy McKenzie, Evening Gazette
A MIDDLESBROUGH teenager crowned winner of a recent X-Factor style competition in the town has rapped up her success in Read More...
MINISTRY OF SOUND SIGN UP TUTOR
26 March 2007
Songwriting tutor Tony Briscoe has had his latest house music production signed up by none other than Ministry of Sound.The music goes under the title of Fragmente and can be found at myspace.com/fragmente. Read More...ARTIST DEVELOPMENT NEWS
25 March 2007
Rhian, who has been on our Music Artist development programme for six months recieving coaching in songwriting, vocal skills and performance, has been offered a recording contract by Silverword records and Kevin King publishing who have licensing in Germany, Spain, France, Australia, Canada, Italy Holland and Turkey. We wish her every success in the future.Congratulations are also in order for R&B singer, Aaron James, who SOLZAF worked with and composed Read More...
MUSICOOL ON CHANNEL4
25 March 2007
All those looking forward to hearing the results of SOLZAF working with Newcastle based singer Nick a.ka Soulstar will have to wait a bit longer.He's been chosen to appear on channel 4's latest music programme on sundays.He's been selected out of 1000's and he's made it to the top ten to be showcased on the show. His musical director and guitarist, John McCourt is a great friend of SOLZAF's and Read More...SOLZAF WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST
22 March 2007
SOLZAF are currently helping OrmesbyHall produce an educational dvd about World War II and it's impact on the area.The dvd contains video interviews with people sharing their experiences of the time. Read More...'PROUD TO BE ME' PERFORMANCE AT THE TOWN HALL!
08 October 2006
A big thankyou to all those who attended 'A Taste of Africa' event that was sponsored by SOLZAF at the Middlesbrough Town hall.The townhall was packed. During the event, the play and songs about stereotypes were performed by a youth group called 'Proud to be me' who SOLZAF have been working with.The group ages range from 6 to 18.And for all of them it was there first stage performance. A Read More...SOLZAF sponsors Taste of Africa Event 6/10/06
02 October 2006
It's now October: It is black history month.A month in which the spotlight is shone on the history and achievements of black people. As part of this, SOLZAF is sponsoring an event called A Taste of Africa, an all day (and evening) event showcasing the achievements and talents of those in the Middlesbrough area.Look out for workshops, plays, music and great food at Middlesbrough Town hall crypt. Solzaf has been Read More...
REDCAR'S GIFTED AND TALENTED SUMMERSCHOOL AWARDS
02 October 2006
Yes, it's back again.After another summerschool for the gifted and talented of Redcar 10 to 13 year olds in which they made their own short films.There will be an 'oscar type' award ceremony at eston clc on 12th october.SOLZAF helped the young filmakers constructing the soundtracks for their mini epics.If last year's ceremony is anything to go by, this year's will be a another dazzling event with an array of Read More...SOLZAF IN THE DRAGON'S DEN
02 October 2006
At Cleveland college of Art and Design, a dragon's den panel consisting of Mark Read (Young Enterprise North East), Dominic Nelson-Ashley (SOLZAF) and Mike Berriman (M.B associates) put the entrepeneurs from the Fahion Enteprise degree course (Teesside Uni) through some tough questioning.All the presentations were of a high standard with some extrodinary ideas. SOLZAF has now signed up to give Business mentoring to some of the new fashion labels coming Read More...
