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P4/M2: Learners plan a new live UK music event

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Planning As you can see in the above screenshot, I have created a brainstorm diagram that showcases the planning behind a showcase for a Barns Courtney gig in Cambridge. I have listed out all of the important details that would be considered and what would be best for the artist in terms of the style of the gig and also in terms of the best way of gaining as much publicity as we possibly can to get his name out there more. The reason I have chosen Cambridge as the location for this gig is because he has never performed in Cambridge and he is currently touring around the US.  I feel that while he still isn't as well known, it would be a great time to get him to do a number of smaller gigs all around the UK to get his name out there and to get him a bit more recognition in order to be able to do larger tours with larger crowds and more recognition. I also feel that it would be good to start him off with some very small and intermit gigs so that the fans ca...

P2/P3 Learners profile the career development of an existing UK band or artist, through a focused case study

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BARNS COURTNEY A: Record Label Barns Courtney is with Capitol / Virgin records. He was in a band (SleeperCell) before getting recognised and was also in a music label but was dropped after a year or two which left him working for a small electric shop. However he was in another band called Dive Bella Dive who were signed to Island Records and performed at Download fest in 2012. However they were also dropped after their music weren't released. However after a year he was picked back up by Capitol / Virgin for his solo career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barns_Courtney http://www.barnscourtney.com/home/ B:  Songs/Album His popular songs which have gotten the most views are in the image below; However he does have other songs which aren't as well known but are just as good. These are the following, Golden Dandelions and Goodbye John Smith. He doesn't have a Album but more of an EP which is called The Dull Drums.  It was released in 2017 and t...