Tony Moore update
Tony Moore
Hello Everyone
I have high jacked the Regal Room newsletter for a week because I want to sahre some information with you and ask your help in something very important.
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First of all....
I am excited to tell you that I have got an APP ! - Yep, that's right, I have started this new decade by making myself digitally available to iPhone users 24/7!
If you have an iPhone, you can download me and have access to all my up to the minute blogs, status alerts, videos, gig listings and more. With exclusive content and some fun games, the "Tony Moore" application is now available for mass consumption ! (that doesn't sound right, but you know what I mean)- So please download me now !
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I have a big challenge ahead of me and all of us at The Regal Room and Bedford - and I am reaching out to you all and asking for some help in order to make our Bedford at SXSW project a wonderful success.
As you are all probably aware, I am taking The Bedford to the USA to create a special stage for 18 artists to be seen and heard at their very best, however there is quite a cost to this.
Our fundraising gig at indigo2 takes place on Friday January 29th and I am asking everyone to really make a difference and buy some tickets, not only will it be an astonishing show that brings together some amazing acts, all on one stage, but every penny we make from ticket sales goes into our "war chest" to make theSXSW shows achievable.
I am also asking as many of you as possible to copy the attached flier/info and send it to all your networks and mailing lists as possible to help spread the word of what we are doing.
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THE BEDFORD PRESENTS A SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST (SXSW) SPECIAL SHOW
The Legendary Bedford in Balham presents an evening of incredible music, unique performance and surprise guests - all for a very special cause.
Taking place on Jan 29th at indigo2 (in the 02 arena), there will be an astonishing line up of talent and entertainment. All the money raised goes to helping create a very important series of gigs for Bedford artists in the USA next year and tickets are only £20 (Available via ticketmaster)
Already
confirmed are Jon Allen, Lucie Silvas, Foy Vance, Lo Star, Bens Brother,
Noush Skaugen, Kristyna Myles, Katie V, Amateur Transplants, The Blues Circus and more
are soon to be announced.
With a history of helping discover and develop acts such as Paolo Nutini,
Newton Faulkner, James Morrison, Amy Macdonald and many more, The Bedford
is excited to be taking it's passion for performance to the worlds most
important music festival, SXSW in Austin, Texas for 2010.
SXSW is probably the
most successful and highly regarded music industry conference and performance
festival in the world today.
Launched in
1987, it has grown into an annual showcase that attracts tens of thousands of
key music business delegates from around the world as well as giving performance
opportunities to over 1,800 artists, musicians and songwriters.
What was originally a very "US-centric" concept has now evolved into an essential international destination event that creates an unprecedented opportunity for British acts to immerse themselves in the heart of both the US entertainment business as well make invaluable connections with other territories.
The
Bedford will be producing 3 nights of shows that can actively make a
positive difference to an artists career all around the world, but we need your help.
The Bedford SXSW special fundraising show will be a celebration of some
extraordinary talent as well as a chance to support the Bedford in this ambitious project.
In addition, 10 lucky ticket holders will win valuable prizes on the night and there will also be a celebrity auction and lots of surprises throughout the evening.
Please help us make a difference by getting tickets and passing this on to everyone you know, TOGETHER WE ARE ONE.
Friday - January 29th 2010
The Bedford SXSW Special
Indig02 @ The 02 Arena
Peninsula Square London SE10 0DX
Tickets:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/The-Bedford-Present-A-SXSW-Special-tickets/artist/1015950
www.myspace.com/thebedfordatsxsw
www.theindigo2.co.uk
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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In conjunction with the gig we are also about to announce an exciting new initiative to help with raising funds for SXSW...A Pledge Campaign..so those of you who are unable to attend the show can also make a contribution and get something uniquely valuable in return
Let me explain what we have in mind www.pledgemusic.com
Pledge Music create tools and an infra-structure for artists to develop new income streams to help fund making albums, videos etc.
The idea is to come up with a series of unique products and/or experiences that friends, family and the general public will pledge money for.
We are setting up a BEDFORD AT SXSW Pledge campaign that will be announced at our fundraiser gig on Jan 29th
We are already working on some really unusual and exciting things like:
Portrait Painted by Xavier Pick the official UK War Artist
Flight in Aircraft with Tony as pilot + a performer + an acoustic gig at the airfield + Video of trip + CD signed
Bedford show in your own home or choice of venue
Write a song with Tony Moore
Photo Session with Mike Prior + a well known artist
Day in the recording studio with Lucie Silvas
VIP Visit to Abbey Road Studios
Set list signed + Exclusive Drawing of artists from indigo show
Meal for 4 cooked and served in your own home with acoustic entertainment
Dance re-mix of one of your songs by The Sound Brothers
Flight in Vintage Harvard Plane that used to be owned by Gary Numan at Goodwood
Write a song with Jamie Hartman (who wrote "All Time Love" for Will Young)
Collection of signed set lists and memorabilia from Bobby Long's European tour
We are just fine tuning and confirming the pledge items so far, plus we are adding more in time for the launch.
You will be able to make your pledge on line at the pledge music website after 29th January.
I would also ask anyone who has something that they think would be valuable enough to donate to the campaign, to contact me directly and let me know.
Maybe you are a manager/promoter and can offer two tickets to a big concert with backstage passes and a meet "n" greet with the artist, or maybe you can offer a role in a new pop video (or film !)
I know that so many of you are creative and imaginative and I am convinced that you will be able to come up with lots of original and desirable pledge items..! Thank you in advance.
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Are you an "Angel"?
Finally, if you don't have anything to pledge, but are committed enough to make a donation to the cause, please contact me directly as well, your generosity will be gratefully and graciously received.
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Firday 22nd January - There will be an article in The London Evening Standard about The Bedford and our plans to help Bedford artists in the USA with our fundraiser. Get a copy ( they are free !) or check it out online
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I am off to France, Cannes to be precise, this weekend for MIDEM (www.midem.com) where I am producing and presenting The British At Midem Acoustic stage in the Ballroom of the Martinez Hotel. The show runs from 6-8pm on Monday 25th.
There is an astonishing lineup starring Bobby Long, Katy Shotter, Robinson and The Yeah You's.
If you are going to MIDEM, please drop by and see the show and say hi afterwards.
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In life there are only 2 kinds of decision you can make, those based on fear and those based on faith.
Fear based decisions revolve around maintaining the status quo, about trying to resist change, about the fear of the unknown.
They hold you back, they keep you in a state of anxiety because life IS ABOUT change, it is natural and WILL happen no matter how much you try to avoid it, deny it or
ignore it.
Continuously making fear based decisions holds you back, keeps the doors of opportunity closed and doesn't allow the Universe to help you.
Faith based decisions revolve around having implicit trust in the perfect beauty and ingenuity of the Universe to GIVE YOU unexpected miracles along your path. To make faith based decisions liberates you and allows you to progress and grow spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically. It gives you happiness from within, peace emanating from the constant re-assurances that arrive in every moment of your life. All that you need will be there when you need it - you just won't know how and when it will be delivered...but that is the role of the Universe, to surprise you and constantly remind you that TOTAL faith means leaving behind worry and stress and embracing calm and utter belief.
After all, as I have said many times...there is no such thing as fairlure, merely a different set of results from the ones you expected...
be safe...
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"You've gotta trust me all the way..."
Love and Peace
Tony
