Parachute Music E-news July 2010
Welcome to the Parachute Music E-News. Read on for our latest news and details of our upcoming events.
Events
Parachute 2011
Tickets are now on sale for Parachute 2011! To get your Early Bird discount and beat the rush, visit iTicket now. Headliners Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio have already been confirmed for next year's biggest four-day weekend, and we'll be announcing all our key international acts in August.
We are pleased to announce details of our third Noise musicians training event for the year:
On: August 17
About: Live Performance and Touring
At: Kings Arms (Auckland)
Featuring: A panel of respected industry experts
For details on this upcoming event click here
2010 has already been a great year for musicians wanting to grow and learn: we hosted Noise at Parachute 2010 with Festival headliners sharing, and we held a Noise Music Month seminar focused on Online Music Promotion.
Artists
Juliagrace
Juliagrace's highly-anticipated second album will be released on August 10. Titled BEAUTIFUL SURVIVOR, it is filled with honest songs and reflections from the songbird's life experience. Sparkling with folk-based tunes and soaring vocals, the album will be released on iTunes and will also be available at all good Christian music retailers. Tune in to Juliagrace's website or Facebook page to read her exclusive updates, and get the stories behind these new songs.
Rapture Ruckus
Since shifting to the U.S. in March, Rapture Ruckus have signed with Jeff Roberts & Associates bookings agency, have gigged relentlessly, and have just renewed their Booking and Management deals with Parachute Music. We will continue to oversee the act's Australasian gig bookings, and give them strategic management input. Also, Rapture Ruckus' U.S. label BEC Recordings has just released the band's first U.S. EP, which went straight to #16 on the American iTunes Christian Albums chart!
Parachute Band
Parachute Band have been busy on the road, and are currently on their second major U.S. tour of the year. This two-month trip has seen the band playing throughout North America, at churches and events including Youth Conference (Edmonton), Cornerstone Festival (Illinois) and Big Ticket (Michigan) They then embark on their next major tour in August, throughout England, Germany, Serbia, Hungary and Holland. Parachute Band have also announced that their third album will be released at Parachute 2011. Visit their official website for more updates.
Artist News
Our A&R / Artist Manager Brendan Vucich has just been elected as a Board Member for Independent Music NZ. Vucich will work alongside the small panel of board members to help oversee the network, which is "the New Zealand voice for independent record labels and distributors" representing over 70 members. We are thrilled to have him be part of this network.
Booking
If you want to book: Parachute Band, Rapture Ruckus, Juliagrace, The Ember Days, or Primalband for your church service or event, please email booking@parachutemusic.com
SUPPORTERS
Join A Friend
Parachute Music wouldn't exist without our dedicated army of Supporters contributing to the mission, and we need more Supporters to sign up to keep the music playing. So for the month of July, we're hosting a 'Join A Friend' campaign. If one of our Supporters refers a friend to become a Supporter here we'll send a special gift to both of them. Click here for more information.
Jobs
Promotions & Communications Manager
We are currently looking to employ a full-time Manager to set all of Parachute Music's promotion, communication, sponsorship, and advertising strategies. Please click here to read more, and download the full job description.
Internships
Applications for our 2011 Internships open in August! Click here to download the application form, and read what our current interns have to say about the year-long programme. Applications are open until November 9.
OFFICE MOVE
We are delighted to announce that we're shifting into brand new Parachute Music offices this month! After months of praying, planning and scheming, we have been able to form a partnership with some like-minded investors and purchase a large building right in the heart of Kingsland. Click here to read about the shift!
That's all from us. For daily news updates please visit parachutemusic.com follow us on Twitter or befriend us on Facebook.