This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is great at talking, getting on with people and passionate about music and visual art to sell Punch’s work. Punch commissions and produces work in a range of art forms including; dance, music, visual arts and film and over the last five years Punch has expanded it’s range of touring exhibitions.

For more information about the role and how to apply please, click here.

Your port of call to apply would be a not for profit organisation like Punch. We would be delighted to support producers/composers of Black music.

Deadline for Punch proposals: Monday 20 September 2010, 5pm.

If you’re a producer/composer we need from you:

• A4 proposal for your idea with a plan on how to deal with engagement, youth, internationalism and legacy.
• Supported material should be included such as; Youtube/MySpace links or 4 CDs of your music.
• You may even wish to include a short sample of your proposed new work (although not essential).

If you are interested, please email your proposals to gurpreet (at) punch-records.co.uk and post any hard material to the Punch address below:

For more information, please click here.

Good luck!

We chose to open the festival with our Protest: Fight the Power exhibition at the newly opening Zellig building, Custard Factory.

If you have feedback or content to add to the exhibition then please join our Facebook page by clicking here.

The exhibition is open until the end of June, Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm and it is FREE. 

Below are some of the highlights of the launch night:

Photographs by Damian Brown Photography.

A free exhibition charting the history of Bhangra will be on display in the foyer area at Warwick Arts Centre from Tuesday 11th May to Sunday 6th June 2010. Soho Road to the Punjab is a rolling project, which collects the memories and memorabilia of UK Bhangra. The exhibition explores, explains and celebrates the development of British Asian Music into a world class export. For more information, click here or visit the Soho Road to the Punjab website.

The play opens from Tuesday 25th May 2010 at Warwick Arts Centre with the press night at Warwick Arts Centre taking place on Wednesday 26th May at 7.30pm where Coventry artists, The Balle! Shava! Bhangra Dancers and Masterclass Dhol Drummers come together to perform from 6.45pm – 7.30pm in the foyer area. This is a free performance open to all non ticket holders.

The dancers bring their own individual experiences and unique style in the art of Bhangra dancing. They have toured alongside mainstream acts in the Bhangra industry and starred in number one Asian music videos. Masterclass led by Juggy Rihal have also toured with the biggest names in the Asian music scene and international artists with their aim to represent the Asian culture on a worldwide platform.

Please click here to see pictures taken from the press night and below check out the footage of the The Balle! Shava! Bhangra dancers and MasterClass Dhol Drummers performing:

For any enquiries on the performance please contact:
Kully Singh on 07850594655
The Balle! Shava! Bhangra Dancers and MasterClass Dhol Drummers              

For more information call Punch on 0121 224 7444.

View our brochure online by clicking on the image below:

Today though there is a whole host of exciting and cutting edge organisations producing fantastic creative work – from visual arts exhibitions right through to rock music nights.

The creative organisations and artists who are based in Eastside (including us) have teamed up to showcase the exciting identity of the area,  to ensure that both residents and visitors  are aware of the activities going on in and around Digbeth and the surrounding area.

Here’s a snapshot of the introduction to the new website:

We Are Eastside – Birmingham’s Creative Playground

Underneath Eastside’s arches you’ll find a whole host of organisations making and presenting film, music, visual arts, digital media, craft, literature, and photography – and some great pubs and cafes too. We Are Eastside is a guide to some of these hidden treasures.

The website is well worth a look so head over to it by clicking here.

Bobby joins grime MC Ghetts and lifestyle and music blogger Amelia Ideh on our panel which will discuss the importance of online promotion for musicians.

Attending the seminars is free but you must book a place. There are limited places so attending will be on a first come first served basis.

For more information on the Tuned On seminars click here.

Ghetts is hailed as one of the primer Grime MC’s and his hotly anticipated new album will be out in Summer 2010.

Ghetts joins the panel to talk about how important digital image and promotion is to artists and musicians.

Places for the seminar are free but you need to register to attend and places are limited, click here for all the details.

Below is the new video from Ghetts:

The article is an interview with Punch Director Ammo, who explains the reasons of why this topic is being explored, ” We want this seminar to be a stepping stone to new work and business for everyone in the music world.”

Tuned On is a series of free seminars that explore issues affecting today’s contemporary music industry. For more information on the seminars click here.

We are thrilled to announce that the fantastic designer and artist Mitchy Bwoy is coming to Birmingham’s Sauce Gallery in April to showcase some of his amazing work.

From Reggae to Roots, Balkan Beats to Bruk, Dub Step to Disco, whatever you’re into, Mitchy Bwoy is likely to have made his mark on your record collection at some point.

Working from his own London studio over the last 10 years, Mitch has carved his own niche not only in music cover design but also in illustration, fashion, and more recently, video production.

His work has become synonymous with new music and club culture, working alongside the most prominent musicians of the last decade, including Chase & Status, Amp Fiddler, Bugz in the Attic, Nitin Sawhney, Ziggy Marley, Howie B and many others.

In addition, Mitch has worked on many special projects, live paints and collaborations with other artists: 55 Roots for 55 DSL (live paint and group art show with Dragon and Shibuya from Japan), Bacardi brand development (with Mode 2) and Blak Twang/We Love You album projects with Banksy.

His reputation has also led to his inclusion in numerous art shows, such as; the Art Basel / Miami (alongside Doze Green, Swoon, Rostar), Candela Festival / Puerto Rico (with Swifty, Mode 2 and HVW8) and Loud Graphix / Berlin (with Parra, Delta, Mode 2, Swifty and Machine).

Mitch has consistently come forward with the most true visual representation of modern times.

The exhibition will be at the Sauce Gallery, Custard Factory, Birmingham from 10 April 2010 until the end of June.

For more information call us on 0121 224 7444.

Check out the photo’s from Mitch Bwoy exhibition launch night, which featured Custard Factory’s first BBQ of 2010:

Ahead of the Mitchy Bwoy launch night, the artist was captured setting up to showcase a range of prints, one-offs and originals. Below are the photos of Mitchy Bwoy setting up for the exhibition: