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  2005 in British music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts.
The Arctic Monkeys entered the UK mainstream when their debut single, "I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor", went in at Number One on 23 October, beating the new single by Robbie Williams and knocking the Sugababes off the top.
Kate Bush returned to the music world after a 12-year absence with the single "King of the Mountain", which became her biggest UK hit in 20 years by reaching No. 4, and was followed on 7 November by the acclaimed double album Aerial, which reached No. 3 and was certified platinum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_in_British_music   (1109 words)

  
 Domain Name Registration, UK Domain Registration - UKReg
As one of the UK’s leading domain name registrars, you can forward the domain name to your own web space or you can park it until you are ready to associate it with a website.
UK Domain Registrations start from as little as £2.65 per year, whilst you can register a.com domain name for only £6.50 per year including all registration fees.
UKReg offers some of the most competitively priced domain registrations in the UK and with over 1 million domains registered you can be assured that you are dealing with a professional company that delivers excellent value for money.
www.ukreg.com   (232 words)

  
 Music Notes, Summer 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
She has participated in all the major Niles celebrations at UK and published A Journey with John Jacob Niles with the University of Kentucky Libraries for the inauguration of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music on April 22, 2001.
The Competition is a highly prestigious opportunity for UK music students to perform a solo concerto with the UK Orchestra on its spring concert in March.
Josh is principal clarinetist in the UK Symphony Orchestra and the UK Wind Ensemble.
www.uky.edu /FineArts/Music/newsletter/summer2005/6.html   (1422 words)

  
 Magix Music Maker 2005 Deluxe - review
Magix Music Maker 2005 Deluxe is a music production environment which facilitates the creation, mixing, recording and publishing of music for the enthusiast.
Music production using Magix Music Maker is a breeze with tools such as vocalizers, virtual synths, drum machines (Robota), vocoders, loopers and a text-to-speech module which is pretty cool.
It will also demonstrate how hard it is to make good music because although Magix Music Maker is more than capable of generating professional sounding results, as with all good music tools you have to have a clear vision in the first place of what you want to produce.
www.kickstartnews.com /reviews/productivity/magix_musicmaker_2005deluxe.html   (655 words)

  
 Rockbeatstone | Editorial | A 2005 Retrospective   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
2005 was also the year of the oldies with some strong and some not so strong releases by the ‘classic’ artists.
Oasis’ songs whilst not reaching the musical peaks of their first two albums, are strong and seem to grow on every listen.
As I have previously written in Rockbeatstone, 2005 was an excellent year for live music in the UK.
www.rockbeatstone.com /editorial/2005_review.html   (1210 words)

  
 London, UK -- February 28, 2005 --- SKS Music expands to I-Tunes with H Pisces release 'The Attract
SKS Music is pleased to announce the expansion of its distribution network to include I-Tunes with the inclusion of the H Pisces release, 'The Attraction of Innocence'.
Charles Devine, Managing Director of SKS Music comments, “…since the advent of digital music services, consumers now have a wider choice of methods in which to obtain their favourite music.
H Pisces’ current EP release “The Attraction of Innocence” was recorded in Europe, co-produced by Manfred Praeker, the multi-platinum producer of Nena and Nina Hagen fame, and are currently recording their new full length album at an undisclosed location in Canada with a tour planned in support of the new release.
www.pressbox.co.uk /Detailed/24406.html   (279 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Sound of 2005: Kaiser Chiefs
The UK's music scene has lost its way in recent years because bands are trying to copy American styles, he argues.
It was a punk-pop chronicle of Saturday night on the town with blokes who are "drunk, try and put their hand up a girl's skirt and have a fight at the end of the night".
The Sound of 2005 survey was compiled from the tips of more than 100 impartial music critics and broadcasters, who were asked to give three names of artists they thought would be successful in 2005.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/4099515.stm   (763 words)

  
 World Music Central - WOMEX 2005 Jury Announced
UK - The organizers of WOMEX, the largest world music conference, announced the name of the The 7 Samurai.
This is the name given to a rotating panel of 7 world music professionals that are chosen annually to select the WOMEX Showcase and Conference program.
Travelling in 2005 for the first time to the UK, WOMEX enters a country linked around the whole world due to its complex history.
www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php?story=20050316183417260   (310 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Music: Music: Michael Ball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In a departure from his usual choice of standards and songs from shows and films, this album is mainly drawn from Michael's own favourite songs from the last 30 years or so, from artists as disparate as Queen, John Miles, The Eagles, Sting and Simon and Garfunkel.
Many of these songs were performed on his 2004 UK tour and were warmly received by his fans, with some of the songs included at their request.
From the opening song "Music" to the climax with the full-length version of the first song at the end, Michael just takes you on a roller-coaster of emotion with his choice of songs on this album.
www.amazon.co.uk /Music-Michael-Ball/dp/B000BCE7V0   (1019 words)

  
 Apple (UK and Ireland) - iTunes - iTunes Celebrates 100 Million Downloads in Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Music fans in 17 countries around Europe are clicking their way to 100 million downloads on the European iTunes Music Stores.
And to celebrate this milestone in the digital music revolution, we are running a special promotion to thank you for helping us make history.
And the music fan who purchases the 100 millionth song in Europe will receive a prize that is just as dramatic and makes the digital music experience complete:
www.apple.com /uk/itunes/100millionpromo   (448 words)

  
 UK music festivals calender | summer festival | 2005
Excellent, now all you need is a run down of the music festivals happening in a field near you...
Music lovers flock here every year, to enjoy the best live music in the world, to see what Michael Eavis has up his sleeve this time and, simply, to be part of the legend.
Around 60,000 music lovers descend on Balado each year, thanks to a programme of the world's most exciting and entertaining bands.
www.myvillage.com /pages/bars&music-music-festivals-calender-2005.htm   (791 words)

  
 Nationwide Mercury Prize 2005 - MUSIC NEWS - I Like Music
The 2005 shortlist were chosen from an entry of around 170 albums released by British and Irish artists.
Albums released between July 2004 and July 2005 are eligible for the Prize, which champions the best of UK music.
All genres of music are treated equally and the music on the album is the only thing taken into account.
www.ilikemusic.com /music_news/nationwide_mercury_prize_2005-1409   (405 words)

  
 UK Summer Music Programs 2005
The UK Opera Theatre will hold performances primarily for children in grades K-6 but also in many communities, particularly in eastern Kentucky and the most remote areas of the state.
The program's ultimate goal is to increase the impact of the fine arts and art in general within the Commonwealth, providing improvements to the quality of life across the state.
Participation in UK Opera Theatre's annual celebration of great song and dance from Broadway and beyond is open by audition to anyone.
www.uky.edu /FineArts/Music/outreach/welcome.html   (967 words)

  
 The Music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Music are an English rock band, originally formed in Kippax, Leeds, England in 1999 by Stuart Coleman, Phil Jordan, Robert Harvey, and Adam Nutter, who all met at Brigshaw High School.
The Music began playing in 1999 and in 2001 a song Take the Long Road and Walk It circulated as a demo, before being released by Fierce Panda.
August 2005 saw the band play at the dual-venue V Festival.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Music   (410 words)

  
 Music Live 2006 - The biggest and most exciting music making show in the UK
Music Live 2006 - The biggest and most exciting music making show in the UK Due to your browser not having Javascript enabled you may not be experiencing the best from musiclive.co.uk!
The Music Live video is not only available to view on the website but it is now ready for you to download as a video podcast.
UK and European tours have seen the band support the likes of Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Happy Mondays and Supergrass and they’ve headlined both the Kone Funboard Festival at the Bercy Stadium in Paris and the 2004 World X-treme Sports Exhibition.
www.musiclive.co.uk   (2614 words)

  
 2005 in music - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
See also: 2004 in music, 2005 in music (UK), other events of 2005, 2006 in music, list of 'years in music', 2000s in music
January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985.
In April, country music legend Kenny Rogers signed a major world-wide deal with Capitol Records.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/2005_in_music   (3096 words)

  
 Vani Sangamam 2005 | Classical Music | Royal Festival Hall, London UK
Emerging from the southern Carnatic tradition, his dazzling technique and pioneering spirit have propelled him onto the international scene.
A member of Remember Shakti, he has brought his prodigious talents to a global audience by transcending musical boundaries.
His playing has the power and grace of a true virtuoso, instilling a seamless flow and flawless continuity into the most intricate of melodies.
www.rfh.org.uk /main/events/120533.html   (110 words)

  
 2005 UK Summer Music Technology Workshops
The course is designed to train instrumental, choral, and classroom music specialists to use Finale for notating and printing music.
Topics will be adjusted to the needs of participants and may include such items as: transposing band and orchestra parts; printing a choral score; music notation problem solving; incorporation of notation examples into word processors; and using notation software with students.
Participants will bring examples of music notation to be entered during the course.
www.uky.edu /FineArts/Music/cl/midiworkshop_files/descriptions.html   (642 words)

  
 US - UK Folk Connections | Patti Smith's Meltdown 2005 | Contemporary Music | Royal Festival Hall, London UK
An evening dedicated to the best of folk music from both the US and UK and featuring a huge line up of acts performing their own take on the genre.
Johnny Marr was the musical magic behind The Smiths before the groups acrimonious split.
Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's greatest singer-songwriters who began his musical life in the punk era but whose heart lies firmly in English Folk and one of the greatest examples of the UK tradition will be on hand in the form of Bert Jansch.
www.rfh.org.uk /main/events/94437.html   (349 words)

  
 Jamiroquai | Music | Albums | Dynamite
Dynamite was released in North America on 20 September 2005, three months after its UK release.
This is the first release of Dynamite other than the UK and Japanese versions that includes the track Time Won't Wait.
The UK DualDisc of Dynamite was released in November 2005 and is one of the first albums to be released in the UK in DualDisc format.
funkin.com /music/albums/dynamite   (1189 words)

  
 Mobile Music Workshop 2006
Devices such as mobile phones, walkmans and iPods have already brought music to the ever-changing social and geographic locations of their users and reshaped their experience of the urban landscape.
The tutorials were followed by bodystorming sessions where participants sketched application ideas for mobile music using the presented technology as well as simple audio devices as props.
The 3rd international workshop on mobile music technology was organised by the Department of Media and Film Studies, University of Sussex (UK), the Future Applications Lab, Viktoria Institute (SWE) and Adelphi Research Institute, University of Salford (UK).
www.viktoria.se /fal/events/mobilemusic   (1027 words)

  
 Ultra Music Festival 2005 @ Miami WMC : Clubbing UK
Ultra Music Festival (UMF 7) will serve as the official closing ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the Winter Music Conference 2005 where the world’s best DJs perform throughout the day and evening.
Thousands of fans travel each year to experience the Ultra Music Festival and continue to be blown away by the performances, innovative production and the crisp sound that surrounds the venue.
The Ultra Music Festival was co-founded in 1999 by CEO, executive producer / director Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes, president, and publisher of the music publication D’VOX Magazine.
www.clubbing-uk.com /ultra_music_festival_2005_@_miami_wmc.htm   (654 words)

  
 Gospel Music -- The GEM Awards 2005 -- Entertain Your Belief
Gospel Music’s equivalent to the glamorous MOBO Awards is set to take place the Bethel Convention Centre, Birmingham, on Saturday 29th October.
Last year more than 1,000 people flocked to the event and this year will certainly be no exception to the rule, with over 40 nominees from across the country being in line to receive an award at this glitzy affair.
As stated by organiser - Janet Smith - “The GEM Awards being the first of its kind in the UK, is truly a unique and exclusive eventin offering gospel artists a platform for their voices to be heard nationwide.
www.gospelcity.com /dynamic/music-articles/international/57   (429 words)

  
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Snapshots’ UK Music Albums 2005 report provides 2004 year-end market data, with 2005 estimates and five-year forecasts.
The report gives an instant overview of the UK music album market, and covers sales of CD's, LP’s and cassettes.
UK Music Albums 2005 forms part of Snapshots’ Media industry coverage.
www.marketresearch.com /land/product.asp?productid=1101216&progid=3602   (247 words)

  
 Digital Music News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
With a strong music heritage behind us and a high profile on the high street, we believe Virgin has the best platform to launch a digital service that will become the ultimate download destination.” Going forward, Virgin Digital will be factored heavily within Megastore outlets, with kiosks allowing visitors to sample and grab tracks.
UK record companies are stepping up action against a small group of P2P file uploaders, with five accused traders now facing High Court action.
UK mobile operator Orange was just one to announce a new MP3 phone, while Motorola unveiled a slate of new music devices.
www.digitalmusicnews.com /jobs/data/yesterday/august2005   (9864 words)

  
 Digital music sales triple to $1.1bn in 2005 | The Register
Crucially, in some markets, including the UK and Germany, more listeners are downloading legal files than illicit ones, the organisation claimed, citing research commissioned from market watcher Jupiter.
IFPI said some 420m individual songs were downloaded via the internet legally in 2005 - more than 20 times the quantity downloaded in 2003 and enough to account to six per cent of record labels' combined sales.
IFPI said mobile-phone music services accounted for 40 per cent of record companies' digital revenues, most of it coming from ringtones that comprise snippets of original artist recordings rather than track downloads.
www.theregister.com /2006/01/19/2005_digital_music_sales   (609 words)

  
 SONY BMG Music Entertainment
By pooling the resources of two of the most creative companies in the music industry we are perfectly positioned to help our artists realize their creative goals, while at the same time providing greater value to music consumers around the world.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment will combine the best creative, operational and strategic assets of two very accomplished music businesses, and provide a vital new platform to further the development of talent and enjoyment of music around the world.
Tremendous praise is due the managements of both Sony Music Entertainment and BMG for the extraordinary wisdom and vision with which they approached the negotiation and merger process.
www.bmg.com   (870 words)

  
 Market Research Reports - Research and Markets - Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
UK top ten recorded music singles of all time, ranked by sales in units, reported as of March 2002
UK top five retail outlet venues for recorded music albums as a percent market share of sales for the 12 months ending in the third quarters of 2000, 2001 and 2002
UK soundcarrier market size by sales in pounds sterling and US dollars, with breakdown of recorded music unit sales by format for 1998 to 2001 and first-half 2002
www.researchandmarkets.com /reportinfo.asp?report_id=299880   (759 words)

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