v, the youth volunteering charity
The vinvolved programme has made it easier for young people to volunteer by creating a national network of innovative projects and volunteering champions. This network offers young people aged 16-25 a consistently high standard of information, support and volunteering opportunities that match their passions and interests. Sound Gallery has been awarded £120,000 by the Vinvolved programme to run a three year programme of volunteering opportunities at Sound Gallery Studios from April 2008-April 2011. To find out more about vinvolved, visit v's portal for young people. To find out more about Sound Gallery's exciting volunteering opportunities, please click here.Reach Award
Sound Gallery CIC is now Reach Achieved. The Reach Achieved Certificate has been awarded by the Youth Action network covering the period from 2008-2011. Reach is Youth Action Network's quality practice framework for organisations doing youth-led volunteering. It reflects our focus on good practice involving young people in leading their volunteering as well as having the fundamentals in place for working with young volunteers. More: Reach Achieved
The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF)
The PRSF is the UK's only independent funder of new music across all genres.
The Foundation supports a huge range of new music activity - everything from unsigned band showcases to residencies for music creators, from ground-breaking commissions to live electronica. The Performing Rights Society PRSFoundation for New Music supported Sound Gallery's regular live music showcases, PHOENIXSOUNDS from July 2007-July 2008. Sound Gallery Studios are pleased to announce that the PRSFoundation for New Music is supporting a number of our activities from May 2009-May 2010.
Mansons Guitar Shop is one of the most experienced independent guitar stores in the world! Headed by guitar luthier Hugh Manson and bass expert Adrian Ashton, they employ a further 12 staff including three world-tour experienced guitar technicians who can repair, modify or service your guitar for the ultimate in tone and feel. Every employee is a player and lover of guitars first and foremost. Mansons Guitar Shop are proud sponsors of Sound GalleryStudios, one of the best equipped studio and rental facilities in Exeter. With facilities from affordable rehearsal space to first class recording, all backed by an excellent backline of Fender, SWR, Bad Cat and Gretsch equipment, Sound Gallery's work-space caters for all clients and includes workshops and programmes that offer opportunities for all musicians from all backgrounds. Mansons Guitar Shop located in Fore Street in Exeter enjoys a world wide reputation through it's extensive guitar exclusive facilities and international client base. Facilities include the best selection of top dealerships such as Fender, Gibson, Marshall, Paul Reed Smith as well as a massive stock of beginner, and semi professional equipment. Our clients include bands from a wide range of musical backgrounds including Led Zeppelin, Muse, Queens Of The Stone Age, Yes, Seth Lakeman, Joe Bonamassa and many others. With the best equipped guitar workshops in the South West we also offer extensive set-up and repair/restoration facilities. We welcome all guitarists of all abilities our stock ranging from a £20 ukulele to a £20,000 custom instrument. Please feel free to contact us in store, via mail or telephone or visit our website www.mansons.co.uk Alternatively drop into Sound Gallery and ask for a leaflet. Mansons Guitar Shop - McCoys Arcade - Fore Street - Exeter EX4 3AN. Tel: 01392 496379
Fender
With an illustrious history dating back to 1946, Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock ‘n’ roll, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues and many others. Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world’s most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps, in the process making the company not only a revered music industry name, but also a cultural icon. Legendary Fender instruments such as the Telecaster® and Stratocaster® guitars and Precision® and Jazz® bass guitars are universally acclaimed as design classics that embody the best of form and function; of style and substance; of muscle and finesse.Pharos Works
Pharos Works create clever web-based applications for business and commerce (like this one). They also offer consulting on various internet technologies, Open Source software and scalable web sites.CDO
CDO have been hosting web sites since 1995 and know what they are doing. They offer affordable hosting for personal and business use on high quality servers.AWARDS
The past few years have been very productive and positive for the Sound Gallery team and a number
of excellent projects and partnerships have been established:
| Sound Gallery has been supported by The Co-operative Membership Community Fund to run music enrichment programmes for young people (11-18yrs) under the umbrella of Exeter Rising Artists from 2008-2009. |
Devon Community Foundation's Local Network Fund and Awards for All supported the Exeter Rising Artists (ERA) programme in 2007 and the ADDER programmed in 2008. These programmes are currently running under three strands: Form a Band, Sing It! and Digital Sounds at Sound Gallery Studios. (Enrichment)
After being granted a small award for the State of the Arts event, Sound Gallery were invited to The Barbican for cocktails, awards and a performance by the London Symphonic Orchestra in April 2007. The Awards ceremony was hosted by Arts & Business and sponsored by Gordons Gin amongst many others. This networking celebration was extremely inspiring. 2000 artists and businesses met and were pampered by the A & B team.
UNLtd invited Sound Gallery to a networking lunch for social entrepeneurs at the Glass boat restaurant in Bristol, to discuss the COBRA (City of Bristol Rising Artists) project.
Sound Gallery wishes to thank all these organisations for their support and encouragement.
