Tuesday 30 June 2009

The North Will Rise Again

8TH JULY - THE CIRCLE CLUB MANCHESTER - FROM 5PM

Based on the book of the same name by John Robb, Join our respected panel of music bods as we delve into the Manchester Music scene, Past, Present and future. The Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Fall, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Oasis. Manchester has proved to be an endlessly rich stream of pop-music talent over the last 30 years.

THE PANEL
Chaired by JOHN ROBB, Writer and Broadcaster and Cultural Commentator

CONRAD MURRAY manages The Courteeners

JOHNY JAY worked with and discovered many of Manchester's early dance music pioneers including A Guy Called Gerald , MC Tunes ,808 State, MC Buzz B, Ruthless Rap Assassins and managed The Dust Junkies and Produced and Remixed many big dance records for acts such as The Stone Roses, Gabrielle, East 17.

and more.. TBC

THE MUSIC

JAMES KELLY is an acoustic singer songwriter based in Chorlton Manchester. Its him, a guitar, a bass drum pedal and a guitar case… www.jameskellyacoustic.co.uk

DIRTY NORTH are three lads from Wythenshawe Johnny, Carl and Dave. They have started a musical movement inspired by Hip Hop and roots Reggae bringing a fresh style of music they call Wythenshawe Dub. myspace.com/dirtynorthband

THE WORDS are a 4 piece who have caused quite a stir in their own city of Manchester and across the country with their catchy melodical music for the masses. Clocking over 250 gigs in 18months across the UK. myspace.com/thewordsmusic

TIMINGS
5-7 Food at the Circle Club, special offer 2 courses for £15
7-8 Debate
8-10 Bands
10 - late DJs

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Thursday 11 June 2009

THE SOCIAL MEDIA CONUNDRUM

Wednesday 17th June 2009 , 6:30pm at the Circle Club, Manchester.

THE PANEL
Chaired by BYRON EVANS, Presenter, Writer and Broadcaster

PHIL LEWIS head of marketing and social media at Winning Pitch. worked on integrated marketing campaigns for blue-chip clients including Sainsbury’s, Barclays Bank, Lend Lease, Coca-Cola, Christian Aid, Greenpeace and RNIB

STEVE DOWNES has been in marketing and advertising for 25 years and is founder and MD of Juice Digital, one of the leading Social Media Marketing agencies in the region

TOM CHEESEWRIGHT strategy director at and digital. Clients include BT, Orange, HP, IBM. Tom is also the technology expert for BBC Radio Manchester


THE TALK

Twitter, Second life, Bebo, Facebook, Myspace, Blogging… the way we interact and the way we use the internet is changing drastically. There has been criticisms in the past that Facebook and Second Life are barriers against ‘real’ face to face interaction. Is this true or does it aid in making and maintaining relationships? Is there a naivety about putting loads of personal information up on the internet? Lots of companies feel that it is a threat to their working practices such as use of social media in work time or blogging about work but can social media actually help businesses? Join our expert panel over supper as we find out…


THE TOPICS
Why has it become such a phenomenon?
What about privacy?
Us e in work time?
Can Social Media really be used for business?
How are consumers reacting to this?

Monday 18 May 2009

The Future of Architecture

10TH JUNE 2009 - THE CIRCLE CLUB MANCHESTER- 6:30PM

There are so many pressures put upon architects in today’s society. Longevity, aesthetics and function are all obvious needs in a design but adding to this is global warming, anti social behavior, the recession, access legislation, fair trade and sustainability…the list goes on and is forever expanding. Does this make designing a building an impossible task? How are these pressures going to change the landscape of our urban sprawl? Join us over supper as we discuss this with our expert panel.

THE PANEL
Chaired by JONATHAN SCHOFIELD, Editor of Manchester Confidential

IAN BUTLER head of the NW office of Sheppard Robson

GAVIN ELLIOTT chairman of BDP, the UK’s biggest architect firm

JANE LEACH is a newly self-employed architect and coordinator of the Manchester Women´s Design Group

PHIL GRIFFIN is a writer and broadcaster with special interest in architecture and urban issues. He worked for Piccadilly Radio from 1974 to 1978 and Granada Television throughout the 1980s.

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Censorship in the Media

13TH MAY 2009 - THE CIRCLE CLUB - MANCHESTER

THE PANEL
Chaired by MARK EDWARDSON presenter at the BBC for 15 years

DR DAVID A HOLMES Lecturer in Psychology & Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University Is studying the cut off between fantasy and pathology in film voyeurism

MOF GIMMERS. TV Critic, writer, talking head and all round claptrap.

PHIL HAMER, freelance journalist

JAMES STANNAGE, Controversial radio talk show host. Known as 'The voice of Manchester'


THE TALK

Join us for this provocative debate on the topic of freedom of expression. Whether your producing a film, a piece of music, clothing, a play, a building or some other form of creativity there will always be an idea, a message or some other form of communication spread within it. In this discussion we seek to explore how far you can and should go with a particular form of expression. How should professional bodies/ institutions deal with breaches of censorship on live broadcast such as the Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross incident? As people producing work within the public domain, should we respect peoples sensitivities or respect the publics right to information? What are the benefits of being controversial and why do people do it?

Wednesday 22 April 2009

Affordable Architecture

WED 29TH APRIL 2009 - THE CIRCLE CLUB, MANCHESTER - 6:30PM

With the current economic downturn, more and more people are going to want affordable housing solutions. In the last recession there was noticeable innovation, with iconic buildings being designed and constructed such as the Manchester Central Library and big investments in infrastructure coming from governments. Architects need to be more creative in order to make buildings on a budget for people on a budget. We have all seen bad examples of social housing schemes and the problems they create (social exclusion, violence, turf wars) but what is the answer to affordable housing and what new innovations may arise from the demand? Join us over supper as we discuss the issue…


THE PANEL
Chaired by JONATHAN SCHOFIELD, Editor of Manchester Confidential
DR CHARLOTTE WILDMAN is a historian at the University of Manchester and specialises in twentieth-century British urban history.



HOW MUCH
Free to Circle Club members otherwise
£6 pay on the door. £3 for students with a valid student card. Either way, RSVP your place to
rsvp@thecircuitseries.co.uk stating your name
and company.

Tuesday 24 March 2009

The Future is Digital

24TH MARCH 2009 - THE CIRCLE CLUB - MANCHESTER

Chaired by BYRON EVANS, presenter, writer and broadcaster.

COLIN MC CAFFERY - Head of Products and Marketing at 2ergo
SARAH HARTLEY - Journalist for MEN
DAVID BIRD - Course Leader MSc Digital Marketing Communications Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
ROB BROWN, Managing Director Staniforth (part of the TBWA advertising group) Before joining Staniforth, Rob set up the PR operation for McCann Erickson


THE TALK
Today only about 5% of global advertising is online, yet according to statistics 20% of media is consumed online. Does this suggest that design companies and clients are failing to take advantage of the new digital era?


There is a growing opportunity for full service agencies to use the large amount of media choice and advances in technology to their advantage. Companies now have a daunting range of new technological options available to improve their business. This has inevitably raised the problem of which ones to choose, or indeed whether they need to create their own.

The all-conquering social networking site Facebook now has 150 million members, yet its sustainability as a business whose revenues come from advertising is under scrutiny. The internet can be seen as a rapidly changing environment full of technological advances that can be crucial one day and disposable the next. So, in the new digital age, how do we know which business strategies can be effectively applied in line with the whims of the newly-empowered consumers?

THE TOPICS
How are agencies reacting to new media advances?
Which methods really work?
Should businesses opt for the cheapest strategies or is it risk v reward?
Are clients allowing agencies to try new things?
How are consumers reacting to this?
Is the future really digital?
Does traditional media still have a future?
What is the future?

Friday 20 March 2009

Podcast!

Here is a Circuit Series FIRST! This is a 10 minute podcast from the 'Musical Genres Don't Exist' debate.