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Post by XxbagpussxX on Apr 29, 2007 16:59:14 GMT
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/1005/1005723_noel_and_james_join_forces.htmlNOEL Gallagher and James Blunt are joining forces for a new charity project.
Razorlight, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Dirty Pretty Things and Ozzy Osbourne are also lending their support to the Gibson Guitartown London campaign.
They are among 30 music acts who will each come up with a design for a 10ft high fibreglass Gibson Les Paul guitar which will be displayed around the capital as public art this summer.
Each musician will be paired with an artist who will hand paint their designs.
Legendary pop artist Sir Peter Blake will turn Paul Weller's design into reality, while Osbourne will team up with cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.
At the end of the campaign in September, the guitars will be auctioned off to raise money for The Prince's Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
James Blunt said: "I am really pleased to be associated with this amazing project which aims to raise lots of money for three fantastic and worthy charities."
Other confirmed names include, New Order, The Kooks and James Morrison.
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Post by XxbagpussxX on May 2, 2007 20:00:00 GMT
Some more detail about this project (thanks Polly!) Gibson GuitarTown London Announces Leading Musicians' Support and Exhibit Destinations The O2 and More London - June - September 2007
LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, is proud to announce that many of the UK's greatest and best known musicians have already pledged their support and involvement with Gibson GuitarTown London. Gibson GuitarTown London is a unique charity inspired campaign bringing together the power of music with art to raise money for three chosen charities; The Princes Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Music legends such as Paul Weller, Slash, Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart, Noel Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, Roxy Music, New Order, Bruce ****inson, Brian May, Gary Moore, Gorillaz, Dirty Pretty Things, The Lost Prophets, James Dean Bradfield, Ocean Colour Scene, Graham Coxon, The Kooks, The Magic Numbers, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Rodgers, Suggs, KT Tunstall, Razorlight, Hard-Fi, Corinne Bailey Rae, Depeche Mode, James Morrision, Motorhead, Sir Cliff Richard and James Blunt are already confirmed.
Thirty 10-foot free standing fiberglass Gibson Les Paul guitars and thirty regular sized Gibson SG's are currently being creatively designed and hand painted by visual artists ranging from some of the UK's leading and established artists such as Sir Peter Blake, Gerald Scarfe and Andrew Logan to competition winners. Each guitar will be signed by the associated musician to authenticate and endorse their own individual guitar.
The thirty 10-foot Gibson Les Paul guitars will be publicly displayed around More London (by Tower Bridge, SE1) from late June 2007 for ten weeks. Meanwhile, the regular sized hand painted Gibson SG's will be on public display at The O2 in Greenwich, only a short tube or boat ride from the More London display. Following the exhibition all the guitars will be auctioned off at an event in September with all the proceeds being split equally between the three associated charities.
This free exhibition of creatively painted guitars will appeal to all age groups and music enthusiasts and will contribute to maintaining London's credentials as one of the world's greatest capital cities.
"Gibson GuitarTown London is an exciting charity project involving some of the biggest names in British music and just what London needs to keep this town rocking," said Harvey Goldsmith, CBE.
"London is one of my favorite European cities with an outstanding musical environment. Gibson GuitarTown London will be a momentous and unique public exhibition, raising money for three fantastic charities with the support of many of Britain's top musical names. This is our gift to the people of London," said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar.
"The O2 is delighted to be involved with the Gibson GuitarTown London project. As a venue dedicated to entertainment with music at its heart, and the guitar being central to music, we think this is a perfect fit. The Gibson GuitarTown exhibit will give visitors to The O2 a real chance to experience something unique," said Lesley Saville - Chief Marketing Officer of The O2.
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins and banjos. Gibson's digital guitar represents the biggest advancement in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Gibson Guitar Corp's family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Baldwin, Hamilton and Wurlitzer. For more information on Gibson Guitar please visit www.gibson.com
For more information on Gibson GuitarTown London, please visit www.londonguitartown.com/. "
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Post by XxbagpussxX on Jun 13, 2007 21:33:11 GMT
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