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Welcome to charityshopdj.com, the site of Charity Shop DJ and the EasyAction Sound System News 2008 Elderly Turn Tables on Young Talking About Old Records rocks Nottingham Castle One 8 sees the launch of the Cultural Olympiad in Nottingham Come and meet the newest members of the Easy Action Sound System who will be joining Charity Shop DJ and Dr Matt of Nottingham Trent University for an intergenerational mash-up
Over the course of September, Charity Shop DJ and Dr Matt have been working with kids from the Bemrose school in Derby, and with older people from community groups in the city, to find out how music can be a tool of communication between the generations. On 27th September 2008, these newest members of the Easy Action Sound System will be making the journey to Nottingham and playing together for the first time at One8. They’ll be playing records, re-enacting album covers, and generally seeing what happens when we get a box of old records and some people together. Come and join the party. And bring your vinyl.
Click here to see Talking About Old Records on BBC East Midlands Today One8, Nottingham Castle 27 September 2008 12 - 6pm
Talking about Old Records is a partnership between Nottingham Trent University and Charity Shop DJ. Charity Shop DJ to play at Opening of Derby Quad Celebrating a brand new arts venue for Derby The Cultural Olympiad in Derby
So much to celebrate. The opening of QUAD, a new arts venue 'to rival any in Europe' (The Guardian), the launch of the cultural Olympiad, and the launch of the new Charity Shop DJ Derby Record Holders project. All in one. Charity shops across the city will be bringing their vinyl into QUAD as we celebrate a slice of Derby’s past in the newest building in town. A night of mash-ups and get downs, featuring Charity Shop DJ, Subism, and Addictive TV. Derby Quad 27 September 2008 9 - 10pm Charity Shop DJ Launches new Derby Record Holders Project
SHOW us YOUR MUSICCharity Shop DJ is touring Derby - celebrating the people of Derby and the music that makes us As part of the grand tour through UK charity shops, car boot sales, libraries, schools, hospitals, music festivals, the Houses of Parliament, and international hot spots, Charity Shop DJ is proud to be in Derby. Between January and May 2009 Charity Shop DJ will be in the city to find out what music is shaping our lives. Derby Record Holders Launch, Derby Quad 27 September 2008 9 - 10pm
As part of the gallery's Inspired by Bollywood exhibition, which kicks off on July 19 2008,Charity Shop DJ will be meeting up with members of the Asian community in and around Stafford to find out what Indian film and film music means to them The exhibition, encompassing all things 'inspired by Bollywood', will also feature iconic images from the National Media Museum, Bradford and an exhibition of giant hand-painted Bollywood film hoardings. Enjoy the Indian Summer!
Sat 12 July Age Concern - Church Lane, Pudsey, Leeds 12.00-2.00 Talking About Old Records at Equality=Respect November 2008 Following our presence at last year’s Equality=Respect conference in the Chesterfield area, Talking About Old Records have been commissioned to put on an intergenerational dance performance at this year’s event at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, on November 19th 2008. We will be working with an intergenerational team of dancers from the North East Derbyshire region, drawn from the ‘Killamarsh Dreams’ youth theatre and the ‘Staveley Seniors’ elder’s forum. A choreographer will work with these groups to produce an original dance performance, and in addition some of our young DJs will play music over the lunchtime for conference participants to enjoy and dance to. This is an exciting development for Talking About Old Records, and we are all really looking forward to it!Watch this site for News and Updates
Celebrate the last day of Lift Festival 2008 with Charity Shop DJ. Catch him at Plenty in the Park for an afternoon of recycled family entertainment. And again at the Trashcatchers Ball evening extravaganza which brings the 10-day festival to a spectacular close with a celebration of recycling. Lift Festival 2008, Stratford Park, London June 21 2008
Press Release:: The unique musical tastes of Margate will be revealed by Charity Shop DJ Andy Jupp on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May during a weekend residency with Turner Contemporary. On Saturday 17 May, setting out from Turner Contemporary’s Project Space at 10.30am, Charity Shop DJ will be touring the town’s charity shops with his mobile turntable and sound system. In each shop he’ll be asking the public to uncover their forgotten favourites on vinyl which he will then play for them on the spot. People will be photographed with their record of choice and the images will be added to the Charity Shop DJ online gallery. The day will culminate at 3pm in Cartons Coffee Shop, Regal Walk Shopping Centre with a DJ-ing session featuring some of his musical finds from the day. On Sunday 18 May, between 2 and 4pm at the Turner Contemporary Project Space, people are invited to bring along their favourite records on vinyl. Charity Shop DJ will play these during the afternoon, along with some of his best finds from Saturday, and dancing will be positively encouraged. Andy says that: “Some people get their exercise going to the gym, walking or running but personally, I don’t think there’s a better way to exercise than dancing to some great music. It’s all about celebration really and people’s record collections of today are the charity shop records of tomorrow. I hope that over the weekend we’ll be able to create a musical portrait of Margate’s past and present.” ENDS For further press information please contact: John Haywood, Marketing Director, Turner Contemporary E: jhaywood@turnercontemporary.org T: 01843 294322
Read about Charity Shop DJ's Talking About Old Records project in The Guardian January 30 2008. Click here
[January 2008] We all like to talk! Announcing the beginning of an exciting new project aimed at furthering understanding between the generations. Talking About Old Records A Partnership Between Charity Shop DJ and Nottingham Trent University Talking About Old Records uses a shared love of music to bring together teenagers and older people through interactive workshops involving the playing of old records on state-of-the-art DJ equipment. For the full story click here.
photo credit: sarah gadd
Read about Talking About Old Records in The Guardian January 30 2008. More
Utsavam: Music From India - Horniman Museum 2008 [Just Confirmed] On 2 March 2008 Charity Shop DJ will appear at the Horniman Museum, London where he will perform a set of vintage Bollywood vinyl. The set will form part of the Utsavam: Music From India exhibition which showcases a new collection of relatively unknown musical instruments from rural areas of India, as well as providing glimpses of the cultural, musical and linguistic diversity of the sub-continent. The exhibition opens on 6 February 2008.
News 2007 Charity Shop DJ tours Jammu and Kashmir. In October 2007, Charity Shop DJ and the famed Dave the Jeep drove from Amritsar to Srinagar to Ladakh armed with a record player and a camera. The trip was part on the ongoing 'International Sessions' project, and the story was covered by The Times of India.
"celebrating equality and universality through music" Stop Press! July 11 2007....Charity Shop DJ goes to Parliament!
The Parliamentary Sessions: On July 11 2007 Charity Shop DJ was invited by Arts Council England to attend Parliament and to document and photograph the favourite records of our elected MPs. The project aims to put the equality back into democracy and to give MPs a chance to communicate something about themselves with each other - and with us. "If we're going to put the trust back into politics, we can start by communicating with each other. All we're spinning is the tunes" Find out more [Posted 3 July 2007] Charity Shop DJ and the EasyAction Soundsystem added to The Beat and Pama International Lineup September 1st 2007 in the depths of Shropshire, venue undisclosed....Charity Shop DJ will be joined by the full might of the EasyAction Soundsystem as they take on legends The Beat and the wondrous Pama International.
Charity Shop DJ rocks the catwalk at Cambridge Trashion Show
Charity Shop DJ appeared live at the first ever ‘Trashion Show’, an eclectic display of clothes and accessories designed and made entirely from waste materials by students in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Charity Shop DJ rocked the catwalk with a live soundtrack of Charity Shop remixes and mash-ups.
The event is a partnership project
of Cambridgeshire Community Reuse and Recycling Network Victor Perez, Waste Campaigns Officer for Cambridgeshire County Council on behalf of the RECAP partnership said: "Changing public perceptions of reuse and recycling is crucial if we are to successfully reduce carbon emissions. it is very important that future generations understand the value in waste as a resource and the environmental benefits of reusing and recycling"
"This event has been designed to encourage young people and children
to put their creativity and For more information about this event or to find out more about community groups and charity shops visit www.ccorrn.org.uk or www.choose2reuse.org.uk or call 01354 742300. 30 April: Read about Charity Shop DJ on the BBC website. Click here
29 April: The Charity Shop DJ Picture Show reviewed in today's Observer Review. Run, there's still time to get it. Or you can click here 28 April, Paddington: The Charity Shop DJ Picture Show has now opened at the Boris Baggs Gallery, Paddington, London. Come in, be photographed with your favourite record, and join the show!
The Radio 4 'Today' team dropped in for a preview before the show opened on April 26. To Listen Again click here.
The show was also featured as a full page in The Independent on April 26. Click here to see it Many many thanks to the wonderful people who made the Opening a night to remember 13 April: Many thanks to COBRA BEER for adding their support to the Charity Shop DJ Picture Show!
The Charity Shop DJ Picture Show comes to the Boris Baggs Gallery, Paddington, London!
We are pleased to announce that, for one week only, CharityShopDJ will be appearing at the Boris Baggs Gallery, Paddington, London 26 April - 5 May 2007 Midday - 6pm daily (now extended for 3 days!) During his DJ tours of charity shops, care homes and other unique venues, CharityShopDJ has been using discarded vinyl as the basis for DJ sets, and as a way of communicating our identities through music. The appearance in London will feature a photographic exhibition of portraits taken during 2 years of touring which have taken him from UK charity shops to gigs in the streets of Mumbai, India. A big thank you to Boris Baggs, Hemingway Design, Cobra Beer, Barton Galleries and the Arts Council Boris Baggs Gallery, 1 Hermitage Street, Paddington Basin, London W2 1JR Tube: Edgware Road/ Paddington ADMISSION FREE: ALL WELCOME
If you were in the Nottingham area March 31st, we hope you didn't miss Supernight's 2nd birthday party at Moog. Charity Shop DJ guested at the monthly DIY music/art orgy that's filled with all things loud and colourful.
Charity Shop DJ invites you to Choose Your Cheese. Charity Shop DJ Tours Mumbai, India Armed with a portable turntable and a camera, Charity Shop DJ toured Mumbai throughout January 2007. During his tour, he met another avid collector of vinyl, Mr Suresh Chandvankar, Hon. Secretary of the Society of Indian Record Collectors, who has a vast collection of classical LPs from the pre-cinema era, many of them 78s. Watch this space for images and stories from the tour. Some of these images were also featured in the Charity Shop DJ Picture Show at the Boris Baggs Gallery, Paddington, London from 26 April - 5 May
We would like our site to be as informative and as up to date as possible, so if you have any news, events or gigs, you would like to share with us, please Contact Us. News last updated 17 September 2008 contact info@charityshopdj
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