Ancestral Reverb is a unique project which will receive national coverage and attention. It will be an important creative exploration of climate change and carbon heritage. We are inviting BBE members to submit their own contributions. We would welcome:
Sound: Short recordings of you playing your favourite lines from classic colliery marching pieces. These do not have to be full pieces, or high-quality recordings (on a phone is fine).
Below are some suggestions of suitable pieces held in The Brass Bands Archive, along with some pictures of sections of pieces you may wish to use, with relevance to colliery bands or the North East that may be suitable. Ideally these recordings should not include percussion. This list is not exhaustive, and we are particularly interested in excerpts of relevant pieces by women composers and global-majority composers.
Creative Commons FAQ
Why are you doing it this way?: creative commons is generally considered the best way to legally set up these community collaboration projects. It means we'll be able to use the snippets you send in to make the audio piece. It also gives us your permission to sell the limited edition vinyl prints at the end - the point of which isn't to make huge amounts of money (there will only be about 100 copies), it's more about creating the heirloom objects.
What's in it for me?: Not much, really, other than the feeling of contributing to this communally-created lovely project. You'll be named and credited on any print and on web pages linked to the project. You'll also be invited along to any special Ancestral Reverb events. Ask not what Ancestral Reverb can do for you... ask only what you can do for Ancestral Reverb!
What am I signing up for / signing away?: you're saying you're happy for anyone to use the stuff you have sent in to create new work to be used however they like, so long as you are credited. Our intention is to use your submission to create our audio piece / Ancestral Reverb exhibition. You will be named and credited on whatever is created. Signing up to the creative commons licence means you won't receive royalties or have creative control over what you've sent through.
Are there any risks for me?: Maybe, if you're wanting to retain commercial ownership of whatever you're submitting. If you're a professional artist or creator, when you submit something this way you're agreeing for us to use your submitted creative stuff pretty much however we want so long as we credit you. For most people that will be totally fine. However, if you're a professional artist / creative, or you feel a bit funny about signing away some precious photos or writing, we're totally happy to have a chat with you and negotiate an alternative agreement with you that you prefer. Just E-mail Sarah Baumann (sarah@bbe.org.uk) to discuss.
BBE members can submit their media for Ancestral Reberb before the deadline of Monday 26 August at 9am.