 
Next Event............Friday 22nd June @ Green Room
Review - March 31st Event Coming soon
This event was a great success with a fantastic vibe created through the excellent music and visuals on show. A further £140 was raised for Huntingtons Disease Association. a Full review will be here very soon, we promise!
Preview
Performers confirmed so far....
Ian Scanlon and Zadita perform after unfortunate circumstances forced their withdrawal from the last event.
New acts for this event so far are....
Jazzmag, Regulo 6
We continue to support.....
Songsmith records with more new acts and Switchflicker records with new acts and The Unheard and his amazing decks skills!
Mike C Percussion, The Brothers Grim dj-ing
More details to come so keep checking www.broad-minded.com for regular updates!
Bands......
Indenpendent Labels ......
Songsmithrecords.net
Established since 2000 this hard working label has helped along many artists through production, recording and performing. Promoting original material covering hip hop, soul, funk, folk, jazz and world etc, this label is producing great music for fun loving people, good vibe stuff all the way!
Camarillo and guests will be performing a special acoustic set for this event. www.songsmithreocrds.net
Switchflicker records
 
Switchflicker is a Manchester based label who have been producing a whole host of artists for some years now. Last year they brought out a great complilation cd called Sealed with a Loving Flick which further showed the talent they have on board. The unheard will be showcasing for the label by playing his own tracks whilst scratching it up in the only way true way he can!
Switchflicker.co.uk
Live Acts
Ian Skanlon & Rob Metcalfe
A musician and videographer Ian will be playing an acoustic set along with Rob Metcalfe. Expect Indie style songs from this duo act.
absolutemediadesign.com
Zadita Smith
Soul singer/songwriter, Zadita is a young talent ready to unrelish her new ep material at universal. The EP called relentless is due out later this year on download and limited edtion cd and features soul and rock influenced pieces of music on a mainly downtempo vibe.
www.myspace.com/zaditasmith
Dj's
The Brothers Grim
Jim, Joe and Rob will be playing a mixed bag of funk, hip hop, dub, reggae and drum n bass. These yound budding dj's have an ecltic, underground taste in music which reaches to the overgrown.
Plus Percussion
Rose & Mike C
Rose joins the ladys for some percussion action and Mike C from the Deadwasps also adds his drumming patterns straight from a snowboarding trip away, alright for some hey!
VJ-ing
Zara Scaife
Zara is supplying all the creative visuals for this event. We shall be providing a look and learn feel to the event which will inturn will lead to exploration of self and others. Being charitable is the aim in more ways than one, hence being Unuiversally awareness!
Green Room Future Dates
Next Event......... Friday 21st September
Saturday Dec 15th 2007
We are at present taking bookings for these events for all performing artists whether Musical or Visual so please do get in touch for more info at the following;
perform@broad-minded.com
More details will follow in the coming months so join our mailing list for the latest news.
Brief History
broad-minded presents Universal is a quarterly Music Charity Event with a difference! These events will be held in Manchester on a quarterly basis and will be in aid of Huntington’s Disease Association with all proceeds raised going towards the charity in search for a cure for the illness. These events are more than just that though as they are about being charitable to one another and raising awareness. They are about given unknown talent a platform to succeed to another level whilst bringing communities together at the same time. These events will have visuals to support the theme Universal is identifying.
News reports
Huntington’s Disease Association, News, Information on illness
The Huntington’s Disease Association was founded in 1971 as a self-help group with 76 members to support families and individuals affected by Huntington’s Disease. It was then known as The Association to Combat Huntington’s Chorea. Families at that time lived in complete isolation, unaware of the extent of the disease in the community stigmatised by its hereditary nature. They were further isolated by manifestation of the Disease itself characterised by severe physical, emotional and behavioural problems.
Huntington’s Disease Association is a progressive degenerative neurological disorder causing a steady decline of people’s physical, emotional and cognitive skills. It is a genetic illness every child born to a parent carrying the Huntington's gene has a 50% risk of inheriting the gene and going on to develop the illness at some stage in their life. It affects both males and females equally, the onset of the symptoms are usually in the prime of a persons life between the ages of 30-55, although there is a juvenile form of the illness and people have been known to develop the illness later in life. According to the office of health economics up to 50,000 people in Britain are affected by the ravages of the disease with up to 6,000-10,000 sufferers in the UK at anyone time.
As yet there is no known cure for Huntington’s Disease Carol Carruthers Chair of the Huntington’s Disease Association stated “Sadly there is no treatment which halts the progression of Huntington’s disease. However huge strides have been made towards the understanding of the illness. Many symptoms are better able to be controlled with the introduction of new drugs especially in the problematic areas of depression and emotional and behavioural disturbances. We must be hopeful that in the near future progress will be made which will result in the effective treatment. My greatest wish is that in the near future a treatment or cure will be found what a wonderful day that will be. On a positive note hardly a month goes by without the publication of research which takes us a step nearer to that goal”
The awareness week is extremely important as it helps both the Association along with all the people who in some way are affected by Huntington’s Disease. Life can be stressful in particular for teenagers and children if a family member has Huntington’s Disease. They may have to endure seeing a dearly loved parent changing before their eyes, with the added anguish of wondering if they share their parent’s fate. There is a predictive test available, this is a genetic test that will inform you if you have inherited the faulty gene from your affected parent if you have you will go on to develop Huntington’s Disease at some stage in your life. The decision surrounding whether to have a predictive test or not is a terrible dilemma. The BBC soap Eastenders recently ran a story line highlighting the difficult experiences many individuals have to face when a loved one is suffering with Huntington's Disease .
The Association also has a representative on the body responsible for developing the national service framework for progressive neurological disorders. The branch support group network is the mainstay of the association.
It provides so much by way of mutual support, welfare, fundraising, social events and family days. It provides much needed funding for the association. In some areas branch members have been instrumental in setting up “Advisory Groups” involving Health and Social services.”
If you would like further details of our Awareness Week please contact Head Office on 02072237000 or see our Web Site: www.hda.org.uk
Performers-minded
The Events will act as a showcase for your Creative talents with the main area to attract talent from being Music. We shall be requiring DJ's, Artists, Musicians, Singers, Bands to perform at these events on there own or/and together in innovative arrangements to promote the performers from various different communities. We are looking at supporting anyone in the community who has a passion for music and wants to fulfil their potential whether they are at a disadvantage or not, there are no limits to who we will help!
All Styles of Music are required from Dub, Reggae, Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Disco, Indie, Rock, Electro, Jazz, House, Breaks, Drum + Bass etc
Basically anything you are into we will be interested in performing. We also require people who would be interesting in the live filming of the event, Short films and VJ-ing.
If you are interested in participating at Universal then please send in your Biography (200 words) with a picture, a logo (if you have one) and a sample of music on MP3 or CD by e-mail or post. We must stress the biography isn’t about just the experience you have but your passion for music!
Music-minded Agency
Finally Universal is also to give continued support to the performers who take part. There will also be a Music-minded agency to support this and for those that might not necessarily take part in the events but want to succeed in Music. For £1 you can join the agency with 50% going to Huntington’s Disease Association. So send in your info and music in order to create an opportunity for you to succeed!
For more information please contact Lee Gosnay on 07723 357 792 or e-mail/send your info to the following addresses.
Performers@broad-minded.com
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