Here’s a music documentary you won’t be seeing in its entirety on Irish TV any time soon. Lindsey from Second Aspect (now Manina films) made a film examining the failure of the Music Board of Ireland and ruffled a few feathers in the process.
The Music Board was established on an interim basis for the period May 2001 to May 2004 in partnership between Government, as represented by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, and the Industry, as represented by the IBEC Music Industry Group. Its proposed role was to act as a forum for the industry; to devise and actively promote strategic policies for the development of the music industry and the maximisation of its contribution to the national economy; and to assist Government and its agencies in their efforts to develop the industry nationally and internationally.
The Board’s major undertaking, a report on The Economic Significance of the Irish Music Industry proposed a strategic plan for the development of the music industry (that phrase again!) in Ireland, called Shaping the Future, and these were presented to the Minister. However, in the absence of any positive response and, most importantly, further funding, it seems the Board had no choice but to wind up.
The documentary features talking head interviews with Channel One, Humanzi, Director, On the Record’s Jim Carroll, Angela Dorgan, Twin Kranes, Dave Fanning and a dismal “interview” from the then minister for Arts, Tourism and Sport John O’ Donoghue whose on-camera refusal to answer questions does nothing to dispel the notion that the government couldn’t care less about popular Irish music.
According to Lindsey, she was warned “that by showing a certain individual in a bad light then I would be shooting myself in the foot because my film would not be accepted into film festivals or shown on TV. The Last Broadcast on RTE showed part of my film but refused to air the entirety, omitting the scene with this particular individual.I felt that the film would not prove the point I was trying to make if I left the scene out so I made the decision to keep it. Unfortunately I underestimated how much fear people have for this man. The power that he holds over funding for arts makes sure that he can maintain a good image. The only place my film was actually seen in its entirety was in Wales where it was a runner up in the Screen Academy Wales student awards.”
So Lindsey had no choice but to release it on the internet.
Watch and discuss:
Part One
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoMAgpJABK0[/youtube]
Part Two
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjAETnKBiA[/youtube]
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
spot on! – hits the nail on the head.
it’s interesting how anything critical like this can be kept out of the public eye here. may this get plenty of exposure online. i will give it a push.
Mark
I saw this last week and didn’t post it cos it was made in late ’05/early ’06 and so good I thought everyone would have seen it by now.
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So yet another coup for Fianna Foiled-Again, the reach of the Arts Minister extending even to the right of freedom of opinion. Pricks (I’m using that word a lot today
But would you listen to Shaun Mulrooney?
“If someone wants to go to New York to record an album they should be able to do that.”
Musicians should receive funding for Irish endeavours on Irish soil. THAT I agree with.
Wow! This is great…
I’ve been following the music industry in the North very closely (NIMIC seem to have been charged with doing a similar job as the Music Board and FMC combined) but it’s shocking to see the kind of neglect portrayed here. Even when I lived in Belfast, going south was never an option and even bands who did (Downpatrick’s Relish, who signed to EMI in Dublin) seemed to vanish altogether.
That said, there’s been some exciting rumblings up North which address a lot of what was mentioned as lacking in the film – notably the Oh Yeah Center in Belfast’s cathedral quarter – providing recording & rehearsal space, a music venue as well as being an artistic nexus for the city. Derry’s Nerve Center performs a similar function.
I do feel, however, that these brave moves by private individuals in large part came about due to a feeling of support and encouragement from government bodies (such as NIMIC) over a number of months and years. That, coupled with strong individual leadership in the music business (individuals such as Gary Lightbody, Stuart Bailie and Tim Wheeler) gave a sense of confidence and legitimacy to the efforts of improving the status of independent music in the north.
I do hope that similar leadership, both at a governmental and private individual level, can be found in the Republic of Ireland and soon. My company and I, for our part, are committed to participating in this most important discussion and helping to find sustainable solutions.
I thought that was brilliant and I completly agree with all the points raised, the most frustrating is that art exibitions get funding but album release’s dont. If I was a tourist and i was going to a city for 1 night. If I went to an amazing gig I would leave with a better view of that city. Whats the deal!!!
lotus lullaby chap said “a lot of money to be made from irish bands” – he’s got that right. pity theyre not seeing a fuckin penny.
channel one said that for the arts council alternative indie music is “not even on the ladder” sad but ultimately very true.
The sickening Opera/Classical music stat adds credence to this fact lest it be needed.
Jim’s spot on – “people going to the nch are much more likely to vote” Guess we needz ta rock daz votes! or something…. not that any of the cunts would probably ever give us a penny anyways.
Great vid – kudos lindsey and marina:)
In summation – John O Donoghue is a redneck good for nuthin’ bastard.
discussion of similar stuff on thumped a while back: http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=17876
lotus lullaby!
Good Doc. Its such a shame there isn’t better funding. I image its to do with the sheer number of amateur musicians
John O’Donaghue comes off like an awful knob. good tunes too, the Channel one and delorntos stuff comes across very well.
Shawn humanzi – “if a scientist wants to buy..i dunno.. test tubes…”
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