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34-405: Manchester Digital Music Archive (MDMarchive) is an online community archive founded in 2003 by Matthew Norman, Alison Surtees, Abigail Ward , CP Lee and Dave Rofe. It was created as a way of celebrating and raising awareness of Greater Manchester's musical heritage and protecting collections of material held by individuals and institutions relating to the subject. Towards the end of 2015 it became

68-578: A Google Maps -based map of Greater Manchester. Co-founder CP Lee died on 25 July 2020, aged 70. Abigail Ward, co-founder, archive manager and curator, left the organisation in September 2020 to focus on her music career. CP Lee Lee was born in Didsbury , south Manchester . He was a writer, broadcaster, lecturer and performer who started playing in the North West folk and beat clubs of

102-500: A campaign to create a Greater Manchester music museum. Abigail Ward joined the team shortly afterwards and began to develop an online presence for the project. Lee's book covered the history of Manchester music from 1955 - 1995 and contained an extensive band list at the end of the book, which was used a starting point when populating the band list on the Manchester Digital Music Archive website. A seminar

136-516: A number of spin-off events featuring Greater Manchester music luminaries in conversation, including Barry Adamson , Kevin Cummins and Richard Boon . In 2014 the project ended with a community concert at Band on the Wall featuring British rave pioneer Graham Massey in collaboration with The Prospectors, a collective of disabled musicians from Stockport . The archive also has a regular presence in

170-660: A partnership between Brighter Sound and Band on the Wall in 2012 provided opportunities for emerging musicians from across the UK to work with The Unthanks . In 2009 Band on the Wall was named by the Brecon Jazz Festival as one of 12 venues which had made the most important contributions to jazz music in the United Kingdom, reflecting its history as one of Manchester's premier jazz venues and its current role in bringing music to new audiences. It finished second in

204-412: A performance by the venue's patrons Julian Joseph and Mica Paris . On 18 June 2018, Inner City Music Ltd announced that Arts Council England had approved £1.65 million stage two capital funding for the venue's Bigger, Better, Stronger expansion plan. The plans included the renovation of the derelict Cocozza building, which adjoins the venue and the enlargement of the auditorium by demolishing

238-701: A physical and digital project celebrating the Northern Carnival Against the Nazis , a march and concert held in Moss Side , Manchester in 1978 that is regarded by many as a defining moment in establishing anti-racism in the city and beyond. The project comprised a physical exhibition held at NIAMOS (formerly the Nia Centre), Hulme ; a digital community exhibition ; and two large launch events. In 2017, Manchester Digital Music Archive launched

272-448: A physical space for the archive but after years of struggling to find something suitable, a website was set up in 2006, which allowed users to upload images of their own personal artefacts, along with associated memories, relating to Greater Manchester music, musicians, DJs and venues. This online archive was developed by Abigail Ward with web designer Ashley Kennerley (Go Bang! Design). In 2007 and 2014, Manchester Digital Music Archive won

306-482: A registered charity. The archive, originally named Manchester District Music Archive, came about in 2003 after Surtees and Norman had the idea of making a documentary about the Greater Manchester music scene, loosely based on CP Lee ’s book ‘Shake, Rattle and Rain’. Realising the subject was too vast to be contained within a documentary, Surtees and Norman, alongside Dave Rofe and CP Lee, decided to launch

340-516: A tribute show of routines by Lord Buckley , first in Manchester and later in other places including Amsterdam, New York and London. He also worked as a music journalist. In 1979, Lee and John Scott released their debut album as "Gerry & the Holograms". The title track is claimed by some to have been ripped off by New Order's "Blue Monday". When We Were Thin (published October 2007)

374-528: A young Björk . Band on the Wall is operated by Inner City Music Ltd, a registered charity. The organisation was awarded £3.2 million in July 2007, in combined awards by Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of a £4 million project to transform the venue into a 21st-century centre for music. The building was refurbished before reopening on 25 September 2009 with

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408-422: Is a personal memoir in which Lee recounts how he produced one side of the first Factory Records release, ate muffins with Andy Warhol , drove a table with Wreckless Eric and was Elvis Costello for a day. Lee's other works included books about Bob Dylan , one of which, Like The Night (Revisited) , focuses on the shout of ' Judas ' aimed at Dylan at his Manchester Free Trade Hall performance in 1966, which

442-547: The Lapsed Clubber Audio Map in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University and Heritage Lottery Fund. The map is a digital repository of spoken word memories relating to Greater Manchester's 'first decade of rave', 1985-1995. Based on open-source Real Time Communication software called Web RTC , the map allows users to record voice memories using their web browsers and internal computer microphones. These 60-second clips of audio are then pinned to

476-555: The Louder Than Words festival - an annual event focused on literature within the music industry. In 2014 MDMarchive hosted a panel discussion which saw Elbow's Guy Garvey, Jaheda Choudhury-Potter of Ajah UK and Everything Everything 's Jon Higgs talk about Greater Manchester lyricism in music. The following year it hosted another session, this time focusing on the work of virtual archives and included panellists from MDMarchive as well as writer Anita Sethi and Jez Collins from

510-862: The New Manchester Review nights, a fanzine and listings magazine which was the starting point for the now defunct City Life . Many notable post-punk bands played during this time including Buzzcocks and the Fall , amongst others. The venue was also used by the Manchester Musicians Collective. An album entitled A Manchester Collection was released by Object Records featuring some of those members in April 1979. Several other bands later released music through Factory Records , including Joy Division and A Certain Ratio . In 1982

544-626: The 1960s with his band Greasy Bear and became a linchpin of the punk rock explosion with his next band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias . In 1977 Lee wrote the "snuff-rock" musical Sleak , which ran for several months in London's Royal Court Theatre and the Roundhouse . It subsequently had a run at Privates in New York City in 1980. Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias split up in 1982 after releasing three albums. Lee then wrote and performed

578-567: The Big Chip best not-for-profit project award. Dave Rofe left the organisation in 2017. As of September 2020 the site has in excess of 3600 members who have uploaded material relating to more than 3680 bands, 735 DJs and 1350 venues. Users are encouraged to provide memories and anecdotes along with their artefacts and the only stipulation is that items need to be linked to acts or venues from Greater Manchester. All genres of music are covered and as well as an extensive collection of pop memorabilia,

612-558: The Birmingham Music Archive. In 2017 Manchester Digital Music Archive won further investment from Heritage Lottery Fund for Rebel Music: The Sound of Politics and Protest in Manchester , a project exploring the intertwined histories of music and political activism across the ten boroughs of the Greater Manchester. The project focused in particular on the musical achievements of women and the LGBT+ community. Throughout

646-503: The George & Dragon with the idea of turning it into a jazz club; a conversation with Johnny Roadhouse convinced them to name it the Band on the Wall. Jazz musicians from the local area as well as international artist played at the club. The late 1970s saw the emergence of a new sound, punk , and it was at the Band on the Wall that many of the Manchester punk bands played. This was part of

680-504: The Wall' was a nickname from the 1930s when the landlord of the time Ernie Tyson placed a stage high on the far wall of the pub on which the musicians played. A regular band of two accordions , piano , drums , a singer and occasionally a saxophone would play. During World War II the venue was popular with British , American , Canadian and French servicemen , as well as the local market traders and mill workers. Italian prisoners of war and deserters were rumoured to frequent

714-708: The archive includes material relating to the history of the Royal Northern College of Music and the Halle Orchestra . Users can comment on and discuss items uploaded by others or curate online themed exhibitions using material from the site. The site has a number of these exhibitions on various subjects including Moss Side and Hulme club culture, City Fun fanzine, Manchester's LGBT music and club culture and Royal Northern College of Music students who served in World War I. In November 2015,

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748-488: The establishment. The band often played on during air raids , particularly as they became more common. Walter Greenwood wrote that a record 24,000 bottles of beer were sold here on one day of a Bank Holiday weekend. The area fell into decline during the middle of the 20th century as the textile manufacturing industry declined and many people left the area; the market was also suffering. In 1975 local jazz musician Steve Morris and his business partner Frank Cusick bought

782-547: The organisation became a registered charity and in June 2017 changed its name to Manchester Digital Music Archive. The board of trustees are Dave Carter, Cathy Brooks, Aidan O'Rourke and Sarah Feinstein. The archive exists online but has held numerous events and exhibitions at venues around Greater Manchester. In 2008 it held an event at Islington Mill which explored the city's 1980s electro-funk scene, curated by DJ Greg Wilson . The event included music and discussion and also showed

816-463: The premiere of the Tim Forde documentary 'Birth of The British B-Boy', which tells the story of breakdancing in Manchester. In 2013, following investment from Heritage Lottery Fund , MDMarchive held an exhibition, Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester , at The Lowry, a 5-month show co-curated by members of MDMarchive's online community. The exhibition attracted a 32,000 visitors. There were

850-460: The project, MDMarchive worked with teams of volunteers from two chosen communities (women and LGBT+ people) to co-produce a programme of events, two physical pop-up exhibitions, a series of digital exhibitions, six short films and three guided heritage walks. Volunteers also accessed training on how to preserve and share their own musical heritage. The first physical exhibition, Queer Noise: The History of LGBT+ Music & Club Culture in Manchester ,

884-502: The site was granted to Elizabeth March in 1803. No-one knows when music started to be played at the venue but market pubs were well known for their musical connections, and the nearby Smithfield Markets and textile factories ensured that this was a bustling area with many musicians and buskers . Manchester was then at its height as the first industrial city at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . The 'Band on

918-628: The venue briefly closed for some internal redevelopment work. It was after the reopening that the Dizzy Gillespie logo was first used. It was during this decade that the venue began to gain an international reputation for so-called "World Music" and a programme that covered multiple genres. Performers who went on to gain international reputations included Mick Hucknall , who played on several occasions as Frantic Elevators . Other notable performances came from Purrkur Pillnikk, who supported The Fall for three dates in 1982, with supporting vocals from

952-450: The voting for the inaugural award. In 2010, Band on the Wall's chairperson Kathy Dyson won a Parliamentary Jazz Award for her services to education, and music programmer Mike Chadwick won a silver Sony Award for his radio work. Band on the Wall's website (and developers Cahoona) won a Big Chip Award in the 'not for profit' category. Band on the Wall was voted the 'Best Night Spot' at the 2010 Manchester Tourism Awards. In 2017, Band on

986-594: The wall from which it derived its name. On 3 March 2022, Band on the Wall reopened with a larger stage and increased capacity from 350 to 520. Brighter Sound, formerly known as GMMAZ (Greater Manchester Music Action Zone), is a creative music education company founded in 2000 which had their office at Band on the Wall. They ran music projects at the venue and elsewhere for children and young people aged up to 19, work with emerging musicians and music practitioners, and deliver organisational development for companies that work with young people through music, across Manchester and

1020-574: The wider North . The young people who take part write their own material and develop their skills as songwriters, musicians and collaborators. Projects last for anything from a week to a year. Brighter Sound participants have performed at the nationwide Children in Need Choir in 2011 singing " Keep Holding On " by Avril Lavigne , the Lowry Theatre , and worked with musicians such as Elbow , Schlomo and Soweto Kinch . A project delivered as

1054-696: Was also a co-trustee of the Manchester Digital Music Archive . Lee died on 25 July 2020, aged 70. Band on the Wall Band on the Wall is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester , England. The building dates back to around 1862 when a local brewery, the McKenna Brothers, built it as the flagship pub of their operation. It was called the George and Dragon; the first licence on

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1088-403: Was held at Urbis in 2004 to officially launch the newly constituted organisation with a panel featuring Jon Savage , CP Lee , Guy Garvey , Mark Radcliffe and Jan Hargreaves. Hundreds attended the event and it was announced that the intention was to set up a museum where people could donate items of music ephemera to the collection. The co-founders then spent a number of years trying to create

1122-560: Was held at the People's History Museum from July–September 2017 as part of Never Going Underground 2017 , a major exhibition marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. The second exhibition, Suffragette City took place in March 2018 at The Refuge, Manchester and coincided with 100 Years of Women's Suffrage. In 2018 Manchester Digital Music Archive received funding from Heritage Lottery Fund and Futura Recruitment for

1156-515: Was the climax of Martin Scorsese 's documentary of Dylan, No Direction Home . Another book, Shake, Rattle & Rain , is adapted from his PhD thesis on Manchester music-making. Lee retired after being a course leader in film studies and senior lecturer at the University of Salford , and continued writing and presenting talks, as well as documentaries for BBC Radio and TV. From 2004, he

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