M3P:Inaugural Symposium
The Malta Music Memory Project will be launched at the M3P Inaugural Symposium to be held at the Manoel Theatre's Sala Isouard in Valletta on Saturday 25 March 2010 at 2pm.
The event is part of the 2010 Notte Bianca: Lejl Imdawwal.
Schedule
Introduction to the M3P: The principles of a collaborative database
- Toni Sant
The M3P Wiki: A walk-through the submission policy
- Alex Grech
One By One: Documenting Malta’s music scene
- Michael Bugeja
Music Fan Cultures in Malta: A case study of Maltese heavy metal subculture
- Albert Bell
Malta’s Lost Voices: The collection, digitisation and preservation of 78rpm recordings (1931-32)
- Andrew Alamango
Discussing a Maltese National Cultural Identity through Malta’s Pop and Rock Groups since 1964.
- Noel D’Anastas
Addressing the Need for a Video Archive of Maltese Music
- Alfie Fabri
Intellectual Property Issues Raised by the M3P
- Jeanine Rizzo
Respondent to Presentations
- Steve Borg
What Happens Next?
- Discussion led by Toni Sant & Alex Grech
Networking Workshop
An M3P networking workshop will take place at the Sala Isouard at 6pm, immediately after the Inaugural Symposium.
During this workshop, key stakeholders from the M3P team will be demonstrating how entries to the database can be submitted by anyone interested in contributing collaborative to the preservation of the collective and personal memories. The proceedings include a programme of live music by performers whose own entries will also be created and/or updated live for all to see.
Support
This M3P launch event is supported through the Malta Arts Fund of the Malta Council for Culture & the Arts within the Parliamentary Secretariat for Tourism, the Environment and Culture; the University of Hull's School of Arts & New Media, Scarborough, UK; and Vodafone.
Technical director: Winston Degiorgio.