Rachel Felix’s Post

What makes Glastonbury Festival magical? Is it the ley lines? The wonder of mid-summer when you live in a seasonal climate? The star-studded line-up? The answer could lie in a powerful concept: ‘Start with Why’. In his book ‘Start with Why’, Simon Sinek emphasises that success isn’t just about what you do; it’s about why you do it. He argues this helps great leaders inspire everyone to take action. Listening to the BBC’s documentary ‘Glastonbury: 50 years and counting’, it’s clear that Michael Eavis, the festival’s founder, had a strong sense of purpose.   This led to the festival championing social and political causes, supporting organisations like the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. This attracted artists, workers and punters who aligned with its values. Michael’s ‘why’ made the event a great fit for the BBC, who began streaming it live in 1997. This catapulted Glastonbury into the mainstream. By 1999, the festival attracted over 100,000 people. As the BBC coverage brought the festival into the nation’s front rooms, the festival’s appeal passed a tipping point. It allowed millions more of us to join in the fun from the comfort of our sofas. Author Malcolm Gladwell refers to a tipping point as the moment of critical mass where ideas, products and behaviours spread like viruses do. To pass the tipping point, go mass market AND maintain that Glastonbury magic - now that's something special. It's something that seems to have come naturally to Michael Eavis, who's more of a custodian of the festival, than its leader. That’s probably also a large part of its success. Michael Eavis, now 88, and his daughter Emily, have kept their family’s values at the heart of the festival, which helped them raise a whopping £3.7 million for charities in 2023. Glastonbury reminds us that truly innovative people and organisations have a clear purpose and can inspire action. Whether you’re watching from Worthy Farm or enjoying the magic from your sofa, remember: it all seems to have started with its founder Michael's ‘why’. https://lnkd.in/e7RbfkTd #GlastonburyFestival #SimonSinek #MalcolmGladwell

The DIY spirit of Punk Festivals has been a fundamental foundation of punk rebellion through the years. Discussions and arguments over which was the "first" punk song, band, club, and festival continue to be the subject of heated debate. Full article: https://rebrand.ly/h5ohgn3

The DIY spirit of Punk Festivals has been a fundamental foundation of punk rebellion through the years. Discussions and arguments over which was the "first" punk song, band, club, and festival continue to be the subject of heated debate. Full article: https://rebrand.ly/h5ohgn3

Once again drawing attention to this because they are so close to meeting their match funding requirement now... Any alumni of Flakefleet Primary School in here? Or a company in need of a good cause to get behind? Those who have followed the mighty Flakefleet's adventures over recent years will have seen their run to the Britain's Got Talent final including a Golden Buzzer and their tilt at Xmas number 1! The point, of course, is to show that kids that you should hashtag #daretodream and that anything is possible regardless of your background. Their next big adventure is to have a music festival on their school field. They did this successful pre-pandemic and it's time for the return. The simple idea is to provide the festival experience for those families without the budget to travel to other festivals and once again show the kids that anything is possible. They are in need of support be it either via donations or with a sponsor. https://lnkd.in/dSAv8QUr. Sponsor wise, I am happy to advise and explore with anyone. Please DM me for details. And anyone else? Please share this. You never know who YOUR share might hit. And why am I involved? Simple. Once a Flakey kid, always a Flakey kid. hashtag #sponsorship #Corporatesocial responsibility

Confession 🙋♂️ I suck at singing. I need about 15 plugins to make myself sound decent. This week I found a AI Cover app (Singify) that replaces the vocals with models of the best singers in the world. So I decided to take my band's (Hot Potato Band) reggae cover of Thank You (Dido) and put Billie Eilish as the singer. Here is the result. It's hilarious, and freakishly good except when it starts emulating the Trombone 🤦♂️ https://lnkd.in/eux2vfjW If you're a music teacher, here are 3 quick applications for the music classroom. 1. Embed Singify into a remix/cover challenge 2. Upload original music backing vocals, and have famous singers be in your band 3. Create wicked parodies that make people laugh #musiceducation

We want to make every pound donated to OmniMusic to work as hard as possible. This is why we think not only in terms of the individual users that we work with during our workshops and work in educational settings, but also in terms of the legacy we leave behind from this work. What do we mean by legacy? As well as working with our incredible participants, we also train teachers, musicians and care professionals in the settings in which we work, meaning that, when our own practitioners are not present in a setting, the teachers and care professionals who are there day-to-day can also work the tech. This empowers them to feel able to run an accessible music-making session when we’re not there. We are also creating teaching resources for schools so they can integrate accessible music into their lessons. These resources are created by our specialist practitioners with input from the school so they are relevant to them i.e. curriculum and needs. Our music tech developments will also have a legacy. The new tech that we develop, along with digital training and learning resources will extend our reach and our impact beyond Stockport and Greater Manchester, allowing those with profound disabilities in other areas of the country and the world to access music. Read more about our work on our website: https://omnimusic.org.uk/ #musiccharity #accessiblemusic #accessiblemusictech #accessibletech

With the sun shining there's one thing on my mind- FESTIVAL SEASON. But with ticket costs at record high, and 36 festivals cancelling/postponing in 2024 so far, with ~100 predicted, the crisis has been cited as worse than Covid (John Roston, AIF CEO). To quell the doom and gloom I wanted to highlight a few campaigns aiming to buck these alarming trends, interested to hear of any others too! Drop the Headliner is one such campaign that's gained some traction, with SGP adopting the scheme this week . When one headliner can easily cost £100,000+, dropping just one big act can either save money or allow for better allocation of funds to improve experience. UK Music, a collective industry voice, are urging the UK government to cut VAT on tickets from 20% to 10% to bring them in line with the average EU rate. Whereas the Association of Independent Festivals is calling for this to drop to 5% for 3 years to offer a relief buffer. https://lnkd.in/eTDPCX-y. https://lnkd.in/eXWXJVXW https://lnkd.in/e3sUtqsj

check out our #ARMC2024 recap as we look forward to #ARMC2025

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