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<div style="font-size:171%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the [[M3P:About|M3P]] Community Portal</div>
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<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:100%;"> This is the place to find out what is happening on M3P.<br />Learn what tasks need to be done, what groups there are to create and/or join,<br />
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:100%;"> This is the place to find out what is happening on M3P.<br />Learn what tasks need to be done, what groups there are to create and/or join,<br />
and share news about recent events or current activities taking place around the interests of the M3P.</div>
and share news about recent events or current activities taking place around the interests of the M3P.</div>
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* A general discussion about (mostly technical) developments on the M3P can be found on the [[Talk:Main_Page|Main Page talk page]] and we are also presently [[‎M3P:Redesigning website in 2016|redesigning the website]].


* A general discussion about developments on the M3P can be found on the [[Talk:Main_Page|Main Page talk page]]
* Other than creating a page about your own work and/or direct interests, you can also help the M3P grow by contributing to entries that are either:
**[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:stub|marked as STUBS]] (i.e. they need [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:expand|expanding]])
**[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Cleanup|pages that need CLEANING UP]] for one reason or another
**[[Special:WantedPages|WANTED]] pages - referring to known and/or popular topics for which there is no page yet
**[[Special:DeadendPages|DEADENDS]], which are pages without any link to any other related pages


* Other than creating a page about your own work and/or direct interests, you can also help the M3P grow by contributing to entries that are [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:stub|marked as stubs]] (i.e. they need expanding) or [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Cleanup|pages that need cleaning up]] for one reason or another.
* If you'd really like to get your hands dirty with the blood and guts of the project, feel free to join us on the [[M3P:To Do list]].


* If you'd really like to get your hands dirty with the blood and guts of the project, feel free to join us on the [[M3P:To Do list]].
* If you're academically inclinded, you'll certainly want to know about the [[M3P:Reading Room]].


* There's also an [http://www.facebook.com/M3PMalta M3P page on Facebook], where all new pages are listed automatically for people to share on the most popular online social media network.
* There's also an [http://www.facebook.com/M3PMalta M3P page on Facebook], where all new pages are listed automatically for people to share on the most popular online social media network.
: '''''You can also use the various discussion pages available for each page on the wiki to interact with other users and make suggestions for improvement of the wiki functionality.'''''




: '''''You can also use the various discussion pages available for each page on the wiki to interact with other users and make suggestions for improvement of the wiki functionality.'''''
==Sharing memories==
The main goal of the M3P is to provide an inclusive repository for memories of Malta's music and associated arts, ensuring that these are kept in posterity for current and future generations.
 
On 28 June 2010 we started exploring the basic information architecture by developing entries related to [[Xtruppaw]].
 
Initial text for a page [[M3P:About|about the project]] was entered on 13 August 2010.
 
Contribution from the scene started trickling in soon after that and we've also developed a page [[Exploring Music Genres]] as a checklist for potential music genres that may be applicable to Maltese Music. Another exploratory list relates to [[List of digital audio distributors|Digital Audio Distributors]]. Both pages are fully open for contributions from the M3P community; they are currently both in need of major attention as they are massively under-developed.
 
* Further updates and discussions on the back-end work can be found in the [[Talk:Main_Page|talk page for this Main Page]], while some of the more transient work on the front end is listed below...at least for now.
 
==History==
The Malta Music Memory Project was launched during ''Notte Bianca: Lejl Imdawwal'' in Valletta, Malta on 25th September 2010, with an [[M3P:Inaugural Symposium|Inaugural Symposium]] and Networking Workshop at the [[St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity]]. The launch events included an evening concert called [[You Rarely Hear This On the Radio!]] at Hastings Garden, overlooking Marsamxett Harbour. This was the first in a series of events planned by M3P for 2010 & 2011.
 
The [[M3P:Inaugural_Conference|M3P Inaugural Conference]] took place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011. A number of evening sessions of live music included the second in a series of M3P events called [[You Rarely Hear This On the Radio! 2]], presented with assistance from the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [[Malta Council for Culture and the Arts]]. Video recordings from these M3P events featuring live music will all be presented on this website in the coming months.
 
Support for these events was provided by the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [[Malta Council for Culture and the Arts]] and the Strategic Research Support Fund of the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
 
==Academic Research==
Academic research is an essential dimension of this project. The collaborative partners on this aspect of M3P are from the University of Hull (led by Dr [[User:Tonisant|Toni Sant]] from the School of Arts & New Media and supported by researchers [[User:Alexgrech|Alex Grech]], [[User:Tonygrimaud|Tony Grimaud]] and [[User:SteveBorg|Steve Borg]]) and the University of Malta (Dr Ing Saviour Zammit from the Dept. of Communications & Computer Engineering and Dr Albert Bell from Youth & Community Studies). We're also looking into a similar collaboration with Birmingham City University (where our lead contact is Dr Paul Long), particularly with a view to share good practice in community engagement with the Birmingham Popular Music Archives, founded by Jez Collins.
 
Ahead of the project, Toni Sant wrote a position paper on the academic dimension of a project like the M3P. This paper appeared in the [[Journal of Music, Technology & Education]] in 2009.  Another academic article appeared in the [[Journal of Maltese History]] in 2011, outlining the initial work on the M3P. Both papers are viewable in the [[M3P:Reading_Room|M3P Reading Room]].
 
* See also:
: Details about the 2011 [[M3P:Inaugural_Conference|conference]], which took place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011, and the M3P [[M3P:Inaugural Symposium|Inaugural Symposium]].
 
: The 2012 academic gathering which took place on the Scarborough Campus of the University of Hull, during a TaPRA symposium on [[:M3P:Symposium_2012|Interdisciplinary Approaches to Documenting Performance]] on Saturday 24 March 2012.


==Contributions from the scene==
===Main contributors===
* [[Mario Axiaq]] is keeping us updated with information about deaths of people that should be recorded on the M3P, as well as new releases, and general information mainly on [[Song Contests in Malta]] and [[:Category:Maltese Musicals]]. See: [[Special:Contributions/Axiaqm|Mario's contributions]].


* [[User:SteveBorg|Steve Borg]] started exploring a list of [[Għannejja]] along with other aspects of Maltese music associated with his academic research in 2012, including a working list of [[Vinyl Records from Malta]]. See [[Special:Contributions/SteveBorg|Steve's contributions]].


===2010: A Year in Review===
* [[Michael Bugeja]] has contributed the [[Lib66 Directory of Maltese Music|Lib66 directory]] of the Malta music scene and his [[:Category:Newspaper articles|newspaper articles]], which are also coming together as a page called [[Articles by Michael Bugeja]] under the category [[:Category:Newspaper articles|Newspaper articles]] - but this probably needs to be a proper sub-category. Suggestions/comments welcome at [[Talk:Main Page]]. He also produces the weekly radio show [[ROCKNA]], maintaining a working list of all the studio guests here.
After 10 years of presenting a review of the preceding year on the [[MaltaMedia Online Network]], elements of the same production team are contributing a similar review to the M3P. [[2010: Year in Review|The 2010 review]] is now accessible via M3P and contributions to it are welcome from all registered users in the same spirit as everything else on this website. It is envisioned that reviews of previous years throughout the first decade of the 21th century will be brought to the M3P and archived here accordingly.


===Academic Research===
* [[User:Noel D'Anastas|Noel D'Anastas]] is contributing [[Articles by Noel D'Anastas|his articles]] from newspapers and other sources.
Academic research is an essential dimension of this project. The collaborative partners on this aspect of M3P are from the University of Hull (led by Dr [[User:Tonisant|Toni Sant]] from the School of Arts & New Media and supported by researchers [[User:Alexgrech|Alex Grech]] and [[User:Tonygrimaud|Tony Grimaud]]) and the University of Malta (Dr Ing Saviour Zammit from the Dept. of Communications & Computer Engineering and Dr [[User:AlbertBell|Albert Bell]] from Youth & Community Studies). A position paper by Toni Sant appears in the December 2009 issue of the [[Journal of Music, Technology & Education]]. An [[M3P:Inaugural_Conference|academic conference]] is being planned to take place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011 to address this particular aspect of M3P. Support for this event is partially provided by the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [[Malta Council for Culture and the Arts]].


===Contributions from the scene===
* [[Joe Julian Farrugia]] joined the M3P Foundation as a full-time staff member in 2016. He is the creator of the series [[Għamlu Isem]] and contributes generally from that project as a starting point. See: [[Special:Contributions/Joejulian|Joe Julian's contributions]].  
* [[Pierre Portelli]] created the M3P logo and after several iterations we settled on the one you see on the site right now. We're hoping to have a page about the history of the logo as one of the project pages in the near future.


* [[Michael Bugeja]] has contributed the [[Lib66 Directory of Maltese Music|Lib66 directory]] of the Malta music scene and his [[:Category:Newspaper articles|newspaper articles]], which are also coming together as a page called [[Articles by Michael Bugeja]] under the category [[:Category:Newspaper articles|Newspaper articles]] - but this probably needs to be a proper sub-category. Suggestions/comments welcome at [[Talk:Main Page]].
* [[User:Tonisant|Toni Sant]] is contributing updates through his weekly [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast and was periodically updates entries for [[Malta's Top 10]] (until 2015), among other things. See: [[Special:Contributions/Tonisant|Toni's contributions]].


===Other contributors===
* [[Wayne Flask]] is contributing [[Articles_by_Wayne_Flask|his articles]] from magazines and newspapers too.
* [[Wayne Flask]] is contributing [[Articles_by_Wayne_Flask|his articles]] from magazines and newspapers too.
* [[Dean Muscat]] is contributing his gig reviews.


* [[Dean Muscat]] is contributing his gig reviews.
===Past contributors===
* Before passing away in 2016 [[Lito|Lito Micallef]] was looking into ways to integrate the work he did with live music events at Litorocks.com with the [[M3P:Current_events|M3P current events section]].
 
==Logo & Visual Identity==
[[Pierre Portelli]] created the original M3P logo in 2010. After several iterations we settled on one we used constantly until the summer of 2016.
 
In 2016, to line up a change in the meaning of M3P from Malta Music Memory Project to Malta Media Memory Preservation, [[Enrique Tabone]] created a new visual identity, including the logo currently visible on this website.
 
We're hoping to have a page about the history of the logo as one of the project pages in the near future.


* [[Lito|Lito Micallef]] is looking into ways to integrate the work he has does with live music events at Litorocks.com with the [[M3P:Current_events|M3P current events section]].
==Year in Review==
After 10 years of presenting a review of the preceding year on the [[MaltaMedia Online Network]], elements of the same production team started contributing a similar review to the M3P. [[2010: Year in Review|The 2010 review]] was the first review made accessible via M3P and contributions to it, and other Year in Review pages are welcome from all registered users in the same spirit as everything else on this website. It is envisioned that reviews of previous years throughout the first decade of the 21th century will be brought to the M3P and archived here accordingly.


* [[Toni Sant]] is contributing updates through his weekly [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast.
* Visit the Year in Review pages: [[2010: Year in Review|2010]] | [[2011: Year in Review|2011]]


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[M3P:To Do list]]
* [[M3P:Reading Room]]
* [[M3P:Reading Room]]
* [[M3P:Inaugural_Conference|Plans for the upcoming M3P Inaugural Conference]]
* [[M3P:Press|Press Releases & Press Coverage]]
* [[:Category:M3P activities|M3P Activities]]

Revision as of 09:58, 25 September 2016

Welcome to the M3P Community Portal
This is the place to find out what is happening on M3P.
Learn what tasks need to be done, what groups there are to create and/or join,
and share news about recent events or current activities taking place around the interests of the M3P.
  • Other than creating a page about your own work and/or direct interests, you can also help the M3P grow by contributing to entries that are either:
  • If you'd really like to get your hands dirty with the blood and guts of the project, feel free to join us on the M3P:To Do list.
  • If you're academically inclinded, you'll certainly want to know about the M3P:Reading Room.
  • There's also an M3P page on Facebook, where all new pages are listed automatically for people to share on the most popular online social media network.
You can also use the various discussion pages available for each page on the wiki to interact with other users and make suggestions for improvement of the wiki functionality.


Sharing memories

The main goal of the M3P is to provide an inclusive repository for memories of Malta's music and associated arts, ensuring that these are kept in posterity for current and future generations.

On 28 June 2010 we started exploring the basic information architecture by developing entries related to Xtruppaw.

Initial text for a page about the project was entered on 13 August 2010.

Contribution from the scene started trickling in soon after that and we've also developed a page Exploring Music Genres as a checklist for potential music genres that may be applicable to Maltese Music. Another exploratory list relates to Digital Audio Distributors. Both pages are fully open for contributions from the M3P community; they are currently both in need of major attention as they are massively under-developed.

  • Further updates and discussions on the back-end work can be found in the talk page for this Main Page, while some of the more transient work on the front end is listed below...at least for now.

History

The Malta Music Memory Project was launched during Notte Bianca: Lejl Imdawwal in Valletta, Malta on 25th September 2010, with an Inaugural Symposium and Networking Workshop at the St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity. The launch events included an evening concert called You Rarely Hear This On the Radio! at Hastings Garden, overlooking Marsamxett Harbour. This was the first in a series of events planned by M3P for 2010 & 2011.

The M3P Inaugural Conference took place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011. A number of evening sessions of live music included the second in a series of M3P events called You Rarely Hear This On the Radio! 2, presented with assistance from the Malta Arts Fund of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts. Video recordings from these M3P events featuring live music will all be presented on this website in the coming months.

Support for these events was provided by the Malta Arts Fund of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts and the Strategic Research Support Fund of the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Academic Research

Academic research is an essential dimension of this project. The collaborative partners on this aspect of M3P are from the University of Hull (led by Dr Toni Sant from the School of Arts & New Media and supported by researchers Alex Grech, Tony Grimaud and Steve Borg) and the University of Malta (Dr Ing Saviour Zammit from the Dept. of Communications & Computer Engineering and Dr Albert Bell from Youth & Community Studies). We're also looking into a similar collaboration with Birmingham City University (where our lead contact is Dr Paul Long), particularly with a view to share good practice in community engagement with the Birmingham Popular Music Archives, founded by Jez Collins.

Ahead of the project, Toni Sant wrote a position paper on the academic dimension of a project like the M3P. This paper appeared in the Journal of Music, Technology & Education in 2009. Another academic article appeared in the Journal of Maltese History in 2011, outlining the initial work on the M3P. Both papers are viewable in the M3P Reading Room.

  • See also:
Details about the 2011 conference, which took place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011, and the M3P Inaugural Symposium.
The 2012 academic gathering which took place on the Scarborough Campus of the University of Hull, during a TaPRA symposium on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Documenting Performance on Saturday 24 March 2012.

Contributions from the scene

Main contributors

Other contributors

Past contributors

Logo & Visual Identity

Pierre Portelli created the original M3P logo in 2010. After several iterations we settled on one we used constantly until the summer of 2016.

In 2016, to line up a change in the meaning of M3P from Malta Music Memory Project to Malta Media Memory Preservation, Enrique Tabone created a new visual identity, including the logo currently visible on this website.

We're hoping to have a page about the history of the logo as one of the project pages in the near future.

Year in Review

After 10 years of presenting a review of the preceding year on the MaltaMedia Online Network, elements of the same production team started contributing a similar review to the M3P. The 2010 review was the first review made accessible via M3P and contributions to it, and other Year in Review pages are welcome from all registered users in the same spirit as everything else on this website. It is envisioned that reviews of previous years throughout the first decade of the 21th century will be brought to the M3P and archived here accordingly.

  • Visit the Year in Review pages: 2010 | 2011

See also