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The M3P Inaugural Conference took place in Malta on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June 2011 at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta.

The theme for this conference was Ensuring Longevity On Collaborative Online Memory Projects.

This event gave community members a chance to get together and explore various aspects around the M3P, as well as an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved to attended workshops and seminars to find out more about the project.

Proceedings included parallel sessions in the Cinema on the top floor and the Studio next door to the Music Room on the ground floor.

This conference was supported in part by the Malta Arts Fund of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts within the Parliamentary Secretariat for Tourism, Culture & the Environment.

The publication of conference proceeding (forthcoming in 2012) is supported by the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.

Overview

Dr Toni Sant opened the conference on Friday afternoon with an introduction about the project and the work undertaken since the launch in September 2010. This was followed by an open seminar on Intellectual Property Rights led by Dr Jeanine Rizzo, a lawyer with Fenech & Fenech Advocates who also acts as the M3P Foundation's legal consultant on all matters related to IPR.

The following day, the proceedings were opened by M3P Foundation Director Michael Bugeja, who followed on with observations from the communities of practice that have formed around the project and issues that need to be addressed to ensure longevity on this particular memory project. Mr Jez Collins from the UK then gave a detailed presentation about the Birmingham Popular Music Archive, which has since become a strategic ally of the M3P Foundation in seeking to preserve cultural memories of a specific geographic community. A Technical Roundtable with M3P Foundation members Darren Stephens (from the University of Hull - UK) and Dr Ing Saviour Zammit (from the University of Malta) yielded an interesting discussion with all present and helped the M3P Foundation in formulating a technical strategy for the foreseeable future.

Throughout the two days, various members of the public attended workshops with Anthony Micallef-Grimaud about the M3P in general and specifically on on how to contribute to the collaborative multimedia database. The participants included musicians and singers of all ages, interested in a variety of genres, as well as several people associated with the broader cultural scene.

Evening events

All the event were video recorded with a 3-camera set-up. These videos will be available for public viewing soon.

Galea Family Oral History at the National Archives in Rabat

On Friday 3 June at 7pm, the National Archives hosted a musical/oral history with the Galea Family, at its main premises in Rabat. Composer/pianist Sammy Galea, singer and vocal coach Doreen Galea, were accompanied by their sons Dominic (composer/pianist) and Benedict (percussionist), as well as niece Leontine Spiteri (nee' Camilleri), who is also a singer. The family were interviewed at length by Toni Sant between performances of the most significant songs and compositions they have written and performed throughout their careers.

You Rarely Hear This On The Radio 2 at V-Gen

Continuing to build on the idea of exposing different types of live Maltese music to types of audiences that do not normally have easy access to them, lead to the second of M3P's events under the banner You Rarely Hear This On The Radio. Over the past decade there has been a steady rise Maltese language songs in the alternative local music scene. One of the new venues for this particular type of music opened its doors in May 2011 and it was deem appropriate to capture the spirit of this place with a crop of some of the better acts in this vein. The musical genres this time were quite diverse, ranging from punk rock to alternative cabaret. Due to the explicit nature of the language used by all three acts, their songs are never played on the radio. However, similar lyrics in English or Italian are not unfamiliar to radio listeners on several Maltese radio stations. The acts were selected by a panel of M3P members, which included Michael Bugeja, Tony Grimaud and Toni Sant.

Pupi tal-Logħob have been active for more than 10 years; they formed under a different line-up in 2000. They are among the more popular performers in their genre to sing in Maltese. Remarkably they also do Maltese-language cover versions of songs by other Maltese punk bands such as R.A.S. and Xtruppaw.

Duo Kukkanja is a fluid group of musicians that appear on stage two at a time. Justin Galea accompanied Claire Tonna for the first part of their set, playing half-forgotten Maltese-language songs from the 1980s. Steve "id-Delli" Delia later join Justin Galea to perform a number of Maltese pop songs, along with a couple of originals written in recent years.

Ċikku l-Poplu is the cabaret guise of respected classical composer Alex Vella Gregory. His original satirical songs are a prime example of 21st century Maltese popular songwriting. He has managed to attract the following of several loyal admirers, many of whom are largely unfamiliar with his instrumental and choral works.

Marc Galea CD Album Launch at St James Cavalier

To ensure that the M3P reaches Malta's some of Malta's jazz aficionados, the launch for Marc Galea's CD album Easy Dialogue was presented at the St. James Cavalier as a live music event at the end of the second day of the M3P Conference. The highlight of the show was the first ever live jazz rendition of the popular song L-Aħħar Bidwi f'Wied il-Għasel with the tune's composer Paul Abela playing piano and keyboards during this concert.

South Central at Gianpula

The M3P Foundation administrative board felt that the most appropriate way to end the project covered by the Malta Arts Fund was to listen to a live electronica set at Gianpula by South Central, the Maltese artists based in Brighton (UK) are familiar names on the international scene for this genre of music.

Schedule

FRIDAY

13:30 - Intro - Toni Sant <flashmp3 id="1">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/1-m3p-2011-toni-sant.mp3</flashmp3>

WORKSHOPS (ATRIUM)
14:00 - Workshop 1: Introduction level (open to all)
15:00 - Workshop 2: Intermediate level (open to all)
16:00 - Workshop 3: Advanced level (by invitation only)

SEMINARS/ROUNDTABLES (CINEMA)
14:00 - Intellectual Property Seminar - Jeanine Rizzo <flashmp3 id="2">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/2-m3p-2011-jeanine-rizzo.mp3</flashmp3>
15:30 - EU Culture (by invitation only)
17:00 - End of Valletta Sessions for the day

EVENING EVENTS
19:00 - Galea Family & Friends at National Archives - Rabat
22:00 - You Rarely Hear This on the Radio! 2 at V-Gen - Paceville

SATURDAY

10:00 - Intro - Michael Bugeja <flashmp3 id="3">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/3-m3p-2011-mike-bugeja.mp3</flashmp3>
10:30 - Birmingham Popular Music Archive session with Jez Collins (open to all) <flashmp3 id="4">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/4-m3p-2011-jez-collins.mp3</flashmp3>
11:15 - Open Workshop (open to all)
11:30 - M3P Foundation Planning meeting (by invitation only)

12:30 Lunch Break

WORKSHOPS (ATRIUM)
14:00 - Workshop 1: Introduction level (open to all)
15:00 - Workshop 2: Intermediate level (open to all)
16:00 - Workshop 3: Advanced level (by invitation only)

SEMINARS/ROUNDTABLES (CINEMA)
14:00 - Technical Roundtable with Darren Stephens & Saviour Zammit (open to all) <flashmp3 id="5">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/5-m3p-2011-technical-issues.mp3</flashmp3>
15:30 - General Discussion on the "Ensuring Longevity" theme (open to all)
17:00 - End of afternoon sessions

EVENING EVENTS
20:00 - Marc Galea - St James Cavalier Music Room
23:30 - South Central - Gianpula

For planning details, including the call for presentations and other information, see the talk page.

External links

Need for better archiving of Maltese music – M3P initiative - MaltaToday, Tuesday 26 July 2011 (original link - broken)

M3P conference on collaborative music memory - The Sunday Times, Sunday 29 May 2011

M3P conference to ensure longevity of collaborative memory online - MaltaToday, Thursday 26 May 2011

Maintaining Malta’s music memory - The Times, Monday 21 February 2011

M3P Conference - The Malta Independent, Sunday 20 February 2011

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-'''The M3P Inaugural Conference will take place in Malta in May/June 2011.'''
+'''The M3P Inaugural Conference took place in Malta on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June 2011 at [[St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity]] in [[Valletta]].'''
-* 3-4 or 6-7 June 2011 (TBC)
-An initial planning meeting took place on 16 November 2010 between Michael Bugeja, Alex Grech, Tony Grimaud and Toni Sant.
+The theme for this conference was ''Ensuring Longevity On Collaborative Online Memory Projects''.
-* see agenda [http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=M3P_talk:About]
-There will be a further gathering in Scarborough on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
+This event gave community members a chance to get together and explore various aspects around the M3P, as well as an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved to attended workshops and seminars to find out more about the project.
-* (this date is tentative and currently aligns with a Malta-theme PGR seminar within SANM)
+Proceedings included parallel sessions in the Cinema on the top floor and the Studio next door to the Music Room on the ground floor.
+This conference was supported in part by the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [[Malta Council for Culture and the Arts]] within the Parliamentary Secretariat for Tourism, Culture & the Environment.
-==Agenda items for discussion==
+The publication of conference proceeding (forthcoming in 2012) is supported by the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.
-===Venue/s===
+==Overview==
-Following on from the positive experience/s during the Inaugural Symposium in September 2010, St James Cavalier seems to be a desirable venue for the conference too. However, we should also consider an evening venue for a small gig / social event.
+Dr [[Toni Sant]] opened the conference on Friday afternoon with an introduction about the project and the work undertaken since the launch in September 2010. This was followed by an open seminar on Intellectual Property Rights led by Dr [[Jeanine Rizzo]], a lawyer with Fenech & Fenech Advocates who also acts as the M3P Foundation's legal consultant on all matters related to IPR.
-===Types of sessions===
+The following day, the proceedings were opened by [[M3P:Foundation|M3P Foundation]] Director [[Michael Bugeja]], who followed on with observations from the communities of practice that have formed around the project and issues that need to be addressed to ensure longevity on this particular memory project. Mr [[Jez Collins]] from the UK then gave a detailed presentation about the [[Birmingham Popular Music Archive]], which has since become a strategic ally of the M3P Foundation in seeking to preserve cultural memories of a specific geographic community. A Technical Roundtable with M3P Foundation members [[Darren Stephens]] (from the University of Hull - UK) and Dr Ing [[Saviour Zammit]] (from the University of Malta) yielded an interesting discussion with all present and helped the M3P Foundation in formulating a technical strategy for the foreseeable future.
-====Papers/Posters====
-These will be both directly and indirectly related to M3P.
-Possible themes include:
-- Technical issues
-- Usability issues
-- Research topics (archiving/music etc.)
-- Music archives in context
-- Digital archiving (too broad?)
-====Interim events====
+Throughout the two days, various members of the public attended workshops with Anthony Micallef-Grimaud about the M3P in general and specifically on on how to contribute to the collaborative multimedia database. The participants included musicians and singers of all ages, interested in a variety of genres, as well as several people associated with the broader cultural scene.
-Old-timers' series: working title [[M3P Jiltaqa' Ma'...]]
-- This is being coordinated by Tony Grimaud (inc. idea for possible radio programme? + MAF video shoots)
+==Evening events==
+All  the event were video recorded with a 3-camera set-up. These videos will be available for public viewing soon.
-- Target date April 2011?
+===Galea Family Oral History at the National Archives in Rabat===
+On Friday 3 June at 7pm, the National Archives hosted a musical/oral history with the Galea Family, at its main premises in Rabat.  Composer/pianist [[Sammy Galea]], singer and vocal coach [[Doreen Galea]], were accompanied by their sons [[Dominic Galea|Dominic]] (composer/pianist) and [[Ben Galea|Benedict]] (percussionist), as well as niece [[Leontine]] Spiteri (nee' Camilleri), who is also a singer. The family were interviewed at length by Toni Sant between performances of the most significant songs and compositions they have written and performed throughout their careers.
-====Networking Workshop/s====
+===You Rarely Hear This On The Radio 2 at V-Gen===
-- The May/June conference must include networking workshop/s similar to the one we had at the St James Cavalier Studio during the launch. This sort of thing is essential for all major M3P events.
+Continuing to build on the idea of exposing different types of live Maltese music to types of audiences that do not normally have easy access to them, lead to the second of M3P's events under the banner [[You Rarely Hear This On The Radio]]. Over the past decade there has been a steady rise Maltese language songs in the alternative local music scene. One of the new venues for this particular type of music opened its doors in May 2011 and it was deem appropriate to capture the spirit of this place with a crop of some of the better acts in this vein. The musical genres this time were quite diverse, ranging from punk rock to alternative cabaret. Due to the explicit nature of the language used by all three acts, their songs are never played on the radio. However, similar lyrics in English or Italian are not unfamiliar to radio listeners on several Maltese radio stations. The acts were selected by a panel of M3P members, which included Michael Bugeja, Tony Grimaud and Toni Sant.
-- We should also consider specific workshops, such as one for events submissions with specific stakeholders like [[User:Lito|Lito]].
+: [[Pupi tal-Logħob]] have been active for more than 10 years; they formed under a different line-up in 2000. They are among the more popular performers in their genre to sing in Maltese. Remarkably they also do Maltese-language cover versions of songs by other Maltese punk bands such as [[R.A.S.]] and [[Xtruppaw]].
-====Archiving Workshop/s====
+: [[Duo Kukkanja]] is a fluid group of musicians that appear on stage two at a time. [[Justin Galea]] accompanied [[Claire Tonna]] for the first part of their set, playing half-forgotten Maltese-language songs from the 1980s. [[Steve "id-Delli" Delia]] later join Justin Galea to perform a number of Maltese pop songs, along with a couple of originals written in recent years.
-These should also be considered in relation to pending JISC e-Content programme bid.
+: [[Ċikku l-Poplu]] is the cabaret guise of respected classical composer [[Alex Vella Gregory]]. His original satirical songs are a prime example of 21st century Maltese popular songwriting. He has managed to attract the following of several loyal admirers, many of whom are largely unfamiliar with his instrumental and choral works.
-===Publication of Proceedings===
+===Marc Galea CD Album Launch at St James Cavalier===
-We need to check with CCP/UoM/UoH/JISC for support. (November 2011)
+To ensure that the M3P reaches Malta's some of Malta's jazz aficionados, the launch for [[Marc Galea]]'s CD album [[Easy Dialogue]] was presented at the St. James Cavalier as a live music event at the end of the second day of the M3P Conference. The highlight of the show was the first ever live jazz rendition of the popular song [[L-Aħħar Bidwi f'Wied il-Għasel]] with the tune's composer [[Paul Abela]] playing piano and keyboards during this concert.
-- This is being coordinated by Toni Sant.
+===South Central at Gianpula===
+The M3P Foundation administrative board felt that the most appropriate way to end the project covered by the Malta Arts Fund was to listen to a live electronica set at [[Gianpula]] by South Central, the Maltese artists based in Brighton (UK) are familiar names on the international scene for this genre of music.
+==Schedule==
+===FRIDAY===
+:30 -	Intro - Toni Sant <flashmp3 id="1">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/1-m3p-2011-toni-sant.mp3</flashmp3>
+<br />
+<br />'''[http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=M3P_talk:Inaugural_Conference#Practical_Workshops WORKSHOPS] (ATRIUM)'''<br />
+:00 - Workshop 1: Introduction level (open to all)<br />
+:00 - Workshop 2: Intermediate level (open to all)<br />
+:00 - Workshop 3: Advanced level (by invitation only)
-===Call for Papers/Presentations===
+<br />
-CFP needs to be issued no later than January 2011.
+<br />'''SEMINARS/ROUNDTABLES (CINEMA)'''<br />
+:00 - Intellectual Property Seminar - Jeanine Rizzo <flashmp3 id="2">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/2-m3p-2011-jeanine-rizzo.mp3</flashmp3><br />
+:30 - EU Culture (by invitation only)<br />
+:00 - End of Valletta Sessions for the day
+<br />
+<br />'''EVENING EVENTS'''<br />
+:00 - [[Galea Family & Friends]] at [[National Archives]] - Rabat
+<br />
+:00 - [[You Rarely Hear This on the Radio! 2]] at [[V-Gen]] - Paceville
+===SATURDAY===
+:00 -	Intro - Michael Bugeja   <flashmp3 id="3">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/3-m3p-2011-mike-bugeja.mp3</flashmp3><br />
+:30 - Birmingham Popular Music Archive session with Jez Collins  (open to all) <flashmp3 id="4">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/4-m3p-2011-jez-collins.mp3</flashmp3><br />
+:15 - Open Workshop (open to all)<br />
+:30 - M3P Foundation Planning meeting (by invitation only)<br />
+<br />
+:30	Lunch Break
+<br />
+<br />'''[http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=M3P_talk:Inaugural_Conference#Practical_Workshops WORKSHOPS]''' (ATRIUM)<br />
+:00 - Workshop 1: Introduction level (open to all)<br />
+:00 - Workshop 2: Intermediate level (open to all)<br />
+:00 - Workshop 3: Advanced level (by invitation only)
+<br />
+<br />'''SEMINARS/ROUNDTABLES''' (CINEMA)<br />
+:00 - Technical Roundtable with Darren Stephens & Saviour Zammit (open to all) <flashmp3 id="5">http://www.archive.org/download/M3pInauguralConference/5-m3p-2011-technical-issues.mp3</flashmp3><br />
+:30 - General Discussion on the "Ensuring Longevity" theme  (open to all)
+<br />
+:00 -	End of afternoon sessions
+<br />
+<br />'''EVENING EVENTS'''
+<br />
+:00 - [[Marc Galea]]	- St James Cavalier Music Room
+<br />
+:30 - [[South Central]] - Gianpula
+<br /><br />
+<br />For planning details, including the call for presentations and other information, see [http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=M3P_talk:Inaugural_Conference the talk page].<br />
+==See also==
+* [[M3P:Inaugural Symposium|M3P Inaugural Symposium]] - held on Saturday 25 September 2010.
+==External links==
+* [http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/magazinedetails/magazine/music/Need-for-better-archiving-of-Maltese-music-M3P-initiative Need for better archiving of Maltese music – M3P initiative] - ''MaltaToday'', Tuesday 26 July 2011 ([http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/whats_on/toni-sant/m3p original link] - broken)
+* [http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110529/arts-entertainment/M3P-conference-on-collaborative-music-memory.368048 M3P conference on collaborative music memory] - ''The Sunday Times'', Sunday 29 May 2011
+* [http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/whats_on/music-memory-project/m3p-conference-to-ensure-longevity-of-collaborative-memory-online M3P conference to ensure longevity of collaborative memory online] - ''MaltaToday'', Thursday 26 May 2011
+* [http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110221/arts-entertainment/maintaining-malta-s-music-memory.351321 Maintaining Malta’s music memory] - ''The Times'', Monday 21 February 2011
+* [http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=120486 M3P Conference] - ''The Malta Independent'', Sunday 20 February 2011
+[[Category:2011 in Malta]]
+[[Category:M3P activities]]