The White Elephant Trust

Looks like we’ll be trialling out the opening of WE-HQ starting next week, every weekday 3:30 – 7:30 and weekends 11:00 – 4:00!  So if you’re hanging around town during the week, pop on up to L1-1 Bedford Row (above Dick Smiths on the cnr of Manchester St)

Got a bunch of motivated volunteers keen to help supervise the space and the Delicious Music boys are running a music production session on Monday night’s 6-8pm

Also been speaking with b-boy crew Common Ground who look like they’re set to utilise HQ on Wed nights.  And also another crew AGC are looking to run a monthly LAN up there.

It’s all on!!

If you’re a young person with an idea for a project, know of a community group who would like to use the space or just want to get involved with White Elephant, drop Antz an email on info@we.org.nz or call 021-746733

Ruth Anderson, Stuart MacIntosh & Anthony Rohan met with the Parlimentary Select Committee on 17th July to discuss ideas around the upcoming bills.  Some media coverage is below:

15/07/09 – The Press

17/07/09 – TV1

18/07/09 – The Press

16/07/09 – CTV “Today in Canterbury”

M*A*S*S*I*V*E & Delicious Music have joined forces…

We are very proud to present a brutal line up of glitch and breaks internationals along with delicious’ favourite djs… oh… and Tom COSM.

Epic line up:

8pm – MSS
9.00 – Beatnick (AUS)
10.30 – Shikung (AUS)
12.00 – Stu Chapman (UK)
1.00 – Jansten (USA)
2.30 – Tom COSM
4.00 – Insomniac
5.30 – Psymon Barnet
7.00 – Mr Squatch
8.00 – TwEQ
9.30 – Sirius
11.00 – MSS

Ezra Holder on visuals

Tickets $20 + BF from Cosmic Corner (onsale next week) and $30 on the gate.

Check out the Facebook listing

More info coming soon…

http://www.massivenz.com or http://www.deliciousmusic.co.nz

Party number 2 in the Delicious Music “LIVE” series… this time, we’re stoked to announce we’re bringing OPIUO over from Melbourne, Australia.

This guy has been smashing clubs and outdoor festivals all over Australasia and we’re excited to bring his unique blend of glitchy breaky goodness to Christchurch.

Check his profile at:

Delicious Music
Bandcamp
Myspace

LINEUP
10pm – Dr Hitchcock
11pm – TwEQ
12am – Mr Squatch
1.30am – OPIUO LIVE!
3.00am – Isaac Chambers
4.30am – Psymon Barnet

Visuals: Ezra Holder

Tickets on sale at Cosmic Corner for $15+BF, more on the door

Check out the listing on Facebook

YOUTH TRUSTEE

The W.E. Board of Trustees is looking for someone aged 16-18 to come on as a Trustee for six-months, a new initiative to give young people a voice in the direction of White Elephant!

If you’re interested, flick an email to info@we.org.nz with the following details:
-         your bio and details
-         why you want to get involved with White Elephant
-         other commitments and previous experience

To find out more about the existing Trustees, check out http://we.org.nz/trustees

WANNA HELP ORGANISE & RUN PARTIES?

Audiodreams is Christchurch’s leading all-age Party producers. Plans are underway for their next events, and there’s an opportunity for YOU to get INVOLVED.

Do you like music? Or are you a DJ? Or do just you like to party?? Then come on board and work alongside the best at Audiodreams! Get your ideas into the next huge Audiodreams party and make it your own.

Interested? Email brent@audiodreams.co.nz to get involved and check out www.audiodreams.co.nz

VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SUPERVISE WE-HQ

WE-HQ is gearing up to re-open soon and we’re looking for some keen people to help supervise the space.  We’re proposing opening weekdays 3:30 – 7:30 and on Saturday 11:00-4:00pm

If you’ve got a spare evening once a fortnight and are keen to help out, flick an email to info@we.org.nz with your available days/times and we’ll get right back to you!

GROUPS & PROJECTS TO RUN AT WE-HQ

Have you got an idea for a project or group that could utilise our space at L1, 1 Bedford Row? We’ve got a huge open space plus meeting rooms and storage space.  Currently we’re having meetings, LANs, DJ practicing, music production and music truition – so if you’ve got an idea, flick us an email info@we.org.nz

As you might have heard, White Elephant has scored a slot on Pulzar FM between 6-8 pm EVERY Thursday. This means highlighting top talent from around NZ, showcasing up-and-comings, comps, events and more, but we’ve got a bit of a problem.

What should we call the show?

It’s all very well to call it “The White Elephant Show”, if we were a bunch of raging conservationists, but this is a show about great tunes, and about your own personal input into developing a show that you want to listen to. Since David Attenborough declined to comment, we’re throwing it out to you, the listener.

So…
Pick a name, any name, that you think would be a good name for our new show! We’re proud to say that we’re not above bribery and temptation, so we thought we’d bribe and tempt you with a couple of DOUBLE TICKETS to the up n’ coming Spring Equinox, which (of course) promises to be huge. The only catch is that if you enter into the draw, you might also win a mint pair of Skullcandy Headphones, but we all have to make sacrifices .

So lets hear it! Post your ideas here, or on our Facebook page, we’d love to get your opinion about a new name, and anything you’re keen to hear on the show besides! Winners will be announced during the show at the end of the month.

Cheers for your time guys. Good luck, stay warm, keep away from le swine.

Dean & Isaac