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<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Freenoise <<a href="mailto:info@freenoise.co.uk">info@freenoise.co.uk</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">22 January 2009 13:27:07 GMT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Freenoise Mailing List <<a href="mailto:freenoise@freenoise.co.uk">freenoise@freenoise.co.uk</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Freenoise] Fw: NOISE LIMITERS</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Freenoise Free Noise & Music <<a href="mailto:freenoise@freenoise.co.uk">freenoise@freenoise.co.uk</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span class="EC_Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><font color="black" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">FORWARDED FROM A LIST MEMBER:<br> <br> Please join us in signing this petition ...<br> <br> NOISE LIMITERS<br> <br> It has been brought to our attention that new noise legislation is about to be introduced that is likely to virtually destroy live music in the UK .<br> <br> The government wish to consider it a legal requirement in the new tax year to introduce laws insisting anyone applying or re-applying for an entertainment license must have a noise control device fitted to the venue .<span class="EC_Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br> This will be the final nail in the coffin for pretty much ALL entertainment in the UK as the level at which these devices cut the power off is ridiculously low.<br> <br> In our experience any venue that has one in use cannot have any electric music as the power is constantly being cut mid-song - and even loud applause at the end of a song can cut it.<br> <br> Venues are suffering enough as it is without being forced to go to the expense of fitting one of these damned things. Noise limiters are a menace to live music and we expect this is the bright idea of some unelected suit in Brussels that's never been to a gig in their life.<br> Please sign the petition!<br> <br> PLEASE DO NOT INTRODUCE THIS LAW, WE LOVE LIVE MUSIC!<br> <br> PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION HERE:<br> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102420010536&e=001rEDgivAzd1MgeWHFJtW1hS2DfwDjFU2zQ2mwC1lmAJXON7ZXehzHSAzeDERlbA0r5wpcoBpKl11uTWDxAtFN9rV0Bx1MjVJ__sH5Q06XWYqLB7kdV46V52U4Kv0Noa8bCzWYH3kjhLaCv-au37NlF0EoNyjzBnuB">http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoNoiseControl/<span class="EC_Apple-converted-space"> </span></a><br> <br> (incase link doesn't work, paste this:<a href="http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoNoiseControl/">http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoNoiseControl/</a><span class="EC_Apple-converted-space"> </span>)<br> <br> NOTE: WE HAVE UNTIL 23rd JANUARY TO SIGN THE PETITION!!!!</span></font></span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Freenoise mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Freenoise@freenoise.co.uk">Freenoise@freenoise.co.uk</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://mail.freenoise.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/freenoise_freenoise.co.uk">http://mail.freenoise.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/freenoise_freenoise.co.uk</a></div> </blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div>Richard Whitelaw</div><div>Programme Director</div><div>Sonic Arts Network</div><div>The Jerwood Space</div><div>171 Union Street</div><div>London</div><div>SE1 0LN</div><div>(020) 7928 7337</div><div><a href="mailto:richard@sonicartsnetwork.org">richard@sonicartsnetwork.org</a></div><div>www.sonicartsnetwork.org</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div><div>We are changing... Visit <a href="http://www.soundandmusic.org">http://www.soundandmusic.org</a>. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>InsideOut: a psyche and its geography</div><div>A New CD Curated by Andrew Kötting</div><div>A CD charting the inscape of one of Britain’s most celebrated artists and experimental film makers, Andrew Kötting. The CD and accompanying publication mirrors the ‘highly idiosyncratic’ style he has become known for; experimenting with format, texture and sound to “transport an audience to a place...where possibly they’ve never been before”. Contributions from film makers, poets, artists, musicians, friends and family create something beyond just a collection of music chosen from personal taste, but a document of an artist’s life.</div><div><br></div><div>Sonic Arts Network Podcast Series</div><div><a href="http://podcast.sonicartsnetwork.org">http://podcast.sonicartsnetwork.org</a></div><div>Sonic Arts Network presents a six part series of sounds that explore the outer edges of sound and music, from artists working within the fields of sound art, noise, electronic music, modern composition, field recordings, drone music and anything else that straddles the term sonic art. We will also present work that connects to the live, education and publishing work of the organisation.</div><div><br></div><div>LumiSonic</div><div><a href="http://lumisonic.sonicartsnetwork.org">http://lumisonic.sonicartsnetwork.org</a></div><div>Developed through collaboration with the Sonic Arts Network, Whitefield Schools and Centre and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, LumiSonic is a sound application that visualises sound in real-time in a way that allows hearing-impaired individuals to interact with a specifically designed, graphical representation of sound. The software has been designed and created by by Dr. Mick Grierson of Goldsmith's College and is free to download and use.</div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span> </div><br></body></html>