'Motion Project' world music touring program

A revolving band now takes the music from the CD out live incorporating workshops fusing all genres of music into a world live mix.

The ‘Motion’ project during the period of July to December 2005 brought together unsigned musicians living in and around Belfast City to record original material to address racism and sectarianism 46 musicians representing 11 countries from various communities, religious and ethnic backgrounds took part in the project.

The Motion Project live

Since the release of the CD, the Motion Project has performed for various council events, the BBC, local radio and other festivals, all of which we have received positive feedback.

The Motion Project live is a flexible ensemble of musicians representing many countries. Each set-up is tailored to each specific event and can include a selection of tracks from the Motion CD, solo and improvisation performances.

An average ensemble set-up would include 12 musicians representing many cultures playing instruments from around the world. A set-up for smaller events can involve two-piece combinations. Again we can tailor the style of music to cater for any audience

The website www.themotionproject.net contains more information and various sound clips.

The Motion Project Workshops

The Motion Project has partnered with Ossia music to provide workshops involving Percussion, Gamelan or Guitar.

The percussion workshops can contain elements of African, India, Irish and other world music cultures tutored by musicians representing these countries. These workshops can also be integrated into the ‘Motion Project’ live set-up allowing students to play with the band. As you can imagine the workshops are very popular with children and young people.

Countries represented in the Motion Project are: Poland, China, South Africa, Scotland, Venezuela, India, England, New Zealand, Slovakia, Zimbabwe and of course N.Ireland.