HipHop 32 | Limerick

Next week from July 5^th – 8^th see’s Limerick’s first HipHop Festival, Make A Move which is taking place in and around Limerick city.

Make A Move is a festival of HipHop Culture that will encompass all elements from Street Dancing, Mc’ing, Rapping, Street Art and Graffiti. It will also showcase work from all around Ireland and abroad with a special focus on the work of the emerging talent and skill from Limerick. The Make A Move team are committed to nurturing and showcasing the creative talents and skills of a field of arts that is HipHop inspired, and so this ensures the festival will have something for everyone from visual art to discussion forums and live music.

Even though this is the Festivals debut, IrishCentral.com have listed Make A Move in the top ten of Ireland’s best Summer Festivals for this year, no small accomplishment by any means!!

Although the Festival starts on the Thursday, there are workshops all week from Monday to Friday at different slots from 11am to 4pm. These include ;

-Street Dance Workshops in Garryowen, Southill, Moyross and Weston.

-Street Art Workshops in LCGA.

-A HipHop Workshop in Learning Hub on Friday with Voice.

The festival features performances and appearances from some top class Irish and International artists/acts including Hot 8 Brass Band(New Orleans), DJ P.U.D.G.E.(LA), Voice(New Orleans), BBoy Tommy Guns(New York) also Irish HipHop performances from Rí Rá & DJ Mek(Scary Eire), Lethal Dialect, Temper-Mental MissElayneous also DJ Stevie G, Icarus Rising and many more BBoys, Street Artists, DJ’s and MC’s.

The main programme of events from the Thursday through to the Sunday are as follows ;

Thursday 5^th July

8pm Jim Carroll(Irish Times) hosts a special banter Irish HipHop – Got To Get Up To Get Down featuring Paul Tarpey, Kieran Nolan(irishhiphop.com) Temper-Mental MissElayneous(Finglas MC), Mynameisjohn(Limerick DJ/Producer)

Location : Daghdha Church, St Johns Square, Limerick.

Admission Free

9.30pm Live Irish HipHop showcase with Lethal Dialect and Temper-Mental MissElayneous

Location : Bourkes Bar- Bourkes Bar, Catherine Street, Limerick

Admission Free

9.30pm Hot 8 Brass Band New Orleans plus a2df & Lenny

Location : Dolans Warehouse, Dock Road, Limerick

Admission €15

Friday 6^th July

2pm-4pm Panel discussion on graffiti in Limerick. Panel includes academics, street artists and community activists.

Location : Daghdha Church, St. Johns Square, Limerick.

Admission Free

5pm-7pm Masterclass with BBoy Tommy Guns(New York). BBoy Tommy Guns masterclass will be a unique chance to learn new techniques and concepts. It will focus on using the body to its full potential. Limited places

Location : Daghdha Church, St. Johns Square, Limerick.

Admission €20

6pm-8pm Masterclass with Poppin John(learn2bust.com). Poppin John from Soulbotics Krew out of USA presents his first ever masterclass in Ireland. This will open your mind to new approaches to the art of body-popping. It will introduce you to his new approaches to techniques like waving, isolations, tutting and robotic movement. Limited places

Location : Daghdha Studio Space, St. Johns Square, Limerick.

Admission €20

8pm-11.30pm The Tackie Jam featuring a host of special guests including Voice(New Orleans) & DJ P.U.D.G.E(LA), Stevie G(Junior Jam & Red FM Cork) plus many more.

Location : Daghdha Church, St. Johns Square, Limerick Tickets

Admission €10

10pm Ri-Ra and DJ Mek(Scary Eire originators) plus support.

Location : The Blind Pig, Thomas Street, Limerick.

Admission €7

10pm Bounce with Lenny.

Location : Wicked Chicken, Tait Square, Limerick.

Admission Free

Saturday 7^th July

1-4pm Block party with dancers, MCs & DJs including CmX, Icarus Rising, Limerockers Cru, Rainers.

Location : Bedford Row, Limerick.

Admission Free

Midday-7pm Park Paint Parade.

Including :

12pm Opening with Music from Lenny Loco Murphy.

Main Bandstand  Artists begin work. Feature Artists include Maser, Rask, Solus, Artbyeoin , Dish Pig , Psychonautes, Verz, DMC.

Pop up market stalls open.

3pm DJ Koncept – In 10 years the extraordinarily talented Northern Irish turntablist DJ Koncept has acquired an impressive résumé of DJ titles and a reputation that can place him amongst the finest turntable technicians in the UK.

4pm Skate Competition – with Dj Spot prizes Hosted by Jack Corbett

5-7pm  Open Mic. Various Youth Performance

Exhibitions of art from various youth agencies and over 30 Street Artists will work on large scale pieces ranging in style from contemporary murals to traditional graffiti.

Location : Peoples Park, Limerick.

Admission Free

8-10pm Screenings of B+(Mochilla) films followed by Q&A with director, hosted by Peter Curtin (Spin Southwest)

Location : Daghdha Studio Space, St. Johns Square, Limerick.

Admission €5

Sunday 8^th July

1pm Breakdancing Battle and showcases featuring Judges BBoy Tommy Guns(Renegades, New York) plus two more t.b.c. Format 3v3 BBoys. Showcases from ; Flawless(Limerick), Panic(Limerick), Limerockers Cru(Limerick), Recession Squad(Waterford), Undercurrent(Limerick), Flava Floors(Cork), Tommy Guns(Renegades, New York), Poppin John Soulbotics LXD(Texas).

Location : Daghdha Church, St. Johns Square, Limerick.

Admission €5

4-5pm True Blood Soldierz perform on special outdoor stage along with host of breakdancers.

Location : Beside King Johns Castle, Convent Street, Limerick.

Admission Free

6.30pm Hip Hop Karaoke night with a number of Limerick celebrities doing prepared numbers with paddy soul food barbeque plus live PA.

Location : Blind Pig, 31 Thomas Street, Limerick.

Admission €5

Make A Move has come about from the joined forces of Shane Curtin who is based within the music scene, Catherine O’Halloran known for her place within the Street Art community and Baz Burke who brings the BBoy edge to it all. They debated the idea and then decided to combine the elements which led to this behemoth culmination that is.. Make A Move. Also organising the festival is Monica Spencer, Katie Verling and Tom Prendergast an all organisers are from and based in Limerick.

If any volunteers are interested in getting involved or helping out in any way there is a link to their contact page. There are also still places for the pop-up spots and market stalls so if this is something that might interest you then you can also get in touch from the same page. You can follow the link here http://makeamove.ie/sample-page/our-crew-contact-us/

The lineup itself and the variety and spread of the events, gigs and workshops that has been compiled over the four days is truly to be respected and commended. From the international lineup straight to the calibre of Irish artists, all I can say is hats off to to all involved. Obviously my own flavour is our homegrown talent, and to get to see Scary Eire members Rí Rá & DJ Mek on the lineup is a personal highlight, as always with Lethal Dialect we’re guaranteed an electrifying crowd engulfed performance. The opportunity to catch Temper-Mental MissElayneous, Icarus rising and so many more of our own grinders and movers on the scene over these few days makes Limerick city the well deserved base of Irish HipHop for the coming week.

You can check out their website here ;

http://makeamove.ie/

You can find them on Facebook here ;

https://www.facebook.com/makeamovelimerick

Recently Limerick Rock/Hiphop group Campaign LK, released the video to their hit track The Wickedness.

The group consists of four core members; Hiphop producer Joey Soss, singer/songwriter Brian O’Brien, guitarist/drummer Davey Hatchet and emcee Weenz. The group was formed roughly back in 2008 as the three musicians brought a combination of genres together, including Metal, Rock, Hiphop, RnB and Pop. The addition of rapper Weenz and his edgy and raw lyrics, brought the perfect match to the sound that the lads were creating and they began to take their own unique direction. By 2010 they were breaking the Top10 in the MySpace Irish Hiphop charts. With a good backing of songs written and recorded in the studio they decided to take their sound to live audiences. They enlisted bass player Conor O’Brien(formerly of Metal band Roper), session drummer Peter McGlynn and guitarist Mike Hogan, the live act Campaign LK was born.

The video is directed by Shane Serrano and is shot entirely in black and white. It begins with a strong Hiphop feel to it with a guy tagging a wall but morphs into a more rock type vibe. The video jumps to shots of individuals in the group each playing their part and it transitions as the track breaks and builds, going from the band jamming in the unit to an infused backdrop of a strobed out club scene creating a matching visual to the changing energy of the track.

The track was written in a combined manner by Joey, Brian and Dave which is the usual template for their writing/production and with Weenz adding his own tuppence worth to complete the gel. The track launches with a tight acoustic guitar riff that holds the rhythm and the drop comes with a four note key build which brings in the punchy live drums and the bass. The track changes so much, subtley yet perfectly, working with the lyrics and enhancing the energy that is created. Small changes and additions like how the acoustic flips to a lightly distorted guitar, the key parts that add little builds and the use of the synth, whether twisted sounding or pulsating are all used to give this track the full and complete sound it has. This all comes together with frontman Weenz and that raw raspy tone in his voice as he laces the notes with his sharp lines

Yesterday’s history, tomorrow’s mystery

I dont spit lyrics, I spit ‘lectricity

Hotter than any whisky, they make in a distillery

give it the same warm feelin, always leavin missin me

The track is full bodied and moves in a constant forward motion utilising the combination of the well orchestrated music and the vocals on top. Brian O’Brien holds the other vocals on the track and the way that both vocals are laced on top of each other for the hook paces the track really well to give it that slight ease before the verse comes back in. The solid eerie vocal O’Brien delivers underneath Weenz’s rhyme for the hook, simultaneously contrasts and adds a new dimension to the song

If the world turns colder

turn a new page over

are you sick of me

Musically this track is as tight as it gets…..the changes are subtle to the ear but cause the track to twist and turn in unison, driving it in different directions changing the energy and feeling of the song. There is a real solid gel to the group that is evident in the way the music and lyrics are formed and even the changes in the song come with a full bodied roundness to them, making this track complete and satisfying to the ear.

Next up for Campaign LK is the release of their new video for If It Calms Your Soul, which they have already shot and it should be out in the next couple of weeks. The guys plan on building their profile and fan base with gigs before actually releasing an album or EP. They have the songs to lay down the album but are just playing a smarter game, tailored more to their place in today’s music industry by building up their fanbase and their reputation before they deliver the album. Their main focus right now being their live show and performance.

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Make A Move Festival

Campaign LK – The Wickedness

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