{"id":3334,"date":"2021-09-09T14:08:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=3334"},"modified":"2021-09-09T14:08:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:08:58","slug":"stornoway-studio-to-offer-gaelic-musicians-unique-recording-opportunity-gaelic-artists-encouraged-to-apply-for-professional-home-recording-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/stornoway-studio-to-offer-gaelic-musicians-unique-recording-opportunity-gaelic-artists-encouraged-to-apply-for-professional-home-recording-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Stornoway studio to offer Gaelic musicians unique recording opportunity Gaelic artists encouraged to apply for professional home recording grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3335\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/files\/2021\/09\/Keith-Morrison-Wee-Studio-Cloud-Recording-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/files\/2021\/09\/Keith-Morrison-Wee-Studio-Cloud-Recording-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/files\/2021\/09\/Keith-Morrison-Wee-Studio-Cloud-Recording-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/files\/2021\/09\/Keith-Morrison-Wee-Studio-Cloud-Recording-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/files\/2021\/09\/Keith-Morrison-Wee-Studio-Cloud-Recording-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/files\/2021\/09\/Keith-Morrison-Wee-Studio-Cloud-Recording-2048x1498.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A Stornoway recording studio is giving 10 lucky Gaelic singers and Celtic musicians the chance to professionally record music from the comfort of their home as part of a new project promoting Gaelic language and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Funded by Creative Scotland, the&nbsp;Cl\u00e0radh san Sg\u00f2th&nbsp;(Cloud Recording) initiative run by Keith Morrison of Wee Studio will develop traditional Scottish musicians and aims to create a growing platform for Gaelic artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Successful artists will have the chance to record on top of the range equipment, which will be delivered to their homes, and benefit from the studio team\u2019s extensive professional experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Artists will be supported remotely and offered hands-on experience recording tracks as if they were in a room in the studio. The tracks will then be mixed in-house at Wee Studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The final tracks will be collated for a digital release via Wee Studio Records and represent a breakthrough in new, cost-effective ways to produce artists in remote areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Gaelic and traditional Celtic musicians can apply now by submitting a video of either a rough track recording or a live performance by 11:59 hours on Monday 4 October, with the final judging taking place Monday 11 October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Wee Studio founder Keith Morrison<\/b>&nbsp;<b>said:&nbsp;<\/b>\u201cCl\u00e0radh san Sg\u00f2th is an innovative remote recording project that aims to bring more focus and attention to music from the Highlands and Islands. Gaelic culture is underrepresented in the modern-day music scene and the language is in danger of dying out if we don\u2019t work to protect it and use it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cMusic and song has long been a proven way to promote language and culture and this project will allow Scottish musicians in remote locations to record new music exactly as if they were in a recording room within a professional studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cCloud Recording is creating a new avenue for a wider demographic of musicians, producers and mixing engineers to release new music and I would urge artists across the region to put themselves forward for this opportunity. Good for the environment, good for collaboration and a cost-effective solution to create and sustain the music business using technology for the whole industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A panel of three industry judges will select 10 musicians and deliver all the equipment needed to produce professionally recorded tracks in their own homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Each artist will gain experience using modern recording equipment, building their knowledge base for future at-home recording and introducing them to working with a professional studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Artists will be able to watch and engage with Keith during the mixing process via rented laptops and professional-quality headphones, provided as part of the at-home package.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The project is the brainchild of Keith Morrison, who established Wee Studio in 2007 with the goal of being the leading recording studio in the Western Isles, producing audio quality to matchrival mainland studios.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">He has produced acts such as&nbsp;<b>Peat and Diesel&nbsp;<\/b>and is a professional musician and multi-instrumentalist in his own right, playing for over 15 years including as the frontman and founding member of Celtic band&nbsp;<b>Face The West<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Musicians can apply for the Cl\u00e0radh san Sg\u00f2th (Cloud Recording) grant now at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claradhsansgoth.co.uk\/\">www.claradhsansgoth.co.uk\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Stornoway recording studio is giving 10 lucky Gaelic singers and Celtic musicians the chance to professionally record music from the comfort of their home as part of a new project promoting Gaelic language and culture. 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