Hey guys, the gig actually opens at eight thirty, not seven thirty. Our bad! :P The posters will be redone accordingly.

Phew! There's a lot of good bands kicking around Edinburgh these days, y'know?
The overall quality of the bands the judges saw last Wednesday and Thursday was pretty high - it was really tough to pick out five. Long story short, we couldn't, so here's the six we've chosen to take part in the Untapped Talent 2010 Battle of the Bands!

Screenkids
Voltairs
Red Pill
Quieter
Le Salon du Jazz Refuses
At Least it's an Ethos

Commiserations to those who didn't make it this time - we'll be in touch with a lot of you about gigs in the future!

Initial schedule below, check out this topic for more info, or if there's a problem.

Wednesday 17th February
1700 - The Graeme Mearns Band
1730 - Oceansfall
1800 - The Breakfast of Champions
1830 - The Thaw Session
1900 - Pilot
1930 - James Ross
2000 - Red Pill
2030 - New Urban Frontier
2100 - Lemon Inzest
2130 - Voltairs

Thursday 18th February
1700 - Mayhew
1730 - At Least It's an Ethos
1800 - Lead By Example
1830 - Proto Sound
1900 - UVB-76
1930 - Quieter
2000 - 8-Bit Trip
2030 - Le Salon Du Jazz Refusé
2100 - Been Training Dogs
2130 - Billy Marshall

Yes, that isn't a smudge on your screen, it says Upcoming Gigs!

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That's right! We're putting a gig on at the Hive!

Wednesday 11th November

Coup d'Etat
The Voltaires
New Urban Frontier
Le Salon du Jazz Refusés

Doors open at 7pm.
Bands will be playing from 7:30-10:00pm.
Price will be £1 for members, £3 for non-members.

Anyone who has paid to see the bands is welcome to stay for the Hive's club night afterwards, the Pit, a rock/metal night.

The Hive is on Niddry Street, which connects the Cowgate to the Royal Mile.
Tell all your friends!

Hello!

This should be a short one this week. The committee are meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow) from 8pm this week, but anyone is welcome to come along if they wish to chat, get involved, or pick up their membership cards. We'll be meeting in the McEwan Ale House, on Nicolson Street/St. Patrick Square, quite close to the new Palmyra. This place may potentially become our permanent meeting place, so come along and check it out. Any new members, up to and including members who paid last Tuesday, will have membership cards ready and waiting for them, so come along and pick them up!

If any bands are interested in competing, then there's a Battle of the Bands coming up at the Ark, here's the spiel:

"Sound Clash Returns!
BATTLE OF THE BANDS EVENT

Are you an up-and-coming artist, band or MC? Do you want to showcase your talent?
Find out who is the best band in Edinburgh
At: The Ark, Tuesday 24th November 2009

For your chance to take part contact Sam at nomadmagazine@gmail.com

ANY TYPE OF MUSIC...BAND OR SOLO
**Deadline for applicants is *6th* *November***

£4 entry - email to get tickets in advance and Q-jump."

If anyone is interested in having a say in the design of our hoodies, then send an email to untappedtalent@gmail.com or comment in the relevant topic on the forums!
Finally, if anyone has any gigs coming up, then let us know, and we'll publicise them here. We should shortly be announcing details about some exciting gigs that we've got planned, so stay tuned!

Well done, you've made it to Untapped Talent!

We'll be announcing meeting dates on Friday afternoon, both here and through the mailing list. If you haven't signed up as a member, or just joined the mailing list, then come along to the second day of the Societies Fair tomorrow (Thursday 17th) and we'll get you sorted.

Now, the important question:

How do I get access to the practice room?

I've now removed everyone's access to the practice room booking form for the time being. You'll need to send an e-mail to untappedtalent AT gmail DOT com with the following details:

Full Name
Username on the Forums
Matriculation Number
Mobile Phone Number*

Then, if our records show that you've paid, someone will give you permission to access the slot booking system. You'll see a 'Practice Room Booking' link appear at the top of your screen when you have permission.

Users are only permitted one slot at a time.

*Mobile phone numbers are required for us to contact you in the event that you forget to return the keys to the practice room, or should unforeseen circumstances require us to cancel the slot. These phone numbers will be removed from our records next September.

Just a reminder, UTTlings. Send me some music, and I'll publish it here for all to enjoy!

Hey all, The battle of the bands is tonight, starting at 8pm in Teviot Underground - FREE ENTRY! Hope to see you all there! The order of bands are: 8.15 Johnny Vulgar and the Additional Pylons 8.50 Omission 9.25 Accidents and Emergencies 10.00 Le Salon du Jazz Refusés 10.35 The Als and the Pussycats 11.10 Celador There will also be an opportunity to sign up for next up for the society 2009/2010 at this years price of £5. Due to increased costs, the society membership will more than likely go up in September (boo!), so this is your chance to get in there cheap! Hope to see you all there, UTT committee!

Hello all! We got ourselves some new PA speakers - please take care of them!

Untapped Talent have been named 'Best Revamped Society' at this years society oscars. As many of you may know, at the end of last year the society was preparing to fold. A few of stepped in and built the society back up, and put the most important people first - it's members. We love you guys.

We were up against some good societies last night - Geo Soc, Islamic Soc and Invisible Children - so we were really surprised to win! Alongside our Oscar Statue, we also won £100 to spend on anything we want - get in touch if you have any suggestions!
Finally, I'd just like to thank all the people who put hard work into making this society great again. Ben, Steve, Steve, Mike and Ruairidh - the committee have worked extra hard this year to make this society as great as it has been since 1991, bringing you some amazing gigs, and keeping the practice room running. And it's not over yet! We have close to £800 to spend on upgrading our practice room and a wicked Battle of the Bands coming up in a couple of months. We also have an interview with Student newspaper coming up in the next few weeks - so keep an eye out for that!
Andrew (UTT President)

Dear Patrons,

For the foreseeable future, the practice room will not be available on Monday or Wednesday. This is due to a dancing society booking the room on these days.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused as a result. Our practice room man - the ever-enthused Ben Collier - is making millions of phone calls and letters as we speak to arrange a better deal for us with EUSA.

If anyone has anything they want to ask, don't hesitate to get in touch with a member of the committee!

Andrew

After much waiting, our brand spanking new cymbals arrived today - The pack consists of 14" high-hats, 16" crash, 14" China and 20" Ride.


Please look after them! Don't go mental on them straight away!

To celebrate the arrival of the cymbals, here is a baby playing drums: