Welcome to A.S.B.N

Working with the University of Bath, the Academic Social Business Network (ASBN) project is a website hub which will unite developing students with their prospective consumer markets. Initially the hub will allow students to interact with their peers and create valuable contacts within their chosen professional field. Here students will also benefit from being able to pull on a larger pool of knowledge and experience which in turn will benefit them with their academic learning and ultimately assist them with the transition into the workplace.

This project will give students a new platform to promote their skills, talents and products. Students will benefit through the opportunity to display their creations in the knowledge that their intellectual property investment is secured whilst simultaneously facilitating knowledge transfer and linking into the business community. The arts make a substantial contribution to the UK economy so the process represents a long-term financial benefit for members of the ASBN and our country.

 

ASBN aims to bring a new on-line market that correlates with the courses students are currently undertaking, producing awareness and new business in art, music, fashion and media. This will give the students a new innovative business platform to publicise their work to a much wider audience, including international markets.

A partnership is now currently being secured between the ASBN project and University of Bath which will now bring new future prospects with UKOLN and JISC.  The University of Bath (UoB) works closely with JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee)  http://www.jisc.ac.uk/about us.aspx and hosts UKOLN (UK Online Network)  http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/about .  We will work with UoB and its partners to determine best practice and the impact of the concept upon bringing fledgling talent from University creative faculties to reach full potential in the economic and social environment. With the support of UKOLN, the object is to present the ASBN concept and its components to the spectrum of UK HEIs whilst securing feedback from relevant Faculties.  It is also desirable to investigate links with FE Colleges’ complementary creative faculties.

Welcome to SPAFEST!!

Witness history in the making for Bath Spa University as supporting project Dark Energy Pro proudly host SPAFEST!!

Spafest is a new festival designed to help promote and display the best of local up and artists from both Bath Universities and the City of Bath College along with local talented artists from the City and DEP.

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To show our support towards the Bath Digital Festival, Dark Energy Pro have joined up with both Bath Universities and College, to create 2 competition events designed to give the students of Bath an extra opportunity to perform as part of the Digital Festival. The Battle of the Bands Final has also been included into the program of events.   

The Digital Open Decks competition will be hosted from both Bath student union venues which will incorporate a range of digital equipment like CDJ’s or Ableton. 12 student artists from each Bath Universities and College will be invited to join the first 3 rounds, which will required a short 15 minute set. Entrants can perform any their digital productions along with their mixing skills in front a live crowd and a panel of independent judges. Winners from the first 3 rounds will go through to the quarter finals in which longer performances will be required and judged to reach the semi finals. Finalist will be battling for a place to perform a full set at the 2 day Bath Spa University Festival, due to take place 19 and 20 May 2012. Record Labels and UK Promoters will also be attending the finals.      

The City of Bath College will host an in house competition event for First and Second year bands. The bands will also be battling for a place to perform at the Bath Spa University Festival and will perform in front of independent judges.  A range of digital displays will accompany these two events.   

Battle of the Bands Final is a yearly event held at Bath Spa University where student bands have been judged in previous heats to reach the final. Winners from this event will get to perform at Bath Spa University Summer Ball, 1 June 2012.  Bath Spa students that organise “Illuminate Bath” will be staging a 30 minute digital display to close the final with additional digital displays to be held outside the venue. 

Full Digital Open Decks competition details and rules can be found at http://www.creativebath.org/events/299/bath-digital-festival-digital-open-decks-competition

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Dark Energy Pro first event of 2011 with A.S.B.N and City of Bristol College.

This is our first event for 2011 which will be held in Bristol at Basement 45.

At this event we have given 3 slots to the students of City of Bristol College.

One of the slots has been given to Sharon Taylor aka DJ Fenetic who is currently a DEP member and studying Music Technology at College Green.

The other 2 slots are available to the winning entries with the A.S.B.N competition.Two winners will get the opportunity to perform on a live stage at this event.

For more details please click on the FLYER

Dark Energy Pro pays tribute to Mark Moon who played a major part in the under ground music scene here in Bristol.

He is much remembered for working as a doorman at Castros, along with other venues including Lakota.

With the venue Mark loved and worked now closed, it only seems right that this tribute is held where he previously worked.

So please join us to help celebrate his life.The tribute is due to be held at Lakota night club on 17th June 2011.

For more details please click on the Flyer.

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