New web site and using RSS feeds

I have been asked several times about RSS feeds and how to use them to be automatically kept up to date with the latest News from Hammond Organ UK.

So rather than write lengthy emails I have put together a 'screencast' which covers RSS and the new web site on both Mac and Windows platforms.

The video screen size is a little small on the news blog but it should help with the basics.

If anyone wants a much larger viewable screen size of the video of the 'screencast' just email me and I will send you a link to download it to your computer.

Cheers for now

Malc

Newsletter April 09

Hello and welcome to our post Frankfurt Music Show 09 news letter.

We had a great time at the show and it was a very successful and busy event for the Hammond International team. The B-3 mk2 was very well received and so was the new 2101-mk2 Leslie.

We also showed the wooden stand and bench option for the Pro XK System which turned quite a few heads.

There are articles video etc to be found on the news-blog section of the new web site.

There are not as many !!! as we would like however ! read Malc's Blog to find out why !!!!

Also as requested, we have put a couple of Malc's XK-3c audio demo files up there for you to have a quick listen to. get the links from the XK-3c page of the 2009 web site

ROADSHOWS

We start off with the UK Roadshow program in a couple of weeks time at on of our favorite venues: The Holiday Inn at Eastleigh The show will be on Sat 25th April 09. There are full details on the News Blog under the UK Shows section.

We are getting more and more media and info uploaded to the new site so I hope you like this new resource for Hammond Organ UK.

For those of you who followed the video diary of the show, thanks for you positive reaction and we will continue to take digital media of all our events and post them on the blog.

Thats about it for now and we look forward to seeing you at on the Hammond Organ Events in the near future

Don't forget to keep checking the new site for the latest updates

Kind regards

The Hammond Organ UK Team

Back from Frankfurt and UK Road Shows

Now back in the UK for business as usual ... BUT only Just !!!!!

I had my small shoulder bag stolen at Frankfurt Airport and inside was ... yes my Passport, boarding card and also the camera and storage cards with all the media from the show.
So ... unfortunately we will not be able to post most of the media taken on Friday afternoon and Saturday. I do have a few unseen clips on the MacBook so will try and put a show overview together later in the week.

The show was great success with a very, very busy Hammond booth.
Lots of interest in the B-3 mk2 the new 2101 mk2 and wooden stand / bench option for the Pro XK System.
We will be doing a full report of all the new gear very soon.



During the demos I had the great pleasure of performing with who I can only describe as an unbelievably talented harmonica player BRENDAN POWER check out his website to see what I mean !
We had a great time working together and hope to further this partnership with more collaborations in the near future on both Hammond Organ Promo's and our own gigs.




Road Shows:
We start our 2009 UK roadshow season proper in a couple of weeks time at one of our favorite venues in Eastleigh Southampton Sat April 25th 09
This will be the UK launch of the new 2101-mk2 Leslie and the wooden stand and bench option for the Pro XK System

Then on to the Bute R&B / Jazz Festival for Sat / Sun 2nd and 3rd of May 09

There will be full details of both these events on the 'Hammond UK Roadshows' section of the news blog very soon.

Thats about it for now.
We will be sending a more detailed newsletter out soon, and don't forget to keep a regular check on the blog for all the latest news and Hammond Organ UK happenings.
Try using the RSS feed to be automatically notified of any new posts etc.

Cheers
Malc

Next Show 2nd - 3rd May @ Isle of Bute Jazz and Rhythm and Blues Festival

Isle of Bute Jazz and Rhythm and Blues Festival 2009 Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd May 09
We will be taking part in the festival which runs from Thursday 30th April till Monday 4th May 09.

Barrie and Malc will be there on the Sat and Sun with the .....
Hammond Player Road Show, Live Sets and Players Clinics, Hands On Demos + much more


You will be able to attend free Hammond Player Clinics - Try out the very latest Hammond XK keyboard range - the Pro XK System - Bass Pedals - Leslie 2101-mk2 and Leslie 3300 cabinets
Bute Jazz Festival web site here


Kind regards
The Hammond Organ UK Team.

After the Isle of Bute Jazz Festival we will be moving on to East Kilbride, Wakefield and Runcorn with the Spring Roadshow

See the NEW 2101 mk2 Leslie and the much awaited B-3 Style wooden stand and bench for the Pro XK System


There will be opportunities to hear and try for yourself the XK-3C, Pro XK System, XK1 and the new 2101 mk2 + Leslie 3300 cabinet. + live 'Be a Hammond Player Sessions' with Malc - Hammond Player DVD and some basic technique workshops.

Please come along and have a chat with Barrie and Malc and find out just how good the New Hammond Organ Range Really is for yourself
Please note that the East Kilbride and Wakefield events will finish at 8pm and not 9pm as previously published.

Details of the venues below
Click the hotel links for directions

East Kilbride Scotland Tuesday 5th May 09 10am - 8pm

Holiday Inn
GLASGOW-EAST KILBRIDE
STEWARTFIELD WAY
EAST KILBRIDE, G74 5LA SCOTLAND
Hotel Front Desk:01355-236300

Wakefield Yorks Thursday 7th May 09 10am - 8pm
Holiday Inn
LEEDS-WAKEFIELD M1, JCT.40
QUEENS DRIVE OSSETT
WAKEFIELD, WF5 9BE ENGLAND
Hotel Front Desk:0870-4009082

Runcorn Cheshire Saturday 9th May 10am - 4pm
Holiday Inn
RUNCORN
WOOD LANE, BEECHWOOD
RUNCORN, WA7 3HA ENGLAND
Hotel Front Desk: 0870-4009070

Demo booth day 3

Here is a short clip from the demo booth on day 3 of the show featuring SUZUKI harmonica endorsee and performer Brendon Power with Malc on the new B3 mk2 having a 'bit of a jam' and the XK-3c workshop / demo.

Tomorrow (Sat 4th April) is general public day and it is HECTIC so we wont have time to do any media during the day but we do have more footage from the show which will be edited when we return to the UK and back in the office on Monday.

We hope you enjoyed the first attempt at bringing you live video from Hammond Organ UK's event diary and hope to continue with much more media in the future.

We know the sound quality on the Frankfurt videos is a little poor but it is almost impossible to capture clean audio at these events due to the massive amount of ambient noise around but we enjoyed sharing with you the flavor of this major International Music Event.

More next week... Cheers

The Hammond Organ UK team

B-3 mk2 Frankfurt Music Messe 2009

here is an extract from the product demo at the Hammond booth featuring the B-3 mk2

Music Messe Day 1 Hammond Organ UK

Day 1 from Frankfurt.