About MusBook.comMusbook.com is a web portal,social network and digital publishing website that hosts a globalcommunity of musicians and music lovers. It was founded in 2008 byAustralian conductor and academic Peter Tregearand English violinist Simon Hewitt Jones.Our founding vision is really simple, but we think its effectwill be profound. We want to empower and enrich the world's communityof musicians by enabling not just professional relationships, but alsorelationships between musicians and music lovers, to develop in waysthat have previously never been possible. We'll support these newconnections with a comprehensive range of services, tools, andinformation that will help musicians drive forward the development ofmusical culture like never before. We want MusBook.com tobecomethe leading 'creative commons' for Classical, Jazz and Contemporarymusic, and to facilitate the radical broadening of access to resourcesthat's already happening online. No more will valuable tools andresources be limited to major music companies and institutions- now every musician can reach out to audiences and build a fanbasefrom scratch, without spending a lot of money. Widening access to quality music education will be acore partof our work. If creative skills are the key to survival in anunpredictable future, then the creative arts should be integral to theworld's major educational systems, not just fun addenda. We areespecially keen to harness the great repository of teaching knowledgethat currently occurs in studios and schools around the world, butwhich is otherwise unavailable, and so an integral part of the sitewill be a 'Conservatoiresans frontières' - online music education without borders,available to all. Our vision is global. From our offices in Melbourne, London and New Yorkwe're creating a new infrastructure for people to discover, create, promote and andshare music. Nothing less will do: the 20th Century hierarchies ofmusic production are broken, and a new creative dynamic is necessary inorder for our great musical traditions not just to survive, but toevolve and thrive. If you are similarly inspired to help realise our vision-- beit through advice, suggestion, investment, or perhaps even joining our internationalteam, we are always keen to hear from you. Postyour ideas on our 'feedback' forum, or contact us at support[at] musbook [dot] com Contact MusBook.comMusBook.com is a global company and many of our partners and staff work remotely from locations around the world. Our day-to-day operations are managed from two main hubs in the the UK and Australia. Additionally, we intend to open an American office in early 2010. Consonart Limited operates our business in the United Kingdom. Consonart Limited is registered in England and Wales with registered number 06755446 and has its registered office at 55 Loudoun Road, St John's Wood, London, NW8 0DL, United Kingdom. Our Australian and American offices will be incorporated during 2010. Business, editorial and non-customer support issues may be sent to us at the addresses below. Telephone and email contact details are available upon request from our support team. Please email support [at] musbook [dot] com in the first instance. United Kingdom MusBook.com Suite 225, 34 Buckingham Palace Road London, SW1W 0RH, England USA MusBook.com Address available soon Australia MusBook.com Address available soon Executive ManagementPeter Tregear (CEO) |Melbourne| Blog: www.PeterTregear.net | MusBook Profile: PeterTregear A graduate of the UniversitiesofCambridge and Melbourne, Peter Tregear has many years of experience inresearch, performing, teaching and administration of music, in both theUnited Kingdom and Australia. He has held lectureship positions inmusic at the Universities of Cambridge, Queensland, and King's CollegeLondon, and has mounted several modern revivals and world premieres ofoperatic and orchestral works. He served as Dean of Trinity College,Melbourne between 2006 and 2008, and was subsequently EducationDevelopment Director for an Australian technology startup. Role: Peter runstheship, executes the big visions, balances the books, keeps people happy,and tells the world about us! Simon Hewitt Jones (Creative Director)| London | Blog: www.SimonHewittJones.com | MusBook Profile: Simonhj  Simonperforms internationally asa solo and collaborative violinist. He has been featured in many radiobroadcasts, international festivals and concert series in the UK,Europe, and the Middle East. In the 2008/2009 season he made a debutrecital at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and collaborated with theMedici String Quartet. He isa graduate of London's Royal Academy of Music, and artistic director ofour partner organization, Music And The City.Simon has just completed a year of research in Berlin, Germany,examining thedevelopment of international cultural trends as a scholar of theLeverhulme Trust.Role: Simongeneratesridiculous amounts of ideas and invents ways of solving problemsmusicians don't know they have yet! Senior ManagementGary D. Beswick (Advertising SalesDirector) | London | MusBook Profile: GaryBeswick A conservatory-trained violist,performer and teacher, Gary is - like many of MusBook's team - a veryexperienced musician and performer. As an advertising professional hebrings a wealth of experience from his work with many major arts andculture publications in the UK, including The Strad, Collections, Muso,Choir & Organ, Sfz & International Piano. Garyoriginates from the USA, and is now based in London.Role: Gary is amasterof useful connections! He brings interesting and useful promotions tothe MusBook audience, and provides quality advertisers with valuableaccess toour highly engaged community of musicians. Mathew Tucker (Director, MusBook TV)| London | Blog: www.muthatucker.blogspot.com | MusBook Profile: MisterT  Mathew Tucker studied thetrumpetat the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He went on totrain as a journalist at the City University working first for BBCRadio and then for ITV's flagship arts programme, The South Bank Show.During this time he worked closely with many of the world'stop classical musicians including Sir Simon Rattle,Nigel Kennedy, Juan Diego Flores, Ian Bostridge and Lang Lang to name afew. In an article in The Times two years ago, Melvyn Braggdescribed him as having 'one of the most analyticalminds in classical music'.Role: Mathewoverseeseverything to do with video: our live and pre-recorded TV programming,on-demand video archives, interviews, and education video resources. MusBook Staff& ContributorsAdministrator & AssistantWebmaster: Dafydd Camp (Australia)Customer Support: Justin Delleur (USA) and Rachel Smith (Australia) IT Manager: BinoiCherian (India) Project Manager: JustineThomas (India) Senior Developer: VinayakSaseendran (India) Senior Developer: SwaroopShankar (India) GUI Design: NithinScaria (India) Logo Designer: Sophie Cuming(Australia) |
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