On December 10th the West End Centre in Aldershot is holding a fund raising gig for the F4WT with a line up formed of acts born out of the Rocked Out! workshops. The line up is:

Cities of Glass
Drones
Pilot X
Alyx Jones

These are acts the trust has directly supported through Rocked Out!  Lets just say you won’t be disappointed! Prepare for “Rock Awesomeness!”

Its £6 entry. You can get tickets from here (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/137451). Don’t delay!!!

The Forward 4 Wiz Trust (F4WT) is generously funding a limited number of places for vocals, guitar, bass and drum students for Rocked Out 7, which takes place at the Westie from 1st – 5th August ’11. The F4WT will entirely cover the cost of a total of five students who require financial assistance. i.e these places will be FREE to you.

However, we want to ensure that the most deserving students receive these places, so we ask that if you would like to be considered for them, you write a brief statement detailing the following:

• Why you would like to be involved in Rocked Out 7
• What you think you’d gain from such an experience
• How this would help you in terms of your future musical aspirations

Applications must be received by Monday 18th July and need to be sent under the subject “I wanna rock out” to the following address: dale.allen@hants.gov.uk

www.rocked-out.co.uk

An F4wt update… where your cash has gone! (and not down the pub…)

Hey we just remembered to get online and look at something other than updates and dodgy photos… and to let you know of where your money has been going since K threw herself out of a perfectly good aeroplane to raise some cash… heres where it went…

Rocked Out 6 was yet another astounding success, with F4Wt supporting 4 students on the week long performance workshop. the gig was tremendous and all should be very proud of themselves. We’re chuffed too. Well done to James, Jamie, Amy and Alex, and thanks to Tom and all involved in R.O. and the Westy.

F4Wt have also supported the following bands by making lil contributions where very much needed…

Helsinki Seven and Hey Enemy. DIY in the hardest working sense. F4Wt contributed towards making their European tour actually happen and keeping them on the road. Hopefully to return tho, we don’t wanna lose them over there! Go check out Helsinki Seven and Hey Enemy.

Your cash also contributed in part funding along with the Joe Strummer Foundation to the recording of The Lights album. A slight departure for the trust’s funding, but we’re sure it will be well used.

The biggest thanks, as always, goes to you, the contributers that make all of this possible. We all appreciate how times are particularly tough at the moment, with the distinct possibility of the coalition government making things a little bit bleaker, necessary or not. Your kindness and donations therefore mean more than just figures on a page, and always will do. You are building on aspiration for the future… so thank you.

Watch out for further info on F4Wt’s activities and K’s stupid fundraising stunts in the near future. In the meantime, search out the new Boss Tunage box set for an awesome cover of Whitecat

Here is some feedback from two students who attended this years Rocked Out funded by the F4WT!

“I feel that from participating in this year’s Rocked Out, my confidence in myself as a performer has improved so much and it also felt great to be able to support the others that took part. This experience as encouraged me to carry on with live performances in small venues to begin with, and then hopefully larger places! My favourite part of the course was not only performing myself, but also watching others perform, and seeing how everyone improved over the duration of the course.” - Alex Hercock (Vocalist on Rocked Out 6)

“I was absolutely thrilled to have been accepted on the course as it was one of the best music experiences I have ever had! From participating in Rocked Out 6, I have developed my skill throughout music, including technique, stage presence and improvisation. This has allowed me to further aspire in my bass techniques I use in my band and for any future musical career I undertake. I find it very difficult to choose my favorite part of the course as it was all so fun and fulfilling in its own way: however the performance has to have been the most uplifting part as I was very poor with stage presence beforehand, so now at future concerts it can be more visually pleasing as well as musically, and not just a static stage presence. This course has been very worthwhile, and I wish to thank the F4WT again for its assistance in the course, the work they do is outstanding and is a real lifeline to aspiring musicians. Thank you so much for the course- I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you!” - James Alexander (Bass student on Rocked out 6)

The Forward 4 Wiz Trust (F4WT) is generously funding a limited number of places for vocals, guitar, bass and drum, students for Rocked Out 6, which takes place at the Westie from 2nd – 6th August ’10. The F4WT will entirely cover the cost of a total of six students who require financial assistance. i.e these places will be FREE to you.

However, we want to ensure that the most deserving students receive these places, so we ask that if you would like to be considered for them, you write a brief statement detailing the following:

• Why you would like to be involved in Rocked Out 6
• What you think you’d gain from such an experience
• How this would help you in terms of your future musical aspirations

Applications must be received by Monday 12th July and need to be sent under the subject “I wanna rock out” to the following address: dale.allen@hants.gov.uk

www.rocked-out.co.uk

During the run up to the forthcoming election… Wiz and the boys give you something to think about. Enjoy!

So the clear blue sky arrived and Karina made her skydive, barrel rolling into freefall out of the plane like a ninja! The F4WT would like to say a big thanks to everyone who sponsored her.

“Thank you all. Now I can put my stomach back where its supposed to be, my nerves can calm, and I can concentrate on using your kind donations to support The Lights, and Helsinki 7 and 5 kids on Rocked Out. Watch this space!!!” – Karina

Here are some pictures from the day below. Enjoy!

In case you’ve been living in a wind tunnel, you’ll need to know that the b-side to Muse’s forthcoming single ‘Resistance’ is a cover of Mega City 4′s ‘Prague’.  Released on Mon 22 Feb, it appears on the CD format only, so go buy it!  Sales and radio play will bring in the trust much much needed PRS revenue to be put to good use, so request on radio shows and play loudly!  Its already been picked up and played by Zane Lowe and Steve Lamaqc… go listen here.

And cheers to the Muse boys!

K’s plunge to a soggy Kent field has yet again been postponed (after sitting around drinking tea and needing a wee in a freezing hut all day).  After a snowy start, the wind crept up, then died down, looked hopeful… then the snow melted and made the runway too soggy to get to the aeroplane, let alone take off.  So the skydive will now take place on April 10th… weather permitting.  Please do a sun dance, get any more sponsorship in and come on down to Headcorn on the day to take the piss out of K in a giant multi-coloured condom suit.

Hello peeps,

Just a quick message to say many many many thanks for your generous sponsorship of me stupidly falling 15,000 feet in aid of rock n roll. Sadly due to a waterlogged runway, we didnt jump on Saturday and its been postponed to Feb, so I’ll let you know, with photos of me looking like a colourful condom et al when it happens. Big love to you all, and raise a glass to Wiz today to celebrate what would have been his 48th birthday. I’m sure he’d hate me telling you his age….! Kxxx