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SHMU launches Band of the Week Gigs

As part of our mission to promote the music scene in Aberdeen, we're launching a new project to put on live gigs in and around the city.

Date added: 07/08/2013

ADJUST - Facts & Figures

ADJUST has three full-time members of staff working both within the prison and the community.

We have linked with various agencies to undertake work with 57 prisoners and ex-prisoners to date, creating individual frameworks of support to meet needs and address risks.

Of the 57 participants working on ADJUST, 34 are in the community and 23 in custody.

Date added: 31/07/2013

Robert, a 28 year old ex-offender with previous substance misuse issues, was sentenced to two years in prison in November 2011, having been remanded in custody on four previous occasions. He is now in paid employment, after having spent a period of time with the ‘Roots and Shoots’ initiative which is a charity that initiates and supports environmental and recycling projects.

Date added: 31/07/2013

Eddie Mac is latest shmuSOUND success

Look out for the name Eddie Mac in the future, as shmuSOUND's latest graduate is aiming for pop success with his first two tracks.

Recorded at our studio in Tillydrone, the tracks were written by Eddie Mac - known to his mother as Edward Mcnelis - and produced by our sound engineer Iain, with the help of our music tutors Simon and Shawn.

Date added: 31/07/2013

Watch festivalTV

For the duration of Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF); Saturday 27th July to Saturday the 3rd of August, shmuTV's own YouthTV project will be making a series of daily programmes, featuring a wealth of clips, news and interviews with guests who are performing in this years festival.

Date added: 30/07/2013

Last few places on Youth Music Project

After nearly a year, our shmuSOUND Youth Music Project is nearing completion, meaning there are only a few places left for those wishing to get involved.

Date added: 24/07/2013

Great Reviews for SHMU Fan Favourites

Listeners to shmuFM's Band of the Week Show will be well familiar with Lizabett Russo and Jaimie Wren - two female singer-songwriters who proved very popular with our audience - but it seems the wider music world is starting to take notice too.

Date added: 17/07/2013

Stars guest on Culture Club show

We've certainly been enjoying a celebrity line-up on shmuFM's Culture Club show in recent months, with presenter Angie Joss securing interviews with the likes of Professor Brian Cox, Ruthie Henshall, Andy Kershaw and Liz Lochhead.

Date added: 12/07/2013

Youth Radio Project Media Exchange

Youth Radio Project on Tour

2012 was a very exciting year for the youth radio project, 6 members of the group were chosen to take part in a media exchange in Vienna.

Date added: 12/07/2013

shmuSOUND Play to Premiere on shmuFM

shmuFM is to air its first locally-produced radio play this week as part of a move to promote spoken word broadcasting in the city. Recorded at the shmuSOUND Studio in Tillydrone, the play is titled ‘Black Ice’ and involves local actors who all auditioned for the parts several months ago. The first airing of the play on radio will be this Friday (July 12^th) from 7-8pm on 99.8FM.

Date added: 10/07/2013