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Booking Agency for KST Music |
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Central Booking and Press is the official booking and press agency for KST Music. We are a booking and press agency based in Brighton, England and have a small but extremely talented roster; to book any of the bands get in touch with the agent named below them. We are also available to work with festivals, events and promotion companies and record labels; tailoring your press campaign to fit your needs and budget. To discuss your press or booking needs get in touch here or at john[at]kongpromotions.co.uk *** ROSTER The Perils Agent Contact: john [at] kongpromotions.co.uk Buy The Perils advanced tickets here: --- Jumping Ships Agent Contact: john [at] kongpromotions.co.uk Buy Jumping Ships advanced tickets here: --- Elle Milano Brighton Press: john [at] kongpromotions.uk or claire [at] kongpromotions.co.uk National Press: stone@stoneimmaculate.co.uk Digital Press: zac@divisionpromotions.com Brighton Bookings: john [at] kongpromotions.co.uk or sim [at] kongpromotions.co.uk National Bookings: edstringfellow@theagencygroup.com TV/Radio: emily@scruffybird.com --- Rob the Rich Agent Contact: john[at]kongpromotions.co.uk --- The Splendour Agent Contact: john[at]kongpromotions.co.uk --- The Jamestown Union Agent Contact: claire [at] kongpromotions.co.uk --- Emily Baker Agent Contact: claire [at] kongpromotions.co.uk NEWS Dec 07 - The Perils with confirmed support from The Thirst The Perils confirmed to headline The Hope with support from Ronnie Wood's latest signing The Thirst and our very own Jumping Ships Dec 07 - Jumping Ships confirmed to headline Monto Water Rats Ships playing Jan 19th at the famous Water Rats Dec 07 - The Perils, Jumping Ships and End of Level Baddie confirmed to play Brighton Komedia A KONG Spectacular downstairs at Komedia featuring a headline slot from The Perils, support from EOLB and the Ships and a DJ set from Gig Central favourite The Death Kit Jan 08 - Jumping Ships confirmed to support The Kicks Ships confirmed for The Railway, Winchester with awesome new indie band The Kicks Jan 08 - The Perils Sussex Tour announced Before their headline show at Brighton Komedia The Perils will be embarking on a tour of Sussex amid speculation of a limited edition single release... keep an eye out for the confirmed dates later this month Jan 08 - The Jamestown Union in Canada The Jamestown Union confirmed for the Canada MusicWeek Festival in March in Toronto, CA Jan 08 - The Perils Limited Edition EP Details announced The Perils EP 'Good People Do Bad Things' will be available from 28th Feb for one month only, and only 250 copies of this physical only release will be available ... make sure you get your hands on what will soon be a collectors item Feb 08 - Jumping Ships at Bristol Academy Jumping Ships confirmed as main support to The Following Announcement at Bristol Carling Academy Feb 08 - New Signing; Emily Baker We are proud to announce the signing of the incredible Emily Baker, one of Brighton's most promising singer/songwriter talents Feb 08 - The Perils to support Palladium The Perils confirmed as main support to Palladium at Brighton Barfly Feb 08 - Jumping Ships Tour support to Blah Blah Blah Jumping Ships will be playing two dates on Blah Blah Blah's upcoming tour; at The Funktion Rooms, Eastbourne (12th April) and The Hope, Brighton (9th April) Feb 08 - The Perils confirmed at Hush Festival 2008 The Perils play a major slot on Hush Festival's main stage support Vincent Vincent and the Villains and Glasvegas. 25, 25 and 26th of July 08; Oxfordshire Feb 08 - The Perils confirmed to play Rock Against Racism 2008 The Perils confirmed to play the LeftField Official Glastonbury Warm-up Rock Against Racism gig upstairs at Brighton Komedia; headline act TBA Feb 08 - New Signing: Rob the Rich We are proud to announce the signing of Rob the Rich, one of the hottest indie bands in the south. Now booking 2008. Feb 08 - Rob the Rich supporting Jack Penate Rob the Rich confirmed to support Jack Penate at The Winter Gardens in Eastbourne Feb 08 - The Jametown Union in the Argus The Jamestown Union have been reviewed in tomorrow's Argus, be sure to check it out! Feb 08 - New Signing: The Splendour Incredible band The Splendour become the newest addition to the Gig Central roster Feb 08 - The Perils to support The Noisettes The Perils confirmed to support The Noisettes at Brighton's new venue Coalition on March 27th March 08 - Rob the Rich Live with Steve Lemacq Rob the Rich will be played on BBC Radio 6 on Fri 7th March at 6.15, and will be speaking live to Steve Lemacq during the show. Make sure you give it a listen! March 08 - The Perils, Rob the Rich and Jumping Ships all confirmed to play Rough Trade Unsigned Three of our biggest unsigned acts take to the stage at Brighton Coalition to play Rough Trade Unsigned on 7th May, 26th March and 21st May respectively March 08 - Jamestown Union / Emily Baker Review in XYZ Two of our finest acts have been reviewed by the brilliant XYZ Magazine, you can check out the review by following the link below http://www.xyzmagazine.co.uk/xyz_music_reviews_desperado.php March 08 - Jamestown Union invited to play NXNW After their successful stint at the Canadian MusicWeek Festival The Jamestown Union have been invited to the upcoming North by Northwest Festival. March 08 - Rob the Rich in XYZ Our brilliant indie band Rob the Rich receive a glowing live review from XYZ; check it out at http://www.xyzmagazine.co.uk/xyz_music_reviews_robtherich.ph p March 08 - Rob the Rich play for Club Fandango Our own indie kids Rob the Rich set a date to play the legendary Club Fandango - watch this space... April 08 - The Perils hit London The Perils announce a series of dates in the capital, including the Spice of Life Soho, The Purple Turtle Camden and The London School of Economic SU - check their myspace for details April 08 - The Splendour announce 'Audio' single release date The Splendour are set to release their debut single 'Audio' on the 26th May 08 - we've sorted them a single launch gig at Hectors House, it's free entry so make sure you get down there for an awesome launch party. April 08 - Emily Baker set to play I-Tunes showcase Emily Baker has been announced as one of the main attractions at the upcoming I-Tunes showcase in London; keep an eye on her myspace for details. April 08 - Jumping Ships set to play Live Nation Showcase Jumping Ships have been announced to play the Alternative Escape Live Nation Showcase at Brighton Coalition in May April 08 - Central bands The Perils and Jumping Ships in the press... Ships have been reviewed in several online mags, including GIITTV - check out their myspace for details; whilst The Perils have been featured in NME online and The Argus as part of the Rock Against Racism build-up. April 08 - The Splendour to play Beachdown Festival The Splendour have been announced as one of the main attractions on the Brighton Stage at this years Beachdown; alongside acts like The Maccabees and Vincent Vincent and the Villains. April 08 - Rob the Rich at the famous Cavern Club Rob the Rich have announced a date at the world renowned Cavern Club in Liverpool - check their myspace for details. May 08 - The Perils and Jumping Ships set to play Club NME Brighton Both The Perils and Ships have been invited to play Club NME Brighton; dates to be announced soon, keep an eye out for details. May 08 - The Perils play Rock Against Racism The Perils have been announced to play alongside The Thirst, The Krak and Frank Turner at Brighton Komedia for the Official Rock Against Racism LeftField Glastonbury Warm Up Show on Fri 13th June May 08 - The Splendour Announce Guilfest Date The Splendour have been confirmed at Guilfest this year, check out their myspace for details May 08 - The Jamestown Union, Jumping Ships, Emily Baker, Rob the Rich all set to play RAR aftershows All four of our acts confirmed to play the RAR aftershows at Coalition and The Joogleberry on June 13th 08 June 08 - The Perils announce Club NME date The Perils are set to play alongside Hold Fire at Club NME on Wed 25th June at Brighton Coalition June 08 - The Perils Birthday Party! The Perils have a hugely illegal birthday party with 150 people, one band and one living room, check out their myspace for pictures and videos. June 08 - New Signing! Elle Milano Central is proud to announce its newest signing Elle Milano, we are taking care of their Brighton gigs and local press and we're very happy to be doing so. Check them Brighton Electric's newest signing at www.myspace.com/ellemilano June 08 - Jumping Ships to support Bombay Bicycle Club Ships are set to play with the brilliant Bombay Bicycle Club at Club NME Brighton on Wed 13th August 2008, don't miss it! --- Page Design by SOAP www.myspace.com/designbysoap www.myspace.com/photographybysoap |
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Music:Member Since: 8/3/2006Band Website: myspace.com/kongpromo Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Rock / Pop) |
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The Hired Help.... |
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| Im sure he'll love me referring to him as the hired help, but Matt Knight is now on Gig Central's staff, so hopefully now we might be able to get through the mass of emails i havent been able to reply... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:00:00 PST |
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Emails.... |
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| Had a couple of problems with my emails lately, some are sending and some just aren't so if im not getting back to you that'll be why, i always try and reply as promptly as i can - so if you're still ... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:16:00 PST |
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Complete Venue List .... |
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| Ok, firstly sorry to everyone if i've been a little slower in replying that usual, been a mad week of booking, meetings and gigs.
Right, me and Brett from BackBeat have been working pretty hard over ... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:22:00 PST |
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New Venue/one-off gig - Acoustic Acts Wanted! |
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To anyone who's either playing at any of our other venues or for any acoustic acts that havent done a gig with us yet; we're holding a Bank Holiday Acoustic gig at The Arc on Monday 28th Augus... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:37:00 PST |
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ACTS NEEDED.... |
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| I still need two acts, either one acoustic and one band or two acoustic acts for this Sunday, Aug 13th at the Walkabout, Brighton due to some cancellations. Anyone who can fill these slots i will owe ... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:51:00 PST |
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Gig Central Loves Badgers.... |
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| Just wanted to say a big thanks to Kevin of the legendary 'Badger Music' for his help over the last week.
You're greatly appreciated matey!
You can catch great acoustic live acts at Kevin's Ba... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:22:00 PST |
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Just so everyone knows.... |
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| The gig times:
The Walkabout gigs run from 8pm onwards, sound check would usually be in the afternoon but sound check times will be confirmed by Brett.
The Polar Bar East gigs run from 5pm till aroun... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:51:00 PST |
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CONFIRMATIONS!!! |
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| Just to let everyone know:
If I email you with available slots, you have to get back to me QUICKLY and confirm otherwise the slots might well go to someone else. I've had a couple of instances now whe... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 04:57:00 PST |
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Acoustic acts needed for 12th August... |
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| Hello everyone
Although lots of the later Polar Bar East gigs are quickly being filled, there are still a few slots available for Saturday 12th August (which is a week today) so if you're an acoustic... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:20:00 PST |
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Polar Bar East on 5th Aug CANCELLED |
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| I know, I know it's late notice but due to the Brighton Pride Parade being on and a couple of acts pulling out at the last minute we've had to cancel it. Anyone who's playing at the gig IM SORRY and i... Posted by Gig Central - Brighton on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 07:54:00 PST |
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