Welcome to Cats Face Productions! Cats Face is a production company / record label. We aim to serve the public through the production /distribution of albums / compilations, participation in and arrangement of live shows. We aim to showcase visual presentations - animations, short films and music videos. Our aim to form part of a network of creative individuals working to serve as many peoples interests as possible. To create an outlet by which challenging and provocative audio-visual presentations can be seen and heard - well take on the evil Fat-Cats with our raised claw and our shrillest miaow!
Cats face Productions put on monthly live shows at Carpe Diem in Leeds, these are now on THE 3rd THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. I try to make these rich in quality - audio visual short films visuals etc and inexpensive (cheap booze is on the bar it is FREE to get in) and put a variety of different types of bands on. So you can see live types of music you would otherwise never encouter and get a live feel - something which myspace is unable to offer. I want to cater for the skint end of the spectrum you can see great varied live entertainment for cheap at FreeBooter every month so big it up...
This month...
Film makers or anyone with anything funny to play please get in touch we want to hear from you - get your work played on the big screen in front of a host of different people!
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We also put on some acts for Carpe Diem's allday gigs, a collaberation between promoters who work at Carpe, these happen a few times a year, like the one I have written a review for on www.myspace.com/carpediemleeds & it's fantastic follow up's in March III & the 2 day gig no IV in May, which were booze drinkingly awesome! Free food, free entry, and extremes in diversity all quality live entertainment all day bozzing, more of these shows to comed to come later in the year!
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Also trying to affect things for the better (although Assasination isn't always the quickest way to go!) Trying to highlight an issue about poster ettiquette outside the uni. I've been in touch with the union & the council with regards to posters outside the union & am suggesting a system of better poster ettiquette. I could well imagine how it would work, It involves everyone designs getting seen, and not censored, something resembling thus:
I – to not to remove someone else’s poster/event – at least until their night has past. (even if you are a uni institution!) I check & read other people’s designs before deciding where I’ll put mine.
II – In the case that there is little or no space to advertise, discernment may be used. Starting through covering non-crucial aspects of the design, perhaps even covering some – but not all posters. In the case of a night that runs on the same night as yours – both designs can & must be displayed. And care must be given that the numbers of one night to not far exceed that of another. i.e. closer to 50/50 rather than 90/10
III – If covering other people’s designs – a ‘survival rate’ must be achieved – based on eliminating not too many of another persons designs & leaving more posters up of the nights that are about to take place that week – i.e. The most relevant ones – closest to today’s date - These need the advertising the most!
IV - One design does not supersede the others. In this space we need a variety of nights, not just from one source (or from the uni!). Entire removal of a design of a night or event yet to come is not permitted – this is the equivalent of poster genocide, it creates terrible resentment, and soils reputation, creates & bad feeling & should not be tolerated.
Things I do as well – adding staples to other people’s designs when the whole thing is hanging off. Obviously this is in everyone’s best interests as the uni is not going to tolerate the boards becoming too messy, so it makes sense the structure of the board is maintained - plus the wind plays havoc with loose edges.
OH WHOOPS THE UNI HAS NOW TAKEN ALL OF THESE THINGS DOWN NOW, WHAT A SHAME!
There needs to be more of this amount of free space where it is free to advertise & bring people good music. Leeds is a big city, there should easily be enough space to advertise for all the small nights, and if there isn't enough space there should be more built so the diversity of Leed's DIY & larger gig nights can be made evident for all passers by - more on this to come as we try & maximize the amount of space to advertise DIY gigs in Leeds. Its all about supporting quality live entertainment.Or you can just sit & watch your TV - entirely up to you, you might not even know a night was on save for its history...
Opal 1 as you've never seen it before!
All information re: Hessle Terrace send to the IPCC, to your MP & the Press - these violent tatcis should not be tolerated. Many pics on facebook, vids on youtube, 300 witnesses, good witness account on www.myspace.com/hydeparkheat - the cops majorly fucked up & we should send a strong message these overhanded brutal tactics will not be tolerated so keep complaining make as much noise as possible - it is the dissidents that keep society safe & democratic so keep complaining & putting pressure on. If you have not done so, the time to make an official witness statements about the incident is NOW! The Police, IPCC, Professional standards departments are all collecting evidence, if you saw anything illegal or any specific malpractice please speak to the relevant bodies:
Karen Wade / Shelia Scraton
Professional Standards Department, Lower Basement, Admin 4, Labumum Road, Wakefield. 01924 292929
The Independent Police Complaints Comission
Unit C, Cedar Court Office Park, Denby Dale Road, Calder Grove, Wakefiled, 08453 002 002 WF4 3DB
West Yorkshire Police, Weetwood Police Station,
300 Otley Road, LS16 6RG
& the lawyers representing some of those attacked:
Harrison Bundey Solicitors, 219-223 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown, Leeds LS7 3DX. 0113 200 7400, 0113 237 4685 [email protected]
It is extremely important that if you witnessed anything is is properly reported to the authorities or the police who behaved illegally will not be punished!
We'll be back to entertain you again and again.
(more back posters on as blog)
Contact [email protected] for owt to do with my face or get put on the mailing list. DO IT!
Miaow for now. Miaow.
