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SEE US IN DUBLIN SAT 2nd and SUN 3rd October 2010

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Meet up with Barrie Freeman and Malc Deakin from Hammond Organ UK and try & learn all about the very latest range of Hammond Organs
We will be showing the Mighty new B-3 mk2 Hammond XK-3c Hammond XK-1 Hammond XM-2
+ the range of Hammond's Innovative H series Electro / Acoustic Melodions


for details of the venue and tickets click here
download the newsletter sheet click here

LIVE SESSIONS WITH MALC DEAKIN
FREE HAMMOND PLAYER CLINICS
HANDS ON SESSIONS

SEE AND TRY THE .......
NEW B-3mk2 - XK-3C - XK-1 - XM-2 MIDI MODULE
HAMMOND H SERIES ELECTRIC MELODIONS

THERE WILL BE LOTS HAPPENING ON THE STAND INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC AND PLAYER CLINICS
SEE US AT BOOTH NUMBER F2E

Hope you can make it .. Barrie & Malc

Thanks to all that attended the Leeds Show

Thank you to everyone that came to see us at the Leeds 'Hammond Sessions' Show.

We had a great time and really enjoyed meeting new friends and fellow Hammond Lovers.

Special thanks to Alison and Paul plus the rest of the Production Room team for organising this event and making it all run smoothly with excellent hospitality.

Cheers ... Barrie and Malc

Leeds Show and Jon Lord

LEEDS SHOW
Just a quick reminder that you can see us + Malc and the trio in Leeds Thursday 27/05/10
Click here for details
Jon Lord
We have just returned back from visiting Jon Lord at his studio.
What a very nice chap he is not to mention a Hammond Playing Legend.
Be sure to keep an eye on the
Hammond Organ UK site for 'video podcast' featuring Jon and the New B-3p and 3300 Leslie
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Hammond Organ UK

Hammond Rock Legend Jon Lord

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As you may have read on previous postings, Jon Lord used the New B-3 on a gig during his Russian Tour last year.


He was suitably impressed and now Jon has had his own New B-3p and 3300 Leslie for a couple of months now

Tomorrow we are going to visit him at his home studio to find out how he is getting along with his new Hammond, what he is up to at the moment & future plans and interview him for a Hammond UK PodCast

More soon

Cheers
Malc












Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman at the KEYBOARDTECH 'HAMMOND LAB'

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After months of preparation, the infamous Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman hosted an informative, fun and lively Q&A event at Tech Music Schools (TMS) last Wednesday 28th April. The evening went down a storm as the room packed full of students, fans and even a few TMS tutors, listened intently to the stories of the Deep Purple and Yes years

Read the full story here

http://www.keyboard-tech.co.uk/NewsLordWakemanMasterclass1.html



Pictured left to right ...
Jon Lord - Barrie Freeman - Rick Wakeman

in the KEYBOARDTECH Hammond Lab.











New Hammond Dealer in Leeds


We are very happy to welcome PRODUCTION ROOM in Leeds
to our family of UK Hammond Stockist
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http://www.production-room.com/
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This is a fabulous store which focuses on Pro Musicians and their needs.
Pictured above Alison and Paul (Directors) with Barrie Freeman Hammond Organ UK taking delivery of their first stock

Barrie Freeman and Malc Deakin from Hammond are going to be there for a
Hammond Sessions Workshop and Demo Day on Thursday May 27th 2010

There will be two separate sessions.

Set 1 will start at 14:30

This session will be a general workshop / clinic plus product knowledge featuring all the current Hammond and Leslie Speaker Range including the new B-3 mk2

There will plenty of time for Q&A as well as hands on stuff.


Set 2 will start at 19:30

This session will focus on
"MEET THE B" taking you you through the incredible tactility offered by this and other Hammond instruments and how they fit in to all genres of music in studio, live performance and home players.

There will be a short Q&A session and sections on the XK-3c and Pro XK system.

For some of this session
Malc will be joined by Chris Durling (drums) and Cecil Zinyuku (bass and guitar) to add that 'Live Hammond Groove" to the event.

All are welcome at both sets but be sure to

call Production Room on 0113 2467985 to book your place
but hurry as this event will soon fill up.

Jon Lord plays New B-3p and 3300 Leslie during his recent Russian Tour

JON LORD plays the New B-3P and Leslie 3300 in Russia

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Not only is our friend Jon Lord doing us the honor of officially opening the KeyTech Hammond Lab, he graced the keys of the New B-3 with his magical hands during his recent tour of Russia.
You can see some video footage during his performance on the New B-3
here on Jon's web site

Logistically this was quite an effort and special thanks must go to
Mr Yu Beniya of Hammond Organ HQ in Japan and Mr Valeriy Gulevich the Hammond Organ agent for Russia for liaising with us to make this happen.

Jon was suitably impressed with the new B-3 and Leslie 3300 and I am meeting up with him shortly after the Music Tech School Ceremony hopefully before Christmas to go through the full benefits of the New Generation Hammond Organs and how they could fit in with his future projects and live performances.

BBC Radio 2's 'The Organist Entertains' celebrates its 40th Aniversary with the New Hammond B-3 Ultimo

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BBC Radio 2 The Organist Entertains
As part of the Hammond 75th anniversary and BBC Radio 2's 40th anniversary of the Organist Entertains Hammond Organ UK were proud to supply a Hammond B3 Ultimo and Leslie cabinets 122 and 3300 for the live celebration concert recorded in Blackpool at the Tower Ballroom May 2009.

In a special hour long programme on Tuesday 23rd June 2200-2300, The Organist Entertains celebrates four decades of organ music from around the world with a special concert recorded last month at the legendary Blackpool Tower Ballroom. The concert features performances from presenter, Nigel Ogden, and Phil Kelsall, currently resident Blackpool Tower organist, as well as the contrasting sounds of the Howard Beaumont Trio with Howard at the keys of the Hammond B3 Ultimo organ in its first major public appearance in the UK.

click here for the Radio 2 Web Site featuring the Recording



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Hammond B-3 Ultimo with matching Leslie 122 and Leslie 3300 ready for the live recording in the Tower Ballroom Blackpool.
Pictured left to right: Hammond Organ UK's Barrie Freeman with Jazz Organist Howard Beaumont and BBC Radio 2 Presenter and Organist Nigel Ogden

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Ultimo on stage ready for the afternoon sound check and rehearsal

You can see, hear and try the incredible Hammond B-3 Ultimo at Promenade Music in Morecombe Lancs
Just call 01524 410202 and ask for David or Steve

May 2009 Shows in East Kilbride 5th - Wakefield 7th - Runcorn 9th

Many thanks to all that attended the Southampton Roadshow on the 25th April. Great to see everyone as usual and hope you enjoyed.

The new B-3 style Wooden Stand and bench was very well received as was the new 2101 mk2 Leslie.

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Try and get along to one of the shows in your area over the next couple of weeks to see and try for yourself. It would be great to see you.


We are now preparing for the Isle of Bute Jazz and R&B festival on the 2nd and 3rd May and very much looking forward to this event.

We will try and get some media (video / pics etc) up each evening from the show so watch the news blog for new articles over the bank holiday weekend.


After the Isle of Bute jazz Festival we will be moving on to East Kilbride, Wakefield and Runcorn with the Spring Roadshow


See the NEW 2101 mk2 Leslie and the much awaited B-3 Style wooden stand and bench for the Pro XK System




There will be opportunities to hear and try for yourself the
XK-3C, Pro XK System with the new B-3 style wooden stand and bench, XK1 and the new 2101 mk2 + Leslie 3300 cabinet. + live 'Be a Hammond Player Sessions' with Malc - Hammond Player DVD and some basic technique workshops.


Please come along and have a chat with Barrie and Malc and find out just how good the New Hammond Organ Range Really is for yourself

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Please note that the East Kilbride and Wakefield events will finish at 8pm and not 9pm as previously published.


We will as normal have the large screen video system for all the clinics and workshops with cameras on the organs so you can see exactly what is happening


Hope to see you at one of the venues soon.
Regards
Hammond Organ UK Team



PS >>> it would be good to know how many of you rely on and use the RSS feed to keep up to date with our news and how many still prefer / use the email-shot newsletter ?Drop us a line with the subject Mail or RSS if you get a few spare moments: survey@hammondorgan.co.uk

Details of the venues below
Click the hotel links for directions


East Kilbride
Scotland Tuesday 5th May 09 10am - 8pm

Holiday Inn
GLASGOW-EAST KILBRIDE
STEWARTFIELD WAY
EAST KILBRIDE, G74 5LA SCOTLAND
Hotel Front Desk:01355-236300


Wakefield Yorks Thursday 7th May 09 10am - 8pm
Holiday Inn
LEEDS-WAKEFIELD M1, JCT.40
QUEENS DRIVE OSSETT
WAKEFIELD, WF5 9BE ENGLAND
Hotel Front Desk:0870-4009082


Runcorn Cheshire Saturday 9th May 10am - 4pm
Holiday Inn
RUNCORN
WOOD LANE, BEECHWOOD
RUNCORN, WA7 3HA ENGLAND
Hotel Front Desk: 0870-4009070

Spring news - Roadshows: New Dates Added ......plus other news..

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Hello and welcome to the email bulletin and our quarterly PDF news sheet.
The Spring 09 edition you can download here: http://www.hammondorgan.co.uk/spring_09_news.pdf

The main headlines are listed below

The long awaited New 2101- mk 2 Leslie Speakers plus the B-3 styled wooden stands and benches for the Pro XK system are now available in the UK See and try them at the shows listed below. + see the Hammond 44 electric / acoustic Melodion

3 new dates added to the Spring Roadshow tour - East Kilbride 5th May 09 10am - 9pm - Wakefield 7th May 09 10am - 9pm - Runcorn 9th May 10am - 4pm we will publish the full details on the news blog UK Road Shows, section after the Southampton show

The web site is now available from its regular home www.hammondorgan.co.uk instead of the 2009preview BETA site address

This weekend Sat 25th April 09 we are at the Holiday Inn Eastiegh , Southampton, Hants. Full venue details, maps etc for Southampton are here

Be the first to see the new 2101 mk2 Leslie and B-3 style wooden Pro XK system stand and bench.
You can also see and try the Hammond XK-3c - XK-1 Leslie 3300 and various bass pedal options.

As always, Barrie and Malc will be around to answer any questions and give advice on anything to do with Hammond and Leslie products.
Take this opportunity to also attend a free Hammond Player Clinics with Malc and also there will be opportunities for short 1 to 1 sessions if you have any specific Hammond style or technique questions.

We aim to start around 10am and finish around 4pm so try and get down for an hour or two.
It is always good fun, intuitive and best of all its 100% free.

Isle of Bute Jazz and R&B Festival Bank Holiday Weekend 2nd - 3rd May 09
Full venue details, maps etc for The Isle of Bute are here

We are heading north for Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd May 09 to take part in the Isle of Bute Jazz and R&B Festival
Our sessions will be held in the Rothesay Pavilion Lesser Hall - 45 Argyle Street - Rothesay - Isle of Bute - Tel:01700 504250

We have got two formal Hammond Player Clinics / Workshops planed for Sat and Sunday and for the rest of the time you are invited to come along and try all the Hammond and Leslie range for yourself -lots of informal Jams, etc.
Barrie and Malc will be around to answer any questions and give advice on anything to do with Hammond and Leslie products.

Take this opportunity to also attend a free Hammond Player Clinics with Malc and also there will be opportunities for short 1 to 1 sessions if you have any specific Hammond style or technique questions.

Be A Hammond Player Clinics Free Entrance
SATURDAY 2 MAY 2009
12.30 - 2.30pm - Pavilion Lesser Hall - HAMMOND Organ Clinic - free entry

SUNDAY 3 2009
12.30 - 2.30pm - Pavilion Lesser Hall - HAMMOND Organ Clinic - free entry


Newsletter April 09






Hello and welcome to our post Frankfurt Music Show 09 news letter.

We had a great time at the show and it was a very successful and busy event for the Hammond International team. The B-3 mk2 was very well received and so was the new 2101-mk2 Leslie.

We also showed the wooden stand and bench option for the Pro XK System which turned quite a few heads.

There are articles video etc to be found on the news-blog section of the new web site.

There are not as many !!! as we would like however ! read Malc's Blog to find out why !!!!

Also as requested, we have put a couple of Malc's XK-3c audio demo files up there for you to have a quick listen to. get the links from the XK-3c page of the 2009 web site

ROADSHOWS

We start off with the UK Roadshow program in a couple of weeks time at on of our favorite venues: The Holiday Inn at Eastleigh The show will be on Sat 25th April 09. There are full details on the News Blog under the UK Shows section.

We are getting more and more media and info uploaded to the new site so I hope you like this new resource for Hammond Organ UK.

For those of you who followed the video diary of the show, thanks for you positive reaction and we will continue to take digital media of all our events and post them on the blog.

Thats about it for now and we look forward to seeing you at on the Hammond Organ Events in the near future

Don't forget to keep checking the new site for the latest updates

Kind regards

The Hammond Organ UK Team

Off To Frankfurt and New Hammond UK Web

Hello

Just a quick note to bring you up to date with the World of Hammond Organ UK.

First, please check out our new web site. It is a BETA version at the moment but worth a look.

We will be finishing off the data uploads in a very short while.

Click here to see the site: http://www.hammondorgan.co.uk/2009preview/

In the meantime we will keep the old site live just in case you cant find something on the new.

One of the best features of the new site is the News Blog and more product information downloads.

http://www.hammondorgan.co.uk/2009preview/ Keep an eye on the BLOG for all the latest news etc. You can subscribe to its RSS feed and be automatically informed of any new postings.

Barrie and I are off to Frankfurt all this week (I am just enjoying a beer at the airport whilst waiting for my flight) for the Music Show and hope to add some podcast material to the BLOG live from the Hammond Booth.

Please feel free to comment about our new web site and facilities and dont forget to keep an eye on the BLOG.

Time for another beer !!!

Cheers .... Malc

Welcome to the new web site

We are in Frankfurt all this week at the International Music Messe

When we return we should have news of the new wooden stand and bench for the XK-3 + other news.

We are going to try and keep the BLOG updated with atricles and video LIVE from the Hammond Booth so keep a check on the BLOG page

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