The Bristol Music Hack starts today!

The Bristol Music Hack in At-Bristol Science Centre, 10-12 February

We're delighted to be hosting this three day, conceptual and technological “hack”,  where teams will compete to develop technology and social enterprise ideas that make use of the power of music. This is one of the first of 200 events happening this weekend in Bristol for ‘The Fringe’ – a unique celebration of beats, brains and Bristol, part of the 6 Music Festival.

So what's The Bristol Music Hack all about?
Teams from the University of Bristol and UWE Bristol are exploring social enterprise models and how the power of music can help to find real world solutions to some of the challenges facing young people in Bristol.

Today kick-starts with a series of talks from Ujima, Saffron Records, The-Society and BBC Radio 6 Music, setting the context and outlining the challenge.  The teams then develop ideas with support from experts and industry professionals.

Software and digital developers from across the city will take a technological approach, working across Thursday and Friday to explore how mobile and online applications can be applied to the same challenges.

Thursday evening sees Music Hack Night with DJ Krust - a challenge against a strict 3 hour time limit. Organised by Simpleweb, coders will bring their ideas to life in just one evening, before presenting prototypes and concepts.

The three day event culminates in the Friday evening presentations.  Student and professional teams will showcase their proposals in front of a judging panel which includes University of Bristol, UWE Bristol, At-Bristol, Gregg Latchams Solicitors, Ujima, Simpleweb and BBC experts.

The Bristol Hack will close with participants invited to join a sell-out After Hours, At-Bristol's adult-only evening which gives big kids the chance to explore the science centre after dark.

Want to know more?
Never fear we'll be sharing the leading presentations here and they'll be shown on the Big Screen on Millennium Square from Monday.
The leading ideas will also be showcased across BBC Radio 6 Music - so tune in for more information about this and all the other 6 Music Festival and 'The Fringe' events.