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CONTENT Introduction 4. What is CADS? 6. CADS & Other Programmes 8. Location of CADS 10. Main Site: Smithfield & Snow Lane Complex Studio Holders 12. Itchy Pig Records 13. Ele Maudsley 14. Dangernoise Audio 15. Matt Jones CADS Programmes 16. Art Forge 18. Art Forge - Regenerate 19. Art Forge - Listen Up 20. SKINN 22. SKINN - 50 Ideas for Better Sheffield 24. DLS 26. Artists at DLS 28. Events’ Artwork 30. Space Hires 32. Future 33. WaveLab 34. Contributors 35. Contact
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CADS is a trading name of CADS South Yorkshire Limited. Company No. 08117742. Charity No. 1151884. Registered Office: Studio 5.1, 7 Smithfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7AR. Registered in England and Wales.
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WHAT IS CADS? It might appear that what CADS does is simple: we provide space for artists, startups, musicians, creative companies and events. But CADS is more than just a landlord! CADS has initiated several projects to further its aims: to engage creativity and boost the artistic output of the local area.
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SKINN, Art Forge and DLS are three organisations, all started by CADS and continuing to work in-house for the betterment of the area and cultural output of the city. This document aims to introduce you to CADS and its affiliated projects. Welcome!
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CADS & OTHER PROGRAMMES The creative studio and development spaces are just one aspect of CADS, which also created and supports several associated organisations including SKINN, Dirty Little Secret, SPORF and Sheffield Art Forge. These organisations help CADS to reach it’s wider aims while forging links within the local and international community and promoting new talent in a range of areas. Programs run by DLS and the Art Forge help to establish CADS as a supporter of local businesses and a platform for upcoming artists. The SKINN projects work to encourage regeneration of the local area, and SPORF, a fourth program which is currently being established, aims to become a marketplace for the creative community, supporting artists, including those already based at CADS, by showcasing and selling their work online.
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Shalesmoor, Kelham Island and Neepsend Network - SKINN Not for profit creative regeneration agency for the areas of Shalesmoor, Kelham Island and Neepsend in Sheffield
Dirty Little Secret - DLS
Event management comapny - parties, events services, staff, rehersal and recording
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Online artist’s marketplace
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Locations Smithfield and Snow Lane complex: 32 Studios, 7 event spaces
1a Clarence works and Pebble-dash studios: 20 studios
Sydney Street: 4 studios, 1 event space
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Studio Holders Itchy Pig Records Music & artist management, syncing, events, publishing, projection mapping. Itchy Pig Record Company is based at CADS, and is the creation of Leeroy Powell, a music fanatic who aims to promote new artists regardless of genre, concentrating on sounds that are powerful, fun and innovative. During his time at CADS, Leeroy has moved from working alone in a small studio, to employing a team of 8 staff spread across several studio spaces. Itchy Pig represents artists from Germany, France and Italy as well as the UK, including such names as Moodymanc, Saytek, James Johnsons, and the label’s in-house band Burleskimo.
Inspired by the vibrant music scene of Sheffield, Itchy Pig is the co-host of regular DLS club night Collect!, featuring its own artists and playing sounds from disco to deep house. Having already branched out into film, documentary and video game soundtracks, Itchy Pig are currently working towards physical releases both on CD and vinyl, and offer services such as projection mapping, syncing and publishing as well as events and artist management. www.itchy-pig.com
Interview with Leeroy Powell, Now Then Magazine, Feb 2012
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Studio Holders Ele Maudsley Ele Maudsley is a jewellery maker and silversmith, who graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in June 2011. Soon after that she began renting a workshop space in Pebbledash Studios, where her focus is on creating ‘wearable art’, objects that function as sculptural pierces as well as jewellery that can interact with the body. Inspired by natural forms, surrealism and the Steampunk aesthetic, Ele combines skills such as etching and anticlastic raising in order to create pieced that are bold, versatile and theatrical. Ele’s work has been displayed in exhibitions across Sheffield, such as in
‘Galvanize’ at the Furnival Gallery in 2011, and the 2012 ‘Under The Sea’ exhibition at the Millennium Galleries. Working as a self employed artist, Ele received a commended award for Smallworkers Design from the Goldsmith’s Craft and Design Council Awards in 2011. She was also featured in the ‘New Designers’ exhibition at the Business Design Centre in London. Recently, Ele has created a more commercial range of jewellery for the ‘One for Luck’ vintage and craft fair, and is looking ahead at creating more intricate pieces inspired by Victorian technology and Gothic architecture. www.elemaudsleydesign.co.uk
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Studio Holders Dangernoise Audio Dangernoise audio recognises sound as being one of the primary universal energies/organizational principles. What started out as a hobby project for two grumpy sound techs has over the years developed organically into a small-scale system hire and bespoke speaker cabinet business. End of 2013 will see the launch of something very special – the culmination of several years’ research – in the form of a totally horn-loaded quasi four-way loudspeaker system. The driving ideals and concepts behind the development of the system are common sense, cohesion, efficiency, sustainability and above all fidelity to the source material. www.dangernoiseaudio.com
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Studio Holders Matt Jones Matt Jones has workes from his studio at CADS, where he creates large scale, geometric style graphic art inspired by scientific processes, mathematical patterns, music and architecture. Matt is a self taught artist, and has previously worked as the designer / art director of Sheffield based ‘Now Then’ magazine, where his highly detailed, calculated work was implemented in a cover to cover feature. His current work includes a series of illustrations for the third Dark Mountain anthology, a published collection of fiction, poetry and art centred on ecological and social issues. Previously Matt has also collaborated with events and organisations such as Tinnitus, DLS, Planet Terror and Bad Taste Records. www.madebyjones.com
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CADS Programmes Art Forge
Sheffield Art Forge was originally formed by CADS members, and is now incorporated as a separate, non-profit organisation which manages the Arts Programme at CADS. With the aim of delivering innovative, high quality events as well as supporting emerging artists, Sheffield Art Forge has been active in the area since October 2010, and manages the programming of arts events, making use of the warehouse spaces to put on exhibitions and workshops at the Shalesmoor venue. As well as featuring local talent in its exhibitions, Sheffield Art Forge also showcases work from international artists, particularly those working
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with new and digital media. There is a strong emphasis on encouraging artistic collaboration and providing informal, contemporary exhibitions that are accessible to a diverse audience. Past exhibitions have included ‘The Globalsapiens Collective’, featuring local artists Mikk Murray, John Ledger and Jade Morris, and ‘Requiem for A Post Soviet Dream’, which exhibited the work of Lithuanian artist Augustinas Naslenas. In 2011, Sheffield Art Forge hosted ‘Regenerate’, a seven month programme of events exhibiting local talent, graduates and artists featured in “Now Then” magazine,
as well as workshops and performances in association with Sensoria festival. You can read more about Regenerate on next page. Sheffield Art Forge also hosts ‘The Cucumber Lounge’ a regular event which features live music, art exhibitions, performances and DJ’s. As part of the scheme’s outreach program, The Cucumber Lounge attracts a range of audiences and creates opportunities for artistic development by showcasing the work of local talent such as musicians like Loveboat and Motherfolkers, as well as artists Jessica Wong, Stephen Milligan and Stuart Faulkner.
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CADS Programmes Art Forge: Regenerate In 2011, Sheffield Art Forge hosted Regenerate, an eight month long programme that held art exhibitions, workshops, music events, performances and commissions. Regenerate’s programme included a two week exhibition of audio visual art, called ‘Listen Up’, as well as the ‘Explore’ mural commission showcase, in partnership with ‘Now Then’ magazine. Events featuring circus performances, upcoming musicians and live painting were also part of the line up, and from June to September, CADS also invited three recent fine art graduates to work and display their art, based around the theme of re-
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generation, as part of the project. The graduates were given a free studio space at CADS for the three months duration, at the end of which the artists had a two week exhibition of works produced. As part of Sheffield Art Forge’s aim to promote emerging talent and showcase the best in contemporary art forms, Regenerate was open to a wide range of audiences, from children and families to students, as well as those in the local art scene. The project aimed to provide a culture boost to an often overlooked, industrial area of Sheffield, and to raise public awareness of reusing former industrial space
for creative activity. The ‘Listen Up’ exhibition worked to establish Sheffield Art Forge as a promoter of cutting edge electronic and digital art, and through the Explore and Regenerate commission scheme, local artists were given the opportunity to network and publicise their work. The graduate exhibitions forged links between the Art Forge and Sheffield universities, and the Now Then mural showcase provided publicity for the programme as well as showcasing a diverse selection of local artists. Through its varied line-up and comprehensive promotion, Regenerate worked to increase awareness of CADS as well as Sheffield Art Forge.
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CADS Programmes Art Forge: Listen Up As part of Regenerate, the Listen Up exhibition ran for two weeks at the end of April, and featured a selection of local artists working with sound to create audio-visual installations and sound sculptures. The exhibition explored the relationship between sounds and their relative environment, by utilising space both indoors and outside of CADS. Featured artists included: Mark Fell, whose work with synthetic sound, light and experimental technologies is recognised internationally; Neil Webb, an audio visual artist
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and lecturer in sound at Sheffield Hallam University; Adrian Moore, an electro-acoustic composer who writes music intended for sound diffusion over multiple loudspeaker systems, and sound designer Ron Wright, whose research concerns the relationship between audio and landscapes both real and imagined. The exhibition shifted from the more familiar representations of audio art to the more abstract and surreal, and aimed to engage visitors with sound as an artistic medium beyond its typical use.
The work exhibited ranged from unusual musical practises to installation pieces, and employed the entire CADS facility. As well as its exhibition event, Listen Up also hosted an evening of performances in association with the Sensoria film and music festival. The event featured a variety of sonic artists, some of whom were featured in the exhibition, and presented pieces with a range of approaches to sound, such as soundscapes, algorithmic and electroacoustic music.
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Working with External Partners: Art Forge & Sensoria / Wave Sensoria is a music and film festival which holds screenings, performances, events and exhibitions in venues around Sheffield. Drawing inspiration from Sheffield’s musical heritage and creative culture, Sensoria has been running since 2008, showcasing
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innovative artists and bold contemporary events. In 2012, Sensoria worked in association with Sheffield Art Forge and Dirty Little Secret to host wAVe, an audio-visual event featuring artists including Zan Lyons, Scanone and Blood
Sport. The event aimed to provide visitors with an immersive experience exploring the relationships between art, film and music, and featured live bands, short films and performances employing the use of digital audio visual techniques.
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CADS Programmes SKINN: 50 ideas for better Sheffield 50 Ideas for better Sheffield was a collaboration between SKINN & Sheffield School of Architecture (SSoA) as part of Festival of the Mind, Sep 2012 Every year, the SSoA and Department of Landscape carry out an enormous amount of practical research into various aspects of Sheffield. This research could involve cataloguing area development, finding uses for empty shops, or creating an outdoor installation inside a former cutlery factory. However, much of this research is only presented once, at project reviews to an audience of university students and staff. After this initial presentation, the research
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is shelved, meaning that huge amounts of important information are inaccessible to individuals and organisations in the city that may be able to use it. 50 ideas for a better Sheffield reviewed such projects from the last 10 years, and presented it in the context of contemporary Sheffield, linking it with current local initiatives. The public part of the project included a week-long exhibition and an evening of talks and presentations at CADS. Both events aimed to facilitate creative dialog between people of the city, Sheffield City Council, the SSoA, and non-public organisations working on the ground.
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CADS Programmes DLS DLS is an events management company, founded in 2010, to operate both onsite and offsite for CADS’ larger events. DLS provides equipment, staff, personnel, expertise and music. Onsite, DLS operates in CADS’ Smithfield site in the DLS venue. This attracts acts from around the world and hosts a variety of outside
promoters, playing a range of music from blues and cabaret to house and techno. Popular and with an evergrowing audience, the venue has greatly increased traffic and introduced people to the once off-limits area of Shalesmoor. Offsite, DLS has provided its events management services at venues across Sheffield, including Park Hill.
Promoters who have been featured at DLS include:
Drumroll Tinnitus Renegade Pixies LSS Soup Kitchen Cargo Itchy Pig Records Mixed in Sheffield Cammo Disco Bad Taste Records
Guardian, Pick of the Week
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CADS Programmes DLS:Collect! Collect! is the bi-monthly night run by DLS, and one of the many nights regularly using the space. With a dedication to cutting-edge house and techno, Collect! features a mixture of local and international artists. Starting out in the back room of a pub in 2009, Collect! now regu-
larly books acts from Berlin, Paris and even Amsterdam. Like all the nights in DLS and CADS, Collect! brings a warm, enthusiastic and friendly crowd. All of which build’s on DLS’ reputation as a destination venue, with people traveling from outside of Sheffield to attend.
Collect!’s artists have included:
Moodymac Electric Rescue Phil Kieran Raudive Audiojack Spektre Jamie Anderson Toby Tobias Matador
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Sheffield Mark Fell, Ron Wright, Neil Webb, David Morin, Adrian Moore, Sixfootsick, Transform, Up and Atom, Scratch Eddie, Set 2, Billy Martin Junior, Mudcats, Green Onions, Red River Rebels, Jonny 7, M&J Blues, Bluestown, The Natchez burning, Hummingbirds blues band, The Dale Storr Band, Nyra, RunHideSurvive, Growmore, Loshea, Drumroll, Kujio, Keyman, Johnny Sideways, Distorted Pana, Sinista Tek, Bee Log, Carl Dean, Bez and John, Deno, Solid State, Danimalswainger, Dan J, Ann D, Steve Geenius, John W, Tom Rider, Matty Garber,Matt Williamson, Buttcutt, Jah Reynolds, The Black Dog, Richard H Kirk, Kassien, Toein' in the Dark, Mental Block, Stuart Ledger, Pete Dangerous, Bob Kickflip, Gregg Zogg Dill Zogg, Sequoia Soundsystem, Chosen Family, Steel City Soul, Slamboree, Dj Scrubba, Emperor Duncan the Bling, Dj Buffalo, Rp Penz, Dale Storr band, Billy Martin Junior, The Robin Hoare Band, PocketsizedDave, Deno, Squarehead, Mr. Dubz, The Camouflaged Disco, Itchy Pig Records, Frozac Tinnitus, Room 303, Squire of Gothos, Dankle, Moova, Droid, Plattapussy, Rotten Nostril, HEM:PER, Danimalswainger, Dan J, Motherfolkers, Loveboat, MoBot, Knives Out, Stan Skinny, Aggers, KIDLIB, Arie, Dee Rock, KIDLIB
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Space Hires CADS also provides its event spaces for a variety of uses. From photo shoots and film nights to theatre conferences and urban design reviews, CADS has offered its spaces to all kinds of organisations.
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Previous users: Merseyside Police, South Yorkshire Film Network, Magic Lantern Film Club, Integreat Plus, Point Blank Theatre Company, BBC, Tom Jackson Photography, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Sheffield, Occursus, Article Magazine, Prism, Art in the Park, Geiger Counter, Pecha Kucha Sheffield, Circular, Greentop Circus as well as many local bands, artists & students.
Previous uses: Film shoots, photo shoots, product photography, exhibitions, meetings, conferences, film screenings, theatre productions, rehearsals, workshops, design reviews, celebrations, product building, prototype testing, fabrication, group workspace, circus practice,
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Future CADS to incorporate as a charity. wAVe Lab - digital media centre for the area run by Art Forge. Art Forge to host a wider graduate & student training programme. SKINN to develop a local creative volunteer framework. SPORF to launch its online marketplace for art.
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wAVe Lab The newest addition to the CADS complex has arrived this year in the form of Wave Lab. The project - Digital Media Centre, established by Sheffield Art Forge, provides facilities reflecting the wide range of creative activities happening within the CADS community and beyond. Featuring a series of workstations with professional software for the creation of music, film and any other kind of digital art, the centre serves as a hub for digital creation. Mentoring services are also available to help visitors use the facilities to their full potential. Furthermore the centrel features a Fabrication Laboratory, equipped with rapid prototyping machinery, CNC, enabling users to take ideas from pixels on a screen to tangible creations. Once Wave Lab is established, a programme of educational activities will be carefully curated to ensure that the facilities on offer are accessible to all.
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Contributors Allys Hobbs - text and image Adam Wooley - infographics Article Magazine - text designed by SKINN, supported by CADS.
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Contact We are always looking for innovative and creative people and organisations to work with. So if you want to get involved in any of our projects or want to suggest something completely different do not hesitate to contact us. Alternatively if you just want to find out more about our activities or want to visit some of the events, give us a call. We regularly use e-mail and social media for updates, so if you want to be kept in the loop, join us online.
www.cads-online.co.uk info@cads-online.co.uk t: @cads_sheff f: cads.sheffield 0114 348 9421 CADS is a trading name of CADS South Yorkshire Limited. Company No. 08117742 Charity No. 1151884 Studio 5.1, 7 Smithfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7AR Registered in England and Wales
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