South London's BRIT School Gears Up for Glastonbury Debut

South London's BRIT School Gears Up for Glastonbury Debut

LONDON, June 18/PRNewswire/ --

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The BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the UK record industry association the BPI, has announced a unique partnership between The Workers' Beer Company and The BRIT School that will see its students take to the Left Field stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival.

The non-fee paying performing arts school has produced many successful performers in its 16 year history, and five of the BRIT school's former pupils - Amy Winehouse, members of The Kooks & The Noisettes, Kate Nash and Adele - will also perform at Glastonbury this year.

Soul Survivors, Charlene Soraia (Jones), Daisy's Sweethearts, Tacto Latino, Ben and Fred, and African Skies may not yet be household names, but will be hoping to emulate these past students' success when they perform at the Left Field, which played host to British Sea Power, Babyshambles, Hard-Fi and many others at the last Glastonbury in 2005.

The BRIT school isn't just about performers, and other students will also take key roles behind the scenes, running the stages, operating cameras, acting as back line technicians, serving as assistant stage managers, as well as preparing imagery and digital film footage to support the performances. Forty-two students, ex-students and staff in total will make up the team during the festival.

BPI Chief Executive Geoff Taylor said: "Most performing arts students would be content just to get tickets for Glastonbury, but then the BRIT school isn't like most schools.

"To have so many talented students past and present performing and working at the festival this year not only underlines the drive, commitment and raw talent of the BRIT school's students but is a credit to everyone who works at the school."

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Full release at: http://www.bpi.co.uk/news/press/news_content_file_1083.shtml

Glastonbury 2007 takes place over June 22-24th 2007.

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Source: BPI

For further information contact Nick Williams at the BRIT School on +44(0)20-8665-5242 or for pictures call the BPI communications department on +44(0)20-7803-1395

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