Goldsmiths celebrated student music at Pure Gold Pic: © Brett Ashley Bridges / Eleven|5
The South Bank Centre resonated with the music of emerging artists on the evening of Thursday, May 9, for the double-launch of Pure Gold and NX Records. Final year undergraduates and alumni from the Department of Music at Goldsmiths, University of London took to the stage across three venues to showcase their talent.
The Front Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall featured acts from NX Records and the Popular Music programme at Goldsmiths, whilst the Purcell Room was host to a range of classical musicians and vocalists. Artists from the Electronic Music Studios in the department took over the darkened main Queen Elizabeth Hall for an evening of experimental electronic music and sonic art.
NX Records was launched in collaboration with Accidental Records. They released an online mixtape as part of the launch. Matthew Herbert, founder of Accidental, spoke at the event. He said he was excited about collaborating with Goldsmiths:
“The impetus maybe is to make great things rather than to make great money. Not that the two are inseparable, of course.
“The exciting thing for me really is thinking about… giving the artists creative control, but also helping them to own their own music, to make informed business decisions about themselves.
“I’m just very happy to be part of the next generation and to be able to support exciting new music.”
The Pure Gold festival of music is taking place in Deptford and New Cross over the next six weeks.
Watch a slideshow featuring music and interviews with artists performing at the event below:
Reporting by Dennis Funk & Sean Mullervy
