Mission is a global team of enthusiastic and pioneering reputation-makers who create the most inspiring, innovative, motivating and accurate Public Relations solutions for brands in all markets, through all channels.

Our continued success proves that the bravest ideas create the strongest relationships; between us and our clients, between brands and their audiences. And because anything is possible with the right team spirit and sensitivity.

An unmatched international network of contacts, 360° thinking, 24/7 connection, and 1:1 client relationships that deliver the right kind of attention through the right channels, on time and on budget. With the same commitment and resources regardless of size or location.

Clients include:

• Barclaycard

• CNN

• Hop Farm Music Festival

• Jigsaw

• Nokia

• Pierre Hermé

• Belvedere Vodka

• Krug

• Veuve Clicquot

• Mont Blanc

• Richard Young

• TCM

Nokia and La Blogotheque are proud to announce that soul songstress Lianne La Havas will headline the third leg of the Lumia Live Sessions. The Mercury Award nominated star will perform to an intimate crowd of approx 200 guests at Rampworx, an indoor skate bowl in Liverpool on the 30th May 2013.

The past twelve months have been monumental for the London based singer. Her debut album, ‘Is Your Love Big Enough’, was voted i-Tunes album of the year and she was also nominated for BBC Sound of 2012 and the 2012 Mercury Prize.

Last month, the Lumia Live Session, saw British electro-pop band Fenech-Soler perform an awesome live set of exclusive material from their second album at Leeds Cage, a mixed martial arts venue that is one of the country’s most prestigious MMA training locations. To watch the video footage of this unique performance, created and produced by La Blogotheque, click here

The Lumia Live Sessions is a tour that sees Nokia and music pioneers La Blogotheque, a team of bloggers and videographers famous for helping to kick-start the careers of scores of musicians globally, team up to showcase hot new UK music talent at a series of free gigs in unusual settings across the UK.

Annie Kearney, Partner Manager Nokia UK said: “We are extremely excited to be announcing Lianne La Havas as the headliner for our third Lumia Live Session, she’s had a fantastic year and is definitely a force to be reckoned with.

“I’m particularly excited to bring the Lumia Live Sessions to Liverpool as it is my home town. The Liverpool Music scene had a huge influence in my life. Music in Liverpool is still as exciting as it’s always been, with discovering new talent at its heart and we’re really proud to be hosting the next Lumia Live Session there. We will keep you posted on the support act who will hail from my home town too”

The venue, located outside Liverpool City centre is a topflight indoor skatepark and is based in Aintree, Liverpool. Covering over 50,000-square-foot it is widely considered one of the best parks in Europe catering for roller-bladers, skateboarders and BMX.

Time: 6.30pm

Date:  30th May 2013

Location: Rampworx, 1-3 Leckwith Road, Aintree, Liverpool, L30 6UE

To experience the completely unique performances from previous Lumia Live Sessions, follow these links:

Ghostpoet at Arnos Val Cemetery

Fenech-Soler at Leeds Cage

Tickets:

Members of the public can apply for tickets now until 11.59pm on Thursday 23rd May at:

http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/lumialive

Follow at:

@Nokia_UK

@Blogotheque

#LumiaLive

http://www.facebook.com/nokia.uk

http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/lumialive

-Ends-

http://youtu.be/pi1n8yBW2vA

LONDON, Tuesday 15th April 2013: Mercury Music Prize nominated artist Ghostpoet delivered an emotionally somber set to kick-start the Nokia Lumia Live Sessions at Arnold Cemery, Bristol.

Nokia and music pioneers La Blogotheque have teamed up to showcase hot new UK music talent at a series of free gigs in amazing venues across the UK. La Blogotheque are a team of bloggers and videographers infamous for helping to kick-start the careers of musicians.

Designed to capture the essence of Nokia’s free music streaming service, Nokia Music, the sessions will help people discover new music and talent they will love. Featuring over 22 million tracks, Nokia Music caters for every taste, requires no registration or subscription and features no audio advertisements.

The Lumia Live Sessions tour will consist of four more sessions in different cities around the UK every month. The next session will take place in Leeds. For more information visit:

http://www.facebook.com/nokia.uk

http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/lumialive

Follow at:

@Nokia_UK

@Blogotheque

#LumiaLive

-Ends-

Nokia Music:

Nokia Music is a truly mobile optimised digital music service. It offers free unlimited streaming via hundreds of ad-free music channels; choose your favourite genre channel or simply create a new channel based on your own music preference – on or off-line.

Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia’s technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognised in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.  

“Inspired by our series of short films, New American Noise, we wanted to launch a competition where we could all get a glimpse into the world’s various music scenes,” said Jyrki Rosenberg, VP of Entertainment at Nokia.  “Mobile phone cameras and video cameras are so popular so for the contest we decided to have the finalists shoot their films using our Nokia Lumia 920.  We know there are a lot of creative people out there, and we can’t wait to see their finished films.”

To take part, filmmakers must upload a short video trailer (15 sec – 60 sec) including a 150 word supporting written description visualizing the 'underground music scene' in their chosen city.   Rosenberg added: “We are looking for creative ideas that push the boundaries of the camera and the possibilities of mobile filmmaking.”

Two finalists will each receive a $5,000 production budget and two #Lumia920's on which they must create their final short film. What’s more, both of them will receive an-all-expenses paid trip to Sundance London (2013) in April where their final films are guaranteed a special screening at the festival, along with a mentoring session with one of the ‘judges’. One lucky grand prizewinner will walk away with $5,000 and a Nokia Lumia 920.  Complete details can be found HERE.

Additionally Nokia Music announced the European premiere of its heralded documentary film series New American Noise at the Sundance London Film and Music Festival at The O2 on Friday, April 26, 2013. Leading independent directors, including Abteen Bagheri, Emily Kai Bock, Bob Harlow and Tyrone Lebon, created the six films that comprise New American Noise.  The series is produced by Nokia Music and SomeSuch & Co, and shines a light on the underground music scene in six American cities by detailing the incredible diversity of musical subcultures and giving an unprecedented insight into the lives and passions of today’s music and its fans.   The films premiered in the United States during the week of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah, and the press hailed the series as “a must see” (USA Today) and “compelling” (SPIN).   For further information, updated clips and lists of artists included in the New American Noise film series please visit:  www.newamericanoise.com.

For more information visit www.nokia.com/music or follow #Lumia920 #NokiaxSundanceLDN

www.nokia.co.uk

www.nokia.com/press

On Saturday 23rd March, London-born rapper Professor Green will take to the stage to perform an exclusive live gig for Barclaycard in a secret London venue to celebrate London life being made easier now contactless payment technology is available on Transport for London (TFL) buses across the Capital. 

Since his last album ‘At Your Inconvenience’, Professor Green has gone on to secure a number one with Emeli Sande for the hit single ‘Read All About It’. Back this year stronger than ever, Professor Green will appear at the Barclaycard Contactless Gig for an exclusive set.

He will be supported by special guest act - Ady Suleiman, a singer-songwriter from Nottingham, who will perform a raw and untamed live set with his band.

People can apply to win a pair of just 280 free tickets available for the gig by registering at www.Facebook.com/Barclaycard between Monday 11th March and Friday 15th March.

Winners will then be given a meeting point in either North, East, South or West from where they will be whisked away by special Contactless buses to the secret location.

Professor Green said: “Being a London lad born and bred, I have been using public transport all my life so I am really looking forward to performing at the Barclaycard Contactless Gig and to help celebrate this new form of payment on London buses.”

Barclaycard is proud to be working in partnership with TFL to help provide the technology to support buses across the Capital now accepting contactless payments. Contactless payments make it easier and more convenient for customers to pay for their travel on London’s transport network.

Nick Clements, Managing Director for UK Consumer Cards said: “We are really excited to have teamed up with Professor Green for this exclusive free gig. We wanted to celebrate the fact that Londoners can now use contactless cards to pay for journeys on TfL buses, and Professor Green’s London roots make him the perfect artist to help us do this.

“Offering our customers access to music and entertainment is a priority for Barclaycard along with bringing them the latest in payments innovation. We want to make our customers lives easier and with buses all across the Capital now accepting contactless payments, we believe it’s a quicker and more convenient choice than paying with cash.”

Since Barclaycard brought contactless technology to the UK in 2007, it has become recognised as the fastest and simplest way to pay.  Retailers all over the UK are turning to contactless; these include Waitrose, M&S, McDonalds and Tesco. You can use your contactless card to pay for purchases under £20.

ENDS

About Barclaycard

Barclaycard, part of Barclays Retail and Business Banking, is a leading global payment business which helps consumers, retailers and businesses to make and accept payments flexibly, and to access short-term credit when needed.

The company is one of the pioneers of new forms of payments and is at the forefront of developing viable contactless and mobile payment schemes for today and cutting edge forms of payment for the future.  It also issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers and the UK Government.  Barclaycard partners with a wide range of organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment options and credit.

In addition to the UK, Barclaycard operates in the United States, Europe and Africa.

Key facts published in February 2013;

-        Total number of Barclaycard customers: 28.8m
-        Number of retailer/merchant relationships: 89,000
-        Total payments processed: £240bn

Barclaycard Unwind

Barclaycard Unwind gives you easy access to even more of the events you want to see, including music, comedy, exhibitions and theatre events. Barclaycard Unwind makes your entertainment experiences better and easier.

Getting tickets is easier. We've got together with one of the UK's biggest ticket agencies to provide you with easy access to tickets for many top events, shows and gigs across the UK. Barclaycard customers have the exclusive opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets via www.barclaycardunwind.com

For further information please contact:

Alice Harper
Mission Public Relations
Email: aliceh@thisismission.com
Tel: 0207 846 7800

Mark Oakland
Mission Public Relations
Email: mark@thisismission.com
Tel: 0207 846 7800
Mob: 07877556326

The cover of their fifth studio album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was shot in 1998 on the beach at Portmeirion, North Wales – home of Festival No.6. This year’s festival falls on the 15thanniversary of the album’s release, all of which helped to convince the Manics to appear at what promises to be an astonishing homecoming.

Manic Street Preachers said: “Festival No.6 is the only thing that could break our self-enforced two year British gig ban. To be able to play in Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ iconic village is something of a dream for us. See you in September.”

The musical bill at Festival No.6 - recently named Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards and Best Small Festival at the NME Awards

 - will again combine a blend of iconic acts alongside the freshest emerging talent and a stunning DJ line-up. Other live acts confirmed in the first wave of announcements for 2013 include James Blake, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula, Mount Kimbie, Caitlin Rose, Chapel Club and Dutch Uncles.

A selection of the stellar DJ acts confirmed so far include Frankie Knuckles, Carl Craig, Andrew Weatherall, Gilles Peterson, Justin Robertson, Greg Wilson, Maxxi Soundsystem, Unabombers and Futureboogie.

Arts and culture is another integral part of Festival No.6, and this year’s line-up is even stronger. Guests include John Cooper Clarke, the punk poet who is now a national treasure, name-checked by everyone from Alex Turner to Plan B, plus Man Booker Prize winner DBC Pierre, award-winning novelist and Times columnist Caitlin Moran and author and Review Show critic Paul Morley.

Other highlights include talks and readings from Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl), John Niven (Kill Your Friends), Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne) and Michael Smith (The Culture Show) as well as the return of the wonderful Jan Morris, one of the highlights of last year’s No.6.

Festival co-founder Gareth Cooper said: “We’re delighted and very proud that we’ve managed to entice one of the biggest Welsh bands of all time to end their hiatus and play Festival No.6. There’s a wonderful synchronicity in the fact that this year’s event falls on the 15th anniversary of one of the Manics’s greatest albums This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. The cover of that record was shot on the beach at Portmeirion, which makes it all the more special. We feel it’s important to maintain Welsh heritage within our line up and entertainment and there is no bigger way to do it than by booking this band!”

Last year’s event saw thousands of awestruck guests converge on the peaceful shores of the Welsh wonderland of Portmeirion, where the ocean, mountains and forests create the festival’s perimeter. The filming location of cult 60s TV show The Prisoner is a fantasyland of whimsical Italianate architecture overlooking the rolling estuary waters of the Irish Sea.

Such was the success of its inaugural year that Festival No.6 was named Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards, whilst 2012 headliners New Order walked away with the prize for Best Headline Performance. More recently it was voted Best Small Festival in a public poll at the NME Awards.

Guests in 2013 can look forward to another year of outstanding musical acts, ethereal scenery, breathtaking architecture and enchanting distractions at a UK festival location like no other!

More artists, attractions, activities and VERY SPECIAL GUESTS to be announced soon!

For tickets and info please visit: http://www.festivalnumber6.com/

Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/festivalnumber6
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/festivalnumber6

Working closely with Nokia, La Blogotheque will hit the UK for the first time to present the ‘Lumia Live Sessions’. These intimate gigs will consist of six sessions and feature acoustic performances from bands and artists chosen by La Blogotheque. The gigs will also be supported by local talent in each city discovered by the Nokia Music team, giving new bands a chance to let their music reach a wider audience.

Designed to capture the essence of Nokia’s free music streaming service, Nokia Music, the main aim of these sessions is to help people discover new music and talent they will love.

Featuring over 22 million tracks, Nokia Music easily caters for every taste, requires no registration or subscription and features no audio advertisements. The app is designed to encourage people to discover great new music and features over 150 playlists put together by a team of musicologists based in the UK.

La Blogotheque's ethos is that all artists perform acoustically in natural surroundings ensuring the session showcases their true talent. Christophe Abric, founder of La Blogotheque, said: “When Nokia proposed that we partner with them to bring our vision to the UK, we were in no doubt that it was a great opportunity; the UK is full of unbelievable—and often undiscovered—talent, and we would be happy to work with Nokia Music to bring the newest and best acts to the British public.”

The videos from the Lumia Live Sessions will be unlike anything that La Blogotheque has done before. They will build on Nokia’s heritage of combining music and light to bring to life the features of the Nokia Lumia smartphone at gigs and will use the unique features of each venue to illuminate the band and their surroundings.

Annie Kearney at Nokia UK, said: “The Blogotheque team are the perfect partner for Nokia Music.  They have pioneered discovery of phenomenal talent for seven years now. Lianne La Havas performed for the blog in 2011 ahead of her Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize nomination and Alt-J filmed on the slopes of The Montmartre surrounded by tourists in July 2012 ahead of their Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize win. The Lumia Live Session’s tour will build on this legacy to shine a spotlight on the ‘ones to watch’ in 2013.”

Follow the Lumia Live Sessions to uncover the new sounds of 2013 here: http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/lumialive

Please click on the following link for more information on Nokia Music: http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/apps/nokia/music/

Paradise Miami

• Ice Palace, Miami – Thursday 21st March 2013

• 3,000 capacity
• Acts including; Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Dyed Soundorom, Craig Richards, Richy Ahmed, Infinity Ink and many more

Hot Creations presents Paradise Miami

Ice Palace, Miami, FL 33136

Thursday 21st March 2013

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?456024

http://www.wanttickets.embrace.com

After taking Ibiza by storm last summer, Paradise comes to Miami for an all night party on Thursday 21st March.

With the main stage outdoors, under a canopy of Palm trees, and enough space for 3,000 revellers to shuffle to an all-star DJ line-up including Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Richy Ahmed and many more, it promises to be something very special indeed.

Paradise Miami is one of the most highly anticipated electronic music events in 2013.

-Ends-

Launching today, the ‘Voice Your Support’ website is giving music fans the chance to show support for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlisted artists in a totally innovative way. Using proprietary technology the website will convert tweets of support into a vocal audio track with each of the shortlisted acts receiving a vinyl record cut with their best 500 tweets.

Gary Twelvetree, Global Brand Director at Barclaycard, said “Everyone knows the excitement you feel when you discover a great album and the first thing you want to do is tell all your friends. Through ‘Voice Your Support’ we are giving music fans an amazing way to show their enthusiasm for their favourite shortlisted album by combining two technologies separated by 100 years. Twitter, the communication tool of today, and the vinyl record, which forever altered music. With ‘Voice Your Support’ we’re showing our appreciation to the 12 best British albums of the year by giving music fans the chance to say thank you and offer them something back”.

The Barclaycard Mercury Prize ‘Voice Your Support’ website is live from today until 5th November. To get involved go to barclaycard.co.uk/voiceyoursupport

“Xploder has made a lot of progress this year & looks set to take his rightful place in the scene” Richie Montana 

"A great start on the road to a potential dynamite career" DJ Mag

Xploder has had a great year, winning the Mobo Unsung 2012 competition to performing at the Mobo tour, Radio 1 Hackney Weekender, Eden Session supporting Labyrinth and Chase and Status.

 
‘Out Of This World’ is the first release to be taken from Xploder's next forthcoming EP titled PERFECT NOISE co-produced by Xploder himself alongside Rob Cass from the world famous Abbey Road Studios, who has produced for the likes of Estelle, Jakwob and Angel. The track has a smooth yet eclectic sound, which has a reggae vibe and bursts into a drum bass section in the bridge. 
 
This amazing new single has been remixed by Agent X responsible for production and mixing the talented Dappy (N Dubz), Tinie Tempah and most of Cheryl Cole’s next album. The house mix has been created by the latest hottest producers Taiki n Nulight. Additional production by Richie Montana whom developed Tinie Tempah. So basically a smash hit!
 
Xploder won the Mobo Awards 2012 London Unsung competition as well as performing and putting on an energy packed performance at the O2 Academy alongside breakthrough acts such as Clement Marfo and The Frontline, Young Man and Lady Leshurr.. He also played BBC Radio 1 weekender this year in Hackney and has already got some 1xtra support on this single.

DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL
6-9TH SEPTEMBER 2012
FORT PUNTA CHRISTO, PULA, CROATIA
www.dimensionsfestival.com <http://www.dimensionsfestival.com/>

Just when you thought the Dimensions Line-up couldn’t get any better, the team behind Europe’s most talked about festival announce some last minute additions! With just a couple of months to go until Dimensions brings Fort Punta Christo to life, these new acts complete the already outstanding roster of artists!
 
In recent years this act has gone from strength to strength and by the looks of things is only set for greatness in years to come. Originally from New York, Nicolas Jaar spent a few years growing up in Chile before retuning to his birthplace as a teenager. At the age 14 Jaar began making electronic music having been inspired by native Chilean music and the minimal sounds of Ricardo Villalobos. His unique take on music saw his first album reach critical acclaim and go on tour with a full band. Now regarded by many as one of the one of the best up and coming minds in electronic music, Nicolas Jaar joins the Dimensions line-up.

Set on the picturesque Adriatic coast, Dimensions hijacks the Fort at Punta Christo. Making use of the beautiful surroundings with an intimate capacity, Dimensions creates the perfect place to enjoy the deeper end of the electronic spectrum through some of the best sound systems in Europe.

The 808 is a sound synonymous with House and Techno, this producer from the west country has found a way to twist the 808 into something very new. Fusing elements from Dubstep with the Chicago Juke scene, Addison Groove has become known for his high energy, percussion fuelled performances with Rap inspired vocal loops. Joining the duke of Juke is a French DJ with leagues of experience. Jean Marie K made his name on FG DJ Radio, a station popular throughout the suburbs of Paris and is known best for it’s electronic music programming.

New to the scene and already picked up by London based label Swamp 81, this duo have caught the attention of many and are certainly on the rise. Dusky have had a very recent rise to fame and with their booking schedule taking them to Ibiza this year, Dimensions are happy to welcome this new talent to the fort. Another great last minute addition is Serbian DJ, Marko Nastic, whose radio shows are broadcast across the globe and has played at some of Eastern Europe’s largest festivals.
 
Many of you have probably been wondering when the last boat party is going to be announced. Today we can confirm that the infamous Boat 4 will be at the helm of 20:20 Vision. This well known Leeds based label have been running sell out parties and releasing cutting edge music for over 10 years now. On their boat expect to see Huxley along side 20:20 DJ, Danny Raper starboard bound with the other Dimensions boat parties. All aboard!

Boasting a cutting-edge line-up and intimate setting, Dimensions has quickly become one of the most anticipated events of the summer amongst dedicated underground music lovers. With tickets flying out of the fort, those that enjoy the soulful, deeper end of music are advised to jump on this opportunity.

Tickets on sale NOW at http://www.dimensionsfestival.com/tickets/

For full information regarding Festival Tickets, Boat Party Tickets, Coach Travel from the UK, Transfers from nearby airports, Camping and Accommodation please see dimensionsfestival.com

Dimensions Festival Ticket: £120 + bf (18+ only, ticket covers festival entrance only)

Dual Weekender, Outlook & Dimensions Ticket: £230 + bf (18+ only, ticket covers festival entrance only)

Boat Party Ticket: £20 + bf

Camping: Starting From £36 + bf

Sunshine Bus Return Coach from the UK: £175 + bf