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		<title>Pitching with Power by Charles Harris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may know my friend Charles Harris as a writer and TV director, but you should also know he is also a master at getting his point across in a few sentences and runs Pitching Masterclasses.  Here is an enlightening and useful article he has just written about Pitching. Although he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Video Explains the Amen Drum Break</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During a trawl of YouTube, we came across this Video which explains what is claimed to be the world&#8217;s most important 6-sec drum loop.  This interesting 20-minute video from Nate Harrison narrates the history of the &#8220;Amen Break,&#8221; a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ultra-Compact Live Sound Powerhouse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s featured PA System is the SRM-350 V2, the Ultra-Compact Live Sound Powerhouse from the Mackie stable. The Mackie SRM-350 V2 is the smaller lighter sibling of the SRM-450V2, which we reviewed and featured back in August 
Sharing the same new technology that makes the SRM450v2 the breakthrough live performance powerhouse that it is, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/ultra-compact-live-sound-powerhouse/</link>
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		<title>Thirty Day Challenge to save a Thousand Dollars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever read one one of those get rich quick postings and thought &#8220;Yeah! Right!&#8221; or &#8220;As if!&#8221;?  Anyone it seems can write a blog, post a tweet or launch an ebook telling you how to make it overnight, without working.  I for one do not easily subscribe to the idea of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/thirty-day-challenge-to-save-a-thousand-dollars/</link>
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		<title>Susan Boyle releases her first album I Dreamed A Dream</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people will have heard of Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who came to international public attention on 11 April 2009, when she appeared as a contestant on Britain&#8217;s Got Talent, singing &#8220;I Dreamed a Dream&#8221; from Les Misérables.  If you have heard her sing, you might be interested to know that her first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/susan-boyle-releases-her-first-album-i-dreamed-a-dream/</link>
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		<title>Improve Your Presentation Skills for a Performance Difference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever watched an extraordinary presentation and wondered what made it so special?  Have you ever wondered how some speakers or performers can utter a few sentences and have everyone hanging on their every word?  Sometimes a presenter can make such a connection to the audience that you can feel the honesty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/improve-your-presentation-skills-for-a-performance-difference/</link>
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		<title>Wharfedale Pro Titan 12A 300W 12 inch active PA speaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Featured PA System: Wharfedale Pro Titan 12A 300W 12-inch active PA speaker 
Wharfedale Pro Titan 12A 300W 12-inch active PA speaker 
The Titan 12 Active features a state-of-the-art Class D low-frequency amplifier design. Class D amplifiers are known for their extended efficiency, low-heat dissipation and lightweight compared to other amplifier classifications. Class D technology allows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/wharfedale-pro-titan-12a-300w-12-inch-active-pa-speaker/</link>
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		<title>Getting Started with Ableton Live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few people have asked us what equipment we use to generate our background sounds and record our music sequences.  We use Ableton Live on Apple Macs to sequence music and loops, and even compose and record a complete music piece, ready to record to CD.
Ableton Live is a sequencer and looping program you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/getting-started-with-ableton-live/</link>
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		<title>Mackie SRM450V2 active PA speaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Featured PA System:  Mackie SRM450V2 SRM Version 2
If you want to know our favourite Sound Reinforcement Monitor, that would be the Mackie SRM 450 V2. The SRM450v2 continues the SRM450’s tradition of studio monitor sound quality, and trumps it to deliver sound that makes any venue seem like a well-tuned studio.
The Mackie SRM450V2 SRM [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brucethompsonevents.com/blog/mackie-srm450v2-active-pa-speaker/</link>
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		<title>Rock Solid Project &#8211; Diverting people from Crime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are currently bidding for some funding from the community cashback scheme to help seed The Rock Solid Project, which aims to provide an exciting and challenging diversion for teenagers and young people.  Diverting people from crime and providing them with a positive model for success are two of the key aims of the [...]]]></description>
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