Opus in 2008 and beyond!

Happy New Year, it has been a long time since we last updated this page so please stick with us as we run you through a few updates.

Opus Creations is proud to announce the launch of a brand new event, OPUS SESSIONS on Thursday 21st Feb 2008 @ DQ. This event aims to bring a refreshing flavour to the increasingly bland beat scene in the city. With the bigger clubs focusing more and more on the commercially successful elements in dance music, Sessions will offer a plethora of cutting edge and legendary pioneers of beat music. Combining elements of drum and bass, heavy funk, hip hop, electronica, nu jazz and jungle with live graff artists, projections and personalised decor. Opus invites you to the ultimate session. Get involved every 3rd Thursday of the month @ DQ, Fitzwilliam St, Sheffield.

After a year of weekly Wednesday shows @ Upstairs of DQ, Opus has amalgamated it's unsigned live showcase, "FEED YOUR HEAD" with its monthly charity event. OPUS presents "GOOD DEEDS" will now take place on the first Wednesday of each month @ Upstairs and will continue to present the finest live acts from around Sheffield and beyond as well as raising awareness and money for charities and good local causes at the same time. Check out the first of these new events on Wednesday 6th Feb @ Upstairs of DQ.

STUDIO 45, part of the Opus Group is running a special offer for new clients: FOR ONE DAY IN THE ALL NEW STUDIO 45. 3 Tracks recorded, mixed and mastered. Price includes 8 hours studio time and 2 copies of your demo. Tel: 0114 221 3800.

NOW THEN is a Sheffield based free magazine launching in April 2008. It will act as a forum for non-corporate and independent media and politic. Brought to you by Opus Creations we will cover a wide range of independent musics, arts, literature, film and theatre; as well as discussing important local and international news issues.

Thanks for sticking with us and we hope to see you at one of our events, in the studio or reading a copy of Now Then in the very near future!

All the best,

Opus Creations

Opus Plans for the Upstairs Lounge Bar (Above DQ!) NOW WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS! 8.30 DOORS - FREE ENTRY!

Basically we’ve been given the opportunity to run a weekly night at this venue. We’re pretty chuffed since the staff are amazing and the venues pretty much a joke. (In an extremely positive way!)

Up until now we’ve been running a fortnightly mix of bands and beats of a wide variety of styles and tastes; with the likes of acts like The Broken Door, DJ4D, The Laze, Sophie Toes and Mean Poppa Lean to name but a few.

We’ve also been putting these bountiful events on for FREE as we believed and still do that it is exposure to a sizeable audience that not only provokes bands to improvement but also shows them how good they are in the first place.

However we’ve found that the prospect of putting on a night of such variety every week has caused a terrifying shrinking and shrivelling in our collective balls. We are therefore going to use this weekly opportunity to put forward another Opus project we’ve had in mind for some months now. Namely an unsigned or independently labelled beats night, hosting a wide range of featured DJ’s playing a whole host of different variations of music from Folk to blues, to Dubstep to D'n'B. The general plan of action is to gradually increase the tempo of the music as the night goes on. Sensible. Logical. Soothing. The idea being that you – the audience are calmly encouraged from nodding your heads to moving your legs, to full on dancing. We’ll take any movers and shakers here!

So to clarify this rather confusing babble of syllabic sound. There is an Opus event every Wednesday at the Upstairs Bar above DQ. However on alternate weeks one will be a DJ night featuring many of the countries prime unsigned vinyl crew. Where as the other Wednesday will continue as usual featuring both bands and DJ’s – full of variety, style and cocktails. A little like Sunny D in that respect.

Both of these excellent nights will, for the foreseeable month be, FREE ENTRY so you’ve all got nowt to excuse your lack of presence. So FEED YOUR HEADS! Support the people who are innovating before you shrivel like a raisin and play Britney at your wedding.

posted on 10/03/07

Opus new spoken word evening!

Coming up! We’re starting a 3 weekly Opus Spoken Word evening at Cafe Moco on West St, it’ll feature some of the residents who have spoken at other events i.e. the Sunday unplugged gigs at the Riverside, anyone looking to help out, be involved with, or speak out during – should give us a shout via: - mail@opus-productions.co.uk

posted on 02/03/07

Opus Magazine

We’re trying to get a crew together to put out a free magazine, we’re fairly open at this point, on what this may mean or include, just safe to say it must be positive, innovative and about doing good.

If you would like to be involved please email us at : - mail@opus-productions.co.uk

posted on 27/02/07

Vote for Alix Perez in the 1xtra Xtra Bass awards!

Opus' good friend Alix Perez has been nominated in two categories this year in the Xtra Bass awards - Best Breakthrough Producer & Best Breakthrough DJ. Having had a good '06 this is just what the man deserves!

Please show him some love and go vote here!

posted on 19/02/07

OPUS and our first adventure at Corporation!!

Hot of the press! Opus have secured Warp's Battles and the mighty Clark.

Battles are back with their first newly-recorded material for Warp, as well as an extensive live tour - of which Opus have secured their second show in the U.K.

The date is set for the 17th of May at Corporation, Sheffield which is two days after Battles release their debut album - 'Mirrored'.

Full line-up will be announced very soon so keep checking back to our website for more details!

posted on 13/02/07

OPUS and our first adventure at The Upstairs Bar

Many thanks to all that made it down - good night had by all. Massive shout out to the mighty Mean Poppa Lean who showed Sheffield daaaan saaaf funk at its best...

Cheers!

posted on 25/01/07

OPUS wish you a very Happy New Year!

Happy New Year + a belated Marry Christmas! All of us here at Opus, and the little lady in the picture, hope that 2007 is as good as the last and may you all smash it!
Fresh tings gwan with Opus this year so be sure to check back here regularly for details on our movements. We start back at the Riverside on the 14th of January and at Upstairs the Late Bar on the 24th of Jan.

See you all there we hope...

Much Love

-Opus Creations-

posted on 15/01/07

Opus sell out D'n'R Bar

Good to see you all there on Friday. Many thanks to all the acts involved. You were all fucking superb.
We all felt pretty messy the morning after so we'll take that with an encouraging nod for a night well spent.

It's pretty tough to write this little review without coming across a little bias or very cheesy - but our Opus view is, that the night was a great success and one we will remember fondly, for all the good and friendly heads involved; audience and artsits alike, thankyou.

posted on 11/12/06

New Venue! New Night!

Opus will begin its leap into the larger crowd on the 22nd of February 07 at the great black club in the sky CORPORATION. This is gonna be a monthly thing, and have no specific genre only a sound basis on QUALITY. As that’s what we’re all about basically. More news on this shortly. Tho be prepared for something very, very dirty...

posted on 05/12/06

Rare n Racy Success!

Thank you to everyone involved in the benefits, audience and organisers alike. Rare n Racy appears to be secure for a little while longer and have even mentioned the prospect of further live performances at the shop. Ssswwwweeeeeeeett!

posted on 30/11/06

Opus Magazine!

This is an idea we’ve been tossing over for a few months – hell yeah. We aim to get a first issue out by February of next year, inspired by the likes of Sheffield’s Sandman and Leeds ‘No quarter’ – both of which all who read this, should read. (Found on yey old myspace) Anyone who would like to be involved in the direction or content of this magazine please get in contact through email, as we’re keen for input and ideas about what everyone would like to see in a new free mag.

posted on 23/11/06

FREE One off Night!!

One off Smash it Gig at DQ on Wednesday 13th at DQ Bar on Fitzwilliam St. This gig is FREE. Yep Free. Sporting the likes of Jim’ll Mixit (Funk DJ extravaganza Sarah Jay (Warp, Massive Attack - Mezzanine) followed by an improvised, instrumental drum n’ bass group called Broken Door. You know!! Also playing on the night will be K.I.D.L.I.B. from Junglist Alliance and Opus’s very own DJ4D. This gig will be amazing and cost you only what you pour down your throats!

posted on 16/11/06

New Venue! New Night!

Opus has another new venue!! Boom!! Its called Upstairs Lounge Bar, above DQ on Fitzwilliam St, and we’ll be smashing it regularly there from the beginning of next year, with fortnightly party bands and DJ’s all naturally of an innovative and exciting nature.

Look forward to it! We are!

posted on 05/11/06

Twentysixfeet on Tour!

Twentysixfeet will be touring through an Opus Show on the 1st of November at the new D’n’R. Check em out, we think they’re amazing! Also playing will be Immune from the not to distant city of Leeds and Louis Romegoux Sheffield’s finest singer songwriter of recent years.

posted on 15/10/06

Rare n Racy Gigs!

Times, venues and the likes have been confirmed. All people moving in the right direction etc! 17th/18th Nov at the George IV pub towards Hillsborough - collections of bands and DJ’s including the likes of Julian from C90 and Poke. On the 24th is a poetry reading in the upstairs of the shop, including Mark Hudson, James Opus, Tim Lindley and Steve Scott. On the 25th of November is an all day bands and banter session at the Frog n Parrot on division St. And then on the 26th Opus Unplugged will be thrown in the name of Rare n Racy. All proceeds from these benefits will go to Rare n Racy. In addition any kind musical folk out there who would like to busk outside the shop, in order to get those peeps off the street, should contact us through - mail@opus-productions.co.uk

posted on 21/10/06

Help Save Rare n Racy!!

We’ll be putting our mitts on and getting involved with the Rare N Racy benefit gigs. Rare n Racy Books and Records - if you haven’t guessed it already is a shop, a shop selling proper good books CD’s and Vinyl. The shop has been around since the late sixties and represents a dying breed of independent shops set up by independently minded people for there own enjoyment. Due to recent rent increases in the surrounding areas THANKYOU! 2 BEDROOM FUCKING LUXURY APARTMENTS - the shop is in need of financial and public support. Please go down there if you ever get the chance, witness the wonder of a shop that is enthused by its product rather than it’s sales.

posted on 10/10/06

Old Venue, New Location!

D’n’R Live has now moved from underneath the boardwalk to a more central location in the city centre, on Arundel Gate. We’ll still be bringing bands of the highest quality from the most bizarre musical backgrounds on a fortnightly basis. Come check us out! The 1st gig planned involved the much loved ‘The Laze’ along with ‘Mojo and the Beatniks and blues master Alex Haynes.

Hopefully see you all down there...!!

posted on 15/09/06

Opus @ The Riverside - First Line-up!

Well our virgin flight into the Riverside has been confirmed, with the likes of Louis Romegoux and Trouble Breathing appearing as Opening Night guests, along with a veritable magnitude of player and speakers. Come-down Sundays now have an element of bliss!

posted on 08/09/06

New Night! New Venue

It’s at the bottom of Corporation St, adjacent to the river and our chance to showcase some of the unplugged acts that have caught our collective eyes while being in Sheffield. Our hope is that with this evening we can present a consistent quality while still allowing a space for those artists who simply need more time spent in front of an audience. We will also be showcasing local visual artists as well as encouraging poets, speakers and any other number of performance genres. Opus begin their unplugged and open mic nights at The Riverside Café and Bar (1. Mowbray St)

posted on 01/09/06

Opus Bands opening night - Tickets on sale NOW!!!

Opening night at the D'n'R in Sheffield
(Under the Boardwalk, Snig Hill)
Wednesday 24th of May

Acts on the night will be:-

Bison
All hail Sheffield's own ten man ska army

Meat for a Dark Day
Found locally at the margins of rivers, ponds and ditches

Late of the Pier
Music to have asthma to

Mean Poppa Lean
Funk, the whole funk and nothing but the funk... so help me funk

Tickets sold at Jack's, Forever Changes and The Harley.
£5 On the Door, £4 Advance

We Hope you Enjoy the Show.

posted on 01/05/06

Opus bands residency confirmed

OPUS Bands has a fortnightly Wednesday residency confirmed at D'n'R in Sheffield City Centre. Hail to the future!

posted on 13/04/06

Opus has moved up't North!

Steel City watch out!

posted on 05/02/06

Opus's first gig!

Hello everyone welcome to the new website here is details of our first gig in Oxford on:-

Opus presents Beats, Bands & Blathering.
The Jericho Tavern
Thursday 22nd of October

Electic night of Spoken Word and Live Acts including:-
Poetry - GRAHAM ROOS, JAMES LOCK, CHRIS WATKINS and SPARKY
Comedy - BATES & EMERSON
Solo Acoustic Act - COEN FOG
Band Act - THE MOLOTOVS
DJ Sets - DJ KINETIC & DJ4D

posted on 01/10/05