General NOISE QUESTIONS - What is NOISE? - What types of creative work can I submit to NOISE? - How does NOISE select the work? - What exactly do you mean by 'showcasing' young talent? - Is NOISE free to enter? - How is NOISE funded? - How do I enter NOISE 2008? - I'm not a young 'creative' but how can I get involved in NOISE? - Can you submit to NOISE from outside the UK? - When's the deadline for getting my work in? NOISE 2008- registering submitting - I'm over 30 can I still register with NOISE? - I'm not too sure about the copyright issues concerning my work - I've registered and it says I should have received a confirmation email but it's not in my inbox! - I can't remember my username and/or password! - What formats can I submit work to NOISE? - I can't work out how to register/submit, delete or edit my work or portfolio! - How do I know if I've been selected for media exposure/ curator choice? - What is the video channel? - On my preview profile the video I uploaded keeps saying it's not ready for streaming yet. What does this mean? NOISE Portfolios - What's my NOISE portfolio? - What do the rosettes on my profile mean? - I've just created my profile and uploaded my work is this viewable to the public? - What is the 'I want to work with'/ 'Work With me'/'My Selection' mean? - I submitted a music track, but I can see a TV symbol on my portfolio, what have I done wrong? Press - I'm interested in becoming a NOISE media partner. - I'm from TV, Radio, Print or website and I'd like to find out more about NOISE - Where can I see NOISE press coverage? Community groups and Arts organisations - I work for an organisation and I want to get the young people I work with involved in NOISE 2008. - I would like to submit artwork on behalf a class/ group or young person. Is this possible? Jobs at NOISE -Do you have any vacancies at NOISE? - What is the NOISE Street Team? - How can I become a NOISE intern?
GENERAL NOISE QUESTIONS
What is NOISE?
NOISE is a Europe-wide media showcase for young creative people aged 30 and under, is open for submissions. Just head here to register, create a profile and upload work.
During each biennial festival year (every 2 years; 2006, 2008, 2010...), the website spotlights the best of the work submitted to www.NOISEfestival.com. NOISE talent will hijack the UK and international media through our partners MTV, BBC, MSN and loads of creative print publications will provide features, profiles and programmes.
NOISE is a not-for-profit charity which aims to help young people with talent, to gain opportunities in the Creative Industries, so it is free to take part!
What types of creative work can I submit to NOISE? NOISE accepts any creative work that can be uploaded digitally and exhibited on screen and on air. This includes music, film, fashion, design, architecture, written word, graphic design, photography fine art and illustration.
How does NOISE select the work?
The best work is selected for a media showcase by a panel of leading creative professionals. NOISE 2008 curators included; Badly Drawn Boy for Music, Zaha Hadid for Architecture , Norman Rosenthal for Fine Art, Tom Dixon for Product & 3D Design and James Sommerville for Graphics & Advertising.
To find out more about our NOISE 2008 panel of curators, useful advice, critiques and from our 2006 curators (which included entrepreneur Wayne Hemingway and Factory design legend, Peter Saville) click on a category page on the navigation bar above.
NOISE is supported by a wide range of media partners including BBC, MSN and MTV plus creative print magazines to promote young talent across all media.
NOISE 'showcases' young creative talent. What exactly do you mean by 'showcase'?
NOISE Festival takes the best of the work submitted and exhibits it on the NOISEfestival.com website. In addition to this, NOISE works alongside our media partners to promote NOISE talent across all media through column inches, air time, profiles and features.
Is NOISE free to enter?
Yes, absolutely. It's totally free to upload your work and participate in NOISE projects. Just head to the homepage here register, and get going!
But how I hear you cry?..
We are a not for profit charity which means we will always be free to get involved in, plus it would just be plain rude for us to ask for money to show off YOUR creativity.
Take a look at 'How NOISE is funded' here
How is NOISE funded?
NOISE is mainly funded by the Arts Council Northwest and the Northwest Regional Development Agency.
How do I enter NOISE?
If you're a bedroom genius and want to get recognition for your work, you can submit up to 6 of your best pieces of work to NOISE . Simply click here and follow the on screen instructions, it's dead easy.
I'm not a young 'creative' but how can I get involved in NOISE?
There are plenty of ways that you can get involved with NOISE.
NOISE is looking for folk from around the UK and Europe to help spread the NOISE word from the white cliffs of Dover to the Highlands of Scotland, and beyond!
Perhaps you belong to organisation that works with young creatives 25 and under? If you are a youth worker, teacher or simply a passionate advocate of the arts and the creative industries, please help us to get NOISE out there.
You can email
for more information for you to email your friends and colleagues about NOISE and to request a promotional pack full of posters, flyers and stickers.
For more information on how you can join the ongoing network that is the NOISE Street Team head here to find out more.
Can you submit to NOISE from outside the UK?
NOISE is open to everyone! Hurrah!
When's the deadline for getting my work in?
NOISE Festival now accepts submissions all year long. The NOISE 2010 biennial festival will launch late 2009, when all work submitted will have the chance to be reviewed by our new panel of curators. REGISTERING AND SUBMITTING
I'm over 30 can I still register with NOISE?
Yes you can. Even though you can't submit your artwork to NOISE anyone can register and sign up for the NOISE newsletter for opportunities and ideas.
I've registered and it says I should have received a confirmation email but it's not in my inbox!
First things first, check your junk mail, it sometimes get popped in there. If it's not there amidst all the spam and it's been more than two days and there is still no sign of it please email
outlining your troubles.
I can't remember my username and/or password!
Don't worry. If you have forgotten your password you can request a new one just by pressing the link at the top right hand side of the page.
What formats can I submit work to NOISE?
You can submit almost anything that can be uploaded digitally, this includes:
MPG, AVI, QuickTime file, SWF, TIFF, EPS, JPEG, MP3, WAV, WMA, RTF and Word.
For handy tips on how to present your work to NOISE, log in and click on the 'How To' section on the submit page.
I can't work out how to register/submit, delete or edit my work or portfolio!
We've put together some handy guides to help you every step of the way. Simply click on the links below to view these PDF guides.
How to sign up to NOISE click here
How to start uploading your artwork to your portfolio click here
How to edit your NOISE portfolio click here
How to edit work on your portfolio click here
How to delete artwork from your NOISE portfolio click here
If you have any further questions please email
How do I know if I've been selected for media exposure/ curator choice?
We will contact you if any of your artwork has been selected for showcase, or chosen as a Curators Choice.
What is the video channel?
The video channel contains footage of NOISE curators, events and artists, alongside some top moving image submissions from NOISE Festival 2006.
On my preview profile the video I uploaded keeps saying it's not ready for streaming yet. What's all this about?
It means that we haven't converted it to flash video at this end. Don't fret your video can still be viewed by us, but may take up to 48 hours to be viewed by you on your preview profile.
I'm not too sure about the copyright issues concerning my work
Copyright Copyright in all artworks submitted to NOISE remains with the artist. When you submit artworks to NOISE you only grant NOISE a non-exclusive license in perpetuity to utilise your submission in whole or in part for NOISE. This means"? Publishing Works NOISE retains sole discretion to publish submissions on its website and elsewhere in the media. Not all works submitted to NOISE will be published. Artist profiles will only be published on the website if the artist has also submitted artworks to NOISE that have been chosen for publication. Contacting You Wherever possible we'll notify you if your artworks are going to be (or have been) published. Please note that we will not contact you if we're unable to publish your works. Contacting everyone simply isn't possible, given the enormous number of submissions we receive. Online Publishing When you submit a work to the NOISE website using the online submission system it will be reviewed by NOISE prior to being published in October on the website. Please be patient we receive many thousands of works and reviewing them takes time.
The reason we ask you to upload higher resolution images is that it will assist us in using your works in other media outcomes (print/television). If we're going to publish your works/profile online then we'll resize the works and optimise them as required. Deleting Works You can delete any work that is unpublished on the site at any time by going to the 'Edit Works' section once you have logged in and selecting 'Delete'. If you wish to delete an artwork that has already been published on the site then, you need to send an email to
My work was showcased on the NOISE 2006 website; can I still view my profile?
Yes, the NOISE 2006 showcase is still online and can be viewed by either; entering your unique NOISE url (www.noisefestival.com/firstnamelastname); If you cannot find your profile by this way or cannot remember what details you registered with then you can look for your profile by using the search box on the NOISE 2006 showcase page here
NOISE Portfolios What's my NOISE portfolio?
Your NOISE portfolio is your very own unique profile page where others can see the work you have submitted. People who browse the website can not only view your work, but find out all about you from your artist statement, check out which 2008 submissions you love, which artists would like to collaborate with you, which ones you want to hook up with, and who's been leaving you comments.
If you change your mind about what you've submitted or are having second thoughts about your dodgy profile photo you can log-in and change all this too, as well as editing your profile information.
Simply log-in to browse other artist's profiles and portfolios. If you haven't uploaded work yet, this is your chance to do so.
What do the rosettes on my profile mean?
Every piece of work submitted to NOISE 2008 was reviewed by a panel of specially selected industry professionals and NOISE Curators. Each piece of work was rated. The highest rated work was given an ‘Excellent’ or ‘Outstanding’ rosette, and the pieces which caught the eye of our curators were given a highly sought after, ‘Curators Choice’ stamp.
The top 5 pieces of work selected by each curator can be seen in the interactive curators gallery herehere
I've just created my profile and uploaded my work; is this viewable to the public?
This is where NOISE 2008 has changed slightly from the last festival now EVERYONE who submits work is automatically published on the website.
What is the 'I want to work with'/ 'Work With me'/'My Selection' mean?
These new features on the NOISE 2008 can be viewed and modifies by you when you log-in. You can create a play list of your favorite new NOISE 2008 artwork; add your favorite NOISE artists to your collaboration wish list and see who's returned the favour and then get to work! The idea is if you are say a film-maker and would like to use another NOISE artist to provide music for your film etc. then this is the way to start collaborating. Don't be shy, give it a try!
Incidentally if you are over 30 you can still use all these new functions, just register and log-in.
I submitted a music track, but I can see a TV symbol on my portfolio, what have I done wrong?
Well spotted…
We’re looking to get this sorted very soon. This in no way affects your submission or prevents people listening to your tracks.
PRESS I'm interested in becoming a NOISE media partner. If you'd like to join our existing panel of lively media partners, and want to help us showcase the next generation of creative talent then please contact
I'm from TV, Radio, Print or website and I'd like to find out more about NOISE.
Head to our press page here. You can download press releases on the page or email NOISE on
We are more than happy to answer any questions that you may have, supply you with high res photos of our events, lovely quotes and line-up interviews.
Where can I see NOISE press coverage? If you would like to see the press coverage that NOISE 2006 secured for young creatives up and down the land, have a browse on the category pages above and under the 'exposure' sections you'll find a great selection of articles, features and profiles from some of the top publications in the country.
Young artists, new work, media exposure, it's what we do!
COMMUNITY ARTS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS I work for an organisation and want to get young people I work with involved.
NOISE works together with Community Arts groups and organisations to introduce high profile branded projects to the young people they work with NOISE is an umbrella organisation, providing community groups with outcomes for these young people via NOISE media partners and creative companies. The artists' NOISE online profile also gives the chance for your organisation's logo to be included on their NOISE profile page so that your organisation receives credit.
Just head to the front page and follow the 'community' link from there to find out more info!
I would like to submit artwork on behalf a class/ group or young person. A new addition to the site is the chance for you to submit artwork on behalf of a whole class or group. If you're a youth worker you can submit work for a young person. This option will enable you to register your details so all correspondence from NOISE hq will be sent to you.
We know that some young people may not have regular access to the internet or revealing their identity may prove sensitive in some circumstances. NOISE's virtual access means it's accessible every young person in the country regardless of location or circumstance and is committed to giving EVERY young person the opportunity to show the world what they can do, not just a selected few.
JOBS Do you have any vacancies at NOISE?
At the moment NOISE doesn't have any openings for new employees. But when we do we shall post what we're looking for on the news section of the website.
From time to time NOISE will also be looking for specific intern positions and general work experience placements. NOISE will post these positions on the website when they become available.
What is the NOISE Street Team? The NOISE Street Team is an enthusiastic bunch of folk from the breadth of the UK and Europe to help cause some NOISE in their region. These teams are the underground voice of NOISE, and help us get the NOISE love out there.
For more information on how you can join the ongoing network that is the NOISE Street Team, on the ground or on the web then head to the here to find out more.
How do I become a NOISE intern?
NOISE is always on the look out for folk to come and help us in our Manchester based office. We offer long-term work experience placements to people who can offer at least 2 full days with us.
The positions are varied and will see you working within in a lively environment and gain valuable experience in the creative industries.
If you are interested in the NOISE intern positions please send along your CV to
for more information.
