Kodaline Launch New Vodafone X Platform, ‘Level Up’
09 October 2019
Kodaline Launch New Vodafone X Platform, ‘Level Up’
Level Up provides Vodafone X customers with access to a range of artistic spaces, courses and experiences
Dublin, 9thOctober 2019: Vodafone X* today launches Level Up, an initiative that unlocks access to professional spaces, equipment and experiences, enabling young people to fuel their ambitions across a huge range of sectors including entertainment, business, design and technology.
Whether it’s time in a professional recording studio, learning about capturing and editing cinematic shorts or accessing co-working spaces, Level Up has been designed to help aspiring musicians, designers, artists, photographers, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts to progress in their chosen field. With over 1,000 spaces, experiences and courses available, Level Up is affording the next generation of creatives to get one step closer to their goals, whether it’s a career in music, business, design, technology, video production or content creation.
Vodafone X has partnered with Irish band Kodaline to officially launch the Level Up initiative and offer aspiring musicians, writers and artists the chance to win a money can’t buy rehearsal session with the band. For a chance to win, share with us a unique audio or video rendition of your favourite Kodaline song, some original material or indeed your favourite cover song by October 23rd. The winning band or artist will enjoy a five-hour singing and recording workshop with Kodaline at the state-of-the-art Camden Recording Studios on 28thOctober. To enter, simply upload your entry to www.vodafonexlevelup.comor share it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter tagging #VodafoneXLevelUp.
Gaining access to a Level Up space or course is easy. Vodafone X customers who top up by €20 per month can simply log on to vodafonexlevelup.com. Those who opt in to the programme will be sent a unique code that can be used to book their experience online**.
Speaking at the launch, Stephen Garrigan, lead singer of Kodaline said: “We’re really excited to partner with Vodafone X on this project. Vodafone’s Level Up platform is giving young people a fantastic opportunity to access spaces and workshops that will help them develop their skills and take a step closer to achieving success in their chosen career. It’s not just music and recording studios on offer – there is something for everyone, from photography courses to design courses, co-working spaces, acting masterclasses, coding workshops and business development courses.
“We can’t wait to meet the lucky Level Up winners on October 28thand to pass on some of our knowledge and experience to the next generation of musicians and creatives.”
Also speaking at the launch, Rachael Crawley, Youth Brand Manager from Vodafone commented:“Vodafone is committed to helping young people to fuel their futures and achieve their professional dreams. The Level Up platform leverages the network in a really impactful way as it allows our customers to unlock creative and co-working spaces, as well access workshops and courses. We are hopeful that Level Up will help get our next generation of creatives, entrepreneurs or technologists that little bit closer to where they want to be.”
Vodafone X customers each month can tag their finished projects or videos created through Level Up experiences with #VodafoneXLevelUp on Instagram or Twitter. Vodafone will pick selected users each month and highlight their work on the Vodafone Ireland social channels giving their work more chances of exposure.
For more information on Level Up and to see the range of spaces and courses on offer visit www.vodafonexlevelup.com
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*You are eligible to get involved in Level Up if you have been an active Vodafone X customer for the last month or longer, you are over the age of 18, you have opted in to marketing communications from Vodafone and have topped up to reactivate your plan by €20 or more.
**Each code is valid for 28 days; spaces and experiences are limited and dependant on availability.
Level Up spaces and experiences are outlined below:
Physical spaces
Jam Music Studio Clondalkin – Rehearsal space for bands and music
Jam Studio Meath – Recording studio for bands or solo artists with mixing and mastering facilities
The Kabin Studio Cork – Community space for music workshops, recording and productions
South William Studio – Venue for photography, videography, casting and product launches
Bubble Rehearsal Studio Cork – Professional TV, video and green screen production studio
The Dark Room Photography Studio Dublin – Dark room and digital suite for photography
Firkin Crane Cork – Architecturally unique centre for the arts with theatres and studios available for dance, live theatre, concerts, art exhibitions, poetry readings and more
Plus 10 Cork – Co-working spaces
Porter Shed Galway – Co-working space for entrepreneurs
Talent Garden DCU – Co-working spaces for innovators and entrepreneurs
Courses
Editing with live sound online – Create a short video with real word sounds
Learn how young gurus engineers for Jay Z – An introduction for audio recording
Recording vocals like a pro – Nail recording techniques and acoustics
Film Scoring – Techniques for the modern recording
Feedback Recording Studio – Professional rehearsal suites with full backline and in room blackboards
Adobe Audition – Sound post production for film, documentary, interview & clips
Learn guitar online – 10 easy steps for learning guitar
Inside the studio – How music producers collaborate with artists
Fingerstyle Guitar - Intermediate level fingerpicking
Short Films 101 – Plan, capture and edit cinematic shorts
Cinematic Wedding Films – An online guide to wedding videography
Share your story – Shooting an epic ‘About’ video on your phone
The Art of photography – Defining your visual style
Minimalist Food photography - Capturing the beauty of raw food
Nature photography – Recharge and enjoy the outdoors online course
DSLR Photography II – Understanding lenses, focal length & shooting
DIY Cinematography – Make a video like a movie
Product Photography – Style and edit for stronger videos
Colour grading for Filmmaking – online course for vision, art and science
Design Digital Products – Art direction for web
Typographic logos – Typographic and lettering for logo design
Graphic Design Basic – Core principles for digital design
Icon do this online – course on iconography
Unlock your creativity – Learn to think like a designer
Digital Poster Designer – Combining images and types for powerful visuals
Acting Techniques Masterclass – learn 9 different techniques from 9 different masters
Singing like a Pro – Exercises to help find your voice
Commercial casting for actors – how to ace your next audition
Choreographic elements for all – Professional dance routines online
Voiceover masterclass – DIY guide to voice acting
How to win the internet – Writing sketch comedy
Art of start – Turning ideas into high-growth businesses
Going Freelance – building and branding your own success
Presentation Elements – How to share ideas that inspire actions
The staples of branding – From purpose to product
Creative small business essentials – ways to streamline your workflow
E-commerce essentials – How to start an online business successfully
The ultimate HTML developer course – Succeed as a web developer
Showcasing your work – How to create a portfolio online
Demystifying AI – Understanding machine learning
Mobile App Prototyping – Designing custom interactions
Programming graphics 101 – Introduction to generative arts
Modern CSS – Writing better, cleaner, more scalable code
About Vodafone Group:
Vodafone Group is one of the world’s leading telecoms and technology service providers. We have extensive experience in connectivity, convergence and the Internet of Things, as well as championing mobile financial services and digital transformation in emerging markets.
Vodafone Group has mobile operations in 24 countries, partners with mobile networks in 42 more, and fixed broadband operations in 19 markets. As of 30 June 2019, Vodafone Group had approximately 640 million mobile customers, 21 million fixed broadband customers and 14 million TV customers, including all of the customers in Vodafone’s joint ventures and associates. For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com.
