Anyone interested in doing Open Mic with 100euro prize???

Jazzman

Hey there,
I have an open mic competition in my bar every wednesday evening with a 100euro prize!! If you wanna enter or know anyone who would, just gimme a buzz on 087 6956540. Its the legal eagle bar beside the four courts.

Jazz :cool:

Jazzman

Also, it can be one or two people per act in the open mic. We have two guitar leads and two microphones!!!

I am MAN

How many songs are needed??

Fairly new but wouldnt mind doing this

Jazzman

Well if there are 8 or less acts on the night, its 3 songs each. If its between 8 and 12 acts, its 2 songs each and then 1 more song in the final. Its a good place to start practicing in front of a crowd. :cool:

Jazzman

Also, it's a good idea to ring and book a slot 2/3 days in advance!!

I am MAN

If it's an ongoing thing I may be booking a slot in a few weeks, not quite confident enough yet.

Jazzman

No worries mate. Why don't you come down and check it out tonight and see what you think??

Jazzman

By the way, its free admission for anyone to watch! :cool:

ShriekingSheet

hey jazz man,

yeah i saw the sign up for this the saturday before last! I think i will. Is the crowd fairly conservative or anything like the 12ten crowd on a saturday?

Jazzman

It's a different sort of crowd mate. Conservative compared to a house music night! The crowd is usually the musicans friends!! Its your crowd. Just gimme a buzz man if you have any questions.
:cool:

ShriekingSheet

Ok well count me in

Tomorrow night?

I'll pm you my number

ShriekingSheet

Did this last night, It's well worth going to - good experience!
Standard is decent. I played abismal though ha ha, but enjoyed it. I'd recommend it to anyone thinkin about doin it!

It wasn't me!

Hey. I assume this is over-eighteens only? If it's not I'd be interested. If it is I don't suppose you intend doing an all-ages one?

Jazzman

Unfortunetly, it would be in accordance with the bar licence. So seeing as its on at night, well it would be over 18's. Sorry about that. I think that there is an all ages open mic on in Slattery's on Capel street at some stage. Give them a ring and ask for Paddy Fogarty. Sorry mate.

It wasn't me!

No worries man. Thanks anyway. No hope of an all-ages version at any stage?

Bungalow Bill

I'd be interested. I've played at one or two of these things before though and they weren't really that good. Its sometimes really difficult to make yourself heard. Is it like that here? Or do people actually listen to ye!!?

ShriekingSheet

the sound is fine - mic sounds good and yeah people do actually listen, that's generally what they come to do it seems!

Bungalow Bill

ShriekingSheet wrote:

the sound is fine - mic sounds good and yeah people do actually listen, that's generally what they come to do it seems!

Oh cool, there's nothing worse than indifference to you when you're performing. I'll get a few tunes together and hopefully do it next week or the week after. I've got one problem though, my guitar isn't semi-acoustic. Are you allowed use a proper electric or is there a semi in the place?

Jazzman

It's gotta be semi ecoustic unfortunetly, you could maybe borrow one from a mate or we could try get you one on the night??!?!

Bungalow Bill

Jazzman wrote:

It's gotta be semi ecoustic unfortunetly, you could maybe borrow one from a mate or we could try get you one on the night??!?!

Hopefully I'll be in contact with you soon enough anyway, I'll go and pester my musician friends, cheers Jazzman.

darkened_corner

I'll definitely be getting back to you on this one. Just need to organise my stuff (and practise practise practise - of course )

Jazzman

Got a few slots open for this wednesday (the 15th). Anyone interested????? :cool:

Bungalow Bill

:mad:
I'd be very interested jazzman but alas I couldn't get a semi-acoustic. Is it still on on the 22nd?

Jazzman

Last Open mic of 2004 this Wednesday 22nd December! Legal Eagle bar besid ethe four courts, 100euro prize!!!! Anyone want in??? 087 6956540

Jazzman

Hey hey,
hello everyone, just to let you all know that the open mic night is back running this wednesday, the first wednesday of 2005! Same deal as above. Let me know if you have any questions about the night. Happy New Year!!!

ShriekingSheet

Hey Jazzman,

Hope new years treated you well!

Any Boards heads thinkin of playin next wednesday 12th of Jan? I'm hopin to get outta work and go and play.

Jazzman

All's well here horse. Gimme a ring man to confirm next wednesday. Talk soon mate.

Jazzman

Hey guys, just looking for new blood at the open mic, hope its cool to refresh this pthread.
Cheers

Phil_321

I'd be up for doing this, but I'll have to get a few more tunes written up. Should be ready in a few weeks.

Jazzman

Hey guys, just wanna let you all know that its now free to enter the competition each week. We used to charge €5 per act but thats scrapped. Free to enter and still have the €100 prize each week voted by the crowd!!!

Jazz

087 6956540

tibilt

do you want people with original material?

Jazzman

Its not all origional. Play want YOU want people to hear you sing!

tibilt

that's a really nice way of putting it. thank you. and i will.

tibilt

how come you don't do full electric guitars?

Jazzman

Most Open mics for singer/songwriter dont do full electric. We always did it this way. It's a small enough venue. Its an open mic where people listen to your songs instead of talking over them. I feel its better to keep it like this. No complaints so far!

Jazzman

Looking for new blood for the open mic night guys, sing a few songs with the chance of winning 100euro!!!!!!!! How easier could u make 100???? dont answer that hehe.

Nidge

Does this thread just manage to arise from the depths in time for every weekend? It's hilarious i seem to see it at this point of the week every week for ages now.

Jazzman

I dont mean to affend man. I just really need new blood down here. Want to get the place a good name. The talent is unbeleiveable at the moment, i would like more people down to recognize it. Is that a problem????

Jazzman

PS. Nidge, why are u trying to dis this discussion???? I'#m just trying to get more musicans down to the night!!!!!! Its a good place to meet contacts, and if Im not mistaken, it seems like your looking for contacts too. I dont mean any disrespect but dont dis what you dont know!!!!

Nidge

Too many exclamation and question marks. You have gotten me completely wrong and are overreacting. I was merely pointing out that it arises every week at some point. I have viewed the thread a number of times, and would love to participate myself only i am a few months shy of being 18. I have no problem with you getting new musicians to come down. It seems, recently, anytime someone says something that's neither here nor there people take offence. Anyway good luck, glad to sort out about zees meex up.

Jazzman

my bad buddy, like I said in many of my posts, I hope its ok to refresh this thread. Laters.

Jazzman

We are thinking of pulling the 100uero prize from the open mic for maybe 8 weeks and still running the night but each week 2 people go through to have a song put on a cd that we would release after the eight weeks!!! Thoughts please????

Phil_321

Tbh, I'd say people would be more interested in the €100 than having a song on a non-label, unpromoted compilation cd.

ShakyJ

Jazzman wrote:

We are thinking of pulling the 100uero prize from the open mic for maybe 8 weeks and still running the night but each week 2 people go through to have a song put on a cd that we would release after the eight weeks!!! Thoughts please????

Not a bad idea as not every little dude has there own recording equip. are u still thinking of this?

Been a few times to watch the open mic nite. its good stuff. do you have other nites with full bands playing or do you just do the open mic nite?

Jazzman

we do full bands also
Tonight (Thurs), Anima are playing and tomorrow, The Brand are playing!!! Both excellent acts!

tibilt

full bands with drummers and noisy guitars?

Jazzman

Yep, full bands, but nothing too heavy, generally they send me in a cd first so I can listen to there stuff!

Jazzman

Alright guys, excellent band from Dublin "Anima" will be playing the legal eagle tomorrow (Thurs) night. €5 on the door.

ShakyJ

Jazzman wrote:

Alright guys, excellent band from Dublin "Anima" will be playing the legal eagle tomorrow (Thurs) night. €5 on the door.

is that the two young lads and one of them is a christy from aslan look a like?

Jazzman

Thats them buddy, they had a great gig! Packed pub and have to say they are really good!

Jazzman

Slots available for this wednesdays open mic, Wed 23/05. 100euro prize as always. Just gimme a ring 087 6956540

Cheers y'all.