Bands wanted for new night in Dublin

the_macs

Hello all,
I am looking for bands to send me some demos for a new night in Dublin, the opening night is on the 8th of April, the night will be running weekly so we will need loads of bands, this is an excelent opertunity to get your bands name out there etc.

We dont have a specific genre were looking for just that your band is talented. PM me for more details etc.

Thanks Guys looking forward to hearing from you

Lauragoesmad

What venue is it going to be held in?

miju

could you please state if bands are paid or any other importantish terms or I will be deleting this thread thanks

the_macs

info on the night. it is going to be held evey tuesday night in club traffic on abby street, for those of you who know it, it has changed a bit ( bodytonic now own it) so were gona start getting it going properly. there is a stage in one room where we hope to have bands play all night and there will be dj's playing in the other room. the P.A for the bands is similar in size to that of the village and there will be a full time sound enginer there so thats a plus :P we will be looking for up to 5 bands anight and 1 -2 dj's ( myself and the lads running it also dj) for all of you who are intrested i need links to myspace/links to downloads of your stuff also if you could PM me your phone numbers that would be great.

the opening night is not till the 8th of april so gives everyone plenty of time! I will be getting in contact with eveyone 2 weeks before the show and we will have a big meeting in person, to answer questions generate ideas etc. and if any of you know other people who you think might be intrested let them know! our mission statement is to provide good music to good people so the more thats involved the better!!
ok thanks guys!
Sean
" as a reply to paid bands - it will depend on the individual band/dj depends how good how much giging experience and what kind of crowd they can generate"

Duff_Man

hows a goin! were a 4piece classic/hard rock band. currently lookin for gigs hence why im here! check us out and let me know what u think!

www.myspace.com/tigrismusic

thincan

how's it going..
were a thin lizzy band, check us out and see what you think??http://www.bebo.com/thincanlizzy

Doctor DooM

Hi,

SDM are always open to gigs.

http://www.bebo.com/sdmband

Our newest stuff is in the "follow the one who is bald" folder.

Original rock/funk music, been gigging for 5 years.

There you go

upsidemark

Hi,
We're a 4 piece band called upside up. check out our stuff here:
www.myspace.com/upsideupband
www.bebo.com/upsideupband

I'll pm you my number.

Mark

crashbangwollop

Check out a band with original music, playing for the love of it check out www.myspace.com/gopandagomusic
More indie/dance tunes on the way... For more info mail on myspace

alan kelly

hi guys.. lookin 4 any gigs we can get.. check us out at myspace.com/revolver87... obvious enough but we r called revolver87 and play all original electronic rock..

discobeaker

Are you still after bands for your gigs???

Jimkel

You want bands but don't wanna pay them?? Will they be provided with free drink? I mean whats in it for the bands?

splitterung

The pleasure of getting a bone thrown to em by someone who wants something for nothing...mac i'm sure you'll have a pile of bands looking to get on your bill...but until promoters treat bands with more respect than just "bums on seats" generators, nothing's gonna change in town, your just the newest in a long line of em.....your in a position to change things (i.e being popular wit the bands as well as the bar owners)

just an opinion

stevood

Not sure what you expect from promoters spitterung. They hire a venue and try to fill it by getting bands in that can generate a crowd. Most promoters reward you for bringing in a crowd of more than 20 or 30. If they just got the bands that had no crowd, they would be out of pocket about 200 each night for putting on a show.

I'm not a promoter by the way, but a musician!!

spence101

Heyo, we have a gig on the 17th of july in Radio City if ya wanna check us out, also visit www.myspace.com/selflessgooddeeds. The gig on the 17th is our debut ep launch so check us out.

ZakAttak

My band is called 'Pariah State'. We play original material mostly. Go to Gigsmart and type in 'Pariah State' and you can have a listen. thanks- if I can get my P.C. to work properly I'll post a link.

splitterung

stevood wrote: »

Not sure what you expect from promoters spitterung. They hire a venue and try to fill it by getting bands in that can generate a crowd. Most promoters reward you for bringing in a crowd of more than 20 or 30. If they just got the bands that had no crowd, they would be out of pocket about 200 each night for putting on a show.

I'm not a promoter by the way, but a musician!!

maybe i was a little harsh, you caught me on a bad day...i'm trying to give up the smokes lol

ZakAttak

Heres the link to my bands site: <a href="http://www.gigsmartireland.com/members/164/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.gigsmartireland.com/image.php?mode=band_image&band_id=164&width=250" width="250" alt="Sunset PS.JPG" title="View PARIAH STATE will be playing in Eamonn Dorans on Sunday 20th at Gigsmart Ireland" border="0"></a><br />View PARIAH STATE will be playing in Eamonn Dorans on Sunday 20th<br />at Gigsmart Ireland

DSB

Jimkel wrote: »

You want bands but don't wanna pay them?? Will they be provided with free drink? I mean whats in it for the bands?

Not all bands should be paid. It is definitely directly proportionate to the quality of the band and the amount of people they can draw. If a band has the quality and the pull factor they'll be able to demand a fee no problems. In my opinion, people who think otherwise are living the rockstar mindset without the rockstar music to go along with it.

Jimkel

I've been playing in the professional scene for years and I always get paid, as does anyone who plays with me. You don't have to be a "rockstar" to demand payment for your entertainement services. The only time I don't get paid is when I do a charity event. and I believe thats what the op is after, charity.

DSB

Jimkel wrote: »

I've been playing in the professional scene for years and I always get paid, as does anyone who plays with me. You don't have to be a "rockstar" to demand payment for your entertainement services. The only time I don't get paid is when I do a charity event. and I believe thats what the op is after, charity.

If there is a demand for your music, then yeah you'll get paid. If you're some new band just looking to get their first gig from anywhere, then its fair to say that the band needs the promoter way more than the promoter needs the band.

Conjob

Hi,

We are a 4 piece band called Stylus and are always looking for new gigs. Check out our website www.myspace.com/thestylusband and let me know if you are interested.

RNG

We're a Cork-based instrumental surf-metal band, up for gigs anywhere, we're interested:

http://www.myspace.com/beastmenmusic

the_barfly1

DSB wrote: »

If there is a demand for your music, then yeah you'll get paid. If you're some new band just looking to get their first gig from anywhere, then its fair to say that the band needs the promoter way more than the promoter needs the band.

Hi, i'd just like to add my little two cents on this issue...
There are a lot of "promoters" about that are just in it to make easy money for themselves, and i'd urge any band that's looking into playing one of these "showcase" 4-5 band nights in dublin to express a great deal of caution before playing them! I'm speaking from years of experience dealing with both the good and the bad!

Any muppet out there can go and hire a venue for a night, stick a message on boards or bebo or myspace looking for bands and get a gig going.
The differences between these con men and actual promoters are huge.

1 - Don't take these gigs unless you are sure that the gig will be adequately advertised by the promoter - (he/she is the one that stands to make the most money from the event and therefore the onus is on them to provide SOME kind of advertising - the bands will always have their regular crowd of mates at these gigs, and the few that will come along from the bands personal advertising - bebo etc)
To simplify - The Event is the Promoters Event - not yours. You have been hired to provide entertainment for THE EVENT.

2 - If a "promoter" decides that the band will be paid in relation to numbers - heed caution. Some guys will tell you that you will be paid once you bring more than eg - 30 people - band gets paid from punter 31 onwards that declares they are there to see said band.
Use your cop on here - 5 bands x 30 tickets x €10 = €1500 for the "promoter" - minus €150 (engineer) - €500 (venue - or less) = €850 in this cowboys arse pocket before he has to pay a band a cent.
- Some promoters are much fairer about the way they conduct this policy, use your cop on to sort the con men from the pro's.

3 - Backline. If you're asked to provide backline - CHARGE THE PROMOTER FOR IT. Whats the point in hiring out your gear to him free of charge when he's making money from it? It also leaves you in the position where you must be the first band in and last band out, and not to mention the danger of damage to your gear by other musicians.

4 - If the promoter is supplying the backline - Find out before the gig what gear he/she is supplying and look to see photos of it if necessary. There's nothing worse than playing a gig on gear that packs in half way through a set, or worse, the likes of cymbal stands etc that have no felts/sleeves etc and could possibly damage €100's worth of cymbals.


So, any bands looking for gigs, please heed this advice before offering yourself to fatten anybody's wallet. There are plenty of reputable promoters out there (Dermot Lambert[garageland], Trevor Dietz[radiator], Gigsmart are a few), but learn to sort the good from the bad.
I know a gig in the Doran's or The Village or Whelans sounds like a great idea to a lot of bands starting out, but you should never do it unless you're going to be treated professionally and fairly.