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Music Festival Workshop Notes

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Thank you Santa Cruz Music Community for coming out to our panel on Monday. My excitement and energy for working in the music community was inspired anew.

As promised I have attached my festival spreadsheet to date as well as my personal notes. I tried to mostly include festivals that already have 2013 dates but there are plenty more to add. Send me any updates/additions and I will keep it current. A current downloadable PDF will live here - http://www.santacruzrehearsalstudios.com/promotion.php along with other resources referred to in my panel notes.

Please feel free to share this information in any way, shape or form, as long as you don't make money off the info without giving me a (large) cut.

If you have additional resources to add to my section (favored web designers, graphic artists, photographers, etc.) pass them on. If you or your band is not represented here http://www.santacruzrehearsalstudios.com/sc-bands.php (or is misrepresented) please forward that along as well.

Again many thanks for everything, especially the generous donations to help us cover the room rental cost.

Plotting the next meet-up now.. stay tuned for January.

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The Art of the Application: Applying to National and Regional Music Festivals

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[slideshow] Art of the Application: Applying to National and Regional Music Festivals

Monday, November 26 - 6-9 p.m. Santa Cruz Institute Of Contemporary Art @ The Tannery 1050 River Street #127 RSVP on Facebook

Open to all local musicians or those that love them. Cash donations will be accepted to help cover the room cost but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. We will also accept unopened candy and booze.

I have never met a musicians didn’t want to play the ever elusive festival. Let’s pool our knowledge, and make everyone smarter on all aspects of the process – from packaging yourself beforehand to promoting yourself once you get on the bill. We’ll share some stories, you can ask some questions and if you give me your email address I will share my spreadsheet with all the festivals and deadlines I have compiled. Questions – email jenn@santacruzrehearsalstudios.com

Panel:

Robert Cray, Peter Rowan and Flaco Jiminez were among the very first artists Tom Miller brought to Santa Cruz back in 1979, when he began his 10-year stint booking OT Price's Music Hall. He later booked Henfling's, before moving on to his present gig booking Don Quixote's International Music Hall in Felton.

Graduate of Berklee College of Music’s Artist Management program, Dan Sheehan started VEG Presents (Vibes Entertainment Group) in 2011. He is the co-producer of the California Roots Festival as well as manager to local artists including THRIVE, Matt Masih & The Messengers and The Whiskey Avengers.

Jeff Sloan two time Grammy Award winning artist and engineer has made his home in Northern California after escaping Oklahoma in 1987. After working on the road for many years now serves the entire bay area music scene with his live sound engineer, production, stage managing and back line technical skills. He is planning on dying a starving artist!

Andy Zenczak is a freelance producer/recording engineer and owner of Gadgetbox Recording Studios. Over the past twelve years he has worked with over 300 bands and songwriters, mixed over 1000 songs for commercial release and is on a constant crusade to help local artists get the viability and exposure they deserve from their music.

Moderator:

Jennifer Gallacher has worked in the music industry for the past ten years as the director of marketing and promotions at Dancing Cat Records and most recently as the owner of Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios and manager of local band Wooster. In addition she is the publicist for Club Fox in Redwood City.

A Very Vinyl Christmas: A Collection of the Finest Holiday Vinyl

First Friday December 7 Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios 118 Coral Street Hot Chocolate and Gingerbread Vinyl Cookie Reception: 6-9 p.m. Dedicated to Streetlight Music who provided the bulk of our temporary collection.

The LP cover has always been considered a form of art and the "holiday" LP cover is a special gem to be uncovered and admired during the holiday season.

Earbits - SUBMIT YOUR MUSIC FOR AIRPLAY

Bands, if you are not already on Earbits commercial free online radio, get it done. Submit your music here. Earbits has a mission to provide an amazing music discovery platform and connect artists with their ideal audience. They are super committed to the musicians they work with. The site is super simple and user friendly.

Send us a link once your music so we can take a listen.

First Friday October 5

First Friday, October 5 Artist Reception 6-9 p.m. Facebook RSVP

ARTIST BIO: RAY HAYES by Darryl Ferrucci

Santa Cruz artist Ray Hayes has spent the last several years engaged in a continuous and prolific exploration of the intersections of disparate phenomena(perceptions).

3rd generation artist on the maternal side, 3rd generation engineer/inventor on the paternal side Ray, 34, synthesizes these two streams of his family history into a unique juxtaposition of the aesthetic and the technical.

Ray's painting process begins with an open-minded approach to visual perception; processing the entopic phenomena of Form Constants into “ghosted-in” inter- dimensional frameworks; in which no form, object, or perception can singularly dominate any part or whole of the construct. Ray takes advantage of the powerful pattern making 'machinery' of the human mind; he allows patterns and visual relationships to reveal themselves , rather than seeking out a subject to focus on. At times using his visual myopia as a tool; allowing that, at a distance, ambiguous details can and must play any number of roles in the big picture.

In the painting practices, back in the warehouse, Ray synthesizes and processes these rich fields of perception in an intensive process of drawing, painting & collage. Juxtaposing and layering his imagery. He deconstructs his vision, mixes it with inspiration and new visual explorations, reconstructing this mix into an ongoing series of vibrant and engaging imagery. In an experimental process of quick free-form design, he fluidly combines a wide range of imagery from both his observation and imagination in a unique and constantly evolving style.

He has a strong interest in the form and design of the simple-practical, the impossible, theoretical, & the intentionally functionless variations that define mechanical objects; stemming from fascinations with Alexander Calder and Franz Reuleaux's work.

Ray freely blends these technologically inspired explorations with other modes of imagery; whether biomorphic, abstract, cartoon-like or straight figurative . In structuring his paintings, he engages in continual deconstruction & re-engineering of perspective, space and experience- to this end, he frequently cuts out, recombines, and layers his images. His paintings may become three dimensional, pointing toward or into the extra- dimensional.

His approach to media and materials used for his work is as fluid as his perceptual practices. He relies wholly upon discarded, recycled, & found materials as his painting surfaces, making a point to never have to purchase the surface.

Local Music Survey for SCPL

The Santa Cruz music scene is an integral part of the history, culture, and economy of our community. Therefore, the Santa Cruz Public Library library is investigating ways to enhance access to local music in the present as well as document local music to preserve a historical record for the future.

Please take a few moments to complete this library survey. This survey will help the library understand your thoughts on local music and how you access music in your everyday life. You can access this online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCPL_LocalMusic. It takes approximately 5- 10 minutes and is completely anonymous.

As a “thank you”, you may opt to enter a drawing for a $20 gift certificate at Streetlight Records. If you opt to enter the drawing, you will be required to supply us with contact information. Your privacy and the confidentiality of the responses you provide to the library are extremely important. Your survey results will remain anonymous, and your contact information will not be shared, sold, or spammed in any way. The only way the library will use your information is to contact you in the event that you win!

First Friday, September 7

First Friday September 7 Artist Reception 6-9 p.m. Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios 118 Coral Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Chelsea Briggen – a love story

Artist Statement I paint because the color makes me want to crawl out of my mind and join it in its simple vibrancy. I paint to feel the texture of the substance spread. I paint to say something that has no words just a feeling. And sometimes I'm painting to escape or heal or do something external when in fact painting simply brings me to the highest place in myself... consistently. Sitting in front of an empty canvas feels like waking up each morning. I have options. I have a trunk full of colors and my heart pours ideas through me... This is my joy. To paint.

www.chelseabriggenart.com

First Friday August - Parachute Collective

We are thrilled to welcome the Parachute Collective to Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios this month. Parachute Art Collective is locally owned and operated in Santa Cruz, CA.  Parachute's services include promoting, marketing, and distributing for artists including screen printed merchandise and apparel online. We help individuals establishing themselves as artists through facilitating them contributing to and in their communities local and worldwide.

Featured artists include:

Updated Board

We've got some new rental gear & dry good. Full list:

Rental Gear:

  • Keyboard: KORG SP-250 - 88 key - $4 hr.
  • Floor Monitor: Peavey - $1 hr.
  • Cables: 1/4 " speaker or instrument, 3 prong power - $1 each per session

Guitars: $2 hr.

  • Bass Guitar - 4 string Dean $2 hr.
  • Electric Guitar - 6 string Squier - $2 hr.
  • Strap & cable included

Guitar Amps & Cabs: $2 hr.

  • Marshall 1/2 stack: 150 W valvestate w/ 4x12 cab
  • Marshall 4x12 cab only
  • Marshall 150 valvestate amp only
  • Fender DeVille combo

Bass Amps & Cabs: $2 hr.

  • Ampeg 4x10 cab only
  • Hartke 4x10 cab only
  • SWR 400 w amp only
  • GK 300 w amp only
  • Any amp & cab combo

Basic Drumset: $2 hr.

  • 5 pc. shell w/snare
  • 2 stands & high hat stand
  • 1 kick pedal

Cymbals:

  • Crash, ride, hihat set - $2 hr.
  • Single cymbal or hihat set - $1 hr.

Drum Hardware: $1 hr. each

  • Single kick pedal
  • Cymbal stand
  • Single drum

All equipment is available for rent or purchase. Sorry, no loaners.

On-site storage is available.

Dry Goods:

Cables

  • power - $18
  • speaker $18

Straps - $5

Bass Strings

  • 4 @ $16
  • 5 @ $20

Guitar Strings - $6 (sorry - no singles)

Picks

  • .50 light
  • $1 heavy

Drumsticks - $10

Batteries

  • $2 AA
  • $3 9V

Hats - $10

T-Shirts - $15

Drinks

  • Coke/7-UP - $1
  • Redbull $3

 

 

First Friday, July 6

First Friday, July 6 Artist Reception: 6-9 p.m.

Living in Squalor (its a lot of fun)

" through gritty, expired film, thrift store cameras, light leaks, and the destruction of the natural world, August and Natalie present a joint collection of photos that are both candid and personal, depicting the sometimes temporary, always precarious, world of west coast punks, anarchists, 90s enthusiasts and freaky burnouts.

In this show, Natalie's work portrays an unabashed dedication to analogue, capturing the world through double exposed film and intimate portraits in black and white. August's work focuses on fuzzy portraits of punks and nature, as well as an inside view of life in the turmoil of a nihilistic "post-everything" subculture.  "

First Friday, June 1

First Friday, June 1 Precious on the Edge Artist Reception: 6-9 p.m.

Precious on the Edge is a joint photo exhibit; a collective snapshot into fringe culture from an insider's perspective. The work of Bryan G. May and Jake Ander Simowitz embodies the intimacy of subcultural transience, the comfort of dusty memories, and the luxury of sneaking into art school print studios.

In photographs framed behind glass, as slide film projections, and on the pages of zines, Bryan and Jake include the medium in their work, producing an array of images that urge an audience to both "skate or die" and to "never give up".

In this forthcoming show, Jake's work focuses on nature through a lens of turmoil, seasons in different places, and the exuberance of youth. Bryan's photos capture life at the crosshairs of intoxication and resistance, the ardor of punk house relationships, and crisp portraits of dirty people.

Redwood Mountain Faire

This is a great local festival that deserves our community support, not to mention the line-up is filled with some of the best bands in the Bay Area including some of our own Santa Cruz favorites.

Saturday, June 2

Meadow Stage

SambaDa - 6 p.m. The Soft White Sixties - 4:30 p.m. Monnalice - 3 p.m. Dan P. and the Bricks - 1:30 p.m. The Coffis Brothers - Noon Funkranomicon - 11 a.m.

Creekside Stage:

The Brothers Comatose - 5:30 p.m. Wooster - 4 p.m. Take 1 - 2:30 p.m. 3upFront - 1 p.m. Pour House - 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 3

Meadow Stage

David Lindley - 5:30 p.m. Sista Monica - 4 p.m. Extra Large - 2 p.m. Sherry Austin with Henhouse - 12:30 p.m. Red Beans and Rice - 11 a.m.

Creekside Stage

The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit - 5 p.m. Tater Famine - 3:30 p.m. Three Time Loser w/Dayan Kai - 2 p.m Big Bambu - 12:30 p.m. Coffie Zombie Collective - 11:30 a.m.

Advance tickets now available. Purchase online.

First Friday, May 4

First Friday, May 4 Artist Reception 6-9 p.m.

Artist Statement:

I am Geoff Llewellyn. My tool of choice is a camera; any camera-- in particular, for the majority of photographs on display here, a medium format camera was the tool of choice. Mostly chosen for its insane amount of detail without being a giant large format huge box. I feel an addiction to capturing moments that stand out as beautiful or special. The sense that waiting one more second before pressing the shutter release would mean forgetting that specific moment for ever. Most of the photographs on display were printed at the Cabrillo Color photo lab before it was cut for reasons of budget squandering. My hopes are that photography in its traditional form never dies.

Young Performers Showcase – Sat. April 21

 

This year's line-up includes singer/songwriter Bridget Johnson; Soquel HS Jazz Chorus; Polynesian dancers Te Hau Nui; Jackie Rocks Band; Bebop Jazz Quartet; bluegrass band Them Boys; classical guitarist, Alisha Ripatti; dancer, Melissa Palumbo; classical duo, Rachel and Megusa; and featured guest, Grammy-nominated recording artist, Tammi Brown. The SCHS Drumline is slated to open the show and the ever-clever Sven Davis will again entertain as Master of Ceremonies. Adding to the festivities will be a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction of valuable and desirable items.

 

The Young Performers Showcase is presented by Cruzville Productions under the auspices of the Santa Cruz Education Foundation. It is designed as a fundraiser to support music programs in the Santa Cruz City Schools. Through our first three Shows, we raised over $35,000, all of which went directly to the schools music programs, from elementary through high school, for such things as instrument purchase and repair, sheetmusic, and afterschool music programs, to name but a few.

 

Show time: 7:00 pm Tickets: $20 for adults and $10 for students under 18 with ID. Children under 6 are free. Advanced tickets can be purchased at Streetlight Records or www.ticketweb.com Tickets can also be purchased the night of the show at the Rio Box Office. Tammi Brown appearing courtesty of Motema Records Eat and drink menu: backstageloungerio.com

 

Record Store Day - Sat. April 21

Record Store Day is here on Satuday!

Time to show some love to our very own Streetlight Records. Check out thier amazing scheudule of in-store events.

10:00 AM - DJ Tom LG - Spinning vinyl!  11:00 AM - DJ Paw 1:00 PM - Bebop - Jazz 2:00 PM - Eliquate - Hip hop 3:00PM - Expendables - Special acoustic set 4:00 PM -Bad Light- Metal/Punk 5:00 PM -Fast Asleep - Thrash

Plus special guest DJ sets by Rock ‘n’ Roll Vato and Alabama Nah