electroacoustic club London live music promoters acoustic gig open mic

"'Had a sweet time at the Open Mic Last night. The venue, The Slaughtered Lamb, was possibly the coolest open mic space I've ever seen. Even as just a drinking hole it still has a better vibe than anywhere else I've been in London. Welcoming atmosphere from the audience and people who took part. Saw 3 new noteably great acts."

ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER

the electroacoustic club organises and promotes diverse music events, including open mic sessions and live band gigs, in unique venues in and around central London.

Electric and acoustic performers, blues, R'n'B, folk, anti-folk, soul, jazz, rock, post-rock, roots, reggae, country, alt-country, poets, MC's, trombones, comedians, laptops & anything that is just plain good, original and unique is welcome on our stage.

OPEN MIC is an opportunity for anyone who plays any instrument or sings or writes original material to get up and perform in front of a audience. We have regular open mic performers, some of whom are experienced and established acts and also perform here as featured artists, and some of whom are new to the scene. For many, it's the first time they've performed outside of their bedroom and to an audience.

The open mic is open to performers of any style or genre, whether it be blues, folk, indie, jazz, soul, world, R'n'B, acapella, instrumental, electronic, electro or spoken word. The only criteria is that the material you perform is original.

We sometimes feature a peformance from a special guest artist from out of town during the open mike.

It's FREE ENTRY for all.

OPEN MIC TIMINGS

The open mic session starts at around 7.30pm and each act gets 2 songs.

Please don't ask to play more than 2 songs or for any other special treatment. Also don't play your 2 longest songs/jazz odyssey just for the hell of it as it tends to annoy the audience as well as us. Think 'less is more' and leave them wanting more.

We don't know how long your songs are but 8 minutes is usually the longest you shou;d play for. The earlier you get there the better the chance of playing. Running order is decided on the night and acts who register first get priority. Things usually go on until 11pm, although both bars are open til later, so we can carry on if it's a busy one.

PA/BACKLINE/EQUIPMENT

We have all the necessary equipment (microphones , stands, mixer, leads, monitors, soundman etc) so all you need to do is bring your instrument(s). There's no house piano/keyboard but there is a keyboard stand and you might be able to borrow a guitar from one of the other performers.