Over the last couple of weeks the Open Mic @ The Dan has been amazingly busy, bucking the post mad-march hangover trend that seems to be affecting everything else in this town at the moment.

All in all, 35 performers have graced the Open Mic stage including 3 new faces. The newbies were:

Giovanni & Lucca – Amazing duo singing some amazing songs.

Jane – THE find of the last fortnight. Found the Open Mic @ The Dan via the Triple J gig guide.

I’m noticing that there are a lot of regular Open Mic performers who are really coming along in their musicianship and performance confidence as well as others who are now playing in other venues in Adelaide.

I’d like to think that the Open Mic @ The Dan (plus The Joiners and the upcoming Third Cork) played a part in their development. That’s what the Open Mic Network is all about.

In other Open Mic news…

I’ve been asked by Rob Childs of SCALA (Songwriters, Composers & Lyricists Association) to program a SCALA songwriter showcase featuring myself and other Open Mic’ers every couple of months. The first of these is happening at Higher Ground (9 Light Square, City – the old Night Train) on Thursday April 22nd starting at 8pm.

Accompanying Darren and myself on the first (of many) showcases are Shane Noonan, Robert Pickering, Peter Clayton, Pretty Radio plus… Andy & Marta.

WOW! What a lineup

If you have (up to) 30 minutes of original material that you would like to showcase in front of a performer friendly audience then let me know. I’m looking for acts for the next showcase in June 2010.

If you want to find out more information about this amazingly supportive songwriting organisation (which I have been a proud member since 1992) then go to the SCALA website or check out their Facebook page or MySpace page. If you’re not already a SCALA member then I’d recommend you seriously consider joining.

Here’s a reminder about this weeks Open Mic @ The Dan for you all:

Remember, if you’re the first to arrive at The Dan please get a paper and pen and jot down the names of the others in the order of their arrival. I’ll be there around 6:30pm to take over from there plus I’ll buy you a drink for your trouble.

It’s still first come first served so be early, have a meal and enjoy the ambiance that is The Dan.

See you Wensdee,

Corey

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2010 is looking like a busy year already for the Open Mic @ The Dan. We managed to fit 18 performers onto the running sheet and last week was the second week in a row that we started at 7:30pm rather than 8pm.

All in all though, the atmosphere at the venue was one of awesome community music. There were impromptu jams springing up from everywhere and the joyful sounds of community were ruminating through The Dan.

Last weeks Open Mic was an absolute joy to be part of. We even heard some Australian songs in celebration of a belated Australia Day (nice one Peter Clayton)

In the list of 18 performers there were three amazing new acts. They were (in order of appearance):

Michael & Jodie – An acoustic duo who had their first ever performance on a stage at the Open Mic @ The Dan. They did two covers but it was their original song that stole the show, as well as Jodie’s amazing voice.

Harry Thwaites – Initially contacted me via the web (yes the online marketing is really working here. I’m really happy about that), he put on a wonderful set of three songs. Just one man and an electric guitar. Very nice indeed.

Simon Basey – He of The Timbers fame , Darren Zaza’s favourite band at the moment (he saw them at the Grace Emily recently and can’t stop raving about them). Did three of his own songs that were wonderful stories to listen to. Made me want to go and check out more of Simon’s music asap.

To Michael, Jodie, Harry and Simon, thanks for giving the Open Mic @ The Dan a go. I hope you enjoyed yourselves and can’t wait to hear from you all again.

Welcome to the community

If you saw a couple of strange devices on the Open Mic stage last week don’t worry, it was only me experimenting with a bit of recording through the PA. The reason why I was doing this was to see if I could get some really clear live recordings of the Open Mic for the website, Facebook and MySpace pages plus, a possible Open Mic Network live CD one day.

As it turned out, the levels were a bit too high which made the whole recording distorted but the potential is certainly there. I also want to start doing some more videos as well but I’ll keep all of you posted as to the progression of my live recording and video experiments.

Just a reminder of this weeks Open Mic @ The Dan for you all:

Open Mic @ The Dan
Wednesday February 3rd, 2010
Daniel O’Connell Hotel
(165 Tynte Street, Nth Adelaide)
8pm – Midnight

If last weeks rush to the running sheet was anything to go by you really need to make sure you get to The Dan as early as you can to avoid disappointment. I’ll be there from around 6:30pm to take down names.

Remember, it’s first come, first served.

See you Wensdee,

Corey

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