Insider Tips on Navigating the Live Industry
Join us for a special evening in Glasgow celebrating local artists and all things grassroots music, alongside some networking and complimentary refreshments.
The event will kick off with a Q&A session, where top industry panellists will discuss the challenges of navigating the music industry as a live artist. They will share their tips on:
• The Right Time to Seek Help as a DIY Musician
• Navigating the World of Merchandising
• Managing Health and Well-being While Gigging
• Approaching Venues and Promoters to Secure Gigs
• The Art of Negotiation in Gig Terms and Contracts
You’ll also have the chance to ask questions to the panellists, who include musicians Dave Acari and Kapil Seshasayee and Hannah Gibson (Engagement Officer at Help Musicians). The panel will be chaired by Nat Witts-Kilshaw, the MU’s Live, Theatre and Music Writers Official.
Two live performances
As well as being an opportunity to network and make valuable contacts, the evening will also feature special performances from artists Dave Acari and a stripped-back performance from Kapil Seshasayee
• Dave Acari - SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via seven internationally-acclaimed solo album releases on labels including Buzz (UK), Dixiefrog (France) and Blue North (Finland). A top three finalist in UK Blues Federation’s UK Blues Awards 2023 Arcari's music features in numerous BBC TV programmes as well as popular USA series The Deadliest Catch. While continuing to build his audience in the USA with once or twice-annual tours since 2013 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas. Arcari maintains his presence on the UK and European touring and festival circuits with regular live shows throughout the year. The ultimate validation for Arcari’s music and performance came in 2019 when National Reso-Phonic Guitars launched the ‘Dave Arcari signature model’ guitar. Arcari joins an elite and exclusive group of players who have signature models and is the first – and only – musician outside the USA to be honoured by the iconic instrument maker whose name is synonymous with the development of the blues genre.
• Kapil Seshasayee - Since the release of his 2018 album A Sacred Bore, Scotland-based Indian artist Kapil Seshasayee has gone on to release a handful of songs, perform at U.K. festivals like Latitude, hit the U.S. for South By Southwest (SXSW) and collaborated with American rapper Lil B. Now, he’s finally out with his second album Laal, which he describes as the second installment of his “Desifuturist trilogy” of music which critiques the caste system in all its present-day manifestations. Starting with the release of electronic-rock song “The Item Girl” in 2019 and “The Gharial” in 2020, Seshasayee began plotting out Laal as a project that takes aim at all the identity politics propagated within and through Bollywood and Indian cinema.
Accessibility
Mono is fully wheelchair accessible from street level and accessible facilities can be provided. All spaces are well, but warmly lit.
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18+