Re: [Harp-L] Low Volume...High Energy!

["David Brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxx>]

Warren, Sounds like it is going to be a great venue. There are two venues in
Chicago are organized somewhat along the lines you are developing for 3MB. I
pass them along to all for whatever interest they may have:


The Old Town School of Folk Music is an excellent place that features music
from a wide spectrum of genres (I think Joe Filisko gives/gave harp lessons
there). Imagine an intimate space where you can hear true bluegrass one
night (played by living legends and astounding amateurs on the same
evening), and Nigerian Afrobeat the next night.

Hot House origianlly an experimental venue for all sorts of art & music, it
moved from the (then) funky Wicker PArk neighborhood to a location nearer
the lake and is now THE plkace to go for "world" music (such a misnomer).

Both of these places are true treasures.

Good luck!


On 10/18/07, Warren Bee <wlb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am very excited about my latest project(s). Soon 3MB Music will be open
> here on Long Island in NY and I have a lot of stuff in the works. This
> recent Harp-l thread on volume hits close to home for me. I believe that
> more music lovers stay home rather than go out to the loud bars/clubs
> because of the volume issue. Here in NY, like many other places, the music
> scene has always been tied to the club scene. The downhill slide has been
> taking place for over two decades now. Drinking and driving laws, public
> smoking laws and economic issues have made the club/music scene a mere
> shadow of what it was in the "heyday". Even now with the numbers dwindling
> both on number of places offering quality live music and numbers of people
> going out and attending live shows the volume issue is as bad as ever.
>
>
>
> As I work up my marketing plan for the new venue I am trying to attack
> these
> issues head on. First off I want to get people to start separating the
> music/bar connection. One of my tag lines I ripped off from our friends at
> Taco Bell. "Musicians and music lovers, Think Outside The Bar". Another
> tag
> line I will be using is "Low Volume, High Energy!" I am going to push the
> fact that 3MB Music (except for the younger rock shows of course!) will be
> a
> volume friendly venue. There is magic in the dynamics of music. Lower
> volume
> invites people closer to the stage; lower volume makes interested
> listeners
> "turn their ears up" and leaves room for much more intimate interaction
> between performer and audience. It also lets people towards the back of
> the
> room hold conversations. What a concept!
>
>
>
> The performance venue of 3MB Music looks to hold approximately 300 people.
> Final inspections with fire marshals etc. are happening this week. I am in
> the fortunate position as a harp/blues lover and also Director of
> Marketing
> and Promotions that I can enact a personal agenda! So, the new schedule
> will
> be steeped heavy in da blues! More details will follow but this is the
> initial blues plan. Wednesday nights will be workshops / classes. I will
> be
> starting off with a beginners harp class and others are in development.
> Thursday nights will be dedicated to blues shows. I will be looking to mix
> local and national acts on the stage depending on availability and of
> course
> cash flow. Sunday mornings will be unveiling the "Blues Cathedral", a
> church
> style service that will focus on the spirituality and emotional message of
> the blues and how it directly affects our lives. This is going to be an
> extension of my "Blues for Breakfast" experience at SPAH this past August.
> I
> look to create a mix of live/recorded acoustic blues and discussion that
> will sooth the souls of all attendees. Blues Cathedral: "Where the Music
> Meets the Soul"  We have a new coffee/juice bar set up in the back of the
> room so this will be a great place to chill on Sunday mornings and meet
> other like minded people. Once again, think outside the bar! Sunday
> afternoons will also be "show time". On Sunday afternoons I look to
> feature
> blues influenced music that will encourage people of all ages to attend.
> Like Thursdays it will draw from the local blues artists as well as
> working
> in national acts passing through town. Sunday evenings will be my first
> attempt to duplicate the "SPAH style blues jams" Acoustic jam sessions in
> the round with a structured game plan. I look to develop these sessions
> into
> both an incredible experience for participants as well as for an audience.
>
>
>
> I am proud to announce that our very own Bob Cohen from Mojo Tools has
> been
> selected to be our webmaster. I will be working with Bob as we launch our
> new website to coincide with our grand opening next month. This is gonna
> be
> fun! When things are in place you guys will be the first to know.
>
>
>
>
>
> Warren Bee
>
> Director of Marketing & Promotions
>
> 3MB Music
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