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SUMMARY:Band Craft Club (Cohort #1)
DESCRIPTION:🎸 BASEMENT BAND CRAFT CLUB 🥁 (13-18 years)\nCommencing Saturday 21st February for 4-weeks\n£20 for the course (£5 per person\, per week\, must be booked as a four week block)\nSession Times: 10.30am-2.30pm + Saturday Night Live Gig on the 14 March\nBOOK HERE\nTake your band from bedroom jams to live performance\, in just four weeks\nJoin Rob for our pilot 4 week programme\nCraft your technical and performance skills with experienced musician and professional sound engineer Rob Nute (Audio Obsession Studios) by booking your band onto our four week programme. \nGot a band? Got some songs? Ready to level up?\nBasement Band Craft Club isn’t your typical music lesson. This is where you will the learn things that help you work as a band member\, not just a musician —how to actually run a show\, sound professional\, and perform like the bands you see on stage. These are the skills that all band members / performers need to have regardless of what instrument you play\, the more you know the easier it becomes and the better your band sounds. \nAlready jamming with friends and got 5-6 songs ready? Perfect. You’re exactly who we’re looking for. \nWhat Makes Us Different? \n✓ Learn by doing— by the last session you’ll be running the whole show! \n✓ Work with 3-4 other bands/artists just like yours \n✓ Get your hands on pro equipment and learn how it all works \n✓ Master stage setup\, sound mixing\, lighting\, and performance skills \n✓ End with a real Saturday night concert YOU all run\n✓ Small group sizes (4-6 members per band with 3-4 bands total) \nPROGRAM OVERVIEW \nYour 4-Week Journey: \nWeek 1: Build Your Stage 💪 \nSaturday  10.30am-2.30pm \nStart with an empty stage and learn how to set up everything from scratch. You’ll position amps\, run cables safely\, set up a simple vocal PA\, and get monitors working. \nWhat You’ll Do:\n– Equipment setup and positioning\n– Cable management and safety\n– Basic sound mixing of PA and backline amps\n– 30-minute set rehearsed per band with performance advice / suggestions\n– Learn volume balance (drummers and guitarists\, we’re looking at you!)\n– Effective band communication \nWhile others play\, you’ll run lights\, adjust sound\, and learn what makes a band go from good to great! \nWeek 2: Go Pro ⚡️ \nSaturday 10.30am-2.30pm \nTime for the full gig setup. Main PA system\, full monitor mixes\, drum mics\, the works. Learn the difference between digital and analog mixers\, and get hands-on with iPad controls. Dial in your tone quickly. \nWhat You’ll Do:\n– Full PA and monitor setup\n– Create your bands Stage Plot\n– Mic placement techniques\n– Proper soundcheck procedures\n– Digital mixer operation\n– Mix each other’s bands \nPlus\, you’ll finally learn how to coil cables properly!!!!! \nWeek 3: Show Time Prep 💡\nSaturday 10.30-2.30pm \nFull show rehearsal mode. Quick changeovers\, stage management\, lighting operation\, and learning how to talk to the audience with confidence. \nWhat You’ll Do: \n– Stage management skills\n– Quick setup and changeovers\n– Lighting operation\n– How to MC/compare properly\n– Monitor mixing on the fly\n– Create an interval music playlist \nDo it all; Everyone rotates through different roles—you’ll understand the whole production. \n— \nWeek 4: YOUR Concert 🌟\nSaturday (4pm-9pm) \nThis is it. A real show with a real audience. You’ll run everything—from sound to lights to stage management—AND perform your act. It’s going to be hectic\, nerve wracking\, but ultimately memorable and fun. Leading\, hopefully\, to a love of live events that you will carry with you forever. \nInvite your friends\, family\, and fans. Time to show them what you’ve got! \n  \nWho Should Join?\nFor Teens 13-18 years: \nYou’ve got a band.\nYou can already play your instruments at a basic level and have a five or six songs ready to rehearse. \nFor Parents:\n\nA structured\, supervised program that teaches real-world music industry skills. Your teen will learn responsibility\, teamwork\, technical skills\, and gain confidence performing. \nThe skills your teen will acquire: \nThis goes beyond just playing your instrument\, young people gain knowledge in: \n🎚️ Sound engineering basics \n💡 Lighting and stage management \n🎤 Performance and stage presence \n⚡ Equipment setup and safety \n🤝 Professional band communication\n📋 Organisation and planning \n— \nPRACTICAL INFORMATION \nThe Details \nWhen: 3 Saturday sessions (10.30am-2.30pm) + Saturday evening concert  (Set up 4-6\, performance 7 -9pm) \nWho: Ages 13-18\, bands of 4-6 members   \nWhere:The Basement (full professional setup)   \nGroup Size: We will select 3-4 bands\, solo artists or duos to take part in this pilot programme. \nThere is small upfront fee required to secure your spot and ensure commitment to the full program. This is £20 per young person for the course. If the cost of this workshop is prohibitive to you as a young person\, please do get in touch about support and bursaries: jonathan@lovehelston.co.uk \nReady to Take Your Band Seriously? \nBook in now\, have your band name\, number of members and who they are ready\, you’ll be asked to fill in a form when you book. \nStop just practicing in someone’s garage. Learn how real shows actually work. \nGot questions? Want to know if your band is ready? Get in touch and let’s talk: robertnute1@gmail.com \nBasement Band Craft Club – Where you don’t just learn to play music\, you learn to BE A BAND!\n\nWhat do I need to know? \n\nWho is The Basement for?\nThe Basement isn’t just another youth centre – it’s the space you asked for\, designed by you\, built for you. The space is primarily for 11-18 year olds. Your basement. Your rules. Your future starts here.\n\nI need dropping off in a car. Where?\nThe Basement is in Trengrouse Way pay and display car park. \n\n\nDo I have to book?\nWe have a limited capacity and booking means we can guarantee you a space.  If we have space available we may be able to take walk-ins on the day but we cannot guarantee this. \n\n\nWhat is access like?\nWe have level\, step-free access from the car park into the building as well as accessible toilets. If you have additional access needs please contact us on hello@lovehelston.co.uk or drop in. \n\n\nWhere is The Basement?\nWe are in the basement of Helston Gateway (the former Budgens supermarket building) next to The Parade and in Trengrouse Way car park. \n\n\nWhere can I find out more about The Basement?\nOn our website at www.lovehelston.co.uk or by contacting the Basement Team at hello@lovehelston.co.uk \n\n\nWill you be taking photos and video?\nWe often take photos so let everyone you’re booking tickets for know this. These photos\, films and recordings may be used at any time in print and online for evaluation\, promotion or in connection with other projects. If you would prefer to not be in photos please let staff at The Basement know.
URL:https://lovehelston.co.uk/event/band-craft-club-cohort-1/
LOCATION:The Basement\, Helston Gateway\, The Parade\, Helston\, Cornwall\, TR13 8RT\, United Kingdom
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