Collaborative Community Events & Workshops

OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT

A collaborative & inclusive creative community night welcoming both spectators and performers. A fantastic opportunity to connect, collaborate, and meet a wide range of music, arts, dance, and Live music lovers.

We provide opportunities for consistent grassroots artists and connecting artists to coordinate releases together. We release a WEEKLY YouTube series endorsing all Open mic performers, providing free self-promotion for performing & actively preparing you for your independent growth in our communities.

ALL events are ‘Pay as you feel’, no tickets, only donations to maintain our HQ production for each show & level UP the space. 💫

Get prepared and read below HOW to shine!✨

OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT COMMUNITY RULES:

  • Sign UP with the host; posted in the Bio of the @ShowUPMusic Instagram WEEKLY.
  • Prepare for success – Doors open at 7 pm, so performers arrive on time & ready to perform.
  • Open Mic performers can perform 2 tracks – recording both sound & video of your performance.
  • No backing tracks – Why? We have a skilled house band including guitarists, bassists, drummers & keyboard players to collaborate with. (Once you have signed up with the upcoming week’s host, send across your tracks and the house band will learn them)
  • WEEKLY SONGWRITERS, ARTISTS, BANDS & COLLECTIVES with upcoming releases are welcome to HIGHLIGHT the Open mic before our jam kick-starts.
  • Respect the instrument – We provide a full lineup of equipment, including drums, percussion, bass, electric guitar, and keys for performers to use during this event. These are owned by independent, hardworking musicians who reinvest in equipment that graciously lends during the show.
  • ALL INSTRUMENTS & ARTS WELCOME – we welcome a wide breadth of instruments and variety of creatives to perform in our shows.

WEEKLY TUESDAY AT BOUZOUKI BY NIGHT – 7:00 – LATE ✨
(88 Princess St, M1 6NG, UK)

✨Creative Progression GUIDANCE✨

Creative Sales Workshops

We are making creative sales & marketing accessible with workshop topics about:

  • Self-Employment through Self-Empowerment.
  • Prospect your own passion-driven career.
  • Independent creative progression guidance.
  • Preparations to fund your independent creative journey.

We welcome YOU to preregister for our Creative Sales Workshops to guide creatives on the steps to grow your independent venture in an engaging session. A consultative workshop from a sales expert, affordable for everyone with passion & an opportunity to connect with like-minded creatives in our community.

Monthly at Bouzouki by Night, 7 – 9 pm (Date TBC to preregister)

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PAY AS YOU FEEL – NO TICKET

VIDEO GAME JAM NIGHT

VIDEO GAME JAM NIGHT

We aim to bring together the community of local musicians interested in video game music and improvisation.

MCR VGM Jam is supported by ShowUP Music, a local creative community, as well as by Bouzouki By Night, a local Greek restaurant where we host our jams.