Put Your Music Where Your Mouth is #2
July 7, 2010 No Commentsnext music debate is 6pm 7th July, upstairs @ Royal British Legion, Endless Street, Salisbury. Here’s what came out of the last meeting…stand by for news of the second debate.
“Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is…” notes from meeting #1 – held 16th April 2010
So, what’s good and what’s not so good about Salisbury’s music scene?
Good:
Youth Scene
Bass Connections
Talent
Friendly
Radio
The Unit
Maybe it’s not that bad for a small city?
Bad:
Not enough Venues
The council’s lack of support
In the shadow of Stonehenge
Attendance
More open-mic
Transport
It’s not a young, University city
No website with central ‘what’s on’
Current Views and Issues:
Apathy/Fragmented
Small minded
Provoke change!!
Venue staff turnover
Loss of venue Stand Out – “Since Stand Out closed……”
No venues
Those who run venues have no business sense
It’s always cover bands
Expensive drinks
Lack of sense of ownership
Lack of live music for 13-17 year olds
Arts Centre priced us out since the re-furb
Smallsbury – young people+music = Guns
Who should come to the next meeting?
Our next MP
Arts Centre
Young People
Transport Providers
City Hall
The Unit
Paddy from the Ale House
Boat House
Police
Local Bands
Journal
Council
Music press
Spire FM
BBC Wilts
Adrian Sainsbury
Comments on Post-its:
- We did advertise this meeting and we handed out a lot of flyers to young people but you see no young people responded
- To help young people gain ownership of their scene – linking young people with promoters to give them contacts and experience with a view to aid them staging their own events for their peers. Giving the next generation the tools to continue the scene
- We get loads of tourists – they have things to see in the daytime (cathedral/historic scenes) but at night they can’t see our musical side only if they pay – so, local bands!