Mon 10/20 @ 6-9PM
Cleveland Rocks: Past Present Future, the nonprofit founded by Beachland Ballroom co-owner Cindy Barber to provide services and education to help musicians and bands advance their career, has been hosting a series of Monday night Musicians Workshops.
Generally, they cover nuts-and-bolts topics such as how to book your band, how to collect your money from performance rights organizations, or what type of mic works best for you. This month’s workshop will be a little difference and very timely in light of the recent obliteration by ideastream public broadcasting of a nearly 50-year-old college radio station WCSB-FM 89.3 that served as a pillar of the local music scene.
The topic is “The Importance of College and Community Radio,” in which the panelists will enlighten the audience on the essential role college radio plays in the local music ecostructure: how they help local and underground bands find an audience for their music and direct audiences the to local music venues that provide the initial step in many successful bands’ careers.
Speaking include former WCSB (now calling themselves XCSB) general manager Alison Bomgarner, XCSB’s Liam Main, Jasen Sokol from John Caroll Radio station WJCU-FM 88.7 and Rachel Hunt from Case Western Reserve radio station WRUW FM 91. (She also works in marketing and operation at the Grog Shop so she can provide insight into how clubs and college radio work in tandem to lift up the local music scene.)
The panel discussions each month are followed by the 2×4 songwriter showcase, featuring four songwriters or bands performing two songs. This month they include Nicole Otero, Jessica Jonczyk, Moon Cactus and one TBA.
The event, which takes place at the Cleveland Rocks Shop in the Waterloo Arts District, is free and open to all. Register here.
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2 Responses to “Musicians Workshop Program to Discuss How College Radio Is Crucial to the Local Music Scene”
it telkom
It’s refreshing to see history approached with this kind of intellectual honesty and global perspective.
komputer
I truly appreciate this initiative!