Invitation Music Party October 5th, 2013, Wageningen, the Netherlands - long post, must read

[Gert van Santen]

All,

My birthday has always been a good day, with family and friends - 
plus I got to decide what we were having for dinner: french fries 
and "kroketten", of course! (http://tinyurl.com/l25tkml).

I guess some things have changed - I'm not so fond of fries 
anymore. I also found that it's not necessarily fun to have your 
birthday when the weather outside is cold and watery - which is 
often the case on the 28th of January! Moreover, I felt something 
was always missing: LIVE MUSIC - except for last year, when Perry 
surprised me by playing "Je ne regrette rien": 
http://tinyurl.com/lp9fqh7.

That got me thinking...

And then it hit me: I wanted to organize a birthday party in the 
summer - or at least not during winter. And it would be a party 
with live music; live music, played by my friends and me.

So...

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*...it is with great pleasure that I am inviting all of you 
music-barians to my Music Party, providing you with the 
opportunity to play in front of a crowd!*

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*GENERAL INFO *

DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2013
LOCATION: Café Loburg, WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS
TIME: 14:00 - closing time
WEB: http://www.loburg.com
PIX of the VENUE: http://tinyurl.com/lmbas3p

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*THE IDEA *

I want as many of you as possible to get your ass over here, get 
(re)aquainted, relax, do some networking, rehearse your music for 
two days in a nice rehearsal room, play us your stuff and 
basically just have an awesome time! It doesn´t matter if your 
music is noize, pop, shoe gaze, jazz, acoustic Americana, 
experimental or just plain rubbish; I will find you a good slot. 
Don't forget: it´s all about meeting up again and having a good time!

*P**lease consider doing a gig - even if it's just for 5 minutes, 
or 1 song, or playing back from a laptop and doing a sexy dance. 
The success of this day will depend on you, the musicians.* *And 
of course I want to show off the music-bar to my other friends 
and to the people of Wageningen.*

Anyone who wants to perform, will get a slot for a gig. For the 
moment, slots are planned to be up to 30 minutes, depending on 
what YOU want, and on the total amount of material the musicians 
will be able to provide. If you want to do something BIG, though, 
let me know, and I will get you a "special deal".

All I'm asking you now is:
* Let me know if you are planning to come to the party
* Let me know if you will be doing a gig (playback or karaoke are 
also allowed :-)
* Let me know what style your music is: acoustic, electro pop , 
experimental, etc...
* Let me know how long you will be playing
* Let me know what gear you will bring
* Sending me a link with a demo is good for planning; this event 
will start "soft"and end "loud"
* O, and let me know if you will bring any family :-)

*I have said this before: this is not Woodstock, it's just for 
fun - although you are free to prepare an awesome show, of 
course, in which case you might get one of the available night 
slots. *

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REHEARSAL DAYS OCTOBER 3 & 4*

* For Thirsday 3d and Friday 4th, my friend René from Black 
Terrace (awesome punk/wave band since the eighties) has offered 
us his rehearsal room: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbalris/9433865483/in/set-72157634778590562 


This is going to be loads of fun, so make sure you will be there!

We will discuss rehearsal times and how to get to the rehearsal 
room later. A taxi might be the best idea: it's not too far away, 
it's cheap when we share the costs, it's easy to bring gear, plus 
we can drink beer. A small sound system plus guitar and bass amps 
will be available.

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SOUND SYSTEM at the VENUE*

There's a big PA system with a big mixing desk. The sound is 
great. There will be good monitoring on stage, and of course 
microphones will be available. A guy from the venue will be doing 
the mixing. Check pix here: http://tinyurl.com/lmbas3p

*Please bring AS LITTLE GEAR as possible. It's better to make a 
"backing tape"at home and play one or two mini synths live, than 
arrive here with a truck load full of gear. It's a shame to waste 
time with setting up.*

My advice: keep it small, do your own mixing on stage with your 
own little mixer or laptop, and just send out a stereo line.

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PROGRAM* *October 5th*

* 12:00 - venue open
* 14:00 - party starts
* 14:30-17:30 - smaller acts, starting soft, getting louder
* 18:00-22:00 - not so loud acts (there's a pizza restaurant 
above the venue ;-)
* 22:00-24:00 - 1 or 2 loud acts
* 24:00-late - DJ Mohsen (USA) and DJ Geeza (Poland).

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FOOD & DRINKS *

* Only invitees (all of you, plus my friends from NL) will 
receive tokens for free drinks. I will provide you with extra 
tokens, if you've run out. There will be a limit, though. Of 
course it will always be possible to use real money
* There will be free catering for all invitees around 18:00. It 
will be simple, but good and healthy. The food will be partly 
vegetarian.

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SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS*

By now, some of you will have made sleeping arrangements (hotels 
in the neigbourhood, our house). Kristin and I will have room for 
2-4 sleepers. The small bedroom is booked, but we still have 2 
aerobeds and a very nice sleeping couch. Just let me know.

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QUESTIONS, ADVICE*

If there is anything you want to know - now, next week, or during 
the party, I will be happy to help you out, or answer your questions.

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*AND NOW IT'S YOUR TURN:

* ** Please let me know if you are planning to come to the party: 
*send your e-mail through the music-bar and cc me, so we will all 
know what and whom to expect*
*** Tell us if you will be playing live (please do!)**
*** Tell us your music style **
*** Tell us how long you will be playing
* Send me some sort of gear list
* Send me a link with a demo
* Let me know if you will bring your family
* Let me know if you need one of the 3 available sleeping places 
left at my house
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*That's it*
*I hope to see as many of you as possible! *
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Cheers,
Gert

Gert van Santen
www.gertvansanten.nl*
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