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| Chair | Matt Bartlett |
| Vice Chair | Chris Tulley |
| Events Promoter | John Addicott |
| Assistant Promoter | Brett Prakownik |
| Treasurer | Karen Ritchings |
| Assistant Treasurer | Nick Tuckwell |
SCMG Minutes 2003-12-03
1. Present: Scott, Steven, Jon, Rob, Simon, Matt, Karen, Rich, Adrian, Angie, Seb, Jenna, Brian, Nick. Chris.
2. Apologies: Brett.
3. Financial Report: We have £330.68 in the account after paying £800 for the production of this year's compilation CD.
We need to decide how to spend the rest of this money before we apply for more in April. It was proposed that it should be used to fund recording local bands that apply to the SCMG for it, and for promoting gigs.
It was decided that we would discuss the matter in full at the next meeting.
4. Gigs: Adrian will confirm the availability of himself and the Arts Centre PA at the next meeting.
17/01/04 @ Rock Gardens, no line up yet. Promoted by Angie.
Roger the Landlord of the Rock Gardens is leaving this week, however, according to Angie, the new owner will honour any upcoming dates. Angie has a meeting with the new owner planned soon.
Simon recommended 'Hotshots Snooker Club' in Highbridge as being well organised and a good place to play. Contact details will be obtained.
We still have a bi-monthly arrangement for
gigs at the Arts Centre:
- Sat 31st Jan, promoted by John A
- Sat 20th March, Simon
- Sat 29th May, Angie/Seb
- Sat 24th July, Brett?
5. Compilation CD: The CDs have been made and are ready. We have 500 CDs, which were produced at a cost of £800. £360 of this was provided by the SCMG. The rest was paid by the bands at £20 per band. Each band will receive 20 CDs after they have paid their money. Karen will be in charge of issuing the CDs at the launch gig on Sat 6th Dec, upon payment by the bands.
6. Transit Tour: John A would like a volunteer to take over promotion of the tour as he wishes to concentrate on his studies into his final year at university. It is an excellent opportunity, and the right person stands to make a small personal profit.
Also, Brett would like to hear from any one interested in acting as stage manager at the Rag-Day event on Thursday 18th Dec. Pm-Evening. Anyone interested should contact Brett.
7. SCMG Constitution: Matt suggested we write a constitution for the group to formalise our aims and make it easier to apply for grants from the council. (As a 'Key Strategic Organisation' we would qualify for constant funding). A draft document was circulated at the meeting and was agreed to be acceptable. Matt and Adrian will produce a revised/finalised draft for the next meeting, which will be the Annual General Meeting.
One of the requirements of having a constitution is that we have a membership scheme of some sort. It was agreed that members should attend a number of meetings annually. It was not decided whether membership should be chargeable.
At the AGM we will vote for Officers for the next year to fill any vacancies that might arise.
8. Arts Centre: The Arts Centre is threatened with closure by the council. It is their intention to relocate it to Burnham in a move viewed as being largely political. (The council is largely Conservative, and there are more Conservative voters in Burnham than in Bridgwater) Brian urged the Group to add support to the opposition to this plan, which the meeting agreed was a very bad thing. Members of the group and anyone else who wishes to were urged to write to the Mercury and to Mike Cresswell, the portfolio holder for leisure, sport and culture, expressing their concern. Write to: michael.cresswell@sedgemoor.gov.uk and newsdesk@bridgwatermercury.co.uk or post a letter to:
Letters Editor,
The Bridgwater Mercury,
Royal Clarence House,
York Buildings,
High Street,
Bridgwater,
Somerset
TA6 3AT
For a letter to be included in the paper
it needs to be received by 5pm Thurs.
It is important that we show support, and resist this move if
only because we have just recently started promoting gigs at the
arts centre again.
9. Czech Business: The tour had been oversubscribed by bands and a subcommittee was formed to decide which bands should play. The committee was formed by Brian, Matt and Chris. The bands that will go, subject to them paying their money in time are Citrus Boy, Endeavour, Method Own, Propaganja and Airfield.
There has been no progress in getting any money from Adam Carter, which he owes to the promoter in Ceske Budejovice after having collected it from some participants of this years tour to pay for damage to the accommodation. It was decided that the group should exclude Adam from participating in any SCMG events organised by the group until the money is paid. Matt will again try to contact Adam.
10. Upcoming Events: Gig at the Rock Garden on 17th Jan organised by Angie. No line up confirmed yet.
Matt is still investigating the possibility of using the Rollercoaster Studio. Simon suggested that the SCMG could pay some of the costs of the studio for SCMG bands that wanted to use its facilities.
11. Next Meeting: The next meeting
will be the AGM on 6th January 2004, at the Arts Centre.
SCMG Minutes 04-11-03
Register
Present: Scott, Steven, Jon, Rob,
Simon, Matt, Karen, Rich, Adrian, Angie, Seb, Jenna, Brian, Nick.
Apologies: John A, Brett
Financial Report: We currently have £1030.30
Midnight Mango promotions:
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed and
Adrian's Availability. This section has recently become more complex,
due to Adrian... It will now be included on a separate page, click
here for details
Rock Gardens Situation: Roger the owner has
sold the venue and will aim to give us two weeks notice of when
he will be leaving. We will need to contact the new owner to determine
the future of the venue.
Other Venues This raised the issue of venues in Bridgwater, and
how to increase the number of places that we can promote and perform
at. Rob mentioned the Newmarket and Toffs and said he would look
into promotions there. Matt stressed the need to be proactive,
and suggested the Blake. Simon would look into using the Oz bar
again, and Steve would investigate placing an advert in the Mercury
to attract venues. Matt then went on to mention an email he had
received from Charlie, the manager of the Arts Centre, regarding
larger bands playing at the Palace Matt and Charlie will be meeting
with the Management of the Palace and Matt will report back yo
the next meeting. This was considered a good idea by all present.
Various suggestions were put forward including local support for
large bands, battle of the bands competitions to win prestigious
support slots, heats in the Oz bar. matt would raise these with
the Lillies at their meeting. Adrian took the opportunity to present
a letter he had drafted which he suggested sending to Chris Sideway.
The letter was urging Chris to establish a venue for local bands.
It was felt that the letter was a little too aggressive and didn,t
offer any solutions. Adrian would redraft. It was suggested that
we instead consult the Arts Review, and make a proposal after
reading that... to provide a subsidy for a venue. It was considered
worth noting that our subsidy does not cover venues. Our grant
money is mainly for the annual CD, and Somerfest.
Arts Centre: Situation: We have secured a bi-monthly slot of contracted
gigs at the Arts Centre, which is very good news.
Sat Dec 6th (CD Launch Gig) Then
Sat 31st Jan (Jon Clash)
Sat 20th March
Sat 29th May
Sat 24th July
The conditions for using the venue are as follows:
1. We have access to the venue from 4pm and we must be out by
12mt.
2. Music is to finish at 11pm.
3. The promoter should provide two stewards, and box office staff.
4. The promoter will take care of their own publicity and tickets.
5. Pre-sold tickets are subject to a booking fee.
6. Any band wishing to perform covers will have to pay a £25
PRS fee.
7. The cost of hire is £75 for a night.
Allocation Of Gigs:
The meeting decided that the dates that we have available should
be fairly distributed amongst those who wish to promote a night
there, but promoters would have to meet conditions imposed by
the group. Steve suggested we give priority to local acts, and
Matt suggested that, since we are a group for local artists, one
SCMG act should perform at each event. This proposal was carried
by the group. It was also agreed that each night should feature
a total of at least three acts. Simon drew a parallel with the
Palace arrangement and said that a Big Name, band would draw a
crowd, while giving local acts the opportunity of a decent support
slot.
The dates booked so far were allocated by agreement as follows:
January: John A
March: Simon
May: Angie et al
July Open for next meeting to decide, Adrian Suggested Brett would
be interested.
Compilation CD:
Music: This year the album will
contain one track per group, as 23 acts submitted work for inclusion.
Name: "Stairway to Bridgwater" with a subheading SCMG
compilation 2004
Artwork: There were eight submissions of artwork to go on the
cover of the new CD. These were voted on by the group, and two
finalists, were chosen. In a vote the image of the wicker/running
man in silhouette won over the montage of the man and images of
Bridgwater by seven votes to five. Because of the narrow margin
a dual cover or front and back design incorporating both images
was proposed, but no decision was reached. It was agreed that
Karen would contact the artist responsible for the wicker man
to inform her that we were going to use the image of her work.
Launch Gig (Sat Dec 6th)Matt/Brett to promote, Angie and Karen
to steward/Door Seb to do the lights. Line up to be confirmed.
Acoustic sessions in the bar?
Transit Tour:
John not present to discuss
Czech Business:
Czech Business: Brian reported that there has been a very
good response from people wishing to play on the tour in April.
The deadline for people interested in travelling to contact Brian
will be the date of the next SCMG meeting. At the next meeting
a sub-committee will be formed to work through the applicants.Brian
also reported that we can no longer book gigs in Czeske Budejovice
because of the damage done to the accommodation we were staying
in. At the time Adam from Stupidicus started a collection to cover
the cost of the damage but, despite several people on the trip
contributing to the fund, the money was not given to the promoter.
Since then the promoter has visited Bridgwater twice, but no money
has been forthcoming. Brian reflected that the fact that we can
no longer play in this town, which was a major and regular venue
for the tour, is a great shame.
Upcoming Events
See 3.1 enc or "What's On" Guide
A.O.B:
Rollercoaster Studio, Studio in Bridgwater with a group from
his school. It is a studio designed for and aimed at people aged
11-19. He mentioned the possibility of cheap studio time for local
acts, as well as the possibility of local musicians or engineers
helping out. He also mentioned the possibility for wider use by
the SCMG in the new year, as it is currently under-subscribed.
Rob also announced he had been interested in opening a studio
and rehearsal space, now he would be interested in a technicians
role at the Rollercoaster
Any Other Business: Jenna is looking for contributions for a fanzine
she is compiling. She would welcome any contributions of music
reviews, film reviews, photography etc. Any material should be
submitted to the following email address: bridgwatermusicfanzine@hotmail.com
Date of next meeting: A vote was held to decide whether we should move the meetings to another day of the week, so that other people may attend. It was decided by a vote that it should not be changed, so the next meeting will be Tuesday, 2nd December, at the Arts Centre.
SCMG Minutes 07-10-03
Register
Present: Matt, Nick, Karen, Adrian,
Scot, Simon, Angie, Seb
Apologies: Richard, John, Brett
Financial Report:
We have £1107.06 in the SCMG account.
Midnight Mango promotions:
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed and
Adrian's Availability. This section has recently become more complex,
due to Adrian... It will now be included on a separate page, click
here for details..In addition to the dates list on the
midnight mango website: Matt has confirmed that he will promote
Sat 15th Nov. (Ed now Sat 8th Nov) Delbert Grady will take
28th Nov, and use their own PA. Helen Bikeshed will promote 25th
Oct, but PA may be an issue. Karen wanted to know whether Red
Smed will perform at the end of Nov, as was previously suggested.
Anyone wishing to book a gig or promote their own evening is encouraged
to look at the MM website and contact Matt.
Other venues: Arts Centre Gigs (Sat Dec 6th), The Oz Bar etc :The
recent gig at the Arts Centre was felt to be a success and well
attended, although the Volume limiter was triggered three or four
times. Matt to speak to Charlie to discuss next season
Compilation CD:
Music: We need more contributions If you are in a band that
would like to contribute you should send a CD. State your two
tracks of preference to Matt at his address Send him an email
for his land address to matt@midnightmango.co.uk. Similarly if
you know a band who may like to contribute please pass this information
on.. The deadline is now extended to 30/10 Contributions have
been received from: Delbert Grady, Squad 69, Dead Fish, Afterglow,
Red Smed (Ed: and now, Robert Heath, Beaty Queen & Endeavour)
Name It was agreed that the CD would be called "Stairway
to Bridgwater" with a subheading SCMG compilation 2004
Artwork The final choice for the artwork will be made at the next
meeting in November. Contributions to Matt.
Launch Gig The launch gig in December needs volunteers for the
door. Angie and Karen said they could help. Seb said he would
do the lights.
Transit Tour:
Gunstar Heroes
Czech Business:
Czech tour: Brian would like to hear from bands or people
interested in going next year.
Upcoming Events
Other matters: GIG: Fri 28th Nov, Delbert Grady, One Middle
Finger, Ganis at Highbridge Snooker Club, £3/£3.50
door. See www.delbertgrady.com
See 3.1 enc or "What's On" Guide
A.O.B:
Matt mentioned the possibility of gaining access to the Rollercoaster
Studio in Sydenham for SCMG members and bands.
Date of next meeting: 4th Nov, Arts Centre.
SCMG Minutes 02-09-03
Register
Present: Matt Bartlett, Brett Prakownik,
Karen Ritching, Nick Tuckwell, Brian Smedley, Richard Baker, Simon
Hewett, Scott, Adrian Baker.
Apologies: J Addicott
Financial Report:
Account We have £1127.06 which includes £250.00 taken
from the bar at this year's Somerfest.
Rock Gardens & other Midnight Mango promotions:
Rock Gardens Gigs: Rock Gardens Gigs:
Dates available & confirmed and Adrian's Availability.
This section has recently become more complex, due to Adrian...
It will now be included on a separate page, click here for details.
See Gigs and PA Availability Page. Anybody wanting a gig is welcome
to promote it themselves on any of the free nights, but tell Matt
B so he can put it on the website
Other venues: Arts Centre Gigs:
We now have an arrangement with the Arts Centre to use their theatre
and PA. They will take £75.00 and 10% of the pre gig ticket
sales. We will need to provide door staff and people to overse
the event. There are only two gigs booked at the moment, as most
of their programme is booked well in advance, and this will be
an opportunity to 'test the water'.
The Oz Bar: Rob was not present to discuss plans to start performing
at the Oz bar again.
Sat Dec 6th, which Matt and Brett would promote as a launch party/gig
for the new CD
Compilation CD:
Compilation CD; Planned again for December, but contributions
are required BY 17 TH OCTOBER. Email Matt for details of where
to send them. Tell your friends. If you would like to design a
poster or flyer to generate contributions, (ed: I have put
a couple of pdf files on the website which can be used for this
purpose. MB.). Also we need a TITLE and ARTWORK for the CD.
Any contributions to Matt, or to the next meeting. Keep it clean
Please!
Midnight Mango Web Site:
www.midnightmango.co.uk; If you have any ideas or contributions
about/for the website, why not come to the next meeting and discuss
them. Or email Matt. If you would like a page for your band, please
send Matt the ACTUAL CONTENT you would like included.
Adrian suggested compiling a 'hints and tips' guide for people
wishing to promote their own night, and suggested. It was felt
that John might be good at that, but was not present to be asked.
Upcoming Events
See 3.1 enc or Midnight Mango "What's On" Guide
A.O.B:
Arts Centre Tues 9/9 sees a visit from Czech Rock choir 'Svaty
Pluk'. They are from Bridgwater's twin town, Uherske Hradiste.
The annual tour of the Czech Republic was discussed, and it was
agreed that we would like this to go ahead again, however, Brian
raised the issue of the damage caused this year in the hostel
in Ceske Budejovice, and was interested to know what had happened
to the collection that was organised after the trip to pay for
the damage. Our link in CB has visited twice since the trip, and
we have not been able to present her with any money, thereby jeoparising
any future trip to CB.
Date of next meeting: Next Meeting; will be on the 7th October
in the Arts Centre.
SCMG Minutes 15-07-03
Present: John Addicott, Adrian Baker, Tome Reed, Matt Bartlett,
All members of Method Own, Nick Tuckwell and Karen Ritchings
Apologies: No Apologies received
Financial Report:
Account The SCMG account currently holds £918.18 but there
are several transactions yet to be accounted for. The gig kitty
currently holds £18.
Grant Application Success The SCMG has successfully received a
grant of £1,125 from SDC for non-revenue activities which
mainly includes the recent somerfest big gig (paying bands, buying
equipment etc.) and this years forthcoming compilation CD
Three Crowns Gigs & other Midnight Mango promotions:
Grants: No advance on Adrian's bid research due to the uncertain
future of the Three Crowns. Three Crowns/Rock Gardens/Midnight
Mango promotions. No further info from the Transit scheme funders.
Three crowns Situation: Still no official future for 3 crowns
although it seems live music will not be present at this venue
in the future as the pub may be sold for development for accommodation.
Other venues: Arts Centre Gigs:
Fri Sep 19 which John Addicott will promote. Confirmed line up
of Civian, The Headplug, Downfall and Gunstar Heroes. there are
still some confusions around costs of hire/provision of staff
etc. from the SCMG for the event. Matt to pursue. The current
understanding is that we pay the arts centre £75 for use
of the theatre/PA and they take 10% of any ticket sales pre-gig.
We need to provide one or two staff for admissions/overseeing
event etc. (Since confirmed as such)
The Oz bar may consider holding bands again, Clive Lilley will
be 'vetting' method Own at their gig this weekend with a view
to hosting them at the room in the palace nightclub
Sat Dec 6th, which Matt and Brett would promote as a launch party/gig
for the new CD
Rock Gardens Gigs: Dates available &
confirmed and Adrian's Availability.
This section has recently become more complex, due to Adrian...
It will now be included on a separate page, click here for details.
Somerfest Review:
Friday Night Gig: Well attended,
bands were paid a reasonable amount (£20 for local, £30
for non-local). the use of an outside gazebo/mini stage was regarded
as a very god idea although it was criticised for nt being managed
properly and lacked any kind of structure regarding orders/when
people should be playing. The whole event overran until 2 in the
morning. There were issues regarding the mix of the clients of
the two rooms of the rock gardens where some non-gig attenders
were causing hassle. It was suggested that next year, the friday
indoor gig should be held somewhere more conducive to live music
such as the arts centre.
Something for the Weekend Event: Estimates of 1000 people
attended throughout the day. Regarded as a success and reasonably
trouble free. Issues included:
*Matt Gunther arriving late with PA gear. In future the PA suppliers
would be contracted so as a late arrival would have an impact
on their payment.
*Paying litter pickers worked out to be an excellent idea, this
should be budgeted for next year
*There was a level on dissatisfaction with the hired "door
staff". It was felt that they weren't really doing their
jobs. next year a better quality of 'back stage' security would
have to be considered which would include clear signs indicating
that passes must be shown, and a better quality pass should be
made available.
*it was felt that communication between the SCMG and the Crusaders,
who were organising the other events of the day, needed to be
improved.
*The Fridge Magnets band were an excellent idea.
*The SCMG shop: worked well but those working on it felt that
they were being treated as a complaint station as much as a shop
or information point. Next year it is requested that more helpers
are designated to this task. it was suggested too that an SCMG
shop should be set up at more events as it was a good money spinner
for bands selling merchandise. Also next year a clear sign indicating
that it was a merchandise stall would be appreciated.
*Stewards: not enough people volunteering! next year we need to
consider options such as bands helping provide staff, and to think
about the male/female ratio's - there were a lot male stewards
this year.
*Only one major complaint: Cllr taylor complained that one of
the portable toilets had been knocked over and reported violence.
It seems that this took place after the gig finished and Matt
will find out more details about the nature of the complaint.
*Several people this year indulged in fire juggling and similar
performances. Although this was not part of the big gig as such
it was felt that next year some sectioned off area for people
to do this would need to be considered in terms of health and
safety.
Midnight Mango Web Site:
New Email addresses: Core SCMG members now have special Midnight
Mango e-mail addresses. you can contact nick, karen, brett, john,
chris and adrian using the following:
nick@ which is nicktuckwell@vodafone.net
karen@ which is ritaslut@nme.com
brett@which is pracownik@hotmail.com
john@ which is johnaddicott@contactme.co.uk
chris@ which is TMIXMAKER@aol.com
adrian@ which is adrian@bakeracres.freeserve.co.uk
Upcoming Events
See above programme or Midnight Mango "What's On"
Guide
A.O.B: the next SCMG cd will be launched on the 6th December
at the second arts centre gig. The SCMG is now inviting artists
to submit tracks that they would like considered for inclusion.
The criteria is that the music must be original and recently recorded
(up to 18 months old). Ideally the bands should be from the Somerset
area. All submissions should be in by 17th october. The final
tracks will be selected by a committee of SCMG members. Please
send CD's to Matt Bartlett.
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 2nd September, 8pm @ The Bridgwater
Arts Centre
SCMG Minutes 03-06-03
Register!!!
Present: Matt Bartlett, Nick Tuckwell,
Karen Ritchings, Richard Baker, Matt Gunter, Amy, Method Own,
Adrian Baker (initially).
Apologies: John Addicott, Chris Tulley.
Financial Report:
Circa £140 in the account
Grant Application Meeting Jun 12 when we will find out the outcome
of our grant application.
Three Crowns Gigs & other Midnight
Mango promotions:
Situation: John Addicott had spoken
to Roger at the Three Crowns and it seems definite that he would
not be following up a licence application due to the cost of renovation.
Consequently gigs would remain in the Rock Gardens for the foreseeable
future.
Grants: Adrian and John not present to feedback on their researches
Other venues: Arts Centre Gigs: Fri Sep 19 (Prob) which John A
would promote, & Sat Dec 6th, which Matt and Brett would promote
as a launch party/gig for the new CD. Deadline for the Arts
Centre Brochure is the 16th June.
Rob Perdrix was looking for someone to help them out with soud
checking and perhaps mixing for the gig he was promoting on Sat
19th July.
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed
June
07 Method Own promotion
14 Adrian not possible on this day
21 JA
28 Glastonbury
July
04 Somerfest
05 Somerfest
12 Mr Belding, Cherry Atrium, Spoon9 and Idle Tuesday
19 Rob Perdrix would promote Method Own.
26 Bus Station Loonies, Ozmosis, Adrian not possible on this
day
Adrian's Clashes
June
fri 6 film
fri 13 moppets not possible on this day
sat 14 moppets not possible on this day
fri 20 Monique, singist
July
fri 4 somerfest film, but should be possible
sat 5 somerfest play
fri 11 film, but easier to do then than saturday
sat 12 3 daft monkeys
fri 18 jazz
sat 19 allsorts
fri 25 spiritualist dem.
sat 26 definitely not possible
Somerfest:
Bands Chosen: The meeting appeared
happy with the choice. They are, in no particular order:
Bands For The Evening. Fri 4th
Four way kill
Gunstar heroes
Outsider
Shooter
Wombomb
Airfield
Jim Fear
Method Own
Bands For The Day. Sat 5th
Bikeshed
Bucket
Citrusboy
Cog 5
Flipron
Koala attack
Propaganja
The Visitors
Mond-eye
Civian
Back-up For Both.
Gringo Ska (4th only)
Hacksaw
Mr Zippy
Headplug
Orchis
Parkers Barton
Squad 69
Subdiffusion
Ed Budzinski/Snowfish
Three Daft Monkeys
Friday Night gig: Would now be held in the Rock Gardens.
Something for the Weekend Event:
Sound/Lights. Matt Gunter and Amy
to sort out
Stage: Matt Gunter had an idea for a stage and said he would phone
a contact of his to see if they could do it cheaper. He also asked
for a no drinks policy on stage and requested extensions to the
left and right of the stage to cover the stacks. He asked that
the stage would be erected by 9 a.m.
Compere: Rob Perdrix would consider this and get back to Matt
within the week.
Stage Management: Nick requested information, Matt assured.
Shop. Karen asked if anyone would help her, Steve and Joel from
Method Own and Matt said they would help, she also suggested that
it should be an information point. The meeting agreed to buy on
or two gazebos to add cover for the shop and The Fridge Magnets
if the weather was wet. It/They shouldn't be more than around
£50
Matt would ask Brian about the peoples drum kit, we also needed
to locate a bass amp that could be shared between bands.
Stewards:
Matt B
John A
Steve
John
Adam
Wayne
Midnight Mango Web Site:
Our hosters IntensiveNet.com had
gone bust, Matt had negotiated new hosters through Pip Martin
and he had arranged for th IP tag to be changed through the central
agency for .UK names; Nominet. The total charge was £67.50.
Karen paid Pip £50 and reimbursed Matt for the Nominet Admin
charge of £17.50
eMail addresses ending in midnightmango.co.uk were now available.
Matt agreed to get all the officers set up with these addresses
by contacting Pip. He also agreed to ask Pip about setting up
a forum on the website.
Upcoming Events
See above programme or Midnight
Mango "What's On" Guide
A.O.B:
Date of next meeting: Tues 15th July. 2003.
SCMG Minutes 06-05-03
Present:
Matt B, John I, Steve M, Steve C,
Rob P, Red Fox, Karen R, Brian S, Adrian B, Adam C, Wayne K, John
A, Joel ?
Apologies: Tom R, Andy D, Brett P
Financial Report:
The new bank account: £195.68 currently in the new bank
account. Recent credits from Endeavour and Wombomb (for Smells
like Bridgwater CD's). Those present agreed to lift the previously
agreed 'ban' of these two groups from SCMG/Midnight Mango activity.
Grant ApplicationMatt submitted an application for a grant.
Brian S recommends that the group should apply to Sedgemoor District
Council for core funding of the SCMG's activities
Compilation CD "Smells Like Bridgwater
2003":
Two outstanding payments from the
last CD have been received.
Czech news
Czech Rock Tour Report: This years
tour broke even. Rob P stated that every year the tours are growing,
and are getting better and better. It was agreed by all that the
use of one bus from Bridgwater for the whole tour was the best
form of transport. Feedback from last hostel stop not good - several
rooms left in a bad state (cleaners reported to be physically
sick by the smell in one room), the contact in this town requested
compensation. Adam C agreed to do a collection from tour goers
to fund this. £1 each was agreed.
Three Crowns Gigs & other Midnight
Mango promotions:
Situation:Gigs still operating mainly
out of the back room of the rock gardens. Adam's feedback from
Roger (Rock Gardens and 3 crowns licensee) is that gigs may be
able to go back into the pub within 2 months. Issue from RG's
is that people are sneaking in through the back door and not paying.
John A will find a solution for this with Roger. John also stated
that from August time onwards he will once again try to step down
from being main promoter on behalf of Midnight Mango.
Grants: Adrian has been involved in some discussions with a representative
from the Arts Council to find out what we could successfully bid
for. It was decided that we should not worry to much about creating
a perfect application, rather just get a few ideas together about
what we want and submit an application. Future of Transit funding
is unclear, John has received little contact from the organisers
since the last tour.
Other venues: John will be booking a gig @ the arts centre on
15th November, Brett has been offered 6th December to do a gig
there too. If he does not want this date then Matt suggested we
use the opportunity to stage a launch night for the next Sedgemoor
Compilation CD
Adrian has offered to buy the two Yamaha speakers and two speaker
stands. Will negotiate price with ex-stupidicus members. Civian
expressed an interest in purchasing two bass cabinet speakers
and mixer amp.
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed
May
03 Civian, The Headplug, Six Stage Suicide, Ad-Nauseum, Primo
Darkstar
10 Civian, The Headplug, Six Stage Suicide, Primo Darkstar, Ad-Nauseum
Genre: Metal
17 Bucket, Propaganja, Parkers Barton
24 Harsh + Downfall (Not Midnight Mango not sure if happening)
June
07 Method Own promotion
14
21 JA
28 Glastonbury
July
04 Somerfest
05 Somerfest
12 Mr Belding + Idle Tuesday
19
26 Bus Station Loonies
Somerfest:
Selection meeting and procedure:Matt
covered the outcome of the last meeting (there would be a panel
of four people - Matt, John, Brett and Nik (red fox). Adrian wanted
to clarify a misunderstanding in the minutes from the last meeting.
he writes: "Should choose the widest spectrum of original
cutting-edge popular music from performers based in Somerset.
We have given an undertaking to Sedgemoor District council that
there will be no swearing or similar behaviour that will give
offence at the open-air gig, and we have to enforce this. therefor
bands for whom this is an essential part of their repertoire will
of necessity be candidates for the indoor evening gig. However
this does not mean that there will be any other restrictions on
selection, such as an easy-listening type theme for the open-air
gig or a metal/punk theme for the evening indoor gig. Though it
is accepted that the swearing issue may well weigh things this
way" Somerfest selection group will hold their meeting on
Sunday 25th may - bands should submit their names before this
date to qualify for the selection process
Friday night gig: Matt got £50 from Somerset funds
allocated for the Friday evening event.
Advertising? Currently there is an issue about where the
Friday night event should be advertised. There is a reluctance
to stage the gig in the back room of the rock gardens, with the
three crowns being a preferred venue. However without a definite
opening date for this venue we cannot state this on the advertising.
Sound/lights Matt secure funding to pay Matt Gunter £250
for both lights and PA for the Saturday event
Crusaders Carnival Club: As the crangleigh gardens is already
booked by Crusaders carnival club on the Saturday for a fund-raising
fete, it has been agreed that the two events will run concurrently.
Its felt this will be immensely beneficial to both the SCMG and
Crusaders CC. The implications for the music event is that there
will be a beer tent on site (of which the SCMG gets 50% of the
profits). Somerfest are paying for security although we must provide
some stewards - we need to get names of volunteers. Anybody interested
please contact Matt : matt@midnightmango.co.uk
Stewards:
Matt B
John A
Steve
John
Adam
Wayne
Midnight Mango Web Site
The usual call for people to advertise
the site and to submit events, new info about bands etc.
Magazines:
No news
Upcoming Events
See above programme or Midnight
Mango "What's On" Guide
A.O.B:
None
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 3rd June @ Bridgwater Arts centre, 8pm
SCMG Minutes 07-04-03
Present:
Present: Matt Bartlett, John Addicott,
Nick Tuckwell, Karen Ritchings, Brett Pracownik and Adrian Baker
Apologies: Rob Perdrix
Financial Report:
The new bank account: £205.68 is in the new Natwest bank
account. Nick and Karen are currently signatories, John and Brett
maybe added in the future.
The Three Crowns/Rock Gardens account: SCMG + 3 crowns accounts
presented to those present. Some hassles with compiling the accounts
last minute from several promoters. Over the next year promoters
who wish to operate as part of midnightmango/SCMG should submit
a copy of their nights expenditure/income to John and Matt soon
after each concert. The three crowns account left the year £31
in debt. It was agreed at the meeting that £30 would be
cleared by the SCMG account (as it was an outstanding PA payment
to the arts centre)
The total income for the financial year 2002-2003 was £2956.73.
Grant Application: Matt B has written a grant application to Sedgemoor
District Council for the sum of £2,500. This bid includes
upkeep of website, the annual Sedgemoor band CD, contributions
towards recordings, a financial contribution to Somerfest etc.,
etc. Those present agreed that this was fine. (It is available
to be read on request to matt@midnightmango.co.uk)
Compilation CD "Smells Like Bridgwater
2003":
There were still outstanding monies
from Wombomb and Endeavour for the Smells Like Bridgwater
CD. A cheque from Wombomb had bounced which Matt B paid out of
his own pocket. A cheque was written to him to cover this cost.
There had been some complications with bands not knowing who to
write cheques to and so it was agreed that (in the future) bands
should write cheques to the SCMG directly (and not through Matt
B). It was decided that the SCMG would not support Wombomb or
Endeavour (either through live music promotion or through Compilation
CD's) until their debts were cleared.
Three Crowns Gigs & other Midnight
Mango promotions:
Situation: Until further notice
all Three Crowns gigs have been moved into the Rock Gardens
Grants: The future of the transit scheme was discussed (there
may not be any more after the next tour). Adrian will look into
the possibility of seeking Arts Council money for any part of
the SCMG/ Midnight Mango activities and report back.
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed
Other venues: Adrian and matt met with Charlie at the Arts Centre
and she is happy to allow us a couple of evenings to promote some
larger gigs in the winter. We were offered to choose two dates
from either Fri. 19th Sep, Sat 27th Sep, Sat 15th Nov or Sat 6th
Dec. These bookings will be made on the agreement that the arts
centre gets £75 or 50% of the door take, which ever is the
greater. John and Brett agreed to take a date each. (they would
need to inform the Arts Centre of their booking by the end of
May at the latest)The noise limiter is not to be switched off,
but set to its least sensitive setting. It was decided that a
band would go to the arts centre one day soon to practice which
would allow Adrian to see what impact this will have on the maximum
volume limit. (Adrian to co-ordinate)
Stupidicus, sound equipment: No progress on this as not enough
of the ex-band's members were present. Adrian estimated the two
Yamaha speakers (currently used by bands for practice and as on
stage foldback) would be worth approx £90 each.
Gigs:
April
05 Orca, Lamb Quartet,. Genre: Grunge
10 Thu Shooter, Gunstar Heroes, Civian, Method Own. Rock
Gardens
12
19
26 Punks Picnic! Meet at Bandstand in Blake Gardens at 1pm for
punky picnic. Bring food drink and bin bags. Then in the evening
a huge all nighter punk bill, including Bad Blood, Koala Attack,
Valdez, The Big, The rejects, Petula's Four Favourite Things,
Waste Disposal Unit, 16 stone mullet, plus a headliner (TBC).
That £4 on the door (or £3 for NUS)
May
03 A-KO, Exit Wound, Inuit Monk and Gutwrench - £3/2
10 Civian, The Headplug, Rx, Six Stage Suicide, Primo Darkstar
and Fuel Genre: Metal
17 Propaganja, Parkers Barton + Support
24 Harsh + Downfall (Not Midnight Mango)
June
07
14 Dean & Old school bob. probably Genre: punk
21
28 Glastonbury
July
04 Somerfest
05 Somerfest
12 Mr Belding + Support
19
26
Somerfest:
This years live music is planned
to span from Friday through Saturday and conclude on the Sunday
eve. Friday eve will be "louder" ones, Saturday will
be the "less-angry - more family type" bands and Sunday
night is TBC. It was decided that there would not be a limit on
just including Sedgemoor bands. The bands will be chosen by a
subcommittee. This committee was decided by self-selection and
includes Matt B, Brett P, John A and Nick T. It was decided that
slots for the bills would be advertised locally, regionally and
nationally through free advertising space, where bands would be
selected on quality.
Czech News
Rock Tour Czech News: No Czech Society
rep present, so no news.
Midnight Mango Web Site
JA asked about the possibility of
featuring MP3's of bands on the site. Matt explained it was time
consuming to upload MP3's and it would be more convenient to add
links from MM to MP3.com where bands could upload their own MP3's.
Magazines:
Commented that the Billy Zine, had
not come into fruition.
Upcoming Events
Midnight Mango What's On guide.
And, Bikeshed will be playing Café Mamba in Taunton on
24th April and Bull and Gate in islington, London on 4th may.
A.O.B:
Artists are to note that the Backpackers
in Glastonbury are seeking acoustic acts for Sunday afternoons
Nick Highlighted a discussion he had recently had with someone
from AIM (association of independent musicians) who told him of
a bill being passed through parliament which would allow US based
companies to purchase British radio stations which would have
a huge impact on what music is played. It was discussed that maybe
the SCMG should act against this bill in line with our support
of underground, bands. Nick to research more.
Date of next meeting:
Tuesday 6th May 20.00hrs Arts Centre
"Change of Venue"
SCMG Minutes 03-03-03
Apologies:
Apologies. Andrew Duckett, Brian
Smedley, John Addicott
Financial Report:
£185.68. Currently we have £74.85 + £110.83
received from the CD with one band outstanding to pay. (Now two
since WomBomb's cheque bounced)
Karen still awaiting to receive new cheque book following the
change of bank account, it was agreed we needed to add another
signature to the list of those able to sign for funds.
Brett duly nominated and agreed to be added as signatures
John Addicott had produced the required accounts showing the flow
of money coming from the gigs. It amounted to £1510 with
£29 in the kitty.
Matt then outlined the need for the SCMG to make this years grant
application, and asked whether we should proceed, as in previous
years, with the application based on the SCMG allocating
funds to groups or, whether, since the council had decided last
year that individual groups should approach the council directly,
this should be omitted from the application. It was agreed that
it would be preferable for the SCMG (rather than the SDC) since
they were better placed to allocate funds to bands . It was agreed
that the usual, compilation CD, website, Somerfest etc. be included
in the grant application. Brian would be asked to write in support
of the application. Matt would consult with Chris Sidaway on the
Somerfest before drafting the application. Matt will draft the
new grant application and bring it to the next meeting.
Compilation CD 2003:
Reviews: The Cd has received very good reviews from the Mercury, Suited and Booted, and Weekender magazine, the overall impression is that this is the best we have produced so far. Three Bands still owe the SCMG £20. Bikeshed, Endeavour and WomBomb (who's cheque bounced)
Three Crowns Gigs:
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed
Mar
08 Shooter, Koala Attack, Tube. Genre: Punk
15 The Visitors, Citrus Boy, Flipron. Genre: Indie
22 last under the sun, Vext, Looking for punk opener. Genre: punk
29 Aura sun, Rx, looking for a metal opener. Genre: Metal
April
05 Orca, Lamb Quartet,. Genre: Grunge
10 Thu Shooter, Gunstar Heroes, Civian, Method Own. Three
Crowns
12
19
26 Kaola Attack, Valdez, Looking for a Headliner. Genre: Metal
May
03
10 The Headplug, six stage suicide + support. Genre: Metal
17
24
June
07
14 Dean & Old school bob. probably Genre: punk
21
28 Glastonbury
July
05
12
19
26
Stupidicus' Sound Equipment
Money/grants
Somerfest:
Report so far... Somerfest: This
will be on the weekend of 4/5/6th July, Matt proposed moving the
daytime section to the Saturday, this was agreed, Matt will also
attend a Steering Group meeting and report back, also the possibility
of a "named" band being sought was discussed and agreed
to be a good idea. Though not who would pay for it.
Swap report
A useful forum for networking of
promoters, held annually and chaired by Martin Brice
Czech News
Rock Tour Czech News: So far 9 have
paid in full, 23 have partly paid, and 9 have paid nothing as
of yet, these 9 places are now still going for anyone wishing
to pay in full. There will be a final meeting for ALL those going
on the tour in the labour club on Tuesday 18th of March at 20.30hrs,
Brian will be in attendance with Slides and Czech beer.
Jaksi Taksi are now no longer coming but "Slippers of Moss" will be coming instead. Chris Tulley has got several venues interested in putting on gigs for the Czech band, but needs to know what they sound like. He will get in touch with Brian.
New Arts Centre gigs?
Arts Centre?: It has emerged that
Castles Street's most prominent and indeed only resident has moved
away, the possibility of the return of "Amplified" Music
was discussed. Interested promoters should contact the manager,
Charlie, at the Arts Centre. Should this prove to be possible
then a gig will be organised by Chris and Karen with the working
title of "Reesons to be Cheerful" those bands interested
in taking part please contact them as soon as possible.
Midnight Mango Web Site
Matt has now completed the audit
of dead bands
Magazines:
Chris Tulley is in the process of
launching a new magazine covering the Sedgemoor Area this will
be hopefully to coincide with Somerfest and will be called "covered"
all contributions are more than welcome, a page for Midnight Mango
news has been reserved.
Helen Rossiter pointed out she was available for reviews etc.
and that the Weekender magazine's web site has been improved,
please contact her for any further info, her email address can
be found on our web site.
Upcoming Events
Midnight Mango What's On guide
A.O.B:
Engine Room: Chris Tulley has been
on a guided tour of the new facility and introduced the SCMG to
them They are holding an opening party there on the 14th March
between 12.00 and 21.00 hrs details can be found at www.somersetfilm.com
Date of next meeting:
Monday 7th April 20.00hrs Labour
Club
SCMG Minutes 03-02-03
Present: Matt Bartlett, Chris Tulley, Adrian Baker, Brett Pracownik, Rob Perdrix, Katka.
Apologies: Karen Ritchings, Nick Tuckwell, John Addicott., Brian Smedley.
Financial Report:
Ballance: £594.35 ( Now probably -£428.67 =£165.68
when the rest of the CD money comes in. The treasurer was absent
so we weren't sure)
Grant Application: A new grant application will need to be made
for the next finacial year, John will need to produce some form
of plausible accounts for Three Crowns Gigs, showing how monies
have been distributed, this will be needed by next meeting for
the application to go in at the end of March/April.
Compilation CD 2003:
Money:
Cost of CD's 611.17
Income from Bands so far 220
Sundries so far 37.5
Effective income so far 182.5
Effective cost so far 428.67
Who's Paid/ Collected: WomBomb, Bikeshed, Endeavour still haven't
paid or collected their CD's from Matt
Promotion: Promotional copies have been sent to the below list
and further copies of the Cd are being futher distributed to Human
Fly. Suited and Booted, the Glastonbury office and Venue Magazine,
the reviews that have taken place have been very encouraging and
it is felt that the overall quality is the best so far. A futher
copy is also being sent to Carol Ensor at SDC, in support of a
fresh grant application.
Mercury
Bridgwater Times
Weekender
Westquay Records/ BCR fm
Dave Farrow (Exeter Promoter)
Rob Congdon (Plymouth Promoter)
Phil Korthalls (Promoter)
Glaive Records
Glaive records
Evolver Magazine
Reviews: the Cd has so far been reviewed in the following publications:
Bridgwater Mercury
Bridgwater times
Weekender
Three Crowns Gigs:
Matt suggested that the promoter
should have full discretion over the running of the gigs, though
records need to kept of all sdmc activity so they can be used
in grant applications, he also proposed that the promoter should
be responsible for arranging the engineer's payment. This was
agreed. The meeting also stronly advised a minimum set fee of
£30. This would, however be negotiated between the promoter
and the engineer. The promoter being liable for the payment to
the engineer.
The question of whether occasionally there should be a selection
of mixed genres rather than themed was raised, but will be discussed
at a later meeting when more people are present..
Gigs: Dates available & confirmed
Feb
15 Wombomb, Primo darkstar, Method Own. Genre: Grunge.
21 Fri The once over twice, Dry Riser, Orca, Heads on Sticks.
Genre: Metal
22 Free
Mar
01 Free
08 Shooter, Koala Attack, Tube. Genre: Punk
15 The Visitors, Citrus Boy, Flipron. Genre: Indie
22 last under the sun, Vext, Looking for punk opener. Genre: punk
29 Aura sun, Rx, looking for a metal opener. Genre: Metal
April
05 Brett's doing one, incl? Lamb Quartet, Million Dead. Genre:
Grunge
10 Thu Pre tour gig??? Three Crowns / Labour Club
12
19
26 Kaola Attack, Valdez, Looking for a Headliner. Genre: Metal
May
03
10 The Headplug, six stage suicide + support. Genre: Metal
17
24
June
07
14 Dean & Old school bob. probably Genre: punk
21
28 Glasto
July
05
12
19
26
Adrian's Availability: the following is a list of dates when it maybe awkward
for promoters to use Adrian for sound
May
fri 2 half your life
thu 8 perno mucho
sat 10 folk festival, possibly, possibly not
thu 15 big boys don't cry
fri 16 film?
sat 17 John Bowland, folk
thu 22 Mark Thomas
June
sun 8 to sat 14 inclusive moppets
thu 19 George Dillon
fri 20 Monique, singist
July
fri 4 somerfest
sat 5 somerfest
thu 10 richard huish rock fest
fri 11 film
sat 12 3 daft monkeys
thu 17 open screening
fri 18 renalto
fri 25 spiritualist dem.
sat 26 definitely not possible
Somerfest: Matt is going to a meeting with the steering group on Wednesday 5th so this will be discussed next meeting.
Czech News
Rock Tour 11-20 April. Czech News/Tour
So far 23 have paid in full, with 15 outstanding, and currently
there are 2 places spare, anyone interested in taking one of those
to contact Brian
Jaksi Taksi: The Czech band Jaksi Taksi are arriving here on the
25th june until 7th july, they are a 4 peice and will require
accomadation, it was futher pointed out that they had offered
asistance in our tour. Anyone able to help please forward details
as soon as possible. The uncertainty over this years pilton was
a possible difficulty, Gigs would need to be arranged for this
time period as well.
Midnight Mango Web Site
Shop: now fully functional with
Andy Ducket in charge of updating the web page so it's working
much more responsively.
Band pagesMatt asked for suggestions regarding "dead"
bands? any suggestions as to this to be forwarded to matt, he
will carry out an audit and review of what bands exsist or are
defunct sometime in the next 6 months, but the list is quite long
and expanding constantly, and occupies a lot of space and uses
time up in the maintainence.
Elections:
Elections: as the smcg has grown
it was felt that perhaps there was a need to to enlarge the number
of officers to share the work load, Two new positions were suggested
Assnt promoter and secretary, also all other positions were due
to be elected. After discussion the position of Assnt promoter
was agreed upon, but it was felt that perhaps the Vice chair could
combine the role of secretary with exsisting duties, this was
agreed
Elections where neccessary (*)duly followed
Chair: Matt Bartlett
Vice Chair*: Chris Tulley
Events Promoter: John Addicott
Assnt promoter*: Brett Procownik
Treasurer: Karen Ritchings
Assnt treasurer, Nick Tuckwell
Recent Events: Review: Those that had attended felt the Raging Speedhorn gig was very good but could have been promoted in a more effectively. The Palace Theater management had also been pleased with gig.
Upcoming Events: See Midnight Mango What's On guide
Date of next meeting: 3rd March, 8pm, Labour club
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