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SUMMARY:Band Craft Club (Cohort #1)
DESCRIPTION: BASEMENT BAND CRAFT CLUB  (13-18 years)\nCommencing Saturday 21st February for 4-weeks\n£20 for the course (£5 per person\, per week\, must be booked as a four week block)\nSession Times: 10.30am-2.30pm + Saturday Night Live Gig on the 14 March\nBOOK HERE\nTake your band from bedroom jams to live performance\, in just four weeks\nJoin Rob for our pilot 4 week programme\nCraft your technical and performance skills with experienced musician and professional sound engineer Rob Nute (Audio Obsession Studios) by booking your band onto our four week programme. \nGot a band? Got some songs? Ready to level up?\nBasement Band Craft Club isn’t your typical music lesson. This is where you will the learn things that help you work as a band member\, not just a musician —how to actually run a show\, sound professional\, and perform like the bands you see on stage. These are the skills that all band members / performers need to have regardless of what instrument you play\, the more you know the easier it becomes and the better your band sounds. \nAlready jamming with friends and got 5-6 songs ready? Perfect. You’re exactly who we’re looking for. \nWhat Makes Us Different? \n✓ Learn by doing— by the last session you’ll be running the whole show! \n✓ Work with 3-4 other bands/artists just like yours\n✓ Get your hands on pro equipment and learn how it all works\n✓ Master stage setup\, sound mixing\, lighting\, and performance skills\n✓ End with a real Saturday night concert YOU all run\n✓ Small group sizes (4-6 members per band with 3-4 bands total) \nPROGRAM OVERVIEW \nYour 4-Week Journey: \nWeek 1: Build Your Stage  \nSaturday  10.30am-2.30pm \nStart with an empty stage and learn how to set up everything from scratch. You’ll position amps\, run cables safely\, set up a simple vocal PA\, and get monitors working. \nWhat You’ll Do:\n– Equipment setup and positioning\n– Cable management and safety\n– Basic sound mixing of PA and backline amps\n– 30-minute set rehearsed per band with performance advice / suggestions\n– Learn volume balance (drummers and guitarists\, we’re looking at you!)\n– Effective band communication \nWhile others play\, you’ll run lights\, adjust sound\, and learn what makes a band go from good to great! \nWeek 2: Go Pro  \nSaturday 10.30am-2.30pm \nTime for the full gig setup. Main PA system\, full monitor mixes\, drum mics\, the works. Learn the difference between digital and analog mixers\, and get hands-on with iPad controls. Dial in your tone quickly. \nWhat You’ll Do:\n– Full PA and monitor setup\n– Create your bands Stage Plot\n– Mic placement techniques\n– Proper soundcheck procedures\n– Digital mixer operation\n– Mix each other’s bands \nPlus\, you’ll finally learn how to coil cables properly!!!!! \nWeek 3: Show Time Prep \nSaturday 10.30-2.30pm \nFull show rehearsal mode. Quick changeovers\, stage management\, lighting operation\, and learning how to talk to the audience with confidence. \nWhat You’ll Do: \n– Stage management skills\n– Quick setup and changeovers\n– Lighting operation\n– How to MC/compare properly\n– Monitor mixing on the fly\n– Create an interval music playlist \nDo it all; Everyone rotates through different roles—you’ll understand the whole production. \n— \nWeek 4: YOUR Concert \nSaturday (4pm-9pm) \nThis is it. A real show with a real audience. You’ll run everything—from sound to lights to stage management—AND perform your act. It’s going to be hectic\, nerve wracking\, but ultimately memorable and fun. Leading\, hopefully\, to a love of live events that you will carry with you forever. \nInvite your friends\, family\, and fans. Time to show them what you’ve got!
URL:https://discoverhelston.co.uk/event/band-craft-club-cohort-1/2026-02-28/
LOCATION:The Basement\, Helston Gateway\, The Parade\, Helston\,\, Cornwall\, TR13 8RT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Class,Music,Teen,Workshops & Talks
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DESCRIPTION:Meet the City of Lights artists and help to build a large lantern for Helston’s Lantern Parade 2026. \nThis is an open community workshop\, inviting you to meet our artistic team and take part in a large lantern build for Helston’s St Piran’s Lantern Parade on Saturday 7th March 2026 at Helston Coronation Park and Boating Lake. Everyone is welcome\, so bring your family and friends for some fun making. \nThis workshop is suitable for anyone over the age of 8 years old. All children and young people under the age of 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult. All skills and abilities welcome. \nIt is FREE and includes all materials. Please book a space for all people attending. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/community-lantern…
URL:https://discoverhelston.co.uk/event/15838/
LOCATION:The Old Cattle Market\, Porthleven Rd\, Helston\, TR13 0SR
CATEGORIES:Community,Crafts,Culture & History,Family,Festival,Free,History,Kids,Teen,Workshops & Talks
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