Band Craft Club (Cohort #1)

 BASEMENT BAND CRAFT CLUB  (13-18 years)

Commencing Saturday 21st February for 4-weeks
£20 for the course (£5 per person, per week, must be booked as a four week block)

Session Times: 10.30am-2.30pm + Saturday Night Live Gig on the 14 March

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Take your band from bedroom jams to live performance, in just four weeks
Join Rob for our pilot 4 week programme

Craft 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.

Got a band? Got some songs? Ready to level up?

Basement 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.

Already jamming with friends and got 5-6 songs ready? Perfect. You’re exactly who we’re looking for.

What Makes Us Different?

✓ Learn by doing— by the last session you’ll be running the whole show! 
✓ Work with 3-4 other bands/artists just like yours
✓ Get your hands on pro equipment and learn how it all works
✓ Master stage setup, sound mixing, lighting, and performance skills
✓ End with a real Saturday night concert YOU all run
✓ Small group sizes (4-6 members per band with 3-4 bands total)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Your 4-Week Journey:

Week 1: Build Your Stage  

Saturday  10.30am-2.30pm

Start 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.

What You’ll Do:
– Equipment setup and positioning
– Cable management and safety
– Basic sound mixing of PA and backline amps
– 30-minute set rehearsed per band with performance advice / suggestions
– Learn volume balance (drummers and guitarists, we’re looking at you!)
– Effective band communication

While others play, you’ll run lights, adjust sound, and learn what makes a band go from good to great!

Week 2: Go Pro  

Saturday 10.30am-2.30pm

Time 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.

What You’ll Do:
– Full PA and monitor setup
– Create your bands Stage Plot
– Mic placement techniques
– Proper soundcheck procedures
– Digital mixer operation
– Mix each other’s bands

Plus, you’ll finally learn how to coil cables properly!!!!!

Week 3: Show Time Prep 

Saturday 10.30-2.30pm

Full show rehearsal mode. Quick changeovers, stage management, lighting operation, and learning how to talk to the audience with confidence.

What You’ll Do:

– Stage management skills
– Quick setup and changeovers
– Lighting operation
– How to MC/compare properly
– Monitor mixing on the fly
– Create an interval music playlist

Do it all; Everyone rotates through different roles—you’ll understand the whole production.

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Week 4: YOUR Concert 

Saturday (4pm-9pm)

This 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.

Invite your friends, family, and fans. Time to show them what you’ve got!