Sunday 28 November 2021

Speak Easy listings and news December 2021


 










Had a busy week this week, but here is the complete list for Speak Easy (our spoken word open mic night) for 2 December 2021 as always at Chorlton Cum Hardy's Dulicmer, 567 Wilbraham Rd, Greater, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 0AE on thursday 02 December 2021.

Night starts as always at 7.30pm and will be 4 minute slots. 

If anybody wants to go on the subs list email me at: aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk 

Everybody is welcome to attend even if to watch.


Reggie Agulha Jr.

Ben Willkommens

Anthony Briscoe 

Grant Curnow

Roy Page

Esther Koch

Ronke Jane Hart   

Amy Langley       

Isobelle Byrne 

Sean McGlynn      

Chris Moore 

Rosie Lawson    

Gordon Zola

Eve Nortley

Tom Stocks    

Andy Millington   

Carla Xenia

Penny Sharman

Polly Anna Rose

Keith Lander 

Dany Bowen     

Loll Perkin       

Andy N

Amanda Nicholson

Mike Booth

Steve Brown

Saturday 27 November 2021

The art in trying to find the right Podcast (Part 5)

 













I wasn’t planning to do a Part 5 of finding the right Podcast, but alas I’ve had a few approaches come through over the past two weeks or so which will result in likely several more emails over the next few weeks over terrible pitches in Podcasts. 

First one, this one came through on Bandcamp which does give you the option of emailing the act via Bandcamp.

I won’t name the gentleman with this approach, and will cut several details of where he lives and what his books are and a few personal details.

I'm fifty-six and I live in V****** , B***** C******, C*****, eh? About three years ago, I hit emotional-bottom and reached out to God. Since then, my life has changed in the following ways: I'm no longer addicted to sugar.

My weight has gone from 235 lbs. to 170 lbs. I work-out regularly: weight-lifting, yoga and daily, long walks.

Most importantly, I've been pursuing my dream of becoming a professional writer of creative fiction with more passion than ever before. For me, at least. Now? I have close to sixty books on-line. If you Google Indigo Books and search J*** L****, you can check them out. Recently, I was interviewed by D**** on his D****** With D**** podcast. It's on YouTube. I have around five thousand Facebook friends and I'm in hundreds of Facebook groups. I've posted a link to your awesome website on my Facebook profile page. Thank you for your time and consideration. Warmest Regards, J***!

Problems with this approach? I actually remember this gentleman as he approached with the same message back in August or so this year I recall and upon researching him at the same time, it appeared that he had wrote over 60 books in 3 years. Being married to a novelist, I know from experience how much work goes into a novel not 60 in 3 years or so – that is a pace that is worrying and when I read a few extracts it showed, they were badly worded, badly structured – bad stereotypes of female characters – well, there was nothing good with it.

As soon as the message came through I sent a polite message declining why I wasn’t interested in chatting to them only to get the extact same message as before.

I sent this email in response this time

Thanks John for the message;

You originally approached me in August this year I believe, and you have just sent me the exact same message as you did then, and I wasn't interested then and my answer stays the same now thanks but no thanks.

A gentle reminder is to perhaps research the Podcast you are wishing to appear on. If they turn you down once, and you send exactly the same message again a few months later will not make them want to bring you on and it also looks quite unprofessional.”

I expect to hear from this gentleman I suspect in the Spring of next year, maybe next year and he’ll still be peddling the same old rubbish as before, and no doubt I’ll have to be somewhat more forceful with him bordering on the rude I suspect. 






Friday 12 November 2021

New Ambient Online / Music submission call out


 












Nothing to do with me, but Ambient Online, a excellent online comp series which I regularly send tracks as Ocean in a Bottle has another call out coming out, here is Chris from them's call out

Hey guys! Hope you are all safe, staying busy and preparing for the months ahead. It's that time again for another Ambient Online Compilation. These compilations have become such a wonderful source of inspiration for not only the artists involved, but those who listen and enjoy them as well. If I haven't said it before a million times, I truly appreciate your participation! Have fun with this one. Submissions window is open for a little over a month.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

1.) You can submit up to 2 tracks per bi-monthly compilation. Please limit each track to 10 minutes.

2.) Brand new tracks specifically made for these compilations are highly preferred. The main impetus behind our new format is to encourage you to produce and participate more regularly.

3.) Tracks should be unmastered (leaving headroom between -3dB and -9dB below 0 on the master fader). Mastering services will be provided.

4.) Please use .wav, .aif, or .flac file format. No mp3s! (NOTE: 96kHz sample rate will no longer be accepted. Please submit your file in 16 or 24 bit, 44.1kHz.)

5.) Please include your ARTIST NAME before the track title in the file name. (Artist_Track_Title.wav).

6.) Please do not submit already released and/or copyrighted material. This includes both samples and/or previously released tracks on other labels.

TO SUBMIT YOUR TRACK: Upload it somewhere (Dropbox, WeTransfer, or Google Drive) and send me (S1gnsOfL1fe) the link via private message.

SUBMISSIONS DUE: Sunday, December 12th 2021

Cheers,

Chris | S1gns Of L1fe




Sunday 7 November 2021

Poetry / Spoken Words Events coming up this week


 








Yeah, busy week this week coming up if my voice holds up.  

First up, Tuesday 09 November 2021 - Black Cat Poets. A nice, relaxed local spoken word open mic night at Denton's Create Centre (08 Market Street ran by Scott Fellows).

7.30pm start. Free admission but donations accepted. Email Scott on blackcatpoets@yahoo.com for more details.  

Weds 10 November 2021. I'm on a Zoom meeting regarding the future of Chorlton Arts Festival. We did enjoy doing this year for Chorlton Arts Festival (as Speak Easy). Be interesting to see what they have in mind for next year.

Thurs 11 November 2021., lastly off to Stockport for Stockport Write Out Loud at Stockport Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB. Amanda and myself have being going there for years, and this'll be our first one back in person. Looking forward to it as it's a excellent night in a art gallery which always adds something to the quality of the night.

7.00pm start £1.50 admission. Email John on j_f_keane@talktalk.net for more details. 


Friday 5 November 2021

Speak Easy News and Thank Yous for November 2021

 










A special thank you to all of the following who read at Speak Easy our spoken word open night at Dulicmer at Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, UK last night.

Readers were: 

1) Amanda Steel (Amanda Nicholson)

2) Antonia Fusaro

3) Steve Mingle

4) Isabelle Bryne

5) Ben Willkommens

6) Andy Npoet

7) Dany Bowen

8) Sean McGlynn

9) Amy Langley


10) Roy Page

11) Amy King

12) Culain Wood

13) Reggie Agulha Jr. 

14) Andy Routledge

15) Mike Booth

16) Steve Smythe

17) Grant Curnow

Amy King is the co-host of the spoken word night Verbose who can be found at https://www.facebook.com/VerboseMcr

Dany Bowen is the co-host of the forthcoming spoken word night Vortex. Not seen a page for that but Dany’s facebook page for more details is https://www.facebook.com/dany.bowe

Pictures from the night can be seen here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=speakeasymanchester&set=a.2000120150154578

Our December 2021 night will be guest hosted by the wonderful Mike Booth will be on 02 December.

Bookings shall open this Sunday 7th November from Mid-day by emailing me (Andy N) on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk or facebook messaging me at https://www.facebook.com/andynpoet

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