tFB south eastern jam session at Powerhouse Studios, Weybridge on Sat 25th May 2024 12-5pm.

I've really enjoyed being part of the Bristol jams. Would be great to get another jam session going in the Woking/HW/Reading area. 

If you are interested let me know?! 

2 rooms (large and small) have been booked at Powerhouse Studios, Weybridge from 12noon-5pm. Full drum kit, PA and microphones included. 
https://powerhouse-studios.co.uk/rehearsal-rooms/


Confirmed attendance from - 

@TeleKinesis ;;
@Jonathangus ;;
@lovestrat74 ;;
@sev112 ;;
@soma1975 ;;
@grappagreen ;;
@cathodyne ;;
@prowla ;;
@Neilybob ;;

Total 9

Lets make some noise!!!

Yes, absolutely! Sorry to have missed the last HW one - double booked at the last minute.

I've not been to a jam night before that wasn't with people I know. Is there a usual format for it? E.g. some covers known in advance, 12 bar blues or just ad-hoc?

And are amps usually provided by rehearsal space or do people bring their own?

Sorry for all the questions :smile: 

TeleKinesis said:

Yes, absolutely! Sorry to have missed the last HW one - double booked at the last minute.

I've not been to a jam night before that wasn't with people I know. Is there a usual format for it? E.g. some covers known in advance, 12 bar blues or just ad-hoc?

And are amps usually provided by rehearsal space or do people bring their own?

Sorry for all the questions  

I can only advise how we run the Bristol one where we ask everyone to nominate songs they get collated into a spreadsheet with roles (vocals, drummer, bass, lead guitar, rhythm) and then people put their names down for roles. Any song that isn't completed gets dropped and if any song is popular we can have multiple run through with different people. 

Some people prefer to bring their own amps and allow others to use them but rehearse venues often make amps available also. 

Had the last one at WaterRats music studio in Woking. Was a great event. I’d be up for another one there.

At Water Rats it's been a slightly different thing in that we've had the rooms downstairs for general mucking about with gear, etc., plus the recording studio upstairs.  So it costs a bit more than the DIY approach at Bristol, but it's a cool setup.

Anyway, colour me interested.

Count me in Neil :+1: 

People!!! Superb. 

Happy to take the consensus on a venue. 

Let's make it happen.  

Tagging people from HW gear fest. 

And

aspnet ;
@NelsonP ;;
@Handsome_Chris ;;
@Dominic ;;
@Jalapeno ;;
@Poboy ;;
@mrkb ;;
@TeleKinesis ;;
@HPhillipsmusic ;;
@Flip 

I’d be up for it ;)

Neilybob said:

TeleKinesis said:

I've not been to a jam night before that wasn't with people I know. Is there a usual format for it? E.g. some covers known in advance, 12 bar blues or just ad-hoc?

And are amps usually provided by rehearsal space or do people bring their own?

I can only advise how we run the Bristol one where we ask everyone to nominate songs they get collated into a spreadsheet with roles (vocals, drummer, bass, lead guitar, rhythm) and then people put their names down for roles. Any song that isn't completed gets dropped and if any song is popular we can have multiple run through with different people. 

Some people prefer to bring their own amps and allow others to use them but rehearse venues often make amps available also. 

That all sounds great :+1: 

Thank you

Definitely in @Neilybob 

Somewhere with clearly marked parking would be ace!

I am game. I can't remember why I failed to go to the high wycombe one so sorry about that.

Yes please :)

Yay, looking good!!

This feels like enough people already :)

So the next question is when? 

Obviously we need sometime to suggest songs and then to learn them. I'm thinking probably April or May time? 

What do we all think?

April May good choice, after Easter but not into Summer hols formpeople

And then do people prefer a Saturday or Sunday for this shindig? 

Sat pref but could do Sun :)

Sounds good! I could only do weekend of 27th/28th for April, any time in May looks fine.

No preference on Sat / Sun.

Cheers!

May is better for me. Travelling in April 

I'm interested. It's a bit of a trek from Exmouth, but I can combine it with visiting and staying with one of my daughters, who both live in the area.

No real preference here.

Would prefer Saturday, but can do a Sunday if needed.

How do we feel about Sunday 12th May at Water Rats assuming it is available (I haven't checked yet)? 

https://www.waterrat.co.uk/rehearsals_mobilel.html

Sounds good :+1: 

Great - am working on songs already ;) Thanks for nudging us @Neilybob 

Works for me

Neilybob said:

How do we feel about Sunday 12th May at Water Rats assuming it is available (I haven't checked yet)? 

https://www.waterrat.co.uk/rehearsals_mobilel.html

Apologies just read back over previous comments and Saturday’s are preferred. 

Should be OK.  Water Rats doesn't have a large performance room like Firebird or Factory, though.

EDIT: for comparison, The Engine Room at Firebird is 640 sq ft, while the largest room at Water Rats is 400 sq ft.