So, you're new to the Glasgow live music scene and you want to get involved, but you don't know how to get your foot in the door? Here is a quick list of events that you should know about to help you get started with your journey into Live music in Glasgow!
Step 1: Get to know your Venues
It's obvious that Live music venues in Glasgow are the core of the city's live music scene. However, it's important to know which venues are creating the most buzz around the scene, whilst large scale venues such as the OVO Hydro, The Barrowlands and King Tuts may be what you see the most of online, Glasgow has a fantastic range of small scale venues to check out for your live music fix!
This is especially important info when getting involved with the local music scene yourself! If you wanna find out more about some small venues that you should be checking out in Glasgow, we have the post for you!
Step 2: Getting to know the events that you should be attending!
It's important to understand that getting involved with live music is more than just going to gigs! There are a number of organisations that are hosting networking events that will help you meet other newcomers and aspiring people looking to get involved with their scene! Below I've listed two active organisations that are running networking events for Glasgow's music scene, aimed at grassroots participants!
Sunken Sofa
Sunken Sofa is a DIY Live Music Promoter that has been running since 2018, hosting gigs, live music sessions over lockdown and more recently, a DIY networking night based around Glasgow's alternative Music scene!
This networking night is aimed at getting newcomers to the Glasgow music scene involved with starting their own projects! With their first successful networking night hosted on the 13th of March 2022, Sunken Sofa provided a space to meet new and likeminded people, learn from DIY practitioners via their hosted panel, and take in some of the best live music that the Glasgow alternative scene has to offer! They have plans to continue this in the coming months at a larger scale, so keep an eye open!
Girls Just Wanna
Girls Just Wanna is a Networking Night directed towards women within the Glasgow Music scene (However, it is open to all genders!), their first event in March showcased some fantastic artists and is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and get involved and learn about the music industry in a more general way (as Sunken Sofa's networking nights are aimed towards DIY and Alternative Music, Girls Just Wanna is aimed towards the music scene as a whole with women's empowerment being a key theme!
Resonate
If you're feeling a bit more confident with getting involved in the music industry, Resonate (ran by local publishing company, 23rd Precinct) is a fantastic organisation to follow! Whilst Resonate Music Conference is a larger scale event aimed at music industry professionals, a great place to begin your journey into the music scene is by attending Resonate's monthly networking nights, which aim to get people chatting about the music industry, have a drink and listen to some fantastic live music through their DJ sets and open mics!
Step 3: Why not put on your first DIY gig?
Next week we're going to be talking about some of the essentials of putting on your first gig as a promoter in Glasgow! keep an eye open and we'll make sure you're well prepared for your first event within the live music scene!
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