Lesson 1: Venues (20th September 2016) Unit 1: The Music Industry (External Exam) Learning Aim A: Understand different types of organisations that make up the music industry Lesson 1: Venues (20th September 2016)

What is an “organisation”? An organisation is another name for a business. In this unit we will consider different types of Music businesses.

Venues and Live Performance Small and Medium local venues Eg: Pubs Clubs (eg Phoenix Nights/The Full Monty/Brassed Off) Small theatres (eg The Everyman Theatre) Public/civic halls (eg school hall/St George’s Hall/Church hall)

Venues and Live Performance Large multi-use spaces Eg: Arenas (eg The Echo Arena) Sports Venues (eg Old Trafford/Anfield/Goodison) Outdoor spaces (eg Pier Head/parks/Matthew Street)

Venues and Live Performance Small and Medium local venues Used to host wide range of music from niche genres/styles, to pop and club bands and singers. Small contained audience Less mainstream Cheaper Open-mic (eg unknown – up and coming acts)

Venues and Live Performance Large multi-use spaces Used to host: Touring productions linked to TV shows (eg The X-Factor) Rock and pop acts Stand-up comedy Site-specific theatre (eg Walking With Dinosaurs) Circuses Festivals (eg Party in the Park/Glastonbury/V Festival) Large audience/stage, range of facilities (eg McDonalds/toilets), transport links (managed by attendants/police), expensive to hire = ticket price, range of in-house equipment, expensive advertising campaign

Venues and Live Performance Which is best? That depends on: the size of your act (a 20 piece band would struggle to fit on the small stage in a pub) the size of your audience funds available for hire of venue/advertising