March 2016 - Montgomery Area Musicians Association

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Montgomery Area Musicians Association
March 2016 Issue #15
MAMA
THE MAMA SPONSORED THIRD
THURSDAY NIGHT OF THE MONTH
OPEN JAM WILL BE HELD MARCH 17th
AT MAMA MEMBER VENUE THE
RAILYARD BREWING COMPANY ON
JEFFERSON STREET IN MONTGOMERY,
AL 36104 FROM 7:00 to 10:00 PM. THIS
EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY 7 HAND
SLAP WITH LANCE LISENBY THIS
MONTH. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
PICK & GRIN SATURDAY MORNING JAM
SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE ROSE
HOUSE IN OLD ALABAMA TOWN
LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN
MONTGOMERY. BRING YOUR
ACOUSTIC INTRUMENT AND JOIN IN
THE FUN EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF
EACH MONTH FROM 9:00 AM TIL 12:00
PM. FOR MORE INFO CALL 334-240-4500.
NEXT SESSION IS MARCH 12th.
IN THIS ISSUE
JAM NIGHT DATES AND
TIMES FOR THE MONTH OF
MARCH
MPAC EVENTS FOR MARCH
2016
PRKNBNZ MARCH
FEATURED ARTIST
LOCAL BAND DATES AND
LOCATIONS FOR MARCH
APRIL MONTHLY MEETING
LOCATION
MAMA is a non-profit organization
that celebrates the area's rich musical
heritage, operates with charitable or
educational purposes, encourages
people to request the high quality
music our local musicians have to
offer, & promotes the dream of our
city being a world class music
destination.
Local Bands 2016:
Friday, March 11
Common Ground at Head On The Door 9:00 pm
Friday, March 18
V8 Death Car & Cadillac Junkies at Head On The Door 10:00 pm
Friday, March 25
Crossroads at It'll Do Tavern 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Saturday, March 26
Crossroads at Carl's Country, Prattville 8:00 pm – 12:00 midnight
Friday, April 8
Crossroads at The Thirsty Turtle 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Saturday April 9
Crossroads at Deja Vue 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Friday, April 15
Crossroads at Ric & Mos 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Friday, April 29
Crossroads at Kokomos, Clanton, AL 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Saturday, April 30
Crossroads at Kokomos, Clanton, AL 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Friday, May 6
Crossroads at It'll Do Tavern 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
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Friday, May 13
Crossroads at Ric & Mo's 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Friday, May 20
Crossroads at Kokomos, Clanton, AL 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Saturday, June 11
Crossroads at The Thirsty Turtle 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Friday, June 17
Friday, June 24
Common Ground at The Thirsty Turtle 9:30 pm
Saturday, July 16
Crossroads at Carl's Country, Prattville 8:00 pm – 12:00 midnight
Friday, July 29
Saturday, July 30
Friday, August 12
Friday, September 23
Friday, October 21
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PRKNBNZ MARCH 2016
FEATURED ARTIST
TONY McCARTY
DR FEELGOOD, COUSTIC CHAOS,
JEFF & THE JOHNSONS
MEMBER5 - MAMA
TUESDAY NIGHTS OF EACH MONTH WILL BE THE GUITAR PULL
SPONSORED BY THE CLOVERDALE PLAYHOUSE LOCATED AT 960
CLOVERDALE ROAD IN MONTGOMERY, AL 36106. MARCH DATES WILL
BE ON THE 15th, 22nd AND THE 29th, FROM 7:00 TO 9:00 PM. FOR TICKETS
AND FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SHOW TMES AND ARTISTS
YOU CAN CALL 334-262-1530 OR GO TO
WWW.CLOVERDALEPLAYHOUSE.ORG
THE SECOND AND FOURTH WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SOON MUSIC, WILL BE OPEN JAZZ JAM SESSION
NIGHTS AT MY PLACE, LOCATED AT EASTERN BYPASS AND
CARMICHAEL DRIVE IN MONTGOMERY, AL FROM 7:00 PM UNTIL 11:00
PM. THE NEXT SESSIONS FOR THIS MARCH WILL BE THE 9th AND THE
34rd.
EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT, MEMBER SAM WILLIAMS WILL BE HOSTING,
OPEN JAM JAZZ NIGHT AT THE 1048 JAZZ CLUB LOCATED AT 1104 EAST
FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN MONTGOMERY, AL. MARCH DATES WILL BE THE
6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 334-834-1048 OR
VISIT www.1048jazzandblues.com
EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH THURSDAY NIGHT OF THE MONTH OPEN
JAM SESSIONS HELD AT MAMA MEMBER VENUE HEAD ON THE DOOR.
LOCATED AT 5028 VAUGHN ROAD IN MONTGOMERY, AL 36116. HOSTED
BY HAT TRICK FROM 7:00 TO 11:00 PM. THE NEXT SESSIONS ARE MARCH
101h AND THE 24th. FOR MORE INFO CALL 334-270-1928.
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UPCOMING 2016 CONCERTS AT THE MPAC:
BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY “Wish You Were Here” Pink
Floyd Saturday, April 9th at 8:00 PM
JETHRO TULL Friday, April 15th at 8:00 PM
THE TEMPTATIONS REVIEW Saturday, June 11th at 8:00
PM
MULLIGAN BROTHERS & ROMAN STREET Friday, June
17th at 8:00 PM
THE CHARLIE DANIELDS BAND Saturday, August 20th at
8:00 PM
THREE DOG NIGHT Thursday, August 25th at 7:30 PM
Ticket information at:
http://www.mpaconline.org/ticket/
Full Events Calendar:
http://www.mpaconline.org/events/
All information contained within this Newsletter edition has been compiled and/or obtained obtained with the permission of
Montgomery Musicians Association; it’s members and PRKNBNZ. All photos courtesy of PRKNBNZ, Bass Montgomery Magazine
& MAMA.
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A PERK OF BEING A MAMA MEBER IS THAT BANDS, DUOS AND
SINGLE ARTISTS CAN RECEIVE A FREE MAMA BANNER WITH
YOUR LOGO. SEND A LOGO OF YOUR ACT THAT IS 300 DPI IN
JPEG OR PDF FORMAT TO JEFF CUMMINGS TO HAVE YOURS
MADE.
WE ARE WORKING ON HAVING A MUSICIANS WORKSHOP FOR
MAMA MEBERS WITH TOPICS SUCH AS SETTING UP A RECORD
DEAL, MARKETING, PROMOTION AND PRODUCING.
WORKING ON HAVING A MUSIC EDUCATION WORKSHOP ON
APRIL, AUGUST AND DECEMBER IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAMA
MEMBER MUSIC VENUES FOR GUITAR, BASS, DRUMS,
KEYBOARDS AND RECORDING.
7 HAND SLAP WITH LANCE LISENBY WILL BE THE HOST BAND
FOR MARCH MAMA JAM.
OTI WILL BE THE HOST BAND FOR THE APRIL MAMA JAM.
APRIL 2ND WILL BE THE ANNUAL AUTISM CRAWFISH BOIL
EVENT AT ROCK BOTTOM. THEY ARE IN NEED OF SIX (6)
VOLUNTEERS TO WORK THE VIP SECTION. VOLUNTEERS WILL
RECEIVE AN ENTRY TICKET, A GUEST TICKET AND AN EVENT
T-SHIRT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING AS A
VOLUNTEER PLEASE CONTACT MAMA MEMBER ROBBY
ANDERSON AT (205) 294-9655 OR E-MAIL AT
[email protected]
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EVENT TIME IS 10:30 AM TO 5:30 PM. THERE WILL BE THREE (3)
BAND PERFORMING OUTSIDE AND ACOUSTIC ACTS INSIDE.
TICKET PRICES ARE:
GENERAL ADMISSION (AVAILABLE
TH
UNTIL MARCH 5 ) $27.24 AFTER MARCH 5TH - $37.74 KIDS (AGES
3 TO 10) $11.49 THERE WILL BE A MAMA MEMBERSHIP TABLE.
ALL TICKETS INCLUDE ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAWFISH. FOR
FURTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT FRED MICHAUD AT (334) 2351145 OR VISIT THE WEBSITE WWW.AUTISMMUDBUGBALL.ORG
ON MARCH 28TH THERE WILL BE A BENEFIT EVENT AT THE
THIRSTY TURTLE IN MILLBROOK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
AMERICAN LEGION, FOR VETERANS SUFFERING WITH PTSD.
CONTACT SARA AT THE THIRSTY TURTLE (334) 517-611 FOR
MORE INFO.
RONNY TAYLOR IS WORKING WITH JEFF CUMMINGS AND
MAMA TO PRODUCE A SHOW, WITH LOCAL MONTGOMERY
TALENT, FOR GROUP ACCESS CABLE TV. ARTIST MUST HAVE
ORIGINAL MATERIAL ONLY DUE TO COPYWRITE LAWS. MORE
DETAILS TO COME AS THEY DEVELOP.
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WHEN CONSIDERING JOINING OR RENEWING MEMBERSHIP IN
THE MONTGOMERY AREA MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION (MAMA),
WHICH IS DUE EVERY FEBRUARY, PEOPLE OFTEN ASK
“WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?”
WE FEEL SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ARE THE
POSITIVE FEELINGS YOU GET FROM SUPPORTING THE
ACTIVITIES THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TO OUR
COMMUNITY. MUSICIANS ENCOURAGING/LEARNING FROM
OTHER MUSICIANS, SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL
BUSINESSES, INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE TO MUSICIANS/MEMBERS/VENUES IN TIMES OF
NEED, OFFERING MUSIC EDUCATIONWORKSHOPS TO WORK
WITH AND INSPIRE CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS TO CREATE
AND LEARN THROUGH MUSIC, AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL
NON-PROFITS SUCH AS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, DISABLED
VETS, AND THE MONTGOMERY AREA FOOD BANK, ARE WHAT
IT’S ALL ABOUT. WHEN YOU SUPPORT THE MONTGOMERY
AREA MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION, YOU SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITY.
BELOW IS A LIST OF SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE
POSSIBLE BY OUR VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS
OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US AS WE
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
OUR LOCAL MUSIC CULTURE AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU
CAN JOIN ON OUR WEBSITE, MAIL IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP, OR
SIMPLY CONTACT A MAMA VOLUNTEER.
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ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP WITH MONTGOMERY CITY
OFFICIALS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE/PROMOTE AREA
MUSICIANS FOR THEIR EVENTS, WHICH THEY HAVE BEGUB TO
DO. THEY HAVE EMPLOYED AREA MUSICIANS AT THE
RIVERFRONT AMPITHEATER, THE TRAIN SHED AND OTHER
EVENTS.
SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES BY SPONSORING
SHOWS/EVENTS AT THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS AND/OR USING
THEIR BUSINESS SURVICES SUCH AS GUEST HOUSE STUDIOS,
NEW MEDIA STREAMING, TOMMY HOUSE PRODUCTIONS, YETI
ENTERTAINMENT, POWERSOUNDS USA, THE BLUE IQUANA,
THE IRISH BRED PUB, THE THIRSTY TURTLE, THE CAPITAL
CITY CLUB, DEJA VUE, RIVERWALK AMPITHEATER, KWIK
COPY SHOP, THE CAPITAL CITY OYSTER BAR, BLUEWATER
BROADCASTING, CUMULAS BROADCASTING, CARL’S COUNTRY
AND IT’LL DO TAVERN.
ESTABLISHED A WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGES TO KEEP
THE PUBLIC UP TO DATE ON
EVENTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS/OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED FREE ADVERTISING/PROMOTION TO
BANDS/OFFERED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LINK THEIR
BAND PAGES TO OURS FOR FURTHER SUPPORT
HELD 37 MAMA JAMS TO EXPOSE MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES
AND GENRES TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, OFFER A PLACE
TO PERFORM AND GATHER EXPERIENCE, ENCOURAGE
MUSICIANS TO MEET AND NETWORK
OBTAINED APPROXIMETLY 2,700 FOLLOWERS ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE WITH A REACH OF OVER 10,000 PEOPLE
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MADE DONATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING: MONTGOMERY AREA
FOOD BANK, THE FAMILY OF JIMMY GILBERT TO HELP WITH
BURIAL EXPENSES, THE LATE JIMMY BROOKS TO HELP
PURCHASE A NEW WHEELCHAIR LIFT, RAY HUMPHREY TO
HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OF THE RIVER REGION, THE US MILITARY MOTORCYCLE
CLUB, THE ALCAZAR SHINE TEMPLE AND MANY OTHERS.
USED POSITIVE ADVOCACY TO HELP SETTLE/RESOLVE ISSUES
BETWEEN VENUES AND MUSICIANS
PROVIDED CONTRACTS FOR MUSICIANS TO USE AS NEEDED ON
THE MAMA WEBSITE.
PRODUCED A LIVE STREAMING EVENT CALLED “FRIDAY
NIGHT LIVE”, PROMOTING SOME OF OUR LOCAL MUSICIANS
AND OUR ORGANIZATION, WHICH RECEIVED NATIONAL
ATTENTION AND WAS BROADCAST WORLDWIDE.
BOOKED OVER 150 SHOWS FOR AREA MUSICIANS (BOTH
MEMBERS AND NON MEMEBERS) RESULTING IN OVER $100,000
OF COMMISSION FREE REVENUE TO AREA ARTIST. MAMA HAS
NEVER CHARGED ANY BOOKING FEES TO ARTIST.
MANY OF OUR MEMBER MUSICIANS HAVE PLAYED FREE
BENEFITS FOR THOSE IN NEED
HELD 2 HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL “MAMA OVER MONTGOMERY”
EVENTS PROMOTING AREA MUSICIANS AND BUSINESSES AT
THE CAPITAL CITY CLUB.
ESTABLISHED A MUSIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE WHICH HAS
HELD 3 HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS.
ALL HAVE EARNED POSITIVE REVIEWS FROM THE MUSICIANS,
THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIRS.
ESTABLISHED SUPPORTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
GROUPS SUCH AS HELICITY, THE ALABAMA ROOTS MUSIC
SOCIETY, THE ALABAMA BLUES & JAZZ FEDERATION,
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AND VENUES SUCH AS THE CREEK CASINO, MONTGOMERY
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND LOCAL NIGHTCLUBS
SUPPORTED JAZZ & BLUES NIGHT AT LOCAL VENUES
ADVERTISED AND PROMOTED VARIOUS JOB OPPORTUNITIES
FOR AREA MUSICIANS
ENCOURAGED/ARRANGED/INFORMED MUSICIANS OF PUBLIC
RELATIONS OPPORTUNITIES/PERFORMANCES WITH VARIOUS
MEDIA, CHANCES TO PLAY ON AIR AT VARIOUS RADIO
STATIONS
PUBLISHED MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS
WORKED WITH JAMES ROBINSON, WHO DID THE “WHAT’S
HAPPENING AROUND MONTGOMERY’ (WHAM) WEBSITE, AND
WINDLE JAYROE WHO NOW DOES A PUBLIC PAGE SHOWING
BAND LISTINGS AT WWW.EVERYTHINGRIVERREGION.COM
DISTRIBUTED HUNDREDS OF TRI-FOLD BROCHURES WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT MAMA AND ADVERTISING FOR
BUSINESS MEMBERS
PROVIDED A “LEGALITIES OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY”
WORKSHOP FOR MEMEBERS
PROMOTED LOCAL MUSICIANS/EVENTS THROUGH VARIOUS
MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING PRINT, TV AND RADIO
ENCOURAGED/PROMTED MUSICIANS/SINGER – SONGWRITERS
WHO WRITE AND PERFORM ORIGINAL MUSIC
BUILT A COMMUNITY OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE TO
ENCOURAGE, ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE ON THE SUBJECT OF
MUSIC
AND IT IS NOT OVER YET. MORE AND BETTER
THINGS TO COME IN 2016!!!!
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March 2016 - Montgomery Area Musicians Association

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