Guidance notes to musicians who wish to play at a Frakture Concert.

• Read the following notes then fill in the Concerts Form .
• Please note the Frakture Concerts Series is run by a small team some of whom will not know you!
• Schedule: most bookings for Frakture Concerts work 3-6 months in advance.

• There is very little money available for fees: by now you should be aware that this [free improvised music] is not a commercial activity: i.e. the audience does not pay your fee.
• You may have a touring grant, Frakture may have funding available for you fee: sometimes a mixture of both.
• Frakture currently does not use private money to subsidise your concert.
• Funding for our events varies.
• Door gigs:
  • Frakture does not do door gigs [ door gigs = door money split between the musicians], we will not go through the indignity or lack of grace of dividing very small door takings between a number of musicians.
  • We agree a fee; this fee is usually larger than the amount you would receive via "door gigs".
• Frakture are committed to maximising the fee for the musicians.
• Please indicate if your group has a fixed policy regarding money;
  • only playing for a fixed non-negoatiable fee.
  • only playing for muscians union rates.
• Therefore when filling in the above mentioned Concerts Form: the sections regarding fees you should indicate you have a realistic understanding of what may be involved regarding fees.
• Please indicate that you have a touring grant if you have one.

• Frakture deliver a wide range of concerts / gigs / events.
• Frakture Concerts happen during the year based on inviting specific artists to play at specific venues

Pilgrim
Nights

• This sequence ceased January 2011, below is an outline for archive purposes only
• Pilgrim Nights happen on the 3rd Thursday of the month
• The venue is a function room in a "pub"; The Pilgrim
• There is a level of ambient noise that makes this night and venue unsuitable for discreet / quiet / performances
• Current Schedule: July - Dec 2010. We hope this to be an on going schedule
• The dates available should be in the form! if we keep it up to date!
• Pilgrim Nights schedule includes a range of themed nights e.g. Splash Gigs / AV Nights / and plain "concerts".

• Ship & Mitre replace the "Pilgrim Nights" residency. See above.
• At time of writing, the monthly sequence in 3rd Sunday of the Month.
• Starting April - July 2011. At present August onwards is not confirmed.
• More info shortly....

Frakass
Nights

• Frakass night launched in 2008 re-appeared in 2010
• They are loud / socially driven events
• No fixed venue
• The dates available should be in the form! if we keep it up to date!
• if there is not a date suitable to you, select Frakass open date option
• Webpage

• Centrifuge gigs have their own form and FAQ,s
• Centrifuge gigs are aimed at more expreinced players.
• Centrifuge FAQ's are here
• Centrifuge Form is here

• Splash Gigs FAQ's are here
• "splash gig" are mailnly for local/frakture network musicians. It is essential you signup for our mailing lists and select the the musicians newsletter option, to be informed and kept up to date regarding "splash gigs"
• If you are not local, these are not for you, or Frakture may invite you personally and invite you to join us.

• Tech Specs: please advise ASAP, don't ambush Frakture at the last moment with the costs of technical requirements: the sooner we know and can assess the better.

• If any member or musician is not a UK/EEC resident or legally resident in the UK/EEC please indicate this and what actions you are taking regarding work permits etc.
• Try here for more info

• View the Frakture equipment and resources that are available
  here: Frakture Resources Page

• Please indicate realistic overheads regarding travel
• if traveling home that night etc please include this. These overheads can sometimes be larger than the fee, Frakture needs to manage or be aware of these figures.
• if you are travelling to the UK please but on a tour, please confirm this.if not view next section.
  • indicate that this is a realistic application by providing evidence or plans regarding how you intend to travel to the UK;
  • and how you travel within the UK once here;
  • put simply are we part of a tour? If so lets us know the details

• With the advent of cheap air-flights it may be cheap and cost effective to fly to Liverpool Airport
• Therefore (especially for solo acts) Frakture suggests you supply a realistic costing of the air-flight to Liverpool with your request
• This saves (our) time and work and increases your chance of a booking.

• Frakture has to work with the resources available.
• Accommodation options are:
  • Hotel,
  • guest-house,
  • private accommodation,
  • to none [ the musicians travel home that night.
• Please indicate the range of accommodation types you'll accept
• Please ensure when we discuss fees, that travel and accomodation costs are considered.

• The range and quality of our venues vary: we try to find a venue suitable to your content

• The correct email address for Frakture Concerts is concerts[@]frakture.org (without brackets) : please do not use office[@]frakture.org
• Contact details: check on the contacts page at http://www.frakture.org/contact.htm
  • remember the skype option which is free
    our skype name is fraktureoffice
  • so to MSN: our account is office@frakture.org
• Skype/MSN text/chat services both free are very useful tools

• View the Frakture listings page, also look at our listing page which also helps to give an overview of options in the North of England
• For other promoters in the region try one of the following.
• Try Lê Quan Ninh database at http://www.improvdb.info/
• Then try these

• Organisation	web
  Leeds Improvised Music Association	http://limaonline.org.uk/
  Birmingham: FIZZLE	http://www.myspace.com/improvisationbirmingham
  Frakture Concerts	http://www.frakture.org
  Sheffield: freenoise	http://www.freenoise.co.uk/
  Sheffield: Notes and Sounds	http://www.discus-music.co.uk/notesandsounds.htm
  Noise Upstairs Manchester	Link

last updated : November 29, 2011