Often, I hear artists complaining that the talent show was not what they expected or that there weren’t enough people there. My response is: “What did you expect to happen from the talent show and how many people did you invite to see you perform?” The artist’s answer has become fairly repetitive. Normally, they say they weren’t sure what to expect from the talent show and that they didn’t invite anyone to see them perform. Well perhaps the music showcase is not what they expected because they didn’t know what to expect. More importantly, they didn’t have clearly identifiable written goals that would allow them to measure the success of the talent show. For instance, one goal would be to distribute flyers to everyone in attendance, while another would be to get as many email addresses as possible.
Many artists don’t take every performance serious enough. While you should have fun as you perform in any music showcase, also know that if you want to play in the major leagues it is best to perform as such. You get out of a music showcase what you put into it.
Artists should know that the music showcase may not start on time, the sound may be messed up, there may be disorganization and others may not be extremely professional. Knowing this you may mentally prepare to positively deal with whatever comes your way. This will set you apart from other performers and help present you as the professional that you are.
Sometimes the music showcase will go on without any problems, but this is rare and shouldn’t be expected. Never complain about the stage, the lighting, the sound and so forth while at the talent show. Simply do what it takes to correct them and if you can’t- entertain your audience and perform. Remember your audience understands if something is not right, but what they don’t want to hear is an artist on stage complaining. If you have to perform without music do so! Make a joke, get the crowd involved and perform. If your mic cuts off in the middle of your performance, keep going, it probably will come back on. Remember you are not just a singer, rapper or musician you are an entertainer, that is your job that you seek to make a career treat it as such or face the pit of failure.
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Atlanta Music Showcase & Talent Show Schedule
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Apache Cafe, 64 Third St., Atlanta
8:30PM
404-876-5436
Throwback Sundays - Open Mic Contest
4847 Old National Hwy, College Park, GA 30337
404-761-6418
MONDAY
Cafe 290, 290 Hilderbrand, Atlanta
8:30PM
404-256-3942
Open Mic Mondays
Club Miami, 3011 Buford Hwy., Atlanta
9:30PM
404-456-1463
Open Mic Mondays
Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough Rd., Decatur, GA 30030
404-377-4976
eddiesattic.com
Maximum Exposure
Club Crucial
404-474-2804
Rip Tha Stage, Django's, 495 Peachtree St., Atlanta
8:00PM
atlclubs.com
Scores, 2425 Wesley Chapel Rd., Atlanta
8:00PM
678-362-2632
TUESDAY
Open-Mic Performance Battle
Apache Cafe, 64 3rd St. NW, Atlanta, 30308
10:00PM
404-876-5436
Open Mic/Jam Session
The Park Bench (Buckhead), 256 E. Paces Ferry Rd. , Atlanta, 30305
8:30PM
678-437-7833 gorillaallstars@yahoo.com
Open Mic Poetry
Javalogy, 466 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta, 30312
678-502-4918
R&B Tuesday Night Atlanta Music Showcase
483 Edgewood, Atlanta, GA 30303
404-880-9902
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Songwriters Open Mic
Urban Grind, 962 Marietta St.
7PM-10PM
404-724-0605
True Talent Tuesday's
A-Town East, 3711 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA 30032
404-437-5011 gaj504@aol.com
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WEDNESDAY
The Open Hustle Showcase
3580 Sweet Water Road Duluth,Ga 30096
Doors open 9:30pm - 2:30am
$10 to perform
Jay
(770) 722-1604
cell
JayMyVision at yahoo.com
Myspace.com/JaysMusicInc
Flow & Hustle
Club Seduction, 1234 Columbia Dr. Decatur, GA 30032
(behind the auto Zone)
9:00PM
404-454-7244
MIFOKmanagement@gmail.com
Open Mic
Cafe Red Train, 1033 Franklin Rd., Marietta
11:00PM
404-438-9814
Open Mic Wednesday
Club Studio 7, 2930 Ember Dr., Decatur, GA 30034
404-244-9700
Open Mic Nite
Runaround Sue's, 1397 Church St., Marietta, GA 30060
info@emergingnetwork.com
770-428-8109
Winning Wednesday
Dugans, 5922 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
7:00PM-10:00PM
678-937-0028
Talent Showcase
The Red Shoe Restaurant, 2891 East Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur, 30030
8:30PM
musicisme83@yahoo.com
Restaurant Number 404-377-5656
Wild Out Wednesdays - Open Mic Night
Black Lion Cafe, 253 Auburn Ave, Atlanta
404-579-4898
THURSDAY
Club Gozar
1115 Powder Springs Rd. (Old Spikes Grill), Marietta, 30008
9PM-11PM
770-500-9898
Club Xpose
6013 Memorial Dr., Stone Mountain, GA 30083
8:00Pm
404-380-5932
Cocktails & Soul Showcase
Forest Blu, 5394 Old Dixie Hwy., 30327
myspace.com/malachiakahustlinboy
Down & Dirty Open Mic & Producer Battle
The Backroom, 2375 Delk Rd., Marietta, GA
404-453-7315
Earz 2 Da Streetz - Open Mic Thursdays
1179 S., Harriston Rd., Stone Mountain, GA
9:30PM
404-808-6223
Grindin Thurzdayz
Gates Sports Bar, 6510 Tara Blvd., Jonesboro, GA
9:00PM
404-474-2804
Open Mic (Every Other Thursday)
222 East Howard Ave, Atlanta, Georgia
7:00PM
404-370-1990 ask for Sonia Leigh
Open Mic Poetry
Urban Grind, 962 Marietta St., Atlanta
7:00PM
404-724-0605
Vision Studios
3875 Green Industrial Way, Chamblee, 30341
7:00PM
678-437-6155
FRIDAY
Fresh 2 Death Music Showcase
3816 Stone Rd., (Off Fairburn Rd., SW)
7:30PM
Call 404-549-2167
www.imrichent.com
SATURDAY
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First (1ST) Sunday of Every Month
Super Sunday
Next Level/Midsouth, 706 Collins Hill Rd., Lawrenceville, 30045
3:00PM - 8:00PM
770-882-3021
First (1St) Saturday of Every Month
Hood Hard TV - Live Performance Tapping for TV
860 Hank Aaron Dr., Atlanta, GA 30315
myspace.com/djaaries
Green Light Open Mic
Contact below for dates, times and locations. Tell them JaWar sent you.
www.myspace.com/greenlightopenmic
Mark 404-454-8975 Money/Travisty 678-754-1002 E.P. 678-525-9370
Dates, time and locations subject to change.
ALWAYS verify the information before attending.
Dates, time and locations subject to change.
ALWAYS verify the information before attending.
