Booking Information
Booking | Compensation | Venue
Booking
Right now we are booking about 2-3 months in advance for our 125-person venue. We look for musicians that have solid local draw. Our venue is known for eclectic and diverse music genres.
We rely on the performers to promote and bring in the crowd. We DO NOT charge a cover at any shows.
To be considered for booking: CLICK HERE
All Shows are 21+ NO EXCEPTIONS. All band members must be 21+ NO EXCEPTIONS! Please be mindful of that with your fan base.
After you have been booked, if you have flyers for the gig (digital or physical form) please either come in or email them to Joe2Booking. (If your last resort is to mail them. the address is Joe Squared Attn: Booking 133 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD 21218)
- Dinner Performers: Will receive the drink & meal compensation stated below as well as a payment TBD.
- Late Night Bands: Will split 15% of what the bar makes in drink sales after 10pm and after the mandatory $15 . Therefore, we recommend putting on your own show and knowing the other bands on the bill.
- Fan & Patron Tips: Since we don’t charge a cover we are giving the bands an opportunity to get paid out from their fans and patrons. We have a box located in the venue where people can “tip” the band out in cash. We will also have a spot on their credit card bill where they can “Tip” the band. This is to help each band get the most from their fans/our patrons that may have not come for you but ended up really enjoying you.
- Drink & Meal Compensation: Each band playing will receive 2 (TWO) complimentary drinks per band member/Performer/DJ and any Extra Large 16″ Pizza of their choice. All other drinks & food must be paid for. Each Solo performer/DJ will get a $15 food tab & 2 drinks.
- Money will be paid out to the band that night between 2:30am and 3am. The reason why it takes that long is because the bar needs to close all credit card tabs and ring out. Please pick your money up that night or the next day. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER TO GET YOUR MONEY! This will make things easier for everyone.
We are a small venue and we have a sound person on Fridays and Saturday from 9pm-11pm. The sound person will help you with setup, mix, mic’ing, and any other things that most bands have issues with causing equipment damage and overall bad quality sound.
Our equipment list:
- 2(two) JBL Eon 15″ Self Powered PA Speakers mounted to the ceiling (180 Watts Each)
- 1(one) JBL Eon 15″ Self Powered PA Speaker (Monitor for Drummers & backline players, 180 Watts) on the ground. [This is in repair, please bring your own MONITOR]
- 1(one) Yamaha MB166cx – 16 Channel Mixer (10XLR inputs, 16 1/4” Inputs, Four Stereo RCA Inputs, 2 (Two) Balanced XLR Outputs, 2 (Two) Balanced ¼” Outputs, 2 (Two) Monitor Sends, Full Effects (Reverb, Chorus, Delay), Compression on 10 Channels, and OneAUX Send/Return). (More information on this mixer can be found HERE)
- 4(Four) Par 36 Light Cans (3 Red & 1 Blue) mounted high on the walls
- Misc. Guitar Stands, extension cords and outlets [Depending on what bands leaves stuff/takes stuff from previous gigs]
We do not have house microphones, mic cables, or mic stands anymore because we can’t keep replacing them. They keep getting misplaced by every band, or the bands are taking them. So we regret to say it, but you will have to bring your own Mics, Mic cables, and microphone stands (w- Clips). Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Stage: is on the floor but has a large carpet for drummers. The area is about 8 feet x 20 feet with 4 power outlets and 6 outlets on those power outlets (about 20 outlets total on the stage area). It is OKAY to have the front guys (guitar, keys, & singers) on the dance floor as the stage area can only really support a drummer and bass player at most.
Lights: are hung high on the walls. Please plug these in when you start. They are red & blue gels. Please do not reposition them or change anything about them.
Sound: We will provide a sound person from 9pm-11pm to help with your general setup PLEASE WATCH YOUR AMP & MICROPHONE LEVELS!!! We are a small venue, and the acoustics are awesome. The Mixer is marked, and everything is pretty straight forward. If you have not used a mixer of this size please go HERE to get accustomed to the mixer or come in early to figure everything out.
The Main Mixing Board signal is sent to the back speakers via Record Out (Red and White RCA outputs). DO NOT remove this or the iPod Cable.
Setting up on day of show:
The stage area is located to the right of the main entrance. Please store your equipment/bags in the door near the stage area. That door is locked to the outside and no one will bother it. That will eliminate the congestion on the stage. Be careful not to block the main entrance to the venue.
- Dinner Performers: Load in around 6:15pm. Dinner set is from 7pm – 9pm. Load out by 9:15pm, as the late night act will be arriving at this time.
- Late Night Bands: Load in at 9pm (no earlier! dinner music will wrap up around 9pm). Late night set starts at 10pm. Try to keep all sets no longer than 1 hour if you have not worked it out with the other bands on the bill. All music should wrap up around 1:30am.
Feel free to bring your own equipment, mixers, cables, microphones, etc. All we ask is that you put everything back the way you found it. The wait staff has to play music the next day and they know nothing about the setup back there. Please keep everything clean: that includes plates, food, garbage, beer bottles, glasses, etc.
