1. 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)

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

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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