Epicentre Specs
Epicentre is an all ages music venue in
San Diego
dedicated to building up the underground music scenes all over the county and the
country.
We have an excellent sound system.
Brand new stage. A high capacity. And awesome staff.
We’re Located roughly on the corner of
Mira Mesa
Blvd.
and Camino Ruiz, specifically:
8450 Mira Mesa blvd.
San
Diego
Ca. 92129
If you’re looking a this, then you
should know our web address, but just
in case, it’s www.epicentre.org
STAFFING:
Unless otherwise notified, we will always provide you
with the necessary amount of staff needed, including a minimum of 3 guards, 1 café
staffer, a sound tech, and a venue manager.
(if you have your own sound tech, let us know, we’ll work it out)
Booking
If your bands wants to get a show here @ the Epicentre,
and you have no history with us, there’s a simple process to follow:
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Send in a demo and press pack (band Bio, Band specs, contact info, and a photo or flyer if possible)
**the address is listed above or you can just drop your stuff off during
business hours [usually show times, or weekdays 2-6]
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You can also e-mail local booking @
booking@epicentre.org, or get at us on our myspace:
www.myspace.com/theepicentre
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Give us somewhere around a week to listen to your demo
(we get a lot every week, so it might take a bit), and if we still haven’t called
you up to follow up, call in and leave a voice mail to (858) 271-4000 ext. 17
DRAW EXPECTATIONS AND
PRESALE:
As with any other venue, we
are a business that has to make money
to keep it’s doors open, so in turn we require all local bands to do an initial
pre-sale of 32 tickets minimum.
If you don’t think you could draw this many people, (including end of the night
door tally) then you might want to build up a slightly bigger following before moving
on to the Epicentre.
As your history with us grows, and you get more and more
people at your shows, you’ll be moving up “tiers” that range from
opener to
local headliner. These tiers will determine your pay and draw expectations:
Openers:
1st two bands up; expected draw= between
32-50 people; pay= $1 a head
Supporter:
2nd two band up; expected draw= between
50-95 people; pay=$1.75 a head (total)
Local headliners:
Last
bands up; expected draw= 96+ people; pay=$2.50 a head (total)
***(local headliners will also be offered an opportunity
to play a show @ the Alley, another venue in
Orange County
, depending on how well they draw)
LOCAL SHOWCASES:
Local showcases are good ways to establish a relationship
with us. Showcases have no tiers, minimum
presale and draw of 32 tickets. Since
they don’t have tiers, these shows are usually where we find out which one you’d
fit into. Pay scale runs a little differently
also:
1st 50 tickets
sold= $1 a head
After 50= $2 a head
Showtime (and specs)
Once your band is booked for a show, here’s the specifics:
LOAD IN/CHECK
IN:
Usual Load-ins are @ 5:30 the day of the show, and Check-ins
are @ 6
sharp!
If you haven’t sold all 32 tickets by check-in you don’t
get a guest list, and unless you make it up at the door, you’re not getting paid,
and it’ll probably hurt your chances of playing another show here.
**(if the load-ins and check-ins change times, we’ll let
you know before the day-off)
HOSPITALITIES:
Local shows and showcases usually just get water provided
for each member and discounts on drinks and snacks @ the café
SOUND ISSUES:
We do have a noise constraint of 103, so in turn we ask
that you work with our sound tech to stay under that limit.
We’ll do our best to work with you, but if you refuse to stay under that
limit, then we
will cut off your set.
This may sound extreme, but you have to understand that we’re a medium sized
room with good acoustics, so we don’t need to be turned up too loud, besides, no
one wants the show shut down.
GUEST LIST:
Once you pass the 32 ticket minimum, every band gets 1
spot per-member, plus one merch/crew
PROMOTIONS:
We’ll do our best to promote ourselves and the show together
with all of our other shows, both online, and through our street team.
However, it would be beneficial for both the venue and your band if you went
out and did promotions yourselves on top of our, however you want is up to you (think
myspace, sandiegopunk.com, flyering, or handing out demos at other venues).
EMERGENCY CANCELLATIONS:
If you do decide to cancel the show, then we ask you do
it at a minimum of 2 and a half weeks before the show date so that we can have some
time to find a replacement bands or artist.
Questions, further info
If you have anymore questions or wish to talk to a booking
manager you can e-mail or call us at:
booking@epicentre.org
Or
(858) 271-4000 ext.17
For press packs and promotional material, mail to:
8450
Mira Mesa Blvd.
San
Diego
Ca, 92126
