One Take Sessions

We don’t ask a lot at the One Take Sessions but we do ask that you come a little bit prepared for the night, as such here’s a few requirements both mandatory and optional.

Mandatory Requirements

• When you’re booking, please include a mobile contact. If something goes wrong on the night, or you get delayed, or we get delayed, we’d like to be able to get in touch at short notice. If there are more than one of you in a group traveling, it might be worthwhile to submit two numbers.
• Bring an instrument! Some people are kind enough to let a fellow musician borrow a guitar or other instrument, but don’t turn up to the Sessions without either a) bringing an instrument with you or b) warning us in advance that you won’t have one and we’ll try and help out
• The special requirements on the booking form are there for a reason - anything special at all. Have you overlooked that your guitar doesn’t have a pickup and you might need it mic’d up instead? These are the small things we need to know in advance. Especially if there’s going to be a violin or cello involved.
• Bookings generally take place at least two weeks in advance. If you are going to cancel, we ask that you give us at least ONE WEEK’s notice, though the more notice you can give, the better. We’ve got no problem in rescheduling gigs but canceling on the day is bad form, even if it is a non-paying (moneywise) show. It doesn’t leave us much of a chance to notify people that you won’t be coming or where possible arrange replacement or alternative acts.

Optional Requirements

• Where you’re MySpace or website doesn’t have any press details or a biography on yourself or your band, please send us one. We like to get a few pieces together for the local press and if you’re not in, you can’t win - or so they say.
• If you’ve got samples of your music - please, direct us to them. If they’re on MySpace don’t forget to include the link, if they’re on MP3 or MP4, email them to us using one of the emails provided on the contact page. We also run the Sound System Podcast which can include your music prior to your One Take Sessions appearance and we profile the acts on both KilkennyMusic.com and OneTakeSessions.com so if you would like to give people a sneak preview of your music (with or without downloading it - your choice), include a few links!

Of course - if you’ve got any requirements, don’t hesitate to contact us. Or, if you want to drop down your own posters or press releases, get in touch as well.