Battle Of The Bands

Be On The Scene Battle Of The Bands at Boisdale Jukebox Bar, Ice Rink Canary Wharf

Be On The Scene, in partnership with Boisdale Group and Runwild Media Group will be putting together a music showcase like never before.

‘Battle of the Bands’ is the most recent creative idea from talent promotion company, Be On The Scene, which specialises in bringing talented individuals together with industry professionals. It is fast becoming the ‘one stop shop’ for Talents in all sectors by assisting with online exposure, and providing industry portfolios through networks and connections. 

With ease of access, an accessible search function and a firm filter system in place, Be On The Scene ensures industry professionals only get the most committed individuals to work with.  Be On The Scene already has vast experience in supplying the most talented acts from all walks of life, through their Live Events at some of London’s most exclusive venues, such as Madame JoJo’s and Kensington Roof Gardens, to name but a few, or their weekly Open Mic Night held every Tuesday in the Heart of Soho. 

‘Battle of the bands’,  due to launch on November 2nd in the Boisdale Jukebox Bar at Ice Rink Canary Wharf, will be just in time for the festive season and will bring together a large audience of all ages, with maximum exposure.  Every Saturday for fifteen weeks, Solo Acts, Full Bands and ‘In-Betweeners’ will be able to take part, with the first round spread out over the first eight weeks. Throughout the competition, Be On The Scene promises to deliver approximately six to ten acts every week, with the grand final on February the 8th. A mere fifteen minute tube ride from London Waterloo, every week from 7pm, the perfect excuse to come enjoy live music and a drink with friends on a Saturday night! And if it wasn't enough, the entrance is free for everyone!

Thanks for supporting us!

Romy.
romy@beOnTheScene.com

BOTS partners with delicatessen cafe in Putney for Art Exhibitions

In the view of helping new artists get their work exhibited, we have started to partner with cafes and restaurants across London. These venues have kindly accepted to display paintings and photographs from our Members on their walls.

Our first official partner is Cafe Matteo in Putney (236 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 6SG) who will start exhibiting painting work from our Member Clare Law as early as next month. On top of enjoying a coffee and slice of cake you will be able to discover Clare Law's fantastic pieces.

 
Several other venues have already given us their verbal agreement and we are signing partnership with them very soon.

All exhibitions will be announced on our website in the art section so keep an eye out and go discover amazing new artists. If you are looking to redecorate your home it is also a perfect way to purchase authentic art work.

Thanks for supporting us!

Rich.
richard@beOnTheScene.com

Weekly Open Mic Nights @ Zebrano, Soho

 
As you know we are always working hard to bring our Members maximum exposure and opportunities to be on stage. Completing our offering to our music Members, we are pleased to be able to announce the start of our Weekly Open Mic Nights!

Every Tuesdays from July 2nd, we will be taking the stage from 7pm at Zebrano, 18 Greek Street, Soho, London W1D 4DS and we will be offering musicians and singers an opportunity to perform and increase their audience and fan base.

 

Entrance is free and open to everyone, BOTS Member or not. Whether you are an artist, coming to discover new talents or simply want to enjoy a great night out, we welcome you to join our Zebrano Open Mic Nights every Tuesdays!

We will also offer artists the opportunity to get their set recorded (audio and video) so that they can build their promotional materials.

These nights will be hosted by Tom Lukas (http://www.tomlukas.com). Tom is an emerging singer/song writer and producer, originally from Cardiff and now living in London. Along with hosting open mic nights Tom continues to gig and kicked off his move playing at the London 2012 Paralympics!

Please join us in thanking Zebrano (http://zebranobars.com) for giving us access to their stage and go visit this amazing venue in the heart of Soho!

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding these nights, and to book your slot in advance please contact us at openmicnights@beonthescene.com or visit our booking page: http://www.beOnTheScene.com/openmic/

Thanks for supporting us!

Rich.
richard@beonthescene.com

New Partner Onboard!

We are pleased to announce that Sable Accounting Group is joining us as a partner and as such is offering a 10% discount to our Members on any of their accounting fees for the first year.

This offer is valid for both Standard and Premium Members, please make sure you mention your BOTS membership to them during your initial conversation. BOTS is using Sable too and they have proven to be extremely professional and very responsive.

We know how artists sometimes struggle with accounting questions or issues related to their income and we believe this partnership will help them get reliable information at a very cost effective rate.

Sable contacts are:
  Steve Scott - Scott.Brown@sable-group.com
  Davinder Chaggar - Davinder.Chaggar@Sable-Group.com

Any question do feel free to contact us at contact@beonthescene.com

Thanks for supporting us!

Rich.
richard@beonthescene.com

BOTS to open a Market Place

When talking to our Members it appeared clearly to us that artists are sometimes struggling to find the right vehicle to sell their work. Many platforms are available but often involve upfront costs - with no guarantee of sales - or are taking an heavy cut on the sale.

With that in mind we have decided to create the BOTS Market Place! This part of our website will allow any of our Premium Members to sell their work to any of our visitors.

Although we will have to pass on the cost of the payment processing through Paypal (about 35p for a song, 4% of the item cost for anything else), Be On The Scene will not make any profit on the sell of the work and our artists will be able to use this service for free. Hence our Premium Members will only occur a cost if their work is selling.

The BOTS Market Place is currently under test and due to open to artists in the coming weeks for them to upload their work, and to the buyers very soon after that. If you are interested to sell your items and help us test it, feel free to contact us at contact@beonthescene.com


If the platform takes off like we hope, we will be moving away from Paypal in about a year to reduce the payment processing fees, and allow even more profit to our Members.

Thank you for supporting us!

Rich.
richard@beonthescene.com

Stuart Epps to join BOTS advisory board

We are extremely please to announce that Stuart Epps, major music producer, has accepted to join our advisory board as a music advisor.

Having work with many great artists such as Elton John, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, Bill Wyman, Robbie Williams, Jimmy Page, Paul Rogers, Jeff Beck, Oasis, Paul Weller, etc... over the last 40 years, Stuart has a huge amount of experience and knowledge in the music field.

Stuart will help us make sure BOTS activities are in line with what music talents need, and has already started to provide us with tips and guidance on the music industry.

As previously, Stuart is also available for production, recording and mixing; check our service area for more information.


Thank you for supporting us!


Rich.
richard@beonthescene.com

BOTS creates an advisory board

Following the demand from many members to have BOTS take more of an advisory role to new talents, we have decided to create an advisory board.

This board, composed of recognized industry experts, will make sure we stay in line with what our members need, as well as allowing us to provide industry knowledge and guidance.

Be On The Scene primarily remains a vehicle to promote artist work to a worldwide internet audience, and is best used by artists to release their news to a wider audience and expand their fan base; however the creation of the advisory board does make sense for us to keep helping our members.

We will be building this advisory group over the next 12 months to bring on board advisors on music, fashion, painting and photography.

Thanks for supporting us!

Rich.
richard@beonthescene.com 

BOTS Members to meet every month

Many of our Members have expressed the interest in regular networking meetings where opportunities for collaboration between our Members can be better identified.

With this in mind, and following the success of our get together in January, we have decided to organize more regular meetups.

We will now be meeting every first Wednesday of the month from 7pm, the first gathering will be on Wednesday May 2nd, then Wednesday June 5th, July 3rd, ... Venue to be announced on our website a week before the meetup.

To start with, we have decided to open these free get together for everyone to maximize opportunities for our members.

I can tell you all of us in the BOTS team are very excited to be able to meet our members more often and are looking forward to see you in may :-)

Thanks for supporting us!

Rich.

richard@beonthescene.com 

BOTS to launch online music contest

We are always trying to find new ways to best promote our Members online, and get them in front of our worldwide audience. We are therefore please to announce the creation of an online music talent competition!

Musicians are able to enter this competition for free, and get their music promoted all around the world, as well as having the chance to win our prize worth over £500! The winner will also be invited to headline our next live gig in London.

We require artists to upload at least 2 tracks (either on audio or video file) on their BOTS profile. They will then be voted in, or out, by our web audience over 4 rounds taking place over 6 weeks. Artists participating are more than welcome to encourage their family and friends to vote for them and possibly become our grand winner!

Voting visitors are not left out of the competition, as we have also allocated free tickets to our next live gig, to be won by our voters. Every time a visitor votes, he or she will have the chance to win a free ticket.

The contest registration opens on April 22nd so update your BOTS profile ASAP to for the best chance to win. The number of participants will be limited.

Thanks for supporting us!

Rich.

richard@beonthescene.com

Major music producer agrees to work with BOTS members

Be On The Scene is very proud to announce that Stuart Epps, a world class record producer with over 40 years' experience in the music industry, will be offering his services to our members.

Led Zeplin, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Oasis, Barry White and Bad Company are just a few famous names that come to mind when one talks about Stuart Epps and his accomplished life.

 

As Chief Engineer, Studio Manager and Producer of the world renowned Mill Studios in Maidenhead where he worked on the Led Zeplin album Coda, stuart will no doubt be able to give an unsigned artist the knowledge and tools to help one achieve their goals, as long as you are focused and committed. He has a heart of gold with a vision to match. 

 

As part of our community, we are very excited to bring this one of a kind opportunity to you.

With reasonable production/recording and mixing quotes for productions big and small.

 

 

" Having been in the music biz many years I can also help with record company and music publisher introductions"- Stuart Epps

To find out more or to contact Stuart, visit our service page or visit his websites on

www.stuartepps.co.uk / www.eppsmusicproductions.com / 

www.beonthescene.com/services_musicprod.php

Be On The Scene announces partnership with Broadcasting equipment rentalcompany Soho Broadcast

                                                     22 Greek St, Soho W1D 4DZ

                                                                020 7494 4449

We are delighted to announce that we have partnered up with Soho Broadcast and the first people to benefit from this are our valued members. Both standard and paid will qualify with a 10% discount on listed prices. To take advantage of this service, simply send them your full BOTS profile to verify you are part of our community.

Locatedin the trendiest part and heart of London, Soho Broadcast provides a range ofservices including equipment hire, transfers, conversions, encoding andeverything else to suit your broadcasting needs.
 

Checkout our service page www.beonthescene.com/service_eqrental.php orwww.beonthescene.com/service_transfer.php