JOB ROLES

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• Social Media (Instagram- Ross and Emily, FB- India and Tia , Twitter) - This role is part of the promotion for the gig - we can post regular pictures and videos from practices to give people an idea of what the gig will be like and we can keep people up to date with tickets, information about the show in general (so when it starts, when doors open, information about the meal before the show etc). Also, we can create an event on Facebook to get a projected audience for the show to help with numbers of t-shirts, programmes, CDs etc to have at front of house.

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• Costumes – Erin + Matt - Costumes is an important role because with costume requirements, we can make it so each band fits in with the theme of their films and also highlight the difference between the instrumentalists and the singers. They also need to communicate with lighting and makeup - if they don't, the costumes could end up clashing with the makeup or the lighting could be too dark with the costumes and you wouldn't be able to see the performers.

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• Stage Manager - Niamh - This role is very important for ensuring that the show runs smoothly and everyone knows exactly what they're doing; if something goes wrong with the equipment, such as the one of the speakers blowing, the stage manager would be responsible for getting it replaced as quickly as possible.

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• Venue Liaison – Tom C - The role of the venue liaison is to email the owner of a venue or the person in charge of gigs/event to rent out a venue for however long they need it (so for example, if a gig was on for 2 days in a row they could rent it from 10am on the first day until 11pm the next day). If they don't get written confirmation for the rental of a venue, they won't have anywhere to put the show on so it's vital that this role is executed correctly.

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• Press Release - Anna - The press release is important for getting exposure for the show because if we don't have any exposure in local newspapers or magazines, we could end up having an audience consisting of tutors and the performers' parents or friends.

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• Front of House – Emily - Front of House involves making contracts for people to sign to give confirmation that they can work on the night. If these aren't done, there'll be no proof that they agreed to do it and we won't have a Front of House team. This job role is also important for tracking expenditures during the night of the shows for the final amount to find out how much money we make from selling merchandise and snacks.

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• Sound Technician/ Back-line Management – George, Tom C and Andrew - The sound technicians are in charge of the live sound mixing on the night of a gig. They make sure that none of the instruments are too loud, the vocals have enough reverb, the sound is at a safe volume for the audience etc; sound technicians play a major role in making a gig an enjoyable experience because if the sound mixing is particularly bad in a show, people will remember that more and it could ruin their favourite bands/songs for them.

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• Finance - Alyssa - The person in charge of finance keeps track of all income (merchandise sales, fundraising, ticket sales etc) and expenditures relating to a gig to make sure they stay within budget - part of this is communicating with the people in charge of catering, set design, front of house etc to make proposals for anything they need to the director.

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• Marketing and Promotion – Dane, Erin and Tom W - The people in charge of marketing and promotion are responsible for getting as much coverage and exposure on the gig as they can to get as big of an audience as possible.

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• Visuals / Lighting – Ben, Andy, Tom W. Sam, Angel and Hazel - The visuals and lighting are part of the overall aesthetics of a gig and they make a show truly enjoyable - the visuals give you something to focus on during the performance instead of focusing on the band the entire time and the lighting determines the mood of a song (red would be used for aggressive/fast songs, blue would be used for slow or sad songs and so on),

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• Roadies – ALL TECHS - Roadies ensure that all equipment from the equipment list given to them is transported to the venue safely and that none of it ends up damaged and no one gets hurt by an amp falling on their foot, for example.

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• Health and Safety – Taylor and Tom C - The health and safety team make sure that a venue and any equipment used are safe for both the performers and the audience so no one is injured from things like tripping over a cable, spilling drinks on equipment (resulting in an electric shock) or a light falling on someone's head.

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• Merchandise – Alyssa and India - The merchandise team are in charge of things like CDs, mugs, t-shirts, key rings and more that are sold on the night of the gig; this involves designing the merch and ordering it all on time because if it's ordered too late then there won't be anything to sell on the night.

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• Runners – ALL TECHS - Runners are the people who, depending on where they're assigned to during a show, assist with any production or health & safety problems in that area.

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• Fundraisers - ALL - The budget for a gig is determined by the fundraising done for the gig; fundraising events such as cake sales or busking raise the money for merchandise, catering, printing, and more so without fundraising a show would be very dull.

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• Hair and Makeup - Matt - The person in charge of hair and makeup makes sure that everyone on stage looks as good as they can; they make sure that they have the right amount of highlighter on so that the audience can clearly see them on stage but that it also isn't harsh/too bright under the lights.

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• Performers – ALL MUSIC - The performers are the reason there's a show in the first place - without them, there wouldn't be any live music. Their role is to prepare a set list, an equipment list (to give to the technicians) and rehearse the songs in the set list to perform at the show.

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• Catering - Tia - The person in charge of catering has to communicate with caterers to sort out the pre-show meal for both nights. This meal will be themed so the menu will be heavily inspired by the movies we've chosen songs from.

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• Set Design/Creative Director – Angel, Sam, Ben and Tom C - Set design covers the entrance design and also how the stage is going to look. For example, they could make a bass drum cover, have a red carpet at the entrance, and more.

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• Logistics - Niamh - The person in this role is responsible for getting the equipment lists from each band to make the final list so they know what equipment they need to book; it's vital that nothing is forgotten from the list and that they book the right number of each item - if they don't do this, they could end up missing an amp out or not having enough XLR leads for the microphones.

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• Media – Hazel and Andy - The media team make sure that the visuals run in the correct order and there are none left out and they also sort out things like music videos, having cameras set up to record/stream the gig etc.

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• Director – Anna - The director oversees all the planning for the project; they make sure that everyone is keeping up to date with the deadlines for their own roles and if any deadlines are missed, they chase that person up to make sure it's finished as quickly as possible.

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• Master of Ceremonies - Ross - The master of ceremonies gives a brief introduction to the gig before it starts (this can be pre-recorded or done backstage with a microphone) and it includes health & safety information (where fire exits are located) and other messages such as 'please make sure all mobile phones are turned off/on silent for the rest of the evening'.