Open Mic Night at The Studio Offers Performance Opportunities for All

Are you an aspiring musician looking for a place to play? Do you have a bunch of songs to perform, but no audience? If so, you may want to stop by , located at 62 East Mill Road, when it hosts its Open Mic Night on the second Thursday of every month.

David White, co-founder of Tri-County Music and Arts, the group that owns and operates The Studio, hopes that the monthly event will bring local artists who are looking to perform their songs out of the woodwork.

“It’s geared towards everybody. Anybody,” said White. “I want it to be a diverse, eclectic kind of thing, so everybody can experience other kinds of music, other kinds of whatever.”

If you aren’t a singer-songwriter, which most peoplep who go to open mic nights tend to be, that’s not a problem, according to White. The Studio invites artists from all different genres—some of them non-musical—to participate in its monthly event.

“We’ve had some spoken word in here, I’ve had a call from a DJ out in Philadelphia that wants to do some hip-hop stuff,” said White. “We’ve had full bands in here, and we’ve had solo acts. We’ve had kids come in here, just playing violin all by themselves, so anybody and everybody is welcome.”

So far, acts have come from as far away from Chatham for Open Mic Night. However, the hope at The Studio is that the radius of performing artists can expand even further.

“It’s maybe a 20-25 mile radius at this point,” said White.

White also hopes that the event will help create awareness of the mission of The Studio, as well as of the upcoming live performances that are held regularly at the venue.

“We’re just trying to create awareness that we’re here and give people an outlet for free to play and listen, and then hopefully let them come and support some local live bands, as well,” said White. “That’s kind of what we’re trying to do, is create an atmosphere of, ‘hey, we’re all musicians, but we also like to support local musicians.”

For more information, visit the Tri-County Music and Arts website at http://www.tricma.org.