Call for Submissions: Open Mic Night Hosts | Deadline: Dec 10

Posted on November 20, 2019

Sophie Stevens hosting Open Mic Night, September 2019

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 4PM, Tuesday December 10, 2019

Manitoba Music is presenting another season of Open Mic Nights with the Winnipeg Folk Festival at The Handsome Daughter. Each event is hosted by a different artist, and hosts will be offered an honorarium. Submissions are now open for artists who are interested in hosting. Please fill out the form below.

To be considered as a host, you must:

Be available from 6-10PM on at least one of the following (indicate all availabilities in your submission):
- January 21, 2020
- February 18, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- April 21, 2020
- May 19, 2020
Be able to perform up to 10 songs of original music
Be a Manitoba Music member and current resident of Manitoba
Be 18 years of age or older, or have accompaniment of legal guardian

Preference will be given to artists who:

Are solo performers
Have cultivated a local audience and local media coverage
Have a track record of strong live performances
Have a strong social media presence
Have not previously hosted our Open Mic Nights
Have participated in the Stingray Young Performers Program
Perform in a genre suitable to primarily acoustic open mics
Have an updated Manitoba Music profile (with music, artist bio, high res image, links to social media)

To Submit:

Fill out the submission form here: https://marcatoapp.com/forms/manitobamusic/winteropenmicnighthosts

Submissions will be evaluated based on: