Musician searching for different individuals to play with however undecided the place to begin? Then head alongside to Raven Data in Camden this week for a particular social occasion aimed toward serving to musical people get collectively.
On November 23, the store and alcohol-free bar will host The Musicians Coven, a mixer the place anybody, however particularly sober steel followers, ladies, minority followers and LGBTQI+ musicians, can get collectively to interrupt the ice and chat about enjoying music.
“I discovered that as a girl and in addition as a sober particular person it was fairly laborious for me to go as much as random individuals at gigs and ask them in the event that they performed any devices,” says organiser Giulia Tommasi. “So after I came upon a few sober area for metalheads, Raven Data, I assumed it might be the right area to host a meet up within the hope of discovering like-minded musicians and serving to different individuals in the identical place as me.
“The occasion is open to everybody nevertheless it’s essential for me that we intention to make it a secure area for girls, members of the LGBTQI neighborhood and ethnic minorities, as they’re usually missed because of the lack of variety within the scene.”
The occasion can even function a gallery showcasing Giulia’s artwork, which absorb her Italian heritage in addition to parts of UK folklore.
“The sculptures replicate on folklore and my twin cultural id as an immigrant,” she explains. “I grew up in a metropolis in Italy referred to as Viareggio which hosts the most important carnival in Europe, the place large paper mache sculptures parade although town in the course of the weeks resulting in lent. The masks are additionally influenced by my publicity to UK folklore within the final 15 years and horror films resembling Pumpkinghead. Ultimately I want to incorporate comparable props in my future music venture, so I hope I meet somebody who’s into theatrics at The Musicians Coven!”
