Information for musicians

Contacting The Vortex about gigs

Please send requests for gigs, demos and biographical information to Todd Wills, the manager of The Vortex.

Phone 020 7254 4097

Postal address
The Manager
The Vortex
Unit E1, 3 Bradbury Street
London N16 8JN
UK

Please note that we receive many requests for gigs at the club and while we try to listen to as much of the music as possible and respond to the artists, it is not always possible to reply to everyone.

Set up and sound check times

Load in from 6pm. Sound checks must be complete by 7.45pm latest.

Performance times

First set 8.30pm – 9.15pm
Second set 9.45pm – 10.15pm

Times are approximate.

Stage dimensions

Length 17ft or 5m
Width 10ft or 3m

Sound specifications

Logic System PA with 2 front of stage speakers and 2 monitors plus LS distribution system
Mackie CR 1604-VLZ 16 Channel mixing desk
TL Audio Mic pre- amplifier plus Parametric EQ
Klark-Teknik DN 332 Dual Graphic EQ ( For Monitors)
Aleseis Quadraverb Multi FX (Reverb,delay,chorus,etc)
Stage Line 4 way DI Box

Microphones

Shure SM58 x 3
Schertler “grand piano” Transducer microphones x 2
XLR to XLR Leads x 8
Jack to Jack Lead x 1

Lighting

LED based lighting system with separate DMX console for control and dimming
LED Spotlights x 8

Accessories

Music stands x 10 (not matching)
Microphone stands x 7

Back line

Steinway B grand piano
Galien-Kruger 250 ML Guitar Amplifier

Closing time

The club closes at midnight.

If possible musicians must be out of the building by 12.30am.

Rehearsing at The Vortex

The club is available for hire to rehearse.

Contact Clarissa on 020 7254 4097
Email clarissa(at)vortexjazz.co.uk

or Todd on 020 7254 4097
Email todd(at)vortexjazz.co.uk

Press information

Copy and pictures intended for the programme or The Vortex website should be sent to programme (at) vortexjazz.co.uk

It would be a great help if musicians could supply their own write-ups, of 150-200 words maximum. Ideally this should include a description of the music, brief biographic highlights, line-up and a press quote.

Picture specs

Jpgs should be 300 dpi and no larger than 100mm in width – preferably in colour. Please do not send 72 dpi web formatted jpgs or gifs.

Please bear in mind that space restrictions do not permit the use of large pictures in the printed programme, so in general 'portrait' format close-ups or head and shoulders pictures tend to work best.

Picture credits

We try to include a picture for all gigs in the programme. Please be aware that because of space limitations we are not able to credit photographers.

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