For those of you who religiously follow our fortnightly 7 Awesome Jobs In Music That Could Be Yours column, dreaming of finding that ideal job in the music industry, we might just have the one to beat them all: how do you see yourself running a live music venue?
Not just any venue, but an iconic Sydney room that has hosted some of our country’s finest bands.
The operators of Paddington Town Hall, once home to such bands as The Saints, Radio Birdman, The Divinyls, and Hard-Ons, and more recently opening its doors to such fine contemporary acts as Tame Impala and The Sleepy Jackson, is calling on venue managers, creative organisations, producers, promoters, artists, and musicians in their search for an operator or series of uses for Stapleton Hall, Paddington’s main auditorium.
Paddington Town Hall is seeking proposals and expressions of interest from creative types just like you, in the hopes of bringing live music back to the historic venue by transforming Stapleton Hall into one of the city’s most unique performance spaces.
“While Sydney has enjoyed a reputation for outstanding live performers and bands, the industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, leading to fewer venues for live music and performance,” said Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
“As part of our new live music and cultural plans, we have committed to making more of the City’s town halls and community facilities available for gigs, performances and even theatrical productions.
“Paddington Town Hall is a wonderful local landmark which we recently transformed with a $2.5 million upgrade. We need our local creative community to put forward ideas to help activate the hall as a performance venue and boost the area’s profile as an exciting cultural destination.”
This is your chance to take a fresh performance space with a rich history and transform it from a community venue hosting school concerts and clearance sales, to a bustling hub of vibrant musical activity.
If you’re interested in applying, but promoting gigs isn’t quite your thing, the operators, who’ve hosted a diverse range of events and acts, including the Sydney Writers’ Festival and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir, are open to proposals focusing on theatre, comedy, cabaret, or any other type of performance. They simply ask that proposals consider the town hall’s heritage, existing technical infrastructure, and backstage.
The scheme is part of Sydney’s new Live Music and Performance Action Plan and the Cultural Policy, which were forged with a view to boosting the city’s live music scene by backing live performances and opening up Council-owned properties as spaces for performers.
To view the Expression of Interest and submit your proposal just register via Tenderlink. Submissions close Tuesday 11th, November 2014.
