Celebrating Recreational Musicianship and Community
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Festival of Friends Events brings exciting innovation to recreational musicianship through uniquely curated band programming and live music events. Programming formats include our signature, short-term Songmixers Series and our longer-form Bandmixers Series
Festival of Friends Events mission is to provide participatory live performance experiences that are easy to organize, simple to host, goal-oriented for participants and community-centric in nature. So whether an event's happening in your hometown or you're visiting somewhere new: find an event, sign up, and join a cast of band mates and experience a shift in not only how you make music but who you make music with. Where will you bandshare next? |
An Evening of Participatory Performance and Community Entertainment
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Think of Festival of Friends Songmixers Series as live "mixtape" performance experiences with a cast of rotating musicians as the evening's entertainment.
Events are designed to strip the performance experience down to its bare essentials: well-curated set lists, goal-oriented practice time, a great show atmosphere for musicians and audience members and a good time for everyone. The twist: No group rehearsals beforehand. It's plug-n-play live performance. |
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No band. No problem. Just Add You.
We sincerely believe the best music is the music we make together. Festival of Friends musician gatherings are designed to be no-pressure and non-competitive live performance experiences for everyday recreational players.
You simply sign-up for a Songmixers event, pick your song slots (each participating musician is guaranteed a minimum number of songs), accurately learn your parts and hit the stage while having a great time with friends, family and community. We host. You play. |
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Where It All Started
Festival of Friends is the evolution of the original short-term band concept started by three friends in a Seattle garage in 2008. It was a simple idea: learn, play and perform music in a fun and casual environment for friends, family and community. What began as a handful of live events with rotating singers (most, first timers to the stage) who rehearsed and then performed cover songs with a backing band, has blossomed into an expanding collection of players and live music-making experiences for everyday musicians ranging from college students to 9-to-5'ers to early retirees. We welcome your participation in our plug-n-play performance community.
The Pursuit of Recreational Musicianship
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Festival of Friends Events participants range from college students to 9-to-5'ers to early retirees who love to play and perform but lack the time and resources to put it all together. Our goal is simple: to shift the playing experience from the living room to the stage and make the world a better place through musical connection and live performance, minus the constraints, pressures or judgments of the professional scene. Community is at the heart of what we do.
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Who You Are
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Festival of Friends Events are for skilled recreational musicians who are short on time but not on passion and seek organized, one-off performance experiences with new faces and old friends. You can accurately learn a few songs on your own and readily-apply your abilities in a live performance setting. And while we might not always get it perfect we'll definitely have fun trying!
Benefits of Participation
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