London-based queer pop musician Venn Smyth is back in his old student city of Edinburgh for a night of music - and he can't wait!
Currently on a UK tour of his new album 'Master of Disguise', expect a night of original pop music with saxophone, synths, ballads and bops, and a few well-loved covers thrown in! This year has seen Venn reach the semifinals of London's Pride's Got Talent and finals of Brighton's Voice of Broadway music competitions, as well as performing at the Green Man music festival in Wales.
“Real hints of Elton John… such a powerful voice” Track by Track podcast
“A superb songwriter” Miles Elliot, judge of Voice of Broadway and Pride’s Got Talent
“(Burn Me) Reminiscent of the songs Justin Vivian Bond would sing. Reminded me of Short Bus, Rufus Wainwright, Jake Shears" Jonny Woo
“(Sunrise) A gorgeous contemporary dancefloor anthem tackling the hard-hitting theme of grief, whilst retaining an optimistic mood through its shimmering production” Culture Fix blog
There are 3 ticket prices:
£6 - low income and SHRUB Members ticket
£10 - general ticket
£14 - extra support to artist ticket
Tickets should be bought in advance where possible. There may be some tickets available on the door but not guaranteed.
Doors open at 7pm, music from 7.30pm with an interval in the middle. The cafe will be open to serve you food and drink, helping the charity put on further events - so please do consider buying something delicious at the gig! It is a zero waste and vegan venue. It is sober space so please respect that for this gig, and if you fancy a drink there will be plenty of time to grab one elsewhere after the gig which will be finished by 9.30pm.
And you might wish to consider getting ahead of the game and buying Venn's album 'Master of Disguise' now through the website Bandcamp, which comes complete with lyrics and behind-the-scene notes written by Venn, alongside and exclusive short story! This will also help fund the tour and help future music-making! Search for Venn Smyth on www.bandcamp.com or head directly here: https://vennsmyth.bandcamp.com/album/master-of-disguise
There will also be CDs available to buy on the night, which really help artists continue to make music.
And finally, for the full experience, join Venn for a songwriting workshop before the gig on Friday 13 October from 2-5pm at SHRUB. This is a chance to learn about the building blocks of songwriting and collaboration, and you will be guided to create something together! This is a pay what you can workshop:
ACCESS NOTES
The Zero Waste Hub is on the ground floor with a small step at the entrance. A ramp is available upon request. All the public spaces throughout the building are step free and there are gender neutral and powerchair accessible toilets (no changing places toilet) with hand rails.
SHRUB is a sober space with low lighting. Noisy sirens do go through the neighbourhood. We do not have a hearing loop installed.
Our venue is located near bus stops served by the following routes: 2, 35, 34, 16, 11, 24, 12, 10, 36, 47. There is limited on-street parking and paid parking on Castle Terrace (roughly 300 metres away by foot on partially cobbled path or 400+ via flatter paved paths).
If you have further questions regarding accessibility, please contact the Zero Waste Hub on 0131 281 0583 or at hello@shrubcoop.org.