Oz's Music Songwriter's Open Mic

Now via Zoom. This is an acoustic open mic for songwriters, meeting monthly since 1996. Performers are videotaped and the video of the entire session is sent to performers later the same evening. Each performer can play two or three original, acoustic songs (10-to-15 minutes, depending on the number of performers). The setting is supportive, and performers are encouraged to talk about their song --- eg how it came to be written, or what you were trying to do musically or lyrically, how it has changed over time, etc. In the Zoom era, songwriters have come from several dozen states, plus Canada, the UK, and Australia. The Host is Jim Novak, a singer-songwriter originally from Ann Arbor, now living in northern Virginia. There is also a YouTube channel with a collection of over 200 half-hour excerpts of the open mic; search YouTube for "songwriters open mic ann arbor."

THIS IS NOW AN ONLINE EVENT, USING ZOOM. WHEN YOU RSVP "YES" YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH THE ZOOM MEETING NUMBER AND PASSWORD (ABOUT 48 HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT). On the second Tuesday of each month, this is an acoustic open mic for COVER SONGS – and your originals too, if you like. Anything goes. Come and do a short set of your favorites, your fascinations, your fooling-around-and-having-fun songs. Play a song that inspired you to write your own song, or one that inspires you now to write your next one. Play a guilty pleasure. Play one by a songwriter you think we should know about. Play one with your own pretty cool ideas for a riff or arrangement, or one where you’d like a little help in figuring things out.

Now via Zoom. This is an acoustic open mic for songwriters, meeting monthly since 1996. Performers are videotaped and the video of the entire session is sent to performers later the same evening. Each performer can play two or three original, acoustic songs (10-to-15 minutes, depending on the number of performers). The setting is supportive, and performers are encouraged to talk about their song --- eg how it came to be written, or what you were trying to do musically or lyrically, how it has changed over time, etc. In the Zoom era, songwriters have come from several dozen states, plus Canada, the UK, and Australia. The Host is Jim Novak, a singer-songwriter originally from Ann Arbor, now living in northern Virginia. There is also a YouTube channel with a collection of over 200 half-hour excerpts of the open mic; search YouTube for "songwriters open mic ann arbor."

THIS IS NOW AN ONLINE EVENT, USING ZOOM. WHEN YOU RSVP "YES" YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH THE ZOOM MEETING NUMBER AND PASSWORD (ABOUT 48 HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT). On the second Tuesday of each month, this is an acoustic open mic for COVER SONGS – and your originals too, if you like. Anything goes. Come and do a short set of your favorites, your fascinations, your fooling-around-and-having-fun songs. Play a song that inspired you to write your own song, or one that inspires you now to write your next one. Play a guilty pleasure. Play one by a songwriter you think we should know about. Play one with your own pretty cool ideas for a riff or arrangement, or one where you’d like a little help in figuring things out.