The 1st Cheeky Fest happened in Kingston on Thurs, 29th Aug '24.
I’d been wanting to do it for years, so it was great to finally do it.
Thank you very much to Alejandro Sesma for the proverbial push, encouragement, guidance with the website and for making the campaign video(s). I wouldn't have done it without his help. It means a lot to have someone ‘on board’, who sees the value / importance of what I was / am trying to do / did & help me to make it a reality. He came along with his partner and a friend.
Thank you very much to Joy at the Ram Jam for letting us use the space for free, creating an event page on their website & creating / updating a flyer / poster, and for Noah for taking care of the sound and the bar on the night.
Thank you to all of the PERFORMERS; it was wonderful to you in person.
Dead Blood Cells are an Industrial/Dark wave band
Jessie Morrell is a songwriter / singer / pianist; jazz, ballads & rock ‘n’ roll.
Adam Wedd is a human singer, songwriter, producer with an MA in Songwriting.
Paradise Taxi are a fresh indie-pop-rock band; punchy alt-rock riffs & funky hooks.
Conor Morrisey - singer-songwriter & pianist - beautiful melodies enthused with drama
Thank you to Tilly for interviewing me & posting this event summary on Kingston nub news.
People donated £625 to Nordoff & Robbins through Enthuse
Thank you to everyone else who came to listen to the music and support Nordoff & Robbins. Two of my oldest friends, my niece, my middle brother & his wife came, which was lovely. It was awesome to meet Dean — someone I’ve been chatting with on Facebook for some months, and his family in person.
It was great to see musicians & audience members connecting with each other. It’s lovely to know that people connected through sharing similar interests & experiences. I saw my brother talking to someone else in the audience who also plays the piano. Someone who was there told me about a brief exchange they’d initiated with Jessie on social media; Jessie said she found it comforting to hear that someone else had gone through a similar journey.
We raised £865 for Nordoff & Robbins; donations via Enthuse (£625) & 30 tickets (£10 / £5) which raised £250. I donated 250 (+gift aid = 266) to N&R.
Videos in approximately chronological order on YouTube
Now I’m starting to think about the next one next year. Should it be at the same venue? Should the next one be in aid of the same charity or a different one? How should I decide? Should I let the Cheeky Fest community decide? Should it be for Cheeky Fest so we can pay performers & hire a venue?
How can I make it more financially sustainable for me / Cheeky? Earlier this year, Alejandro offered 3 proposals to help me; I chose the cheapest (£1000); I’m halfway through paying him.
*I had agreed to pay Jessie £50 to over transport. I thought it would be fair to pay the others as well - even though they'd agreed to play for free, I paid each act; £40 for Adam, £40 for Conor, £40 for Dead Bloodcells (£20 each). Part of my purpose for Cheeky Fest is to help artists, musicians & performers to support themselves so it's imperative for me to pay them.
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