Cheeky Fest v2.0 - Thank you's

Thank you very much to Alejandro (EveryArt Solutions) for continuing to encourage me, guiding me through a funding application, coaching me and giving me the confidence to get up and say a few words and for filming parts of Cheeky Fest 2.  Stay tuned for a Cheeky Fest film!.

Thank you very much to Joy at Ram Jam Records for letting us use the space, creating an event page on their website, and to Drew for taking care of the sound and the bar on the night. 

Thank you very much to the performers for sharing their souls, creativity, words & music, taking the time & money to get to the show & exerting the energy to  perform. 

Mumnonymous - poet, writer

Eleanor Collides - songwriter / singer / guitarist

Dead Blood Cells Industrial/Dark wave band

Jessie Morrell- songwriter / singer / pianist

Paradise Taxi indie-pop-rock band

Thank you very much to everyone who bought tickets - inc my middle brother & his wife, my oldest cousin and my parents - for supporting the performers with your money and spending your time at Cheeky Fest 2 rather than anywhere else.  Thank you for for supporting a relatively unknown live promoter - me, Rupert Cheek.  I'm starting to feel like we're onto something. 

Thank you to Tilly at Kingston Nub News for publicising it.

Without ALL of you, Cheeky Fest wouldn't happen.  Thank you

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.

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.

Now I’m starting to think about the next one next year. 

How can I make it more financially sustainable for me?

I'd 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 the other Acts £40 each; Adam, Conor, Dead Bloodcells (£20 each) & Paradise Taxi (£10 each).   Part of my purpose for Cheeky Fest is to help artists, musicians & performers to support themselves; it's imperative to pay them.

Sponsor, anyone? Easter? Who’s coming?