Santa Barbara Open Mic Documentary

Posted on 11/16/09 by

Jenny David

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Editor's Note: One Night Music will never forget its roots. We started in Santa Barbara and we love the artistic community and culture that the locals in Santa Barbara have created. This is the first in a series of blogs about the Santa Barbara music and poetry scene through the eyes of Free Culture Arts.

Santa Barbara Open Mic is a space for our local musicians, poets, spoken word artists, and writers to freely express themselves in a safe and positive environment. When I first moved to Santa Barbara in the winter of 2008 I soon experienced the need for a "gathering spot" of local talent and a regular space for free expression. Through this vision and some hard work the open mic was started in October of 2008. With the overwhelming response from the community, in only three months we grew from a monthly to weekly event. It was clear that the Santa Barbara music community could utilize and appreciate a consistent opportunity to display their work.

Six months later I started a second open mic night at The Live Culture Lounge, launching our new music-only night on Earth Day 2009. Both venues continue to experience the success of a talented and responsive community. I have been able to watch the incredibly positive effect open mic has in peoples' lives, and will continue to provide this service to my community.

Through the inspiration created by the Santa Barbara Open Mic I came up with the idea for Free Culture Arts: an organization supporting local music, art, and activism. This is the first blog in a series on the Santa Barbara music scene through the eyes of Free Culture Arts. Stay tuned for videos of Santa Barbara Open Mic and other events around town.

The videos of this blog are first and second parts to a short documentary on the Santa Barbara Open Mic. The concept of the film is to give an insiders perspective on what it's like to be at the open mic. Hear from Taylor Strand, Roosterfish, Reese Galido, and Grover Anderson on what having open mic means to them. This was my first project for a documentary film class at Santa Barbara City College in spring of 2009.

To learn more about the Santa Barbara Open Mic visit freecultureart.com

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Jenny David

Santa Barbara Open Mic Documentary

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