You will already know Alex from reception, he’s the big skin head guy who looks like he could do serious damaged but he is the nicest person you could possibly meet. Plus he is also super talented. He is currently in his third year at DMU studying Music Technology, he’s a wicked guitar player and […]
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We have been involved in the Unglamorous International Women’s Day since it started in 2022. This year was always going to be a difficult one. Since the loss of Ruth, Unglamorous has been run by her daughter Isobel and a committee of lovely Unglam women. There are now so many women bands that it was
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For the past couple of years we have been putting on Showcases at various venues around Leicester. The only criteria is that you have to rehearse here 🙂 If you would like to play at a Showcase then email or message us, it would be good if you could link us into your socials or
Playing a Showcase Read More »
We had such a year of highs and lows, looking back at 2023 seems like a decade rather than just one year. In January the Unglamorous Project started again with a new set of women ready to be in bands. This attracted to a lot of media coverage, local interest like Leicester Mercury and BBC
We recently caught up with our resident drum teacher Jack Freestone, owner of Leicester Drum Lessons to find out a bit about his background and what its like having a career playing drums. What got you into playing drums? Funnily enough, it was another resident of Stayfree – Bhav, of Beats And Vocals Studios that
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We set up our unique Black Room to help bands prepare for live shows, with a raised stage, lighting and monitor-style vocal pa. It’s definitely got the Wow! factor when we show visitors around, and many professional-level bands hire it out for a couple of days prior to national tours. Recent clients include Prolapse, Calm
National Media Love Stayfree’s Black Room Read More »
As 2022 started, we knew it was our 30th anniversary since starting at Friday Street in 1992. It would be great to celebrate in some way, plan some events and tell the story of how Stayfree Music has grown and developed through the decades. But there were also lots of challenges as January approached. It
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Having had a great success with the monthly Stayfree Showcases we decided to end the year with a Christmas Party at Firebug on 16th December. Performances at this event would be by the staff, headlined by the much anticipated return of The Hunters Club. Max Mead started the event with his one man band. His
Stayfree Christmas Party! Read More »
Thirty years is a long time for anyone to stay in business – especially a local independent music organisation- so it was important for Stayfree to have a big event as a centrepiece to the year’s celebrations. In that time, Stayfree has promoted events, managed and supported bands and, most importantly, converted huge old buildings
Stayfree Open Day – 30th Anniversary 1992 – 2022 Read More »
The Libertines is one of those classic British rock n roll bands complete with all the stories, and a few weeks back they did a pre-tour day at Stayfree. Originally formed in 1997, by Carl Barat and Pete Doherty, The Libertines played a big part in the garage rock revival. Their first album, produced by
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