OPEN MIC USA 1

Welcome to Open Mic USA w/Gene The Machine at Napper Tandy's Irish Pub in Miller Place, Long Island, New York, where all who entertain, young and old, amateur or professional are welcome to perform every Tuesday night from 8:00pm to 12:00am.

Are you a musician or comedian? A poet or magician? Do you entertain in any other way? Maybe you would just like to get out and see some new local talent perform? If so, we invite you to join us each week for a fun evening of entertainment, good food, and good spirits.

All acts will receive a free audio CD of their performance.
All original material can be placed on Open Mic USA's podcast, on iTunes and on Myspace upon request.YouTube page coming soon.
All original material placed on Open Mic USA's podcast will be protected by Creative Commons (CC); an internationally recognized non-profit copyright licensing organization providing copyright protection to owners posting their material on the web. Creative Commons (CC) offers several types of copyright licenses ranging from "no restrictions" to "all rights reserved." Open Mic USA uses an "all rights reserved" license. PLEASE NOTE!!! I strongly suggest you copyright all your original material with the United States Copyright Office.
All material placed on Open Mic USA's podcast must be free of explicit language. In order to make this open mic available to all ages, explicit material will not be tolerated before 10pm or until all under aged participants and patrons have left the premises. PLEASE NOTE!!! When I say explicit material I mean to say, if there is some foul language in your act it will be tolerated. Any prejudicial or overly obscene material will not be tolerated. All material subject to my approval. Also, in order to make the iTunes podcast available to all ages, explicit material will not be published at all.
Sorry! No one under 21 is aloud to participate without parent or legal guardian present. Due to a few bad apples, Napper Tandy's will not allow
anyone under 21 years of age into the pub without legal guardian.
Cover music is welcome at Open Mic USA. I cannot imagine how I would have ever become a musician or how I could ever make a living as a musician if I did not play cover music. Unfortunately, due to copyright laws, iTunes, Myspace and YouTube do not allow cover material to be posted on their sites. However, if you would like, I can give you a space on my web page for one month free of charge where you can place a picture, a short bio, links to your web page, myspace page, or e-mail and up to fifteen minutes of material for you, your friends, your family or potential clients to go to, to listen to your performance. For those who would like to keep their material on my web site longer than one month, there will be a monthly charge taken bi-annually at $60 or yearly charge at a $100. This offer is open to performers with original material too.
Amateurs are welcome at Open Mic USA. More than half the battle of becoming a good performer is getting over the fear of performing in public. Performing in your living room for friends and family will only get you so far. You need to get out in the public eye, dry mouthed and nervous, making mistakes, and getting embarrassed along the way. (Ah! I remember those days.) Nothing pleases me more than to see some who feels they have performed poorly one week, come back the following week to do it all over again. It is, as far as I am concerned, the only way to become a better performer.
Open Mic USA is not a gong show or talent contest. In fact it is quite the opposite. No one is there to judge you and any hecklers will be removed from the venue immediately. My goal is to help every performer feel relaxed so they can concentrate on perfecting their talent with as little stress as possible.
Bands are welcome at Open Mic USA.
As I said before amateurs and professionals are welcome at Open Mic USA but bands need to be a little more professional when it comes to: 1. Stage volume. If you have a drummer or guitar player who can not control their stage volume, they will ruin your recording. Small drum sets and amps will give you the best results. 2. Set up. Enter the building as quiet as possible with your equipment. Set up as much of your rig as you possibly can before going on stage. The faster you set up the more time you have to perform. 3. Break down. Please, leave the stage quickly and pack up as quietly as possible.
First come first served. No phoned in reservations or holding spots for other performers will be allowed.