Upcoming events.
April Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our April member meeting and education series on the 27th at 1PM via Zoom. To qualify, you need to have taken our invoicing course the prior month or in the last two years. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us by Friday, April 25th and we will add you.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join. We will discuss what Music First does, how we can benefit you and what we require to join.
This Education Series will be about contract law, taught by lawyer Bruce Warren. This class will go over basic contract law and things musicians should look for to keep them safe when it comes to contracts. We have 15 slots open for this class, to sign up and pay the deposit ($20), please email us at MusicFirstColorado@gmail.com. Deposits paid will be returned as long as the musician attends the class, if the musician does not attend they forfeit the right to their deposit. Music First understands that there will be some instances were the musician cannot attend due to issues out of their control, we request in these instances the musician notifies Music First.
Please join us and learn more about contract law in the music industry.
March Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our March member meeting and education series on the 30th at 1PM via Zoom. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us by Friday, March 28th and we will add you.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join. We will discuss what Music First does, how we can benefit you and what we require to join.
This Education Series will be about invoicing, how to write an invoice and what an invoice can do to protect you. This class is required to take contract law in April. We have 15 slots open for this class, to sign up and pay the deposit ($20), please email us at MusicFirstColorado@gmail.com. Deposits paid will be returned as long as the musician attends the class, if the musician does not attend they forfeit the right to their deposit. Music First understands that there will be some instances were the musician cannot attend due to issues out of their control, we request in these instances the musician notifies Music First.
Please join us and learn more about invoicing in the music industry.
Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our February member meeting and education series on the 23rd at 1PM at Altona Grange Hall and Zoom. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us and we will add you.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join. We will discuss what Music First does, how we can benefit you and what we require to join.
This Education Series will be about how Music First is transitioning to a deposit platform for our classes and the education series you can expect this year. We will be having invoicing, marketing, management, contract law, real estate for musicians, and analytics. We will also have some guest speakers this year join us to talk about their experience in the industry.
Please join us and learn more about what Music First is doing.
Bring an acoustic instrument for our after meeting jam and something to drink, the venues bar will be closed.
Songsmith Showdown with American Songwriter
Join Music First and American Songwriter for the Songsmith Showdown at the Longmont Social. This is a monthly event where up to 6 contestants play some of their original music and go head to head for the genre title that month.
Winners are determined by audience vote, which means you determine who wins and moves onto the finals.
Vote tickets come with each purchase at the Longmont Social.
Each event audience members will gain the chance to be entered into special giveaways including merch from Music First and American Songwriter.
This month is our Finals!
Our contestants will be announced soon.
Americana Night at the Longmont Social
Join The Longmont Social for an evening of Americana Music with Mike Waldrep and Dave Sorensen.
Mike Waldrep
My name is Mike Waldrep and I'm an Americana folk style singer/songwriter and storyteller. My music is based on my Rocky Mountain outdoor adventures. I was raised on the slopes and high country of Colorado. I have guided hunters into the wilderness and rafters down class five white water.
My passions include hiking the high mountain crater lakes to fly fishing gold medal waters and my lyrics reflect those experiences. I was recently signed by Assemble Sound out of Detroit and they are promoting my original music worldwide as SYNC representatives.
Dave Sorensen
Dave is a songwriter from Arvada who has called Colorado home since the mid 1990’s. A not-quite over-the-hill acoustic guitar playing blue-collar family man and father of four who works as a mechanic while dreaming of retiring, writing full time and getting published.
He’s “kind of a city slicker” as one of his songs points out, but a country boy at heart who grew up in rural areas and small towns, listening to and influenced by the greats of rock, folk and especially country music in the good old days of radio and vinyl. Observations on life, experience and a sarcastic sense of humor color his music
Music handled by Music First.
Songsmith Showdown with American Songwriter
Join Music First and American Songwriter for the Songsmith Showdown at the Longmont Social. This is a monthly event where up to 6 contestants play some of their original music and go head to head for the genre title that month.
Winners are determined by audience vote, which means you determine who wins and moves onto the finals.
Vote tickets come with each purchase at the Longmont Social.
Each event audience members will gain the chance to be entered into special giveaways including merch from Music First and American Songwriter.
This month's genre is Folk / Singer - Songwriter.
Our contestants will be announced soon.
Stories from the Songsmith with Valerie Bhat, Cerise Sprague and Willa Lucille
Join The Longmont Social and Music First in our monthly Stories from the Songsmith series.
Each month we will highlight 3 songwriters who will play some of their original compositions and then tell the story behind them.
This month our Songsmith are:
Valerie Bhat
Cerise Sprague
Willa Lucille
Live music starts at 7PM. Come and enjoy a few stories from a songsmith.
October Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our October member meeting and education series on the 27th at 1PM at TBA and Zoom. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us and we will add you.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join.
This Education Series will be about marketing in the music Industry. It will be taught by one of our partners, CSU Prof Dani Grant. Dani has an amazing background in marketing, teaches for CSU and owns multiple venues across Colorado.
Come down to TBA and learn more about marketing in the music industry.
Halloween Party with Live Music and a Haunted House
Join The Longmont Social and Music First for a night of live music, good food and some frights. Come in your best costume.
We will have Space Monkeys from the Future, a local rock band whose fast paced original songs are full of energy and catchy lyrics.
Front man Michael Capshaw wears his heart on his sleeve and writes most of the songs and plays play a unique self taught style of rhythm guitar. They play a bluesy folk-rock style that is impossible to categorize. They also throw in unique cover versions of Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, and some of their close friends.
We will also have a haunted house that you can traverse through or grab yourself some candy.
$15 Cash / $18.50 PayPal, fee includes haunted house and trick or treating.
Stories from the Songsmith
Join The Longmont Social and Music First in our monthly Stories from the Songsmith series.
Each month we will highlight 3 songwriters who will play some of their original compositions and then tell the story behind them.
This month our Songsmith are:
Jordan Bass
Antonio Lopez
Jeremy Marshall
Live music starts at 7PM. Come and enjoy a few stories from a songsmith.
Songsmith Showdown with American Songwriter
Join Music First and American Songwriter for the Songsmith Showdown at the Longmont Social. This is a monthly event where up to 6 contestants play some of their original music and go head to head for the genre title that month.
Winners are determined by audience vote, which means you determine who wins and moves onto the finals.
Vote tickets come with each purchase at the Longmont Social.
Each event audience members will gain the chance to be entered into special giveaways including merch from Music First and American Songwriter.
This month's genre is our overflow round.
Our contestants will be announced soon.
September Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our September member meeting and education series on the 29th at 1PM at TBA and Zoom. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us and we will add you.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join.
The September Education Series will be about the requirements an artists needs to meet in order to be managed or represented. This class will be taught by our partners at Sonder Music Management. If you would like to learn more about Sonder, please check out our partners page on our website.
Come down to TBA and learn more about what an artist needs to be managed or represented.
Songsmith Showdown with American Songwriter
Join Music First and American Songwriter for the Songsmith Showdown at the Longmont Social. This is a monthly event where up to 6 contestants play some of their original music and go head to head for the genre title that month.
Winners are determined by audience vote, which means you determine who wins and moves onto the finals.
Vote tickets come with each purchase at the Longmont Social.
Each event audience members will gain the chance to be entered into special giveaways including merch from Music First and American Songwriter.
This month's genre is Indie.
Our contestants will be announced soon.
August Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our August member meeting and education series on the 25th at 1PM at on Zoom only this month. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us and we will add you. MusicFirstColorado@gmail.com
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join.
This education series will be about graphics, marketing, and branding geared towards musicians.
Since our agreement with the prior hosting venue is no longer in effect, we will be moving the meeting to another venue we work with starting in September. This month will only be virtual.
Join our meeting and learn more about Music First, and this month learn more about how to market yourself as a musician.
Songsmith Showdown with American Songwriter
Join Music First and American Songwriter for the Songsmith Showdown at the Longmont Social. This is a monthly event where up to 6 contestants play some of their original music and go head to head for the genre title that month.
Winners are determined by audience vote, which means you determine who wins and moves onto the finals.
Vote tickets come with each purchase at the Longmont Social.
Each event audience members will gain the chance to be entered into special giveaways including merch from Music First and American Songwriter.
This month's genre is Rock.
Calum Coyle - Whiskey Starship
Austin Woods - Northwoods
If you would like more info on our competition, please visit www.MusicFirstCO.org
Join Copper Sky Distillery for their First Friday Series with Christopher Morse
Join Copper Sky Distillery for their First Friday Series with Christopher Morse.
After a long run of shows across Colorado’s front range in 2021 and 2022, Christopher Morse released his latest EP, Covering Old Scars, in February of 2023. Blending elements of folk, country, and mellow indie/pop, Christopher Morse’s music has evolved into a rich soundscape that listeners can really sink their teeth into.
Morse discovered John Mayer’s Room For Squares, which led to him picking up a guitar for the first time. Before long he was writing songs to share with friends and family and started playing in local coffee shops. He gradually expanded his reach to playing in larger venues from Washington DC to New York City.
Morse graced the stages of many legendary venues including The Tin Angel in Philadelphia and Rockwood Music Hall in NYC. Since moving to Colorado, Christopher has made his Nashville debut at the legendary Music Row Freak Show writers rounds and has played stages across Colorado.
Join Copper Sky Distillery and Music First for a fun night of live music!
Songsmith Showdown with American Songwriter
Join Music First and American Songwriter for the Songsmith Showdown at Copper Sky Distillery. This is a monthly event where up to 6 contestants play some of their original music and go head to head for the genre title that month.
Winners are determined by audience vote, which means you determine who wins and moves onto the finals. Votes are gained by purchasing food from Jonny’s of Longmont as well as alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks from Copper Sky Distillery.
Audience members can even be entered into multiple giveaways. Copper Sky Distillery will be giving away a bottle of their whiskey to one lucky winner during our finals, this winner will need to be present at each event to be entered in this giveaway. Every month audience members will also be entered into our monthly giveaway, where you can win merchandise from Music First and American Songwriter.
This month's genre is Americana.
Our contestants will be announced soon.
If you would like more info on our competition, please visit www.MusicFirstCO.org
First Saturday Series at Cheba Hut
First Saturday Series at Cheba Hut with Luki and special guests
Luki, is a Colorado-based hip hop artist, blends lyrical prowess with a modern rap sound that resonates with today's top 40 hits. His music is a seamless mix of relatable stories and real-life experiences, delivering feel-good vibes while staying true to his unique style.
Come spend the evening listening to live music with Cheba Hut and Music First
First Friday Series at Copper Sky Distillery
Join Copper Sky Distillery for their First Friday Series with Tony Crank.
Spanish Classical Magic consist of unique blend of jazz, blues, samba pop and rock music fused intricately and instrumentally to create an axis bold as love. Tony Crank classically trained guitarist originally from the Four-corners.
Tony captures his musical ventures that all started from deep in the Navajo Nation country like the Blue Mountains of Utah to the red earth of Monument Valley and huge crevasse’s of Grand Canyon lands. His not so usual approach to guitar without playing a pick but instead using his classical-trained like fingers to create multiple harmonies to music makes him stand out from the rest.
Join Copper Sky Distillery and Music First for a fun night of live music!
June Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our June member meeting and education series on the 30th at 1PM at Copper Sky and Zoom. If you are interested in participating via Zoom, please email us and we will add you.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join. This month we were a bit late in posting this meeting due to making some changes.
This meeting will be mostly about a change we are making in how we approve new venues. We will be forming a committee of our musician members who will vote on new venues. We have 2 volunteers and are looking for 3 more.
This committee will meet and learn about all new venues that want to work with us. They will either approve the venue or deny it, letting the venue know why it was denied. This committee will be up for election each year.
We are also no longer planning on rotating meeting locations, due to the demand for a virtual way to attend. Copper Sky has multiple private rooms that we can utilize to accomplish this. We will be hosting it at this location until Music First can open it's own space.
We are not planning anything specific, to allot enough time for discussion on the new committee.
Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our April member meeting and education series on the 28th at 1PM.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join. We will be chatting about our benefits, education series, new venues and other topics.
This months education series will be about W9's and Invoicing.
Come join us, get your questions answered and enjoy the day.
Music First Spring Festival Fundraiser
Join Music First as we raise money to secure a music venue in Downtown Longmont. We will have Live Music, Food and Drinks.
Come dance the night away with local favorites Whiskey Starship and the Nalani Effect featuring Adam and Regi Wooten with special guest Hazel Miller.
All Ticket proceeds will stay with Music First, a local nonprofit whose mission is to better the lives of musicians and the venues they play in. We offer assistance with mental health, health insurance, sound / PA, gigs and festivals, and education geared towards musicians.
March Member Meeting and Education Series
We will have our March member meeting and education series on the 24th at 1PM. We are doing it a week early due to the last Sunday being Easter.
Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join.
We will be chatting about our benefits, education series and other topics.
This months education series will be talking about the importance of tracking your bands analytics. This class will breakdown the the process used for tracking, and will teach you how to calculate analytics. This is the 2nd class of 3. Those staying for the class, please bring pen/pencil, calculator and note pad.
Come join us, get your questions answered and enjoy the day.
One Drum at Cheba Hut
This is Soulful Roots Reggae at its core. The grooves are a force to be heard and felt. The music is energized with words and melodies that flow over the heavy roots rhythms.
One Drum originally started in Connecticut in 2014, formed by brothers Bryan and Andrew Cirullo. Musical inspiration came from many styles & genres including Reggae & World Music. On their journey the brothers have performed at iconic music venues such as Shrine in Harlem, New York, Ashkenaz in Berkeley, California & Cervantes The Other Side in Denver, Colorado. They have opened for international acts such as Sleepy Wonder, Lee Scratch Perry & Israel Vibration.
The band was based in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2015-2017 before finally making way to Colorado. Shortly thereafter One Drum released their first EP titled Lionz Den. Over the next few years they have continued to reside and perform throughout the Rocky Mountain State. Most recently in 2023 the band has released their debut full length album titled 'Basic Needs.' The music is available at all digital outlets and platforms.
Come listen to One Drum as a part of Music First's Saturday Series at Cheba Hut.
Music First Member Meeting
We will have our first member meeting July 30th at 1PM. Those who are current members and those who would like to be, or would like to find out more - are welcome to join.
We will be chatting about our benefits, venues, education series, website and more.
Come join us, get your questions answered, grab a slice of pizza on us and enjoy the day.
HydraForm at GrossenBart Brewery
Hydraform is a progressive metal band hailing from Denver.
Check out their Spotify here.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FcBcS3rMbmrbg69clBd8p...
Come down and support Hydraform as a part of Music Firsts Saturday Series.
Joshua Bergmann at GrossenBart Brewery
Joshua Bergmann comes from an eclectic musical background with experience in genres from jazz to bluegrass and all things in between. Pursuing his passion for music from a young age, he is studied in classical composition and jazz guitar. Josh however, found his true love is rooted in playing the mandolin and guitar in folk, Americana and bluegrass. Through years of dedication he’s become an accomplished player, performing on major bluegrass festival stages and venues.
As a go-to player for the Southern California area, Joshua has been able to work with an array of amazing Americana and bluegrass bands. With his immaculate 1919 Gibson A-3 mandolin, he has also been a choice studio player for a variety of professional artists. Growing up and living in the talent rich town of Ojai Ca. Joshua has been in big demand and blessed to collaborate with some of the best in the business with their artistic endeavors. Joshua has also worked diligently to move forward with his own musical vision, developing his unique songwriting style, multi-instrumentation, and production skills. This resulted in his self-produced EP titled “Joshua Bergmann,” a record that has become a fan favorite.
A particularly noteworthy aspect of Joshua’s artistic perspective is his battle with Muscular Dystrophy. Losing major muscle groups in his upper body, Joshua has been forced to change his style of play and conquer challenges that few musicians have to face. These triumphs are important contributors to the artistic depth and unique style that makes Joshua such a profound artist.
Come down and support Joshua as a part of Music First Saturday Series.