Soundcloud Meetups Everywhere

we're in the back by the piano!

We've moved into the side room!

I'll have stickers and buttons and I'll also be signing people up to beta test the Next SoundCloud. :) Can't wait to see you all there! :D

Very exciting! I can't wait to finally meet my fellow Portland SoundClouders and geek out about music! :D

I can help too, let me know if you need a photographer, blogger, social media insight as well. I can make the FB group too if you want, or you could put multiple people on as administrators. Let me know where I can help!

I'd love the help! Definitely. The only snag with starting a facebook page or forum is I have to get clearance from SoundCloud on the name, etc. I've got an email in to Jane so hopefully she'll get back to me today. And just so everyone knows, I contacted the restaurant and they're cool with us showing up Thursday. The side room is currently free, so if it's still empty when we get there, we can use it so long as we leave the doors open so other people can come in. :)

Ohhhh mann I'm so jealous. I contemplated buying that ticket for months! The music line-up is ridiculous!

The funny thing is the line up was the last thing I looked at AFTER deciding I was going! I'm going down to volunteer. I originally wasn't interested in going. The universe made it happen. My jaw did drop after I finally saw the line up though.

I make horrible electronic music and I'm still going ;)

LOL!

I'll be setting up a forum this weekend. I know a really good one that will work well for us! I've had a lot of success with it in the past. Upcoming events will be clearly visible, and we can share photos, sounds, have discussions, and everyone gets their own blog to use. I'll post a link here once it's up and I'll be sending out messages to Portlanders on SoundCloud as well. As many as I can find, anyway. I know some of you are hiding. ;) feel free to invite friends and family as well!

Ok BS of D...just read your message again. Hit me up via private message on SoundCloud. I have some questions about maybe using your forum expertise! Thanks! :) Http://soundcloud.com/zefora

Yes.

laurelwood is a family restaurant, of course!

Well that's fine, but if everyone can just go changing the venue on a whim without discussing it, it's going to get confusing. No one will know where to go. Is there a reason Laurelwood works really well for a SoundCloud meetup?

It's pretty roomy, and it's very close to burnside, makes it easier to get there from i 84.

That and it'd be nice if my girlfriend could come, since she's 18 and not 21, I don't want to leave just because my girlfriend has to leave.

Hi there! I've been reading today from my phone but waited to respond so I can type on a key board.

I strongly feel that Laurelwood is not condusive for a meet up. I love their food and beer and go there with my son (6yr) so I know that it would be way to crowded to get anything substantial accomplished and I would not be interested.
As far as all of the OLCC rules go, Lucky Lab is the same type of establishment. They also have a little room that we could probably take over with a door.

(continued) I don't know if we'd have to reserve that room, but it's there. If our numbers grow, then I'm sure through either passing the hat, or help from soundcloud, we can work it. Also, the tables in the main area are longer and we could fit more people easily. Lucky Lab is easier to get to from 84. I live in this area so I know the routes & can provide.
Having said all of thist, I'm not going to the 17th meet up so I'm sharing this for the benefit of the group.

I feel we can eventually find something that can accommodate us even better than the Lucky Lab, but for right now (and again I won't be there), I feel a more intimate setting were we can meet and plan for future meet ups might be best for now.

is the lucky lab open to adults under tha age of 21?

(continued)
A venue with a stage would likely want a sound man. ($)
A venue with a stage probably already has a show on a Thur and needs to be doing load in & sound checks.
Provided we did find a venue that suited that, it would be difficult to smoothly and consistently run something where multiple full bands and laptoppers set up and play 1 or 2 songs each.
The other meet up I attend lets us in @ 7, we get booted near 9. It's a bar but since they're not open under 21 can attend.

(continued) Everyone at that one plays tracks of of laptops, ipods or phones. We get to turn up the system!
Now, here's where the fun can begin!!!
We have meet ups & get to know each other and network right? Well then either as a group or in separate efforts can have "showcases". In a showcase there would be more room for each band or project to shine in a proper show format. If done well, I could envision soundcloud possibly picking up some of the tab to make it happen.
Just my two cents

I actually won't make the 17th meet up. There's a festival & I'm getting a free ticket for volunteering.

Ah, that's too bad, but let's keep in touch for future meetups. I'd love to start making this a monthly thing.

Congrats!

Yeah my job is just to encourage the community to grow and act as a sort of bridge between all of you and the SoundCloud Community Team. Like we're building this grassroots SoundCloud Community here in person. They are super supportive of whatever it is we're doing and they're going to help us grow and promote what we do; shows, events, meetings, collabs, projects, whatever. I am your link to that resource. We may start small, but I think this could blow up into something huge.

I'm definitely not here to tell everyone what to do. I'm here to help you get it done. I want you all to take ownership of your own community and take charge of organizing anything whenever you feel the inspiration. Just keep me informed so I can help you. It's much easier to get people together and involved when they're excited and feel involved instead of one person just telling everyone what to do and where to go. I want YOU to tell ME what we're going to do. It'll be way more fun :)