TECH SPEC
DESK: Behringer X32 (32 channel digital desk) with stage box (16in/4out) - we can record your set on Logic for free!!
SUBS: 2 x D&B E15 15” speakers + D&B D6 amp
TOPS: 2x D&B E12 12” speakers + D&B D6 amp
MONITORS(5): 4 x Martin LE400B 15" passive wedges + Martin MA900 and Martin MA4.8Q amps + 1 x Mackie Thump 15Active
MICROPHONES
4 x SE Electronics V7; 4 x Shure SM58; 1x Shure 57, 1 x Shure 57 Beta 1x Sennheiser e935,
2 x Sennheiser e906;
Drums etc: SE Electronics V-Kick, SE Electronics BL8 boundary. mic, SE Electronics V-Beat (x3), SE Electronics V7X, SE Electronics sE 8 (condenser pair), Audio Technica ATM650 (snare), Shure PGA56 (x2)
DI BOXES - 3 x BSS AR133 Active, 2 X Klark Teknik Active, 2 x Klark Teknik Passive plus 4 others of various brands
STANDS: 8 mic stands; 4 mini boom; 2 single keyboard, 1-two-tier keyboard
LIGHTING
Software - Avolites T2
Controller - Akai APC Mini
Lighta - 2x QTX MHS-100g Moving Heads, 1 x QTX C-Bar, 8x LEDJ 7Q5 (RGBW) par lamps
Haze machine - QTX HZ-1500w
Projector - Mitsubishi WD2000 projector. Chauvet Hurricane 700 fog machine.
BACKLINE:
Drums: Yamaha Stage Pro - 22" kick, 16" floor, 12" rack tom and stands BUT no breakables. We also have a Pearl Cabria kit with similar specs if you are one of those awesome bands with two drummers.
Guitar Amps: Fender Blues Jr MkIV , Fender Blues Jr MkIII, Vox AC-15; Fender Bassbreaker 30 ; SubZero 30w acoustic amp; Marshall 4x4 speaker cab (no head)
Bass Amps: Ashdown MAG 300 EVO II
2x 110v/230v converters
DJ EQUIPMENT;
Pioneer XDJ RX3
Klark Teknik DW20BR Bluetooth Wireless Stereo receiver
STAGE DIMENSIONS Height to ceiling = 228cm Lengths: Side wall = 537cm Back wall = 310cm Side of stage = 265cm Front of stage = 265cm
BOOKING A GIG AT WINDMILL BRIXTON
It’s easy. Just drag an absolute minimum of 30 people along and we’ll take their money.
Actually, that’s NOT how the Windmill works.
We love good music, and while we need to shift beer to put on nights at low entry prices, we’re first and foremost after quality music. It’s no good emailing and saying “we’ll ram the place out cos we’ve got lots of mates” if your music sucks. We book proactively, in the sense that we hear of good bands from our regulars or bands that have already played the Windmill and get them to play.
The ONLY way to contact us for a gig is by email: windmillbrixton@yahoo.co.uk
Please Include a link to some music preferably on a page that has some biographical info such as were you’re from, what gigs you have coming up and generally a bit of info about yourselves.
If you can’t be bothered with providing some basic info, we can’t be bothered listening to you.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED ATTACHMENTS, INCLUDING EPKs so if you send us audio files, PDFs or Word documents we just bin them. Once again WE DO NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS and we hate EPKs. We prefer a list of links to music and social media as it is all contained in one handy email.
Due to the constant workload of putting on 7 shows per week we cannot engage in critique or communication. In short …IF WE HAVE A GIG FOR YOU WE WILL CONTACT YOU. That might sound harsh, but as we can get up to a hundred a day to listen to, we just don’t have the time to respond to everyone.
For promoters please bear in mind that we are signed up to the Musicians Union Fair Play Venue Scheme and adhere to those principles strongly. If you want to rip off artists, go elsewhere, like preferably nowhere.
PLAYING THE WINDMILL
We will do our utmost to put you on a bill that will fit in with your music. We try to theme nights so that bands (and their fans) will enjoy the other bands’ music. We won’t put on krautrock with folk and punk on the same bill just because we think all three bands will pull 30 people each and the place will look busy. That’s no fun for anyone and we don’t do that.
We don’t issue bossy contracts. Performers get 90% of the door money and we divide it up at the end of the night on an amicable basis taking into consideration who brought the crowds, who has touring expenses and who brought the gear. And, since it’s cheaper to get in than any other venue on the London circuit, we strongly discourage guestlists – you might as well have the money.
We’ll list all gigs on our socials (over 50k followers over Insta, FB and twitter).
We do have regular gig-goers at our place but you never know when they’ll turn up so don’t count on a crowd of eager punters waiting for you on your arrival. We trust all bands to try their best to get people to gigs. If you don’t do that you’re not only letting yourselves and us down, but also the other bands on the bill. If we all work together we’ll have a good night…and you’ll get paid.
TIPS FOR SENDING IN DEMOS
Some of this stuff is really basic but you’d be surprised how few bands do it. Basically if you look organised, there’s a better chance of us wanting you down, so please enclose:
- Links to music and social media. the more the better. We do NOT accept attachments such as audio files.
- A Brief biog. No need to hype yourselves up; just tell us your background, what gigs you’ve already played etc and why you'd like to play the Windmill.
- A list of forthcoming dates would also be useful.