Perform at ACMA
Interested in performing at ACMA?
As our name suggests, We Are a Listening Room – ACMA fosters an audience that respects independent, original music. Your audience will be there to listen, appreciate and pay attention to your music and lyrics. Our motto is “It’s all about the music”.
Our space can hold up to
120 PEOPLE
but we have the ability to create a smaller, more intimate space depending on your fan base.
Our stage best accommodates up to
4 MUSICIANS
Most shows include
2 45 MINUTE SETS
with a 15 minute intermission. We provide a local opening act for touring musicians.
Interested in playing at ACMA?
Please fill out appropriate interest form.
Make sure you send appropriate links, bio, etc. to proper email above. Our Music committee will review and get back to you as soon as possible as to a decision on booking. Please keep in mind we receive many requests and cannot book everyone.
Touring Musicians
To be considered to Play at the ACMA: Please send EPK to playacma@aol.com. The EPK should include videos that would be representative of the type of performance we can expect at the ACMA, i.e. similar venues, house concerts, small festivals. etc, rather than bars or dinner halls. Our music committee will review and respond as soon as possible. Please include your time frame for touring Florida.
Local Musicians
All local musicians who perform at the ACMA are members, please see membership page, membership starts at $30.00. If you have any questions and would like to know more about the opportunities please send an email. Contact. Bob Williams bobwilliamsmusic2@yahoo.com
Touring Musician Request
Local Musician Request
Have you been booked?
If you are applying and especiallly if you have been chosen to play at the ACMA Listening Room, there are a few things that you might want to know.
You may want to know:
Our concerts are normally held on Saturday nights only as we rent the room from All Faiths Unitarian Congregation at 2756 McGregor Blvd in. Fort Myers. On rare occasions we can offer a Friday or Sunday night performance. Additional venues include outdoor shows at the Alliance for the Arts and Tribby Arts Center. You may be considered for these other venues if All Faiths location is not available during your time frame.
We promote all performances via paid advertising in Happenings Magazine and Fort Myers Magazine. Additional publicity is provided through local newspapers and social media such as FB and e-mails. Medial contact list provided upon request.
We will include your performance on our website.
- We will schedule a local Musician to open for our Traveling Artists. Their set will be approx. ½ hour. No compensation is offered to the local musician, however, they will be able to sell merchandise if they so choose.
- Touring Musicians: If you need overnight accommodations, one of our members should be able to help. Be sure to let us know if you have any allergies, special likes or dislikes and we will do our best to accommodate you. Touring musicians should Coordinate with Alice during the booking process.
THE VENUE PROVIDES:
- Area to set up promotional merchandise items for sale. 100% of merch sales to artist.
- If you are sitting we need to know in advance whether to provide stools, or armless chairs
- Sound: the ACMA system is an Alto Live 1202 -12 channel mixer, with 3 1000 Mackie thump 12 inch speakers and 3 Shure SM58 mics with stands. If you prefer to use your own sound system please let us know well in advance.
- Light meal and beverages for musicians and volunteers the day of your show.
SUGGESTED DONATION (for performer):
We normally operate on a door donation basis with suggestions of $18 for non-member/$12 member. . Please discuss with our booking coordinators if you have another price point, but be sure to keep in mind whether you have a local fan base to support that.
As a not for profit organization we are only able to survive by donations – we generally receive 20%/25% of the door.