Hi, Jay

The Snakehouse, eh? Ex crocodile farm, you say?? Sounds like a perfect place to put a big bunch of children! Do you think we could muster up a few croc.s to do peripheral security? That would be effective!

Anyway, to answer your question. Yes ARC is happy to work with private promoters as well as NFPs. The only criteria is that all kids are allowed to go to all shows we're working on. If you run a bar, which doesn't exclude under 18's from attending shows, then that's fine, too. I think that is the way of the future, really. Licensed/all ages shows. It doesn't happen often and it's a real pity because the system we have now, which is effectively apartheid, simply doesn't work.

I am a bit embarrassed to report that i don't have much of a grasp on Queensland bands. If you could please do me a favour and pass our web info on to any that you come in contact with we would very much like to hook up with them. (In fact, if you look at the "Q" section on www.arc.au.com you'll see we haven't found any bands whose names start with Q (yet), so I thought we might just put a whole bunch of Queensland links, in there, at some stage.) That said, there are always bands touring, so we are happy to include your shows in our emails to the industry (we have about 900 people - players, management, bookers, record co. people, etc.) to see if anyone else might be available to play, for you. Do you want us to ask bands if they're around your part of the world, for your November date? ... tho I'm guessing you have that lineup confirmed... If any bands you know can make it to Monto (N. Qld) for September 30th, there is a promoter there looking for acts. He hasn't had much luck, yet, so he'd love to hear from them...

ARC would be very pleased to post fliers for that show, and any other 'general access' events in the events section, at any time.

Re. production, i will include your request for assistance, in our next industry email, in the next day or so. I lined Bondi surf club with egg cartons, for a show, once. Every time anyone hit a drum the walls rattled. It was a complete disaster! But, hopefully, we live and learn.

If you are a private company ARC membership is $50 a year. If you are a business, it's $20. Bargain! If you want to sign up and send money, we always appreciate that. If you have no money, it doesn't matter, really. We'll still help, wherever we can.

We'll stay in touch.

all the best

Peta Wilcox
Secretary/Treasurer
Australian Rock Company Ltd (ARC)
info@arc.au.com
www.arc.au.com
Ph. 02 9360 1700