Jack In Water,
One of the most original, astounding and impassioned voices we've heard in a long time, Jack In Water has blown everyone away on our stage twice before and they are back for the new year with fresh material...
Scuffed Up Shoes,
A modern sound comparable to the likes of Lily Allen, these boys are still freshly formed but are already making waves with their unique and infectious tunes...
Mol Hodge
Indie Piano songwriter with power to compliment her quirkiness, Mol Hodge is one of our youngest regulars but every time she comes back she gets better and better...
& More TBA
Hosted by the ridiculously talented Krysten Cummings
All T.O.S nights are currently hosted in our lovely big, yet intimate room at TheFymFygBar.Com in Bethnal Green. 231 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD E2 OEL,
INFO 07956533481 02076256957 pam@showcaselondon.co.uk
Here's a map.
The Original Songwriters
T.O.S prides itself on providing a top evening of entertainment, featuring only the best talent, so it's only natural that many T.O.S veterans have gone onto great things...
A handful of the established names that have appeared on our stage in the last 18 years;
Imogen Heap, Gabrielle, Tori Amos, Peter Cunnah (D'Ream), Leo (The Streets), Leona Lewis, Chaka Khan, Caron Wheeler, The Feeling, Nick Atkinsen (Rooster), Royworld, Sandie Shaw, Angie Brown, Lewis Taylor, Ebony Bones, Jody Lei, Howard Jones, Bobby Long, Zarif, Dawn Joseph... The list goes on!
Because of this, it's also a brilliant industry hang out, a few guests we've had in the audience include John Peel, Simon Cowell, Stevie Wonder, Nona Hendrix, Jason Donavan, Members of the Eastenders Cast, Grace Jones, Sinead O'Conner, Micheal Hutchinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Pat Cash, Darius and many many more... So you never know who's watching you play!
Pam with Bonnie Raitt, Alan Derby and Randy Bachman
Lisa with Caron Wheeler and Sandi Shaw.
Pam and Gabrielle.
PAM and LEONA LEWIS.A TOS PERFORMER and
THE X FACTOR WINNER 2006
Dan Gillespie Sells from The Feeling, Impromptu Special Performance, Summer 2009
The House Rules
***PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU ARE THINKING OF PERFORMING @ TOS***
♫ The Original Songwriters is a non-profit organisation committed to showcasing talented songwriters, and we pride ourselves on doing so in the format of a special evening of entertainment.
Any profit goes back into improving future nights.
♫ TOS has a long history and great reputation within the music industry
and has helped to launch the careers of many great artistes. For this reason
it is very much a showcase event and should be the highlight of any tour or
run of gigs.
♫ If you want to perform your songs to a new audience TOS can put its
facilities and experience at your disposal;
We supply you with a professionally run and established night, with a full PA, stage and backline, experienced sound engineer and stage manager all in a brilliant venue and bar...
The outrageously talented Krysten Cummings adds her unique polish and style
by hosting the evening...
...And on top of all of that, we have an in-house professional photographer who takes photos of your performance that you can download free...
All that we ask is that you also
contribute by bringing as many of your fan-base, friends and family with you so that other acts can also
expose their music and songs to new listeners...
Bands, acoustic acts and any other performers cannot expect their fellow artistes to be responsible for providing an audience... (IT IS NOT A FREE REHEARSAL)
Support us and we will always support you
Leave me a message so i can check out your songs, and we will get back to you.
Pam & The T.O.S Team
The T.O.S Team
THE ORIGINAL SONGWRITERS TEAM (left to right):
Candy - Front of House
Krysten - Resident Host
Andy - Stage Manager
Pam - The Guvnor
Mark - Sound Engineer
THE ORIGINAL SONGWRITERS TEAM 2(left to right):
Mark - Sound Engineer
Pam - The Guvnor
Phil - Stage Manager
Me'sha Bryan - Host
Tom - Bar Staff
The Original Songwriters was set up by industry veterans Pam Robbins and Lisa Boni in 1991. After an amazingly successful and prestigious first 16 years at The Orange in West London, it moved to it's current home, TheFymFygBar.Com in Bethnal Green, East London, where the new team continue the legacy with 2-3 Wednesday nights a month of new and extra special songwriting and performing talents.
The premier showcase in London for young songwriters since 1991, T.O.S maintains a high standard of acts that makes it a very different animal to other gigs of similar price.
From the moment you walk through our doors and sit at one of our candle-lit tables, you instantly feel a welcome that is all too rare these days. As you enjoy a drink from the bar, music industry veterans mixed with new and fresh talents from around the U.K and beyond come together to put on a high caliber show that transforms your Tuesday evening into something truly special...
House Band Nights
In addition to our brilliant Acoustic & Band nights, we also do extra-special shows where we provide an extremely rare opportunity for young songwriters to work with our house band which is made up entirely of top session musicians who work in London and around the globe. Artistes send their chord charts and demos in and rehearse with the band beforehand, and the result is always spectacular. We are in fact the the only showcase in the UK to provide a full lineup of top backing musicians!
Take a look at a typical houseband night at T.O.S...
The T.O.S House Band Are:
Ofia Gal - Guitar
Chris Newland - Guitar
Greg Lepard - Drums
Paul jones - Drums
Ali Pearse - Keys
Phil Williams - Bass
Yo Yo - Bass
Rita Campbell - Backing Vocals
Phil Gannon - Backing Vocals
Sarah Ozelle - Backing Vocals
Krysten Cummings - Resident Host
email pam@showcaselondon.co.uk
02076256957 07956533481
holla holla, whats good Original Songwriters?! thanks for your words and for giving Artists such an amazing platform, it has been great to perform and to get to know some amazing, hardworking people. loved it on tuesday! and see ya in 2010, bless, P.E
Hi Pam, Thankyou for your really nice comment of my performance I totally enjoyed playing with the house band.. It was an amazing night and I cannot wait to return to TOS..
thanks pam! loved it as usual. aa never turned up in the end, so we just battled our way home, with luckily no rain. let me know when you know more about the february gig, had a listen to the cd- think theyre incredible so very excited!
Thank you guys so much for having me. I had a really great time. Can't wait to come back and play again. All the best for the rest of the year. catch you very soon....... bye Damen
We love your stuff as you know already.. can you help??
We have an outstanding song we wish to be published for another artist or released as is. It has everything from superb backing harmonies from a quire to a blistering solo and well thought out melody lines. Please hear the song on our myspace soon, it has the backing of the press and radio as it standing this month. We wish to raise money for charity with it's sale. If you care about children please hear the song out. The song is called "Children in need". Can you help or know someone who can aid us on our quest? Please comment back on our myspace to at least give us encouragement to make this happen. God bless you.. we would be honored to hear from you.
Hi Pam and the Tos Team, Thanks for such a grat night on Tuesday - loved it and was so good to finally perform there! Thank you....yes i would love to perform on one of the acoustic nights - just need a little more practice for that one!
Thank you very much for such great feedback. I had a great time last night and always enjoy singing with your band, who are really great! I'm glad that the 2nd song got such a great reaction. I was very nervous because it's the first time that I've performed that song live. Might keep it in as a regular one!
I look forward to being able to perform again with you all soon.
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