Drop the Mic! is our FREE monthly open mic for young musicians. We welcome Singer/Songwriters, Musicians, Vocal Artists, Rappers, Bands and other music enthusiasts from Southend and the surrounding area’s to get involved and join the community. Events include the opportunity to take part in our open mic, meet others who share an interest in music and to meet music artists to pick up hints and tips about working in music.

After taking a short break for exam season we are back - NEXT EVENT: 28 June

at Leigh Folk Festival!

Applications to play are now closed

This month we are going on the road, hosting the open mic at Leigh Folk Festival! The festival is where the Drop the Mic project was born, back in 2023.

Drop The Mic! will take place on the Library Stage located in Leigh Library Gardens, all day on Saturday 28th June from 11am.

All submissions to play at the festival are currently being reviewed by the Drop the Mic! youth forum and the line up announcement is coming very soon.

The next standard Drop the Mic! event is on Sunday 20th July. To guarantee your spot to play complete the form below:

Drop the Question!

A regular feature at Drop the Mic! Drop the Question? was introduced after the Youth Forum identified a need to meet professional music artists to ask questions around their career journey, how they got into music, what a typical week looks like, plus hear other hints and tips about todays industry.

Below are the guests we have had to date:

Tom is an accomplished singer-songwriter and the frontman of the indie rock band The Trusted.

Song School Alumni Heidi is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, currently signed to 3BEAT (Universal)

Megan Rose is a singer/songwriter and actor who released her debut EP ‘Brave This’ in September 2018 reaching number 6 in the Apple Country Album Charts.

Drop the Mic has been made possible thanks to funding from the Community Investment Board, by SAVS