TIPS FOR MUSICIANS PLAYING THE WDVX BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
Booking:
Send requests to bpsbooking@wdvx.com
Mail your CD in its entirety to WDVX, PO Box 27568, Knoxville, TN 37927
The WDVX Blue Plate Special has two venues: Monday through Thursday at the Knoxville Visitor Center and Fridays at The Square Room on Market Square, Downtown Knoxville.
Scheduling:
Program Director Tony Lawson schedules Blue Plate Specials. The best way to communicate with him is through bpsbooking@wdvx.com. Once you have scheduled a show, please send your technical requirements and stage plot to audio man Nick Corrigan, nick@wdvx.com. Please let us know your technical requirements as soon as you are booked.
Let us know ahead of your show day if you have a tour bus or oversize vehicle so we can arrange for special parking.
Day of Show:
We require a day of show phone number so we can contact you, if necessary. Please send that in your bpsbooking@wdvx.com correspondence.
Arrive at 10:30 a.m. for set up and sound check. Remember, your sound check is critical to the quality of the broadcast and the show recording.
We ask that you read and sign WDVX's performance release.
Host Red Hickey will review what words you can't say or sing on the radio, the show flow, and other such things.
Be sure to check with Red to arrange for a copy of your show. Most likely it will be mailed to you so be sure to put your address on the release.
Showtime!
Sets are approximately 25 minutes long. Please be flexible on this time.
For emergencies on the day of the show:
Tony Lawson 865-216-1212
Nick Corrigan 865-566-7178
Linda Billman 865-719-1815
Monday - Thursday Blue Plate Special at Knoxville Visitor Center
WDVX Studio is located inside the Knoxville Visitor Center
301 S. Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Studio: 865-544-1029 #221
Directions to WDVX Studio
Unloading
Pull up in front of the building on Gay Street next to the sidewalk to unload. Please don't pull up on the sidewalk.
Parking
We can provide parking for most vehicles. The parking lot next to the building has a two hour limit. They enforce this and will tow. Check with the BPS staff about passes for additional vehicles upon arrival. If you're directed to the parking spot in the alley behind the building, it's OK to block one van but not both.
Complimentary beverages
The café inside the Visitors Center offers complimentary coffee, tea, and water.
Café food or specialty drinks can be purchased at a 20% discount.
Friday Blue Plate Specials at the Square Room, 4 Market Square in Downtown Knoxville
Unloading
Pass Café 4 and turn into the alley behind the building. Enter through the front door and notify someone to open the loading dock door.
Parking
After unloading move your vehicle to the Market Square Parking lot or ask one of the BPS staff about parking passes for a nearby lot.
Complimentary beverages
The Café 4 offers bands complimentary coffee, tea, and water.