Words by Dina Amin Photography by Metallic Jelly An iconic Melbourne hub, Loop Project Space & Bar is ground-zero for the Melbourne beats scene, offering cutting edge audio-visual performances and avant-garde exhibitions. Loop’s project manager and band booker Clare Presser emphasises how accessible the venue is, not just for heavyweights, but for novices as well. An eclectic little venue planted right in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Loop always has something amazing on. Predominantly an electronic-focused space, Loop offers various monthly and quarterly workshops, meetings and freestyle jams. A monthly event, Gear Shift is an opportunity for people to bring in their instruments of choice and strut their stuff in a structured electronic jam. A free event open to people of varying skill sets, Gear Shift will be temporarily put on hold while the organisers look for more funding. Only last month, Loop held a couple of workshops including the Melbourne producers workshop and the Melbourne gig workshop, opportunities for locals to meet other locals, chat about music and generate ideas. “We’ve also got CDR, which is where people come in and submit their tracks. We play the tracks in the background and everyone sort of networks and has … Continue reading AMATEUR IS NOT A DIRTY WORD