West Jam — Musician Info

Everything you need to join or follow West Jam. Register your interest, sign up to perform, and catch past jams.

If you want to get a bit of background on the studio, the jams, and the producer of these sessions, you can check this short interview from September 2025.

Quick links

West Jam Open Jam Session, LIve Stream Series - Info for Musicians

When & where

Next session: 22nd October, 7:00pm, Women and Femme Invitational Jam
Location: Arcus Sounds, Canning Town
Stream: YouTube Live (link announced via insta and mailing list)

Quick facts

Format: Open, improvised jam — broadcast on Youtube, Tik Tok and Twitch
Who: All musicians WELCOME!!.
Where: Arcus Sounds, London
When: Dates announced on Instagram @arcussounds and streamed on our YouTube channel
How to take part: Just show up; the hosts will get you into the rotation

Backline & inputs provided

Drum kit (+ space for your breakables)
Guitar & bass amps
E-piano and Rhodes 73 Mark II
MD / host mic
Multiple vocal mics
Percussion mics
Strings / brass / woodwind mics
Synth / instrument inputs (DIs / line)
Feel free to check the equipment page on the website menu to see more about the auio and video equipment we'll use to capture the jams.
Bring your own instrument or pedals — we’ll help you patch in, however feel free to show up and use ours, guitars, bass, percussion etc all available.

But mostly Bring: Yourself and your jam energy!

Optional: Your instrument, pedals, sticks, in-ears if you prefer.

Recommended: In ears or headphones that you enjoy performing with, please make sure you read the next section!!

Monitoring & mix (read this bit!)

Monitoring is on headphones or in-ears. Please bring your own headphones/IEMs if you have them.
You’ll have a personal inline attenuator to control your volume (+ / −).
Our engineer sets a simple balance between your instrument/voice, the main mix, and the rhythm section.
Because it’s a live jam, we can’t offer complex individual mixes.
The main mix is broadcast — we focus on making the whole ensemble sound incredible on stream, which translates to a great in-ears sound for a jam.
Changeovers: We'll support you to rotate with other musicans and get time in the jam — just let one of the jam hosts or engineers know what you'd like to do and we'll sort the rest.

How to take part

Show up. Register as a performer on the day or in advance via the link. That's it.
Optional: Join the mailing list to hear about dates and slots.

After you play

We’ll tag performers in posts and playlist descriptions if you complete a registration form with your handles + permissions for accurate credits.

House rules

Respect the room and each other.
Be aware during changeovers we're still broadcasting.
No hate speech or discriminatory content.
All material welcome.

Getting here (short)

Nearest stations: West Ham - Jubilee / Star Lane - DLR. 5 minute walk from either station along a busy, well lit road with a good pavement, Star Lane is by far the closest option.