So I Am Playing My First Real Gig On Thursday..., any tipps? |
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May 11 2010, 08:17 PM
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get a few drinks before, BUT don't get a lot of drinks
 make the soundcheck as early as you can, and if possible try to be friends with the sound engineer  have a lot of fun onstage, 0% fear, people can smell fear, and if you screw it up blame the alcohol  , please seems to love rockstars.
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May 11 2010, 08:27 PM
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Bring a spare guitar... in tune!!!
Communicate with the audience, play with attitude and be sure to enjoy every second of it - its really why we are practicing!!! Good luck bro!!! //Staffay --------------------  Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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May 11 2010, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (Staffy @ May 11 2010, 02:27 PM)  Bring a spare guitar... in tune!!! how could i forget this
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May 11 2010, 08:30 PM
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You're going to video record the show for us aren't you?
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May 11 2010, 08:46 PM
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Just go and have fun on the gig. Good thing would be to have a nice stage attitude and to make a connection with an audience during the performance and in between the songs. Just make sure you look at people in front rows and interact
))Have fun at the show, looking forward to see the videos!
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May 11 2010, 08:50 PM
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Have fun and good luck!
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May 11 2010, 09:35 PM
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Have a blast Zakk, hope you can share some vids afterwards!
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May 12 2010, 09:36 AM
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Congrats on the first gig..
- Remember to Breathe .. Even the best of the best still get butterflies that go away after the first song. - Start with your simplest yet powerful song to get a feel of the environment and gain some quick confidence. - Don't expect a moshpit. Expect people to just stand and watch/understand/evaluate your band & performance. But if you do get a few headbangers and a mosh going, play for them, interact with them, make them feel special. - Of course, you know how important Soundcheck is.. your band should have your own audio engineer, if possible.. coz he would know how to best mix each one of your instruments.. even if the soundcheck chews up a few more mins, let it be. It is better to play a few songs with good sound, than play an entire set with horrible sound. - Have fun ...be aggressive ... tear the place apart !! \m/ ... my 23.17 cents This post has been edited by zen: May 12 2010, 09:40 AM -------------------- "If the need is deep, you WILL find a way , if it isn't, you'll find some excuse"
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May 12 2010, 04:11 PM
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- Make sure your setup sounds the way you like it independently of anything having to do with the organization. If you can sound check, great! Be objective and change anything that needs to be changed, because one thing is to setup your gear at home and another on stage, and take your time despite what people say,
- Don't panic if something goes wrong, remember it's only a short lived moment so enjoy the most out of it - Don't depend on people's response to pump up your state, just be having fun on your own independently of people' cheering or support, if they do, great! but don't react to that too much either, keep your own cool, as they say. If they don't it doesn't matter, * I've been in those situations hence the advice, -------------------- Visit my:
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May 13 2010, 04:28 PM
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just one thing! kill them all! attitude at its 100% and sync your head-bangings with your partners. give them a show to remember! \m/
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May 14 2010, 01:08 AM
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Do something crazy, jump around, move around, watch the chicks in the front row, smile, strike a pose, play good
PS yeah, that's right, playing good is least important, most of the audience don't care about mistakes anyway, they only look the bigger picture, so as long as you are keeping mistakes small you can do whatever you want and it will look great
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May 14 2010, 02:28 AM
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great!!!
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