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chantezlebas
09-29-2006, 08:55 AM
Hi Janek,

Im going to be on tv next tuesday and my knees are shaking...........
I dont know what to expect .....how to act.....what´s the thing with the make up...man i.ve been giggin steadly for a couple of years and played to 10.000 twice i´ve been done some studio work and i´ve played live with bands from rap to country music....but this ....i cant practice this s***... and problably we are going to fake the music .....which leaves me in a harder situation i only done it once and it was unatural........man im freakin.

Help im panicking.....
Thank you
sérgio

janekbass
09-29-2006, 12:22 PM
Sergio,

no worries about being on tv at all. it's an easy gig. You just have to be moving and be into the music. The camera probably won't be on you too much unless you're the artist. What's the show? they sometimes do makeup depending on the show. miming is easy enough, just make like you're playing and having a good time. It's way less nerve racking to play to a pre recorded track, than to play live on tv and actually be playing. But either way you shouldn't worry about it at all. it's one of the more easy gigs. The only things that suck about it are the call times. If it's a morning or daytime tv show, you have to get up at the ass crack of dawn to go and set up in the studio and do sound check and stuff. Good Morning america and those kinds of shows are a pain in the ass. They air before 9am, and it's normally a 6am call time.


DOH!

Easy,

Janek

chantezlebas
10-04-2006, 08:37 AM
Hi janek,


thanks for the tips on the gig, everything went smooth and it really is an easy gig.
thanks a lot....do you know if you´re coming to lisbon in the near future if so i would love to have a lesson with you , if, of course that was alright with you....anyway thanks again

All the best,
sergio