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05-14-2008, 07:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana | |  OH NO first gig approaching rapidly!
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I am pretty nervous about my first gig, even though it is a three song set. I am most nervous about singing also on one song. Any tips?  |
05-14-2008, 07:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, TX | | | the more you dread it, the more nervous you will be.
relax and just own it.
remember, it is a matter of you displaying your craft instead of an audience judging what you are doing.
when jimi hendrix first started performing in the states, he would geek out onstage and ppl though he was weird. but then they realized that he was baring his soul, so everyone accepted eventually. |
05-14-2008, 08:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fenderphil  the more you dread it, the more nervous you will be.
relax and just own it. | Good advice.
Just don't worry! Practice and then just go to the gig and feel good about yourself.
If you have a mindset of "I'm going to kick ass!" then you'll be more likely to...kick ass. |
05-15-2008, 06:41 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | Play and sing boldly. If you mess up, make it big.  Good luck! |
05-15-2008, 07:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London ON | | | Have rehearsal and invite some folks whose approval would mean a lot. Other musicians, close friends. That might give you some confidence that you are on the right track. Other than that its just music, nobody dies. Many of the people watching wish they could play and think what you are doing is some kind of crazy voodoo magic. If there are others who do play, well they're not playing and you are. Enjoy the moment, you'll be bitten by the bug and want to do it all the time. |
05-15-2008, 07:52 AM
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05-15-2008, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Kimpini I am pretty nervous about my first gig, even though it is a three song set. I am most nervous about singing also on one song. Any tips? | Don't forget to breathe.
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05-15-2008, 05:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Oregon City, Oregon | | | The one thing I would keep in mind, especially since it's your first gig, is tempo. Your bound to have a pretty good adrenaline rush when you first get up there which can directly translate into much faster tempos than what is intended if your not careful.
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05-16-2008, 04:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | Try not to think about anyone watching, and try not to think about playing.
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05-16-2008, 07:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Outside Boston | | Believe it or not, when (this may be before your time, excuse me if it is...) Rod Stewart got his first big break singing lead for The Jeff Beck Group, he actually hid behind the speaker stacks at Madison Square Garden! He turned out to be a dynamic showman, and a kick@$$ vocalist! Long story/short: practice-rehearse-execute. Always enjoy the moment. One day you will look back on this date and have a good laugh! All the best!' Im sure you'll be fine!
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05-17-2008, 01:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana | | Thanks for posting the gig is on monday and I will be sure to take all of your suggestions to heart. |
05-18-2008, 08:42 AM
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05-18-2008, 10:19 AM
| | | | make sure you're not only listening to yourself. It is extremely important to listen to everybody else, especially the drummer, to make sure that everybody is staying together. Also, don't sweat your gig nobody is expecting you to play perfectly. Have fun with it. |
05-18-2008, 04:00 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal,Canada | | | Meh it really can't be that bad, ive seen bands that are crap and don't know it THAT is a lot worse.
I've done small shows at school, i treat it as nothing and just play it like a normal jam. Confidence is key buddy, if you mess up you mess up and you pick yourself up then blow there minds by recovering. Trust me the audience i'm guessing knows its a small band gig for a bunch of starting ones so even if you do its not the end of the world.
Albeit i still can't wait for my first club show that will be awesome, just need to find a decent band. |
05-18-2008, 05:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indiana | | | I kind of have the same thing. I havent been in a serious band in a few years and finally got together a few guys.Ive had trouble finding a singer so I stepped to the front and will sing lead and play bass. This next saturday we have a gig at my schools battle of the bands. Me and the guitar player go way back but we recently found the drummer. We have a few originals and a few covers , we have a 15 min set to fill. Im not to worried ....only about finding a name. We still cant think of a thing. |
05-18-2008, 06:08 PM
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05-18-2008, 06:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Philbiker Play and sing boldly. If you mess up, make it big. Good luck! | yep... don't try and cover up mistakes... thats one thing my music teacher have told me over and over... play it loud and play it proud
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05-19-2008, 07:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana | | thanks, the gig just happened. It went really well except  for the drummer dropping his sticks, but he got back on beat fast. He is a good drummer. |
05-19-2008, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bassist15 We still cant think of a thing. | "The Purgatorians"
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