Wish me luck?

[tigerbass]

Hi everybody!
I have my first gig with my new band tonite! But...it is gonna be my baptism of fire gig! We got a call thursday nite to fill in for a band that bailed. It is aget our foot in the door gig. We have never gigged with me in the band before. Which is no big deal except...we also have never fully practiced with me in the band either. I formally auditioned last week, played 6 songs and had the cops called, it was a weeknight. So tonite we are gonna play 50 songs of which 44 I haven't played with them.
Our 1st official gig is Dec.4, so I obviously thought I had more time to learn the songs, and more importantly, rehearse them with the band!
Now here really comes the interesting part...we are a 7 piece band with 1 male singer and 2 female singers. Neither of the girls will be there tonite!
So we are losing 10 more songs due to their absence, plus MAJOR backing vocals. Not to mention eye candy! The rest of us aren't exactly lookers!
Anyways I'm about crapping myself so if anyone has any kind thoughts or wishes, they would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
By the way of the 50 songs we are playing, prior to just learning them, I knew how to play 7!
Cheers!

[dmusic148]

Wow- ha! It'll be fine. Just do what you do and have fun. When you make mistakes, try not to LOOK as though you've made a mistake- just get back on track as quickly as possible and soldier on. And whatever happens, DON'T stop playing. Been there lots of times myself. Let us know how it goes!

[rosanne]

Are you playing more than one set? Can't imagine you would play that many songs in one set. I would get the set list and ask for the chords in each song (or the key and the progression). Make it your priority to be spot on with the rhythm and keep your note choices simple and basic. That way you can navigate through most songs you don't know.

[tigerbass]

No we are playing the typical 10 till 2 set with a few breaks. I've got my notes written down and stuff, I just HATE using notes on stage, but sometimes...
I have been cramming like a school-kid! haha!
I guess most importantly I need to make everyone, particularly drums and rhythm guitar, aware that EYE-CONTACT will be absolutely necessary on major changes, extensions, and endings!

[tycobb73]

watch the drummer like a hawk.

[tigerbass]

Originally Posted by tycobb73

watch the drummer like a hawk.

haha...amen brother!

[rosanne]

Sounds like you know what you're doing. You'll do fine. Be sure to post after the gig.

[nutso42]

If any of the bass parts you haven't practiced much are difficult or flamboyant, TONE THEM DOWN!! The drummer in our band tends to schedule gigs without consulting us, and then give us huge song lists of difficult songs, so I've been in your shoes many times before.

[Sailboat339]

Just jump in there and hang on. Break a leg!!!

[Pitbull Growl]

Best of luck to ya dude.

+1 to the "report back" and if wifey can get it on celphone vid... that'd be EPIC!!


Maybe work out a signal w/the drummer... in case you get lost in the track so he knows to let you drop out and have him work in a fill til you find the downbeat?

Best of luck to ya bro!!

[tigerbass]

Originally Posted by Pitbull Growl

Best of luck to ya dude.

+1 to the "report back" and if wifey can get it on celphone vid... that'd be EPIC!!


Maybe work out a signal w/the drummer... in case you get lost in the track so he knows to let you drop out and have him work in a fill til you find the downbeat?

Best of luck to ya bro!!

Thanks alot Mike and everyone else! Getting ready to load the truck up and head out.

As for the cell-video, it'll probably be on Americas' Funniest Videos next week! hahahaha

[Pitbull Growl]

<---- secretly thinks Allen will do just fine.

[tigerbass]

Well I pulled it off! No trainwrecks...a few clams here and there but all in all...success!
There was some killer mojo going. Obviously someone up there on the stage was on a mission and the vibe seemed to be contagious!
Had all the hotties, and a few notties, in front of me dancing most of the night! Of course one stepped on my cable and yanked it out of my pedalboard, but no harm done. After the song I noticed my octave pedal also got turned on!
Thanks again for all the kind words of support and advice. It was appreciated and also used!

[rosanne]

trial by fire successfully undergone - you must feel pretty good! was there any recording or video made?

[tigerbass]

Originally Posted by rosanne

trial by fire successfully undergone - you must feel pretty good! was there any recording or video made?

Yeah, it was a major relief! About halfway to the gig I realized I left my paper with all my notes sitting right here in front of me at the computer! Not a happy camper!

No there wasn't any recording done, and I would have probably had a heart attack if there was at the time! But now in retrospect, I wish there was!

The singer called me today and said they liked us so much they paid us an extra $100 and booked us for 4 more shows!
And that was without our 2 female singers who really wail!

[kesslari]

Congrats. Got that under yer belt, now have more fun!

[Lady Kayri]

Heh. The extra $$ and booking extra shows - to me, that would be the best compliment ever!

[tigerbass]

Originally Posted by Lady Kayri

Heh. The extra $$ and booking extra shows - to me, that would be the best compliment ever!

Haha, yeah, it really was. Sunday the lead singer sent out a mass e-mail to the other 6 of us saying that, "Wow, last night was our best show to date! I never received so many compliments from the audience!" That really made me feel good! I can't imagine what the in the hell the 2 m.i.a female singers thought when they read that! haha!

[Sakuraba]

I really love these "against all odds" stories, it seems that when they end well, it's usually a spectacular gig lol

[Boostedrex]

Originally Posted by Lady Kayri

Heh. The extra $$ and booking extra shows - to me, that would be the best compliment ever!

Yeah, you'd be hard pressed to come up with a better compliment than that. Congrats tigerbass!