EPTSo, do any of you fellow tl.netters have bands, or have preformed infront of people, lend me your power, give me your advice !
First time on stage
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
So, do any of you fellow tl.netters have bands, or have preformed infront of people, lend me your power, give me your advice ! | ||
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SushilS
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Oh, as an amateur musician... I've always found that the best performances I've done were when I enjoyed myself and didn't actually try to please anybody other than myself.... Let the music lead you , man! GL HF! | ||
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
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Herpadurr
Monaco151 Posts
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Slithe
United States985 Posts
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`Zapdos
United States935 Posts
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MisterD
Germany1338 Posts
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ZeroCartin
Costa Rica2390 Posts
Just enjoy the show, dont worry about fkn up, and if u do, just laugh it off. You receive the energy you show on stage back to you, so if you are tense, the environment will feel tense. Try to relax with respiration techniques and remember: KICK ASS and have fun! | ||
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mcJ
Denmark322 Posts
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MoreFaSho
United States1427 Posts
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Raeleigh
Canada902 Posts
As long as you're confident, and you get over the initial OMGGGG!!! you'll calm down, and realize how much you're having and how awesome you're doing, and it'll all come naturally! When I do public speaking, as much as I love it, it is nerve racking. So once I start, i'm shakey. But, once I get going, and realize how awesome what i'm saying is, it's easy, and I love it. Just gotta chill! ^_~ | ||
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Jimbooo
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
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Freaky[x]
Canada995 Posts
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:11 Freaky[x] wrote: Listen, you'll be nervous during the first 20 seconds of the song, then all your work that you put in will kick in and you'll be fine. Just remember to have fun and you'll be good :D This, I was in quite a few bands when I was younger as a front man. The first few shows I did I was extremely nervous, but after you get into the song and let it hit you that you're just out there having fun you'll calm down. | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
It gets better with time. Try to look more at the people then at your instrument, smile a lot, if you fuck up it's like Starcraft, at least you learn something new. The reaction from the people is the thing that matters the most. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/the_guide_to/shows_how_to_make_one_night_successful.html Where do you play at, i might be nearby? | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
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ZeroCartin
Costa Rica2390 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:02 mcJ wrote: Drinks my friend... Getting slightly drunk should help with the nerves best advise i can give, sadly ^_________^ If you are the drummer, i highly recommend you NOT doing this, since drinking alcohol slows your blood flow, and after a while you wrists,arms and feet dont respond well. Trust me, this is not the way you should go  | ||
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ZeroCartin
Costa Rica2390 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:13 besiger wrote: thanks for all the tips guys, I just kinda wish it was 50, 60 people, and not 300 right off the bat on my first time heheh. The gig is a music festival in my home town, around 20 minutes from Zagreb. stop thinking about that, its just a show :D | ||
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3clipse
Canada2555 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:02 mcJ wrote: Drinks my friend... Getting slightly drunk should help with the nerves best advise i can give, sadly ^_________^ Alternatively, a lot of musicians use Beta Blockers to control stage fright. I have pretty severe stage fright in certain circumstances and can say from limited first-hand experience that it works very well at controlling physical symptoms such as shakiness. It's not a sedative, though. Pros? It won't make you drowsy or harm your performance. Cons? It won't directly alter your psychological state, but I find that just knowing that I won't experience the physical stuff makes me much more confident mentally. | ||
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Boule
Turkey11 Posts
And GL HF GG there. | ||
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darmousseh
United States3437 Posts
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
I'm a drummer, so I've never had problems on stage since I have all that hardware to cower behind  If you're a drummer, don't sweat it, just play like you're alone since no one's gonna be looking at you anyway, unless they navigate their vision past all the other members of the bad, the amps, and then your drums. At least that's what you should tell yourself if you're a nervous drummer xD If you do something else, and you feel nervous, just turn around and play "with" other members of your band occasionally. It feels good to know those guys are there, and the crowd won't mind too terribly if you guys turn around for a bit here and there, and it'll take your mind off the crowd. As the show goes on, it should get easier so don't sweat it. Whatever you do, do NOT drink more than a shot right before you hit the stage. Celebratory shot right before is fine, but unless you're already a heavy drinker, 1 shot should be enough to help you relax without killing your playing. If you really are as practiced as you say, you'll be fine. Once you settle into a groove, you'll sound great. GL, HF, GG man Hopefully Re | ||
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bITt.mAN
Switzerland3693 Posts
I remember this time at a Europe-Wide Scouts gathering (Intercamp in Strasbourg, anyone?) there was this pretty big stage, and this random band had been hired to play for everyone ('d say around 1000 people). So My friends (friends from scouts, they had formed a band...) were like "Hey, can we borrow your instruments?" To the band-members right before they went onstage. So once the main guys finished, they beckoned my 3 friends over and and were like "Ok sure, show us what you got." Needless to say, to this day they think that was one of the most amazing experiences they've ever had, and let me tell you, they were scared shitless. They went up onstage and played whatever the hell they'd composed a week earlier (think progressive Piano, with a bass and drums :S). IMO it was OK at best, but the crowd loved it. This may sound far-fetched, and you're probably gonna dismiss it, but what happened next is a true story. So they'd finished playing, and everyone was like OMG! And they were off-their-heads blown away by how awesome it felt. So were were camping next to a group of girl-scouts from the Czech Republic. Damm Boy Scouts of America, the only Scouting organization in the world where Boy-Scouts and Girl-Scouts are separated. Damm prunes, what are we supposed to do at night, hunh? Anyways after the gig, those girls (like 10 of them) would NEVER stop following the guys around. It was ridiculous, the only reason they didn't bang them (well, what they said) was that they'd feel guilty about statutory rape (this was a while ago, girls were 15-16, they were early 17, silly Americans)..... GL HF, and think of it in terms of: "I'll feel much better about this once I'm done, so let's do it, and who knows, there are some pretty cute girls in the croud...: Damm, that also applies to my homework (well without the girls part). K bye TL | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
haha bITt.mAN, nice story  | ||
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mardi
United States1164 Posts
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Thunderflesh
United States382 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:39 besiger wrote: im more or less the rythm guitarist, although i do the leads and solos on one song, and thats the one that has me worried the most. haha bITt.mAN, nice story The first time you play on stage it can be a little nerve-racking, but just practice a bunch leading up to it, and show up EARLY to set up. It is hard to remember all the little things when you're nervous (am I tuned? am I plugged in? is my on-board volume up? are my amp settings how I like them? do I have extra strings in case one breaks? do I have lots of extra picks, in case I drop mine?). Give yourself time to double-check everything, to meet the sound guy, etc. If you play guitar, well, booze makes some people relax and play better, but I for one lose my motor coordination pretty quickly, and my guitar playing suffers. Just do whatever you're most comfortable with. It might feel kind of silly, but consider doing a dry run in front of significant others / friends / family in your practice space. The minute *anyone* else is watching, I go into "performance mode", and I feel similarly nervous whether its five people or 50+. | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
But seriously, why are you so nervous? just keep asking yourself why and using reasoning to answer. | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:54 besiger wrote: I dont really know why im so nervous, its gonna be mostly a punk crowd and we will be playing metal, so not much people will care anyways, I think I just dont wanna mess up and let the rest of the band down after we put in so much work in such a short time to prepare for this. Well it sounds like you've practiced and you know your stuff. Just remember that when you get nervous, think, "i've practiced, we've played together really well lots of times, and I know what I need to do for the rest of the night". inevitably experience, i.e. just doing it, will be one of the most important factors in how you feel about future shows and help guide your feelings away from nervousness. and gl hf! | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
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UisTehSux
United States693 Posts
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d(O.o)a
Canada5066 Posts
On January 14 2011 06:13 besiger wrote: thanks for all the tips guys, I just kinda wish it was 50, 60 people, and not 300 right off the bat on my first time heheh. The gig is a music festival in my home town, around 20 minutes from Zagreb. 300 people is actually better than a smaller crowd, the applause is just that much louder and you won't notice anybody there once you start playing. Don't forget that there are a bunch of other people in your band who are just as nervous and are there to support you. | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11583 Posts
On January 14 2011 07:02 besiger wrote: anyone have any tips where should I put extra picks in case I drop one during the show ? maybe wear a wrist band and put it in there. If anything a tight rubber band or live strong bracelet. | ||
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UisTehSux
United States693 Posts
On January 14 2011 07:02 besiger wrote: anyone have any tips where should I put extra picks in case I drop one during the show ? I use one of these nifty pick holders : ![[image loading]](http://www.eaglemusicshop.com/images/MdProd/picholder.jpg) It has an adhesive on the back and I stuck it on the back of my headstock. Whenever you drop your pick do a ninja dash for the back of your headstock and resume melting faces.  | ||
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Tony Campolo
New Zealand364 Posts
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loving it
Canada271 Posts
But ya, deep breaths, and stuff. You don't necessarily have to look at the audience either right? And I'm guessing you'll be performing with your group too which is way easier than by yourself. So good luck!  | ||
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TechniQ.UK
United Kingdom391 Posts
1) There is no instant solution to nerves. Over time after you speak/play in front of people more and more they decrease to where you can handle them better and not show them but they are always there present. 2) Your greatest nerves will happen before you start and will cease soon after you start. With me it's like I get nervous 10-20 minutes before hand. Then I stand to speak and the nerves leave after about 10-15 seconds after I begin and my mind realises nothing is dangerous or scary about this. 3) Nerves can be a good thing. I was so tired before having to speak one night, but nerves helped my talk to be dynamic and my oratory to be more exciting than dry. It gives you a burst of enthusiasm and energy you can use even if you are tired and not really fired up. 4) Larger crowds are normally easier to play/speak to than smaller crowds. I'm fine speaking to crowds of 100-120 people. Put me in a small group of 5-10 people though in a more intimate setting and my nerves are a lot worse. Less intimacy and closeness seems to mean less threatening for me. It seems to be the same for most people who speak. 5) Look at the audience, one of the worst thing to do with nerves is to hide, put your head down, not look at anyone much. Look to the crowd as much as you can. It will stop your nerves trust me. 6) You'll enjoy it so much during and after. If your nervous you've invested a lot into it and you will get a lot of joy out of it when it goes greatly. | ||
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Flakes
United States3125 Posts
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
On January 14 2011 07:02 besiger wrote: anyone have any tips where should I put extra picks in case I drop one during the show ? Use the pickguard, and slide your picks between there and the body of the guitar. Works on Fenders, and most hollow body's, but not so great on Les Pauls. | ||
Pholon
Netherlands6142 Posts
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Seanly
Canada73 Posts
KICK ASS! | ||
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iMarshall
Norway190 Posts
Good luck! | ||
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`Zapdos
United States935 Posts
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[NyC]HoBbes
United States803 Posts
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thOr6136
Slovenia1775 Posts
you will see. first few beats and after that, a wonderful experience | ||
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Asha
United Kingdom38256 Posts
Just have confidence that you know your stuff and go out and enjoy it =) From personal experience, the band I was in used to just try and relax and think on anything other than the show (till we needed to actually do something related to it/soundcheck etc) for a bit in the run up to it. Generally the nerves are gone as soon as you get the first song underway (unless your guitarist gets carried away and steps on your mic cable causing an awkward moment of silence >__>), so we liked to try not think about things too much prior to going on. If your band would prefer to think things over before you go live then do that, it's all about feeling comfortable, so whatever reassures you is the best idea =) It gets easier the more you do it, and you'll work out what gets you in the right frame of mind before a gig ^^ | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
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Asdkmoga
United States496 Posts
its cake | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
Turned out only about 60 people showed up, and out of those 60 people 3 or 4 actually listend to the type of music we play, so we get 10 minutes for a sound check, get up on stage and start playing. The stage was really huge so I couldnt see my other guitarist and coordinate with him on some of the harder parts, everything still sounded ok from where I was standing, but some friends in the audience told me afterwards that my guitar was barely audible in the crowd, which sucks. The crowd was uninterested and just stared at us, but I guess thats what will hapen when you play metal for a punk rock crowd. All in all I wasnt nervous because I kinda saw beforehand that not much people will show up and that the whole event was degrading into a joke, so I just went out and played. Met some cool people from another band afterwards that said they could get us a gig with a more metal crowd, had some drinks, guess it wasnt bad for the first time, techical problems aside. | ||
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NIIINO
Slovakia1320 Posts
Good luck | ||
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