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Checking out other musicians in a live setting can be a great source of inspiration, a useful networking opportunity, and a great escape from the day to day grind. When watching other musicians take the stage, it's inevitable to make comparisons and judgements, such as 'I'm better than him', 'This girl's soloing is all flair and no substance' or 'his eyeliner is so 1987'. These observations are often made from the back of the room, arms folded, many meters away from the non-musical punters who are actually having a good time. You can always spot a musician in the audience.
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There
is a certain Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde mentality involved with being a musician -
often we must get onstage and be entertaining, even when we're feeling
terrible.
It's fine to be the good
doctor when loading in your gear, setting up the stage, having your pre-show
beer/dutch courage, and even after the gig, when you're trying to play it cool
with the adoring fans. But when the
first beat is counted in, Mr Hyde has to come out and play until the feedback
from the final chord has subsided.
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There is something about pawn shops. In fact, some people recorded whole albums about them. As a man, I think it's the smell. Seriously. Next time you walk past a pawn shop, walk in and take a big huge sniff. It's the smell of a potential bargain, a possible rip off. pawn shop hunting is the modern day civilised hunting expedition.
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Joe is a lead guitarist in a covers / remake band. He is a good guitarist and cool under pressure. He plays for a band called the Psycho Nymphos. They are a five piece band with two guitarist, keys, bass and drums. The other guitarist also doubles as the singer. Yet this is Joe's nightmare. As a guitarist, this scenario should induce uncontrollable trembling of all body parts and have you soiling your underwear. This, is the gig from hell.
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Last time I talked about looking the part with good equipment to come across professionally, and ways to get up to speed on your singing. This time, I'm going to share some simple but often ignored pieces of information that can really push the impression you make from just a guitar player, to a fully fledged musician.
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More Good Reads
Goal setting is often a
difficult subject because it requires planning and organization.
Planning for the future doesn't have to be tedious and stressful.
Believe me, goal setting and planning for the future can only help you
to achieve those dream of music industry success!
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| Record pools...ever heard of them? The chance is that you have not. And, there is an equal reason that you have not. And, even though major record labels have used them for years, and continue to use record pools extensively, record pools are one of the most secretive elements within the Music industry.
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| Here is a common problem that one of my subscribers expressed to me recently...
"I'm 16 and the main problem is, I know what I want to write, but when I do write it down I just think it sounds lame"
Now she's 16 years old, but I'm pretty sure that this problem transcends all ages.
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| Music is something that has to be made, played, appreciated and enjoyed together. While it's great that you can listen to your favorite CD in the car and sing along (when no one is looking) the fact of the matter is that music is better enjoyed with friends.
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Whatever genre of music you’re in, you need to define your
definition of success. If your definition is ‘being a rich and
famous superstar’, then, well ‘good luck’...
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