If you’re doing 45+ minute sets, where people come to listen to your music, you need to consider using a stool for a song or two. Maybe I SHOULD say instead, you should be doing a couple of songs in the 1-2 range. These are “more emotional”, “you can hear a pin drop” songs. (See the section […]
Archives for August 2017
Sitting Down on the Job – (Becoming Stool Savvy)
by Backstage: Materials, Tools & Skills, Sneak Peek Greenroom: 12 Comments
Your Success is Important to Me!
by Backstage: Materials, Tools & Skills, Sneak Peek Greenroom: 4 Comments
As we say here in the south, “I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed”. But, one thing I have is perspective. I’ve worked with hundreds of artists over the years and taught at workshops around the world. My expertise is the live show. I’ve seen the struggles artists have with their careers […]
More Mic Stand! (‘Cool Tool’) Part II
by Backstage: Materials, Tools & Skills Greenroom: 1 Comment
We had some good feedback and great questions on my mic stand blog from a few weeks ago…let’s take this further and answer some questions we got on the first blog. One question referred to singing into the side of the mic when you’re using angles. A lot of us were taught we need to […]
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Amy Wolter on Three Things Keyboard Players Can Do
Glad to hear this Vee. Yes, it’s a process and takes some...Vee Patrick on Three Things Keyboard Players Can Do
I have seen both you guys work at extreme conference last year...Amy Wolter on How Soon Should You Work on Your Show?
So happy you had the foresight to prepare for the 'what IF's'!...