?>
Onstage Success - Tom Jacksons Live Music Method
Onstage with Live Music Producer Tom Jackson
As a trained Live Music Producer for Tom Jackson Productions, Amy Wolter brings her years onstage as a lead singer & keyboardist - along with her experience as a producer, arranger, and songwriter - to singers and bands who won’t settle for ‘good enough’. She’s worked with artists at all levels, and genres ranging from Rock to Celtic, empowering them to have confidence and authority onstage, and put on memorable live shows, a few of whom have been on two of the largest US tours in recent history. Some of her clients include Grammy award winners The Band Perry & Lacrae, CMA and ACM –winning country acts, Gloriana & Thompson Square, 2016 The Voice contestant Mary Sarah, CCMA (Canada) winners High Valley, Jess Moskaluke & Chad Brownlee, and Winter Jam Tour veterans Sidewalk Prophets & Love and The Outcome.
I was recently inspired by a Seth Godin blog, "Is a famous thinker better … [Read More...]
I was just watching a replay of MTV’s inaugural show on its 40th … [Read More...]
Recently, I was part of a private audience at a magic show in a relative’s … [Read More...]
You just moved into a new house. You want it to have your personality and … [Read More...]
Going from bad to good is easy. Going from good to great is not. It's not … [Read More...]
I was recently inspired by a Seth Godin blog, "Is a famous thinker better … [Read More...]
No shows booked at the moment.
Contact Us · Copyright © 2023 Tom Jackson Productions · All Rights Reserved · Log in
Great vid, Amy! I’m a vocalist (and also a vocal coach, but some of my vocal students play as well), and this is great info for our band, #WillCarter! Soo many times we play very tiny stages and can’t move very much at all. But, this is great info for soloing in bigger venues. Thank you!
Thanks Pamela! If you are playing small stages, at the very least make sure your guitarist steps forward – even if he can
only take one or two steps. Plus, if YOU draw our attention to him, that helps the audience make the connection. Try to make more room for yourselves by putting the monitors off stage on cases or chairs as well…making space so he (and you as well) can cross the length of the stage is a big plus and the audience will appreciate getting closer and making the effort to ‘come to THEM’.
Thanks for this! The importance of stage presence didn’t hit me until late in the game. Can you suggest particular performances on YouTube or elsewhere that show guitar players using good stage technique for solos or otherwise? (Sometimes the greatest players are not necessarily the best showmen/show women.)
Also, do you have any guidelines on eye contact? It’s not very engaging just to stare at the fretboard, but is more eye contact always better? Is there such a thing as too much eye contact, or situations where it might look awkward? I saw a Tom Jackson video where the soloist was looking at the audience throughout the solo and it didn’t quite work.
Let me work on this Ray…will find some clips and post! Yes, there are things you need to know when it comes to eye contact. It’s ok to look at, thus draw attention to your fretboard during a solo. It does look awkward to stare at the audience for an entire solo, and doesn’t really make sense. You can look up a few times during the solo though, and your expression can elicit different responses. For example, a questioning look says, ‘well, what do you THINK?’. A bored smirk says ‘I could play this all day with my eyes closed’, or a joyful smile just says you LOVE playing! There’s more on this topic of course…maybe my next blog! Thanks for commenting Ray!