Whether it’s with your dynamics, your tones, your movement onstage, etc. – being intentional with what you do is the key to exuding confidence and leading your audience somewhere! In this video, hear Grammy winner/author Steve Grossman and DigSin CEO Jay Frank, talk about this and more. Then watch Tom Jackson give the band, Gathering […]
Gathering Mercury Song & Critique Review Video
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Temperance Babcock Song & Critique Review Video
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Choosing the right song is always very important when you only have time for one song! A showcase at a Tom Jackson Bootcamp only allowed artist Temperance Babcock one chance to show the industry panel (Grammy winner/author Steve Grossman, DigSin CEO Jay Frank, Tom Jackson) who she was and what she could do. Listen to […]
Haunted Hearts Makeover Part 4 of 4 Video
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Your artist development onstage is what Tom calls “moving in” – part 4 of his Live Music Method. Part of that means to let your personality shine through onstage! In this video, Tom relates a story he heard at Berklee College of Music, about a band who played good songs and played well. But their […]
Haunted Hearts Music Makeover Part 3 of 4 Video
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When you take control of the song, your audience waits with anticipation. It might mean “hanging on the 1” (the root chord) before the 1st verse, it could mean leaving space between the chorus and 2nd verse… but whatever it is, it establishes you as the one with authority. In this video section of Tom’s […]
Haunted Hearts Music Makeover Part 2 of 4 Video
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Want to be appealing to your audience? It begins with confidence, which leads to authority, and then to that all important charisma you need to be a success onstage! It can be learned and planned as you rehearse your show, even in something as simple as the intro to a song. Watch Tom help Haunted Hearts […]
Haunted Hearts Music Makeover Part 1 of 4 Video
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Tom says he’s a marriage counselor for bands; he helps you communicate with your “wife” (i.e. the audience). In this video series, watch Tom play “marriage counselor” to a band of 5 guys, 4 of whom are stuck behind their instrument and don’t think they can move. Haunted Hearts was the demo band at this […]
Victoria Griffith Song & Critique Review Video – Part 2 of 2
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Part of rehearsal is finding the cool parts in your song and making more of them for the live audience. Even the “moments master” Tom Jackson (as he says) “makes it up as he goes!” So watch and learn how you can do this in your own rehearsals. Also, pay close attention to the trade-off […]
Victoria Griffith Song & Critique Review Video – Part 1 of 2
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A song can be excellently written with a great message – but if you don’t take the time to work on how to present the song live, you will really only have a small part of your audience emotionally connecting with you. In this video, our Bootcamp industry panel help singer Victoria Griffith start thinking […]
Camille N Haley Song & Critique Review Video
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Sometimes it’s as simple as bringing more personality to the stage. In a duo like this group, each person has a distinct persona that the audience wants to know. And no matter how good the song, when you bring it live, there are always tweaks that can be made to the arrangement that will help […]
Alex Bain Song & Critique Review Video
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This industry panel (Grammy-winner Steve Grossman, author/digital label owner Jay Frank, and Live Music Producer Tom Jackson) has words of wisdom for songwriters everywhere: use a co-writer! Listen in on why. Alex Bain also gets great advice from Tom on how to create anticipation for his song, and how to help the audience see the […]
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