You are involved with your songs emotionally, you’re excited to be onstage, you think it’s a pretty remarkable show. But “remarkable” isn’t when you think it’s remarkable… it’s when your audience thinks it’s remarkable! Oftentimes, the perspective an artist has onstage can be a hindrance to a truly great live performance. In this part 2 […]
ECMA 2011 Workshop Part 1 of 2 Video
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In this workshop video, Tom begins by answering the questions “why do we do this thing called music” and “where does the money come from.” To bring home the answers, Tom relates a true story about an award winning artist who ends up confessing, “I never looked at it like that…” Don’t make the same […]
Borrowed Blue Song & Critique Review Video
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Listen to Tom’s advice for this band: for movement onstage to make sense, there needs to be a purpose for it. Also, when you step up to do something, you need to own the stage! Your audience (even though they may not realize it consciously) expects you to take charge, to take risks, in your […]
God Speed 3 Song & Critique Review Video
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No matter what genre your band plays, the concept is the same: don’t put limiters on what you do! In the case of this band (who happens to be a Christian rock group), Tom tells them to avoid adopting the popular radio station’s motto, “safe for the whole family.” They need to take some risks. […]
Tyler Fairbank Song & Critique Review Video
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In this video you’ll learn how a soloist can be a band! As Tom says, “it’s not all about the words.” You need the dynamics, percussion, interesting musical solos, etc., that a band typically provides… and even a singer/songwriter can provide those elements if they learn how. Tyler Fairbank of T Bone Daddy came all […]
Jagged Row Song & Critique Review Video
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In this video, Tom Jackson shows a band 2 things in just one song that can be developed to create a much more interesting performance. Giving the audience the correct non-verbal signals and working on a trade-off will net the band an emotional connection with their audience (and sell more merch)! This Bootcamp judging panel […]
Borrowed Blue Music Makeover Part 5 of 5 Video
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Watch this final reveal of Borrowed Blue as they begin to put into play the creative ideas the Tom Jackson team gave them: lead singer taking authority, lead guitar stepping out front to “carry the ball,” a trade-off, applying pressure to the audience, and more. The band allowed themselves to be used as a demo […]
Borrowed Blue Music Makeover Part 4 of 5 Video
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In this Music Makeover with the band Borrowed Blue, Tom and his team show their Bootcamp audience: why it’s so important to woodshed fundamentals; what it really means to have humility onstage; and why “bringing it” onstage has a lot to do with giving yourself permission! Also in this video, get a great glimpse of […]
Anthony Mossburg Song & Critique Review Video
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Your songs can’t be a blend of everything, or else listeners will have a hard time distinguishing what’s really important. As Tom says, it all becomes “goulash” to them. Is it your voice, the lyrics, the guitar? Watch this video to see an example of 3 ways you can point out what you want the […]
Borrowed Blue Music Makeover Part 3 of 5 Video
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Tom Jackson continues working with this band as they apply onstage concepts that will help them emotionally connect with their audience. In this video, you’ll see Tom teach these important concepts: 1) “as long as it works,” 2) “hanging on the 1,” 3) bail outs and “finishing the thought,” and 4) foundations and taking control. […]
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