Materials, Tools & Skills

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Your Audience – at Ease or on Edge?

08/12/2020
Recently, I was part of a private audience at a...
Materials, Tools & Skills / Sneak Peek
Performer rapping to packed nightclub crowd

Winning the Crowd – What YOU can learn from Nashville’s Honky Tonks

02/17/2020
Nashville is unique in many ways and is home to...
Materials, Tools & Skills / Sneak Peek
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Making Peace with the Headset Mic

08/08/2019
Yeah, yeah, yeah….we know what you’re thinking.  I can hear...
Materials, Tools & Skills
Long-haired person speaking in recording studio

From One Song to the Next

07/18/2019
Do you know what your rehearsal should look like? Because...
Materials, Tools & Skills
Musician singing and playing red electric guitar

Help, I’m Strapped! [Setting Guitar Players Free]

09/18/2018
I want to talk to you guitar players out there...
Materials, Tools & Skills
Two performers singing on stage together

How to Create a “Moment” in Your Live Show

05/14/2018
You've often heard me talk about creating "moments" in your...
Making it Your Own / Materials, Tools & Skills / The Foundation / Vision & Planning
Two performers singing on a red stage

5 Places to Talk in Your Show: Stage Banter

03/21/2018
Working on the music, the visual, and most of the...
Materials, Tools & Skills
Racecar driver interviewed amid microphones and cameras

Talladega Nights and the Problem With Hands

02/26/2018
There’s a scene in Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky...
Materials, Tools & Skills
Woman singing, playing red electric guitar on stage

Onstage Challenges for Singer/Songwriters

02/02/2018
Singer/songwriters have their own set of challenges when it comes...
Making it Your Own / Materials, Tools & Skills