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 […]
Victoria Griffith Song & Critique Review Video – Part 1 of 2
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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 […]
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 […]
Troy Castellano Music Makeover: Make them Feel what YOU Feel
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A few months ago, I did some video critique reviews for winning artists in a Broadjam competition. Here is one of those videos, my thoughts on the artist’s performance, and recommendations for how they can make it even better. In this video, Troy Castellano and his band are playing a song that had yet to […]
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 […]
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