This video is chock-full of teaching concepts! Musical vs. visual (what wins?)… Making the 2nd verse different than the 1st… Audience expectations of the drummer… Facing the audience… Using the bridge as an intro… Watch Tom and his associates in this video as they help the Fort Campbell Army Band work through some moments in […]
Clarksville Military Band Music Makeover Part 2 of 3 Video
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Clarksville Military Band Music Makeover Part 3 of 3 Video
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Rehearsal is the place for deconstructing and developing ideas. In this video, watch Tom help a band work on two ideas for the bridge of a song (an introduction out of time… or maybe use the bridge to do an audience participation moment) – this is what a rehearsal should look like. The point of […]
Workshop Indie Connect Part 1 of 4 Video
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Normally available to Backstage Pass members only, Tom is making this first video in the Indie Connect Workshop available to everyone for a limited time! This is just one of the 200+ videos & 300+ teaching articles waiting for everyone who joins our Backstage community — join us today… Read more here… Tom spoke to […]
Workshop Indie Connect Part 2 of 4 Video
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Tom talks in this class at Indie Connect Nashville about planning “where you want to take” your audience during your live show. Watch this video to learn what the planning process entails, how to engage an audience, and how the little things make a big difference. Backstage Pass VideoBackstage Pass Videos offer a wide variety […]
Workshop Indie Connect Part 3 of 4 Video
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Find out why your audience comes to your show. Hear Tom talk at this Indie Connect Workshop in Nashville about the what and why of creating moments. In this video, Tom shares his thoughts on confidence, authority, and charisma. Backstage Pass VideoBackstage Pass Videos offer a wide variety of great information that will help you […]
Workshop Indie Connect Part 4 of 4 Video
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This Indie Connect Workshop was filmed in Nashville. In this video, Tom discusses how to communicate from stage, and the concept of “if your songs don’t sound the same, why do they look the same?” And finally, learn why you need to be an original with your own unique “voice.” Backstage Pass VideoBackstage Pass Videos […]
Danny Braddock Song & Critique Review Video
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It’s the little things that make your live show great! Learn from this video how to start thinking about “moments” – finding the cool things in your songs that make people want to hear more. Tom teaches how to make more of an intro, how singer/songwriters without a band can still have percussion, and how […]
Tricia Mitchell Song & Critique Review Video
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Watch this song and critique to learn the concepts of leaving space, mic/mic stand technique, and the art of presenting a 3rd verse. Singer/songwriter Tricia Mitchell attended a Tom Jackson Bootcamp because, as she put it, she wanted her “live show to be more live!” During the event, Tricia performed one of her original songs […]
The Right Thing at the Right Time
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I’ve just finished 4 weeks of teaching thousands of artists, culminating at an event here in Nashville. And it’s not uncommon for me to hear things like I did at one of the sessions I attended. This was a networking event. And as I went from table to table, I kept hearing “the reason you […]
Why Don’t They Love Me?
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If you are asking the question “why doesn’t the audience love me?” then you’re asking the wrong question! The right question – the one that will make a great music career possible, the one that will make your music gig have some longevity, the one that will help you reach your goals in music – […]
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