Original Article Found On: Mella Music Author: Mella (Instagram) All performing musicians want to have great live shows. It’s second only to having great recorded songs (and maybe even first, depending on how often you perform). An engaging, exciting concert can get you more fans and is...
Original Article Found On: Catch 22 Productions If you've ever been to a gig where there's a bar and the artists are unsigned, chances are you've witnessed at least one artist being completely ignored by the audience. And then there are gigs with people who seem...
Original Article Found On: Ditto Music (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) CONNECT WITH FANS Building a strong relationship with your fans is crucial to your success as an independent musician. To sustain and grow your fan base you'll need to connect with your listeners both online and in person. Playing live as often...
Original Article Found On: Neal Rudnik (Facebook, Instagram) Author: Neal Rudnik In the spirit of Rock and Roll, there is nothing more rebellious than grabbing a few of your best friends, locking yourselves down in a basement with some instruments and some big ideas. Sometime later, you emerge...
Original Article Found On: The Balance (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) Author: Heather McDonald (Facebook, Twitter) For musicians, playing live music for the first time is a life-changing experience. It's exciting and terrifying all at the same time. In fact, being comfortable on stage can make or break a musician, since some people with musical...
Original Article Found On: CD Baby (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram) Author: Tony Ozier (Instagram) To deliver your best stage performance, you need to: Prepare The first item of business is actually preparing a stage show—this makes all the difference. When you step on stage, you want to know what’s happening at...
Original Article Found On: Bands on a Budget (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube) Author: Joe Michelini (Instagram) I played by myself for a long time. I walked to the coffee house downtown, I played the open mic's, and I asked my Dad to drive me to Philadelphia every now...
Original Article Found On: Making Music Mag (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) Author: Mark Bosnian Know Your Song – have the words memorized and have 2 or 3 emotions that you want to evoke when you sing. Trying to sing with emotion is hard when you don’t know whichemotion(s) to use. “Knowing...
Original Article Found On: Cari Cole (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) Author: Cari Cole Every performer has good days and bad days. It’s par for the course. However, the goal of any superstar or rising star, is that even on bad days, you still can rock the stage. And that’s...
Original Article Found On: The Balance (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) Author: Heather McDonald (Facebook, Twitter) As a musician, playing live ranks pretty high in your job description. But how do you know it's time to get out there on stage for the first time? Every musician has to...
Original Article Found On: Discmakers (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) Author: Tom Jackson (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) Your songs don’t sound the same, they shouldn’t look the same when you perform your live music show If you watched a video of your live music show with the sound muted, would...
Original Article Found On: Songwriters Marketplace Author: Cory Wilkins (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) We’ve all been to bars and seen the bands playing the original showcases. Let’s face it; many bands leave most people slightly less than impressed. Live performance can be a tricky beast with so many variables...