Original Article Found On: Carvin Audio (Instagram) Mixing sound in a small venue requires forethought, awareness and planning as well as execution. There are some basic elements of live sound in a small room that you should always consider beforehand: How large should your system be, and what...
Original Article Found On: Music Connection (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) Author: Jeannie Deva (Instagram) All the time and effort you spend on practicing exercises to develop breath control, tone, range and stamina to achieve an emotion-responsive voice is important and should be done. However, much of it can...
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...