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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    So glad to hear that it went well!! Congrats!
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Congrats!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • Jerome230
    Jerome230 Posts: 903
    Ah, this thread makes me feel like I can't wait to get back on stage and perform. There's nothing like that feeling 5-10 minutes before you go on. Such a rush!
    Ed...buddy...pal...stay true to your word and play Boise again.

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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,385
    Kudos! I'm 20 and just now starting to toy with the idea of gigging.. there's a great little coffee shop near my house at school, and was thinking of trying to play a set or two there. Problem is I'm terribly low on self-confidence in regards to my voice, as I know it's nothin' special, and I don't think I've learned properly how to use it. Not to mention my two favourite artists are particularly hard to figure out in terms of how you can sing their songs - Pearl Jam, and Tom Waits.
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

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  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    Practice beforehand by playing to one person. Do a small set infront of them. Keep your eyes on that one person whenever you can. Look them in the eye. It's proven psychologically that people are soothed by keeping their focus on one person's eyes and not nervously spraying their vision around. So, step up and play in front of one person, and confidently look them in the eye. IN that sense, you are completely exposing your music to them and showing them you are confident about it.

    When you actually play in front of a crowd, pick out one person to play each song to.... do the same thing you did at home except to a different person in the crowd for each song.

    After a while, this technique won't be needed. But, it's a helpful way to get started.
    Here's a new demo called "in the fire":

    <object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/28998869&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt; <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/28998869&quot; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href=" - In the Fire (demo)</a> by <a href="

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