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Location: Tennessee | The best advice I once got - don't practice until you get get it right ... practice until you can't get it wrong. And then you will anyway, but at least it won't be a train wreck. |
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Location: Michigan | OK guys (and gals) I received a new mic for fathers day! I have taken a bit of time playing time off (a week or so) becaue some migranes have made my playing less tolerable than usual but I was able to mic up the last couple of days.
I have a new found respect for all of you who play and sing out. Lots to keep track of. I had no idea how important it is to pay attention to position of the mic, the distance etc. It looks so easy when you watch it from the audience. My nephew who does this stuff for a living told me that mic etiquette is as important as a voice and I am starting to see what he means. I am really glad that I have the mic to practice with. It would have been a disaster without knowing at least some of the little tips and tricks.
One thing I have found in the last couple of days is that it sure makes your practice sharper. Any little screw up is amplified. Lesson one: keep it simple for my first try. Lesson 2: see lesson one. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Let us know when you're gonna have-a-go at it!
Brian & I want to make it out there if at all possible. |
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| Having just recently survived my first time in front of a crowd (good thing the natives were friendly, that's all I'll say about that...), I do have one bit of advice that hasn't already been covered: Try to make sure the guy that goes before you is worse than you are. Talk about blind stinkin' luck.
And like all the others have said, it's addictive.
One thing I have discovered from years of jam sessions though is that most screw-ups go unnoticed or at least barely noticed if you stay on the rhythm. Keep the flow of the sound going and any other errors are much less noticable. |
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OK how do you do it? (playing out)
