Performance
I received Martin Atkin’s Tour Smart earlier this week, and have been digging through it. Talk about digging up memories For that purpose along, its a cool read, but alas, there is much more. For someone who has been there, and done that… well, it pretty much tells you all the things you should have [...]
I’m skeptical, booking agents are the life blood of a tour. A bad or disorganized booking agent can and often does spell disaster. However, if such skills are not one of the band members, and one doesn’t have a known name or track record, a major disconnect exists. Prime booking agents are not gong to [...]
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In my early days, I focused on technique almost to the exclusion of everything else. Technical perfection was my goal…. not the groups musicality, not showmanship, not the total effect on the audience, but my personal skill. Man, was I wrong…. Granted, being a tech head, lights and pyro were interesting too, and yes I [...]
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Many in the music world have a single focus or a few narrow focuses. I remember playing with a pretty high powered trumpet player years ago. The guy was a genius, had a number of album credits, and apart from performing, was an incredible educator… but move away from those key areas, and whoa, it [...]
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