Stage banter is normally meant to be funny and loosen up an audience, and some bands have the formula nailed. Said formula might simply entail saying whatever they think and it comes off as supremely funny/intelligent/endearing, but some of us who need to sit in the dark at home for days on end just to [...]
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Band Member Musical Chairs
Losing band members isn’t fun, and it isn’t easy, especially when the members who are leaving are original members of the band. Many questions have to be addressed: Should you keep the same band name? Should you try to replace the departing member by recruiting and training another musician? Or should you just forge ahead without them and turn the band into an entirely new entity with new songs?
Losing band members isn’t fun, and it isn’t easy, especially when the members who are leaving are original members of the band. Many questions have to be addressed: Should you keep the same band name? Should you try to replace the departing member by recruiting and training another musician? Or should you just forge ahead without them and turn the band into an entirely new entity with new songs?
Dealing With Last Minute Show Cancellations
There’s one phrase that every touring band fears hearing more than any other. No, it’s not “All I brought for driving is this sweet Savage Garden album”. It’s not “I’m on my last pair of underwear”. Yes, both of these instances are/would be terrible – thankfully I’ve never dealt with the Savage Garden one – but the phrase I speak of comes from the mouth of a promoter: “There’s no band booked tonight.”
There’s one phrase that every touring band fears hearing more than any other. No, it’s not “All I brought for driving is this sweet Savage Garden album”. It’s not “I’m on my last pair of underwear”. Yes, both of these instances are/would be terrible – thankfully I’ve never dealt with the Savage Garden one – but the phrase I speak of comes from the mouth of a promoter: “There’s no band booked tonight.”
Staying Healthy on Tour
You wake up. You slept in the shape of a broken accordion. You drank too much and you smoked too much last night so your skin, mucosa and sclera are dehydrated. As the early morning sun hits your eyes and your pupils dilate, you realize you have a 10-megaton headache and the pressure inside your [...]
You wake up. You slept in the shape of a broken accordion. You drank too much and you smoked too much last night so your skin, mucosa and sclera are dehydrated. As the early morning sun hits your eyes and your pupils dilate, you realize you have a 10-megaton headache and the pressure inside your [...]
Three Basic Vocal Principles
I started singing later in life than most. There are the singers out there who have been participating in choirs, singing at kiddy talent shows and even like to say they were born singing, but I wasn’t one of them. Okay, so I always sang along to the radio, I sang at church here and [...]
I started singing later in life than most. There are the singers out there who have been participating in choirs, singing at kiddy talent shows and even like to say they were born singing, but I wasn’t one of them. Okay, so I always sang along to the radio, I sang at church here and [...]
What to Consider When Buying an Amp
Ever had those parents, that girlfriend, the friends or whoever that just never understood why you would pay so much of your hard earned money for a guitar, amplifier, or drum set? Well, one thing every serious musician should understand is that buying a piece of gear is a crucial investment towards your future career. [...]
Ever had those parents, that girlfriend, the friends or whoever that just never understood why you would pay so much of your hard earned money for a guitar, amplifier, or drum set? Well, one thing every serious musician should understand is that buying a piece of gear is a crucial investment towards your future career. [...]
Simple Rules for Simple Drummers
I’m not a paid drummer by any stretch of the means, though one time a guy in an audience threw a starbucks gift card at me. It was expired, but it’s the thought that counts. I’ve toured the country in hardcore bands as well as honest country outifts, and it’s my experience with these different [...]
I’m not a paid drummer by any stretch of the means, though one time a guy in an audience threw a starbucks gift card at me. It was expired, but it’s the thought that counts. I’ve toured the country in hardcore bands as well as honest country outifts, and it’s my experience with these different [...]
How to Turn Rock Into Post-Rock
The time has come to turn our backs on that dusty old verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus song structure and to start thinking about different ways of composing songs. Here’s a few tips to help you get started.
The time has come to turn our backs on that dusty old verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus song structure and to start thinking about different ways of composing songs. Here’s a few tips to help you get started.
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