Performing
When you perform, you get nervous. That will probably always happen because you care about doing well and that causes a surge in adrenaline.
Stage fright is a more extreme reaction....
What goes where?
That is the question and the stage plot is the answer. This simple picture is usually nothing more than a large rectangle that represents the stage that shows where the...
I just completed narrating an audio book on business in Asia. I teach guitar full time and gig several times a month, but I also enjoy doing voiceovers and often learn valuable information I...
Knowing when to use what’s available in the techno world can be vital to all traveling musicians.I better stick to that subject since it’s the only field I can claim to know a bit about through all...
Early in my career I spent countless hours designing sets of music for a lot of different settings, including live concert performances, radio interviews (live or pre-recorded), and live television...
Chaz DePaolo transends the blues genre. To many of us there is a token blues record in our collection or a tune or two on our “iSomething.” However, not much more thought may go into...
Although our friendly postal clerks have been stuffing our box with CDs celebrating the Christmas and holiday season for several weeks, we just got our first snow, so it’s time to come to...
As a touring musician, I have to admit that when I have the good fortune to spend time with another (shall we say for reference to this article, a “seasoned” act), one of our favorite topics tends to...
