Managing Your On-Stage Comfort – Gig Gab Podcast 178
Channel: Gig Gab Podcast
Date: 2018-08-20

Your comfort level on stage can make or break your performance in so many ways, including how both you and the crowd each perceive the outcome. How do you do it? What tricks can you employ to lean towards success? What's the magic formula? And, most importantly, what should you avoid? 

Paul and Dave talk through all this and more. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00:00 Gig Gab 178 – Monday, August 20, 2018 
00:01:00 Shoulder Ribbing 
00:01:59 Last-minute gigs 
00:05:25 How under-rehearsed is ... just right? 
00:09:08 Managing comfort level 
00:11:00 Pulling out the old favorites 
00:13:16 Managing public appearances 
00:16:15 Beware the telegraphing! 
00:18:14 “Playing Music” vs. “Working Music” 
00:19:38 Uplifting Music 
00:24:34 Rock and Roll National Anthem 
00:25:46 Contracted sound 
00:27:06 PSA: Beware changing EQ when using In-Ears 
00:28:02 The power of Bill continues 
00:31:26 Don’t take anything for granted 
00:34:34 You gotta earn it every night 
00:37:13 When do you just keep the band happy? 
00:45:03 Four gigs in 48 Hours 
00:48:03 Rehearsing Ronstadt 
00:50:14 The cost is not the barrier 
00:53:04 GG 178 Outtro