Tips For Your First Gig! | From Prep to Showtime to Load-out

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  • Your first gig can be scary. Stage fright, new people, will it go well? Will my gear break? Am I even any good? Am I going to mess up that solo?
    Here's some advice to make your first show go as smoothly as possible!
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ความคิดเห็น • 27

  • @thesuncollective1475
    @thesuncollective1475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    First gig was freakin hilarious ..I was sick ...bass and keyboard died mid way through..drummer walked off ..it went downhill from there Still 1 year later we played Ronnie Scotts/Jazz cafe and got a residency at the Rock Garden...don't sweat it will be fine!

    • @EH-bg1yo
      @EH-bg1yo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where you also in spinal tap

  • @josephsantana3094
    @josephsantana3094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Would be awesome to see a video along the lines of "how to know when youre ready to pursue your first gig, join/start your first band, ect."

  • @seansley
    @seansley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tempered Expectations - are a good way to avoid disappointment in anything. So, we all have immediate control over that. Good tips, thanks

  • @disco5567
    @disco5567 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:02, an example of this is that one Radiohead concert where they're in the middle of a song from their kid a album, I'm guessing, and the organ synth stopped working. which lead them to improvise and play creep instead

  • @bradthree3962
    @bradthree3962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome tips! Gotta be prepared and expect the unexpected!

  • @officialjohnblue
    @officialjohnblue ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My band has our first gig coming up June 10th. Kinda nervous. Thanks for the advice

  • @matheuspiao6685
    @matheuspiao6685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My guitar fell out of the strap during my first gig. It was akward. But nice video, i wish i knew all that in my first gig haha

    • @TheMusicLab
      @TheMusicLab  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ouch! I've had many a gig where that happens, I just played the rest of the song laid on the floor 😂
      Thanks for the kind words!
      -Lenny

    • @chloesmart2742
      @chloesmart2742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah! I've played a gig and that happened. I just sat on the floor and continued playing hahahaha.

  • @buttering0
    @buttering0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    saw this in my recommended and holy shit I am now fully awake from how fast this was. That's a good thing

  • @Dan-sw5ir
    @Dan-sw5ir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was on acid at my first gig in a basement and I got a nose bleed for no reason.

  • @dominicfriedly2330
    @dominicfriedly2330 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    great advice thank u

  • @tomyale1119
    @tomyale1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My band should be gigging at the end of this year, but first I need something better than my tiny 15 watt combo amp😂
    However I doubt I have the money for a huge Marshall head and cab bass amp

    • @TheMusicLab
      @TheMusicLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marshall do 100 watt combo rigs that might be more ideal for you!

    • @xavierlanejones
      @xavierlanejones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did y'all end up playing?

    • @tomyale1119
      @tomyale1119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@xavierlanejones yeahh we did, I've got an orange crush 100

    • @xavierlanejones
      @xavierlanejones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomyale1119That's dope bro I know the feeling gotta be exhilarating. I'm working on getting my solo gig stuff together currently. The orange crush amp gotta kick

  • @lyfe-withacharger3597
    @lyfe-withacharger3597 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    “This the time to use your brain not your heart “ I heard that !!!!

  • @NotRealDenver
    @NotRealDenver 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now you give us the advice

  • @judeforrester6641
    @judeforrester6641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Our first gig was fucking ace, the audience sang our song, a song they had never heard, back to us

    • @TheMusicLab
      @TheMusicLab  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's awesome! Glad it went well :)

  • @Shadow-qn2hk
    @Shadow-qn2hk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ive got the feeling no matter how famous you need a sound engineer.

  • @buyhercandyyy
    @buyhercandyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my first gig should be next month aaaaaaaaaaaaa