I've made a habit of taking a CD to the sound engineer afterwards and thanking them with a gift. Having worked behind the scenes as well as performing, I know how much work goes in.
Can we talk about stage design; take your visual brand on stage with you too! Plus, having your band name and insta handle somewhere on some kind of awesome display will make people connect with you online instantly :) Filming yourself is SUCH an important one as well. It's the easiest way to learn and improve innit.
1:30 instagram carousel 5:25 say the name of the band 06:30 meet and greet (must) 07:43 collecting the legacy , ie. give pick 08:55 film you entire gig 10:12 involve your crowd in social
Am a sound engineer, and own the sound system I mostly use for festivals, and shows in clubs that don't have a built in PA. I actually get thanked a lot. Sometimes right from the stage in their set. It does help. Tip 11. Before the gig work with a sound engineer that has some staging experience so that your gear is the best, and simplest for the sound engineer to work with. For guitarists, have a mic clip on your cabinet so that you can either slide a SM57 right in it, and it won't fall off in the middle of a set losing your amp in the middle of the set. Same with bass, drums and keys. For acoustic guitarists ALWAYS have a pedal board that has your DI on it, and even have the mic cables with it to just patch into the snake. (Use a colored cable to differentiate from the house sound cables.) Singers should always bring their own mics, with a high end cable attached, or wireless system. You won't get the other singer's germs, or use a failing mic.
AYYY!!! Sound guy here! Big love for the shout out ❤️ The thing that pisses me off the most is dead air between songs. Bands standing around in silence waiting for the guitarist to finish tuning for 60 seconds plus only to look up at the drummer and ask who starts the next song kills me inside.
Filming shows has been a great way to critique my own live shows, gives you targets to work on in the next rehearsal. Offering to record other band's set is a great way to get in the good books and build up a relationship with similar artists as well!
The instagram carousel idea is gold. I also thought the filming the shows and name your objective, for me subscribe to my youtube page, were totally on point. As for pointers, I always think it's important to give shout outs to the other bands performing with you. You want to build a good reputation in the scene, never know who is going to break out. It also helps fans of that band stay engaged with you.
Loved the video! I have been following you this past year and have eaten up all your videos and they have really made a difference in what I do. I quit playing music for 5 years. Didnt touch a guitar or sing a not. And then this past year happened. Now I am finally out there doing what I love and it is thanks in a large part to you. Your videos really have helped make me a better musician and artist. So thanks man. The knowledge is so greatly appreciated! Well wishes from all the way over here in Indiana, USA!
I love your tips, My band its about to realese single, and our strattegy is based in Damian Advice hahaha wish us good LUCK! And cant wait to show You results.
I love what you said about sound engineers. It’s so true. I’m a musician first, but moonlight on the soundboard sometimes. I couldn’t handle the job full time just because of how sound techs are treated by musicians. Doing sound takes a thick skin.
These were some great tips thanks Damo! We are thinking thanks to your idea of inviting our sound guy up on our recorded gig and giving him a thank you gift which is a limited edition piece of merchandise! We appreciate everything you do dude. Love from New Zealand!!
To expand on the 'Film your gig' (something I try and do if things aren't too chaotic before a gig to set something up)... For the last 10 years I've also recorded every practice! Zoom H1 or even just with a phone if the battery dies or something... because: a) you never know when yourself or two or more members might sub/unconsciously jam something golden to keep, and you will never be able to play it exactly the same as when you jam it in that way; This also includes if I just jam on my own in the house. If I play for 10 minutes and nothing special comes up, I can just delete it straight away, but keeping the little ideas whilst improvising will help songs have a really natural and catchier, instinctive feel, and that works in almost any genre. b) you can progress the songs so much quicker, getting demos of them all the time. You soon learn even quicker what works and what doesn't, so you can bypass a lot of the work, the more you do it. c) you might think you are playing something great, but when you hear it minus all the extra noise and can sit back and hear it whilst not playing it, there could be something that you think 'I'm not playing that again! That didn't sound how I thought it sounded!' It doesn't take much time to go through and edit something out if you thought, yes, there was some good bits we should expand on in future. You can really hear if there are problematic parts that need much more work than you initially thought (this goes for structure, harmonies, playing skills). It doesn't matter that it's not releasable quality, it's just a demo for yourself to improve on, but it makes huge differences. This feeds in to the 'start with your strongest song'. How about make all your songs strong! 'Write no throw away songs / write no rubbish 'filler' riffs'. The more of those demos you do, the quicker you get at being able to listen impartially to your music, and hear it how someone else might hear it, and be able to judge much better what really grabs and works for a long time. Definitely agree with the thanking the sound engineer. Done that for a long time, and it does really help, especially if you return to the venue later on. They will remember you (for bad or good things that might happen). Another top video, especially for bands in their early stages.
As a band that is playing live constantly this is all worthwhile advice. Being cool to everyone you can and having acute self awareness goes a long way too. The latter is something we all intrinsically lack, given that we are trying to succeed in music in 2020! Can't wait to see how the management experience goes, cheers from L.A.
Same, my band has played some decently big venues, we don't have many followers though but we have a lot of live shows under our belt and are growing each one
Great video, didn't realize it's the latest!:) I'm going to watch it again and write it down not to forget to try it on the next gig! Thanks a lot, greetings from Russia\m/
Brilliant! I’ve been in a few bands over the years. And beginning the adventure of creating another one here in blue Mtns Australia and your inspiration is the wisdom I need to do it. Excited. Motivated and highly professional
We always treat the sound engineers well and say thank you! Although, your social media instant engagement relies on there being any signal or wi-fi at the venue at all!
Loving all these tips! Thanks! Could I ask if you could make some more videos/or include some more tips for solo musicians? It’s a fairly lonely life, and I find it hard to get videos, take photos etc as I’m on my own and having to juggle everything. Anyone else feel the same way?
What's the purpose of your show? Maaaaan. That's the kicker. Just like hearing you say that helped me plan out a single release a few weeks back, coming across this video today is already so helpful for a show I have tomorrow. Guess I know what my food for thought is for the night. Thanks, Damian!
A huge thanks to you Damian! - Ill suggest all of these tips to my band, as Ive done in the past, with all of your advice. Also releasing our debut album (Stügg - Go For The Throat) tomorrow, which I am so proud of! - Ive watched a lot of your videos, and taken all of the infomation from them! So thank you for what you're doing, it helps a lot!
Have to say, the tip about leading with your best song is an absolute masterstroke. I think we caught this tip originally on a previous vid of yours and now we'll never go back! It's just the way it is that a portion the crowd in our shows are friends of the other bands and not necessarily 'gig goers'. These folks tend to leave soon after they have supported their mates but we might get one song at them before they leave, since we started hitting hard out the blocks we found more and more they stay to watch our set too, then hit them with things like the the other tips on this vid and boom! They're our fans too now! Muhahahah.... Amazing what you're doing for everyone Damian with your advice and generally giving a shit, this one is especially awesome as we head out on tour next month!🤘🤘🤘 PS. With this in mind we'd another tip could be set up and be ready to play as fast as you possibly can, you need to be playing before the other bands support leaves to stand any chance of winning them over!
Excellent tips. It's very important to meet people after the gig, especially if you are not the biggest artist. Very often you can meet people, who organize gigs and who want you to be a part of their upcoming event. I have friends for whom this is maybe the most important tip if they want to have gigs. I'm an electronic music artist, and many electronic music artists don't seem to have their name anywhere but maybe in an ad of the event. It's a good tip to have some kind of banner or something where the name is visible on the gig itself.
@@DamianKeyes You're welcome. I'm taking your advices to the band I'm with. Time and work is the only thing that stands between us and success oncoming, I'm confident !
Damo you save me life. Can you do a vid on how to book your own gigs? What are promotors? How do I book a room in a venue? Please help I'm on my own and I have no idea at all🙃
Idiot Check: We've lost cameras, banners, mic stands, you name it. It was a pain in the ass to create but now we have a check list of all our gear in our google drive. We go through the check list every night after the gig. We've even left the tailgate open! Luckily no gear fell out but that's on the idiot check list too now and it hasn't happened since!
Thanks Damo! What are your thoughts on into music? I had a gig in a community centre and heard they had a projector so made an intro midi track and shot some footage to have in the background. Some people enjoyed the whole experience, though worried others may have found it pretentious for a solo acoustic act in a small venue.
Love the tips Damo from The Damo's :) Can you make a video about moving on stage as well? What are your go-to moves? I can't help but think that I'm not "selling it" enough :D
Im a new subscriber Damian! Thank you so much for the info, i've been binge watching your videos and noted some of the mistakes that I did when I was a younger. Cheers!
It’s like you’ve been reading our diary with your latest videos, so on point! We headline a show Feb 29th, eager to try these. It’s funny, we thanked the sound guys in Georgia (honestly they were fantastic) and they said “wow thank you, no one has ever done that before.” 😱 It took 30 seconds to do so, definitely doing it every show now.
I ALWAYS thank the sound guy! I’ve done live sound a few times and that’s enough to know how hard of a job it is. But I think if you really want to show appreciation, learn how to do a professional sound check 😉
I agree with you take the time to learn how to get your sound at every gig starts at rehearsal show up in enough time that means all of you to get a great thorough sound check in 15 minutes. I also appreciate the bands that do thank the sound man and are easy to work with. I'm a sound man and it goes both ways many times all I get is 15 minutes to get the band rockin and if you can't tell me how to get your monitor sounding great all I can do is guess please no thumbs up until your more than happy with your mix just learn what you need and want in your monitors aim your amps at your ears not at your knees set up quickly and be ready to sound check. I got the venue the band and some band wives to make happy ha ha ha it ain't easy and the less time I have the worse your gonna sound. Some of you may have worked with sound man your not happy with like I say it goes both ways but the bands that know how to communicate with a sound man no matter if they like him or her get better results. Peace
Our show is quite theatrical - so not a lot of not-in-character chatting to the audience. Any ideas on how to communicate about socials etc in this situation?
The Damos are one of the most under rated bands out there! I believe quintuplets have a great advantage in playing together in a tight groove. I shared a taxi with one of the brothers in London and I asked him how they came up with the band name. He said DAMOS was an Acronym for the first letter of each brother! Thus Damian, Alex, Mickey, Oscar, and Scotty!
Hey Damian, have you heard about Deezer planning on introducing a new payment policy ? They call it "UCPS" for User Centered Payment System and it should be a game changer for niche musicians. I'd be glad to hear your take about it in a next video.
I saw the band #korn on their first tour, they went and met with everyone that would speak with them. We used the same techniques, worked great. Thanks for all the good information
Malik Miron thanks Malik, a week today it will be out. I’m putting one out every two weeks as there is so much to do, we are working on part 2 and I’m really excited about what’s happening 😊😊😊
thanks for including the Idiot check! Just did a gig last weekend and realized I left my cajon there once I was halfway home on a 4 hour trip. Too far to turn back, so I'm at the mercy of whoever I can call to find it and ship it back to me. Not cool.
@@DamianKeyes After a week of playing phone tag trying to track down the weekend manager who might have put it in a closet somewhere, I finally got a hold of someone who found it and will ship it. If this video came out last week, I could've saved myself a lot of time and headaches ;-) But sincerely thanks Damo, you're the man!
I do have a question. So, I feel like getting a turn out for a free show/ benefit is harder to get a turn out then a show that I am selling tickets for because if you can get someone to buy a ticket, they have committed to it so they are more likely to show up. So, how do you pack a venue for a free show or benefit?
Be nice to you sound engineer and they will he nice back just listen to what there asking you to do and do it. They have been there a lot longer than you have and have had to set everything up and will have to pack it all away again at the end of the night once you’ve gone home so just be nice to them.
@@DamianKeyes Hi Damo, would you check my IG, I have made a lot of posts after your first advices and then you started the campaign and then went to honeymoon, its been a while and I look forward you checking my page again. there is some contract and changes. and Id like to hear your opinions. Thanks. Much Love. Your grazy fan from China. Hua
Pet Pieve #2 - I'm known for being the guy who yells "WHAT'S YOUR BAND NAME AGAIN?!" at the other bands at shows we do when they forget to mention it. You're welcome guys!
I left my Low-Budget Lightshow--A pair of chicken brood lamps with color-changing LED bulbs in Anderson, SC while on tour a couple years back. I bought a new setup at a cost of about $25 in the next town 350 miles away. I didn't get my original lights back until I returned to South Carolina the following year. Granted it was only $25--but what if it had been my guitar or mixer? It could have really messed up the tour! Only real idiots fail to do an Idiot Check!
My shtick is to get empty 12 gauge shoutgun shells, put a band sticker in each, and throw to the audience at various points of the gig. Once I threw one a little too hard, and a girl that received the blo... err, the merch, had to hold an ice pack to her face, she's still our fan apparently, although I'm afraid her boyfriend will want revenge.... Is this good enough for getting memorable?
Forget about please and thank you... We get blamed for bad mic technique, horrendous guitar skills, old strings, busted amps, and for the people who use multi fx processors, most of the time they create patches that sound so bad that it's easier to unplug them then anything else
Thank god I don't do Live sound, but I know plenty of live sound engineers that will intentionally trash a band's sound if they're being even slightly rude. Kiss that weird fader boy's ass; he could be the difference between the best show of your life and the worst show of your life
I've made a habit of taking a CD to the sound engineer afterwards and thanking them with a gift. Having worked behind the scenes as well as performing, I know how much work goes in.
Can we talk about stage design; take your visual brand on stage with you too! Plus, having your band name and insta handle somewhere on some kind of awesome display will make people connect with you online instantly :)
Filming yourself is SUCH an important one as well. It's the easiest way to learn and improve innit.
🔥🔥💯. I am a rapper but this is such good advice for any artist.
1:30 instagram carousel
5:25 say the name of the band
06:30 meet and greet (must)
07:43 collecting the legacy , ie. give pick
08:55 film you entire gig
10:12 involve your crowd in social
So who's waiting for the Damo's EP? Oh no wait, not EP because EP's are rubbish. I meant single : )
Tim Fletcher ha ha I’m working on this at the moment but you might be a bit shocked how it turns out .. watch this space over the next few weeks 😆
I'am!
Am a sound engineer, and own the sound system I mostly use for festivals, and shows in clubs that don't have a built in PA. I actually get thanked a lot. Sometimes right from the stage in their set. It does help.
Tip 11. Before the gig work with a sound engineer that has some staging experience so that your gear is the best, and simplest for the sound engineer to work with. For guitarists, have a mic clip on your cabinet so that you can either slide a SM57 right in it, and it won't fall off in the middle of a set losing your amp in the middle of the set. Same with bass, drums and keys. For acoustic guitarists ALWAYS have a pedal board that has your DI on it, and even have the mic cables with it to just patch into the snake. (Use a colored cable to differentiate from the house sound cables.) Singers should always bring their own mics, with a high end cable attached, or wireless system. You won't get the other singer's germs, or use a failing mic.
Brilliant - The "Thank you-Part" speaks from the depth of my heart - super!
AYYY!!! Sound guy here! Big love for the shout out ❤️ The thing that pisses me off the most is dead air between songs. Bands standing around in silence waiting for the guitarist to finish tuning for 60 seconds plus only to look up at the drummer and ask who starts the next song kills me inside.
Totally agree!! The dead air between songs always seems to go on forever too!!
Filming shows has been a great way to critique my own live shows, gives you targets to work on in the next rehearsal. Offering to record other band's set is a great way to get in the good books and build up a relationship with similar artists as well!
Definitely! Great point 😊😊😊
The instagram carousel idea is gold. I also thought the filming the shows and name your objective, for me subscribe to my youtube page, were totally on point. As for pointers, I always think it's important to give shout outs to the other bands performing with you. You want to build a good reputation in the scene, never know who is going to break out. It also helps fans of that band stay engaged with you.
Definitely! Thank you 😊😊😊
Loved the video! I have been following you this past year and have eaten up all your videos and they have really made a difference in what I do. I quit playing music for 5 years. Didnt touch a guitar or sing a not. And then this past year happened. Now I am finally out there doing what I love and it is thanks in a large part to you. Your videos really have helped make me a better musician and artist. So thanks man. The knowledge is so greatly appreciated!
Well wishes from all the way over here in Indiana, USA!
I love your tips, My band its about to realese single, and our strattegy is based in Damian Advice hahaha wish us good LUCK! And cant wait to show You results.
I'll implement those tips today on my gig! Thank you!
Amazing! Thanks so much 😊😊
I love what you said about sound engineers. It’s so true.
I’m a musician first, but moonlight on the soundboard sometimes. I couldn’t handle the job full time just because of how sound techs are treated by musicians. Doing sound takes a thick skin.
Definitely - gotta show them some love 🙌🙌
Damian Keyes It doesn’t always work, but it’s always worth doing.
Haha im a sound engineer! Never heard anything so true, we are truly a chippy species haha
Isaac 😊😊😊 but an amazing species!! Thanks for your work dude from all of us musicians and bands!
@Wild Eye Haha just hearing that name triggered me a bit hahaha nice
@@DamianKeyes haha good to see you taking your own advice! Leader by example xD
I think this was your best video I watched recently.
Also 13:57 Glenn Fricker
Ali Jr. thanks Ali, ha ha I love Glenn Fricker even when he keeps calling bass players idiots lol
Agree. Great info.
Thank you for the appreciating sound engineers!
Thank you!! 😊😊😊
These were some great tips thanks Damo! We are thinking thanks to your idea of inviting our sound guy up on our recorded gig and giving him a thank you gift which is a limited edition piece of merchandise! We appreciate everything you do dude. Love from New Zealand!!
To expand on the 'Film your gig' (something I try and do if things aren't too chaotic before a gig to set something up)...
For the last 10 years I've also recorded every practice! Zoom H1 or even just with a phone if the battery dies or something... because:
a) you never know when yourself or two or more members might sub/unconsciously jam something golden to keep, and you will never be able to play it exactly the same as when you jam it in that way; This also includes if I just jam on my own in the house. If I play for 10 minutes and nothing special comes up, I can just delete it straight away, but keeping the little ideas whilst improvising will help songs have a really natural and catchier, instinctive feel, and that works in almost any genre.
b) you can progress the songs so much quicker, getting demos of them all the time. You soon learn even quicker what works and what doesn't, so you can bypass a lot of the work, the more you do it.
c) you might think you are playing something great, but when you hear it minus all the extra noise and can sit back and hear it whilst not playing it, there could be something that you think 'I'm not playing that again! That didn't sound how I thought it sounded!'
It doesn't take much time to go through and edit something out if you thought, yes, there was some good bits we should expand on in future.
You can really hear if there are problematic parts that need much more work than you initially thought (this goes for structure, harmonies, playing skills).
It doesn't matter that it's not releasable quality, it's just a demo for yourself to improve on, but it makes huge differences.
This feeds in to the 'start with your strongest song'. How about make all your songs strong!
'Write no throw away songs / write no rubbish 'filler' riffs'.
The more of those demos you do, the quicker you get at being able to listen impartially to your music, and hear it how someone else might hear it, and be able to judge much better what really grabs and works for a long time.
Definitely agree with the thanking the sound engineer. Done that for a long time, and it does really help, especially if you return to the venue later on. They will remember you (for bad or good things that might happen).
Another top video, especially for bands in their early stages.
Absolutely love this video, the advice is spot on, many thanks Damian. Ledged!
Great video as always and the Damo band part is really funny 😅.
Haha glad you loved it! 😊😊
Thank you so much for these really helpful tipps! We will go on tour soon and try all of them! 🤘😃
As a band that is playing live constantly this is all worthwhile advice. Being cool to everyone you can and having acute self awareness goes a long way too. The latter is something we all intrinsically lack, given that we are trying to succeed in music in 2020! Can't wait to see how the management experience goes, cheers from L.A.
Same, my band has played some decently big venues, we don't have many followers though but we have a lot of live shows under our belt and are growing each one
Thanks so much!! Hope to see you guys in LA soon!
Great video, didn't realize it's the latest!:) I'm going to watch it again and write it down not to forget to try it on the next gig! Thanks a lot, greetings from Russia\m/
Thanks so much!! Lemme know how it goes 🤟😊
@@DamianKeyes sure, but it's going to be in April 😄
Brilliant! I’ve been in a few bands over the years. And beginning the adventure of creating another one here in blue Mtns Australia and your inspiration is the wisdom I need to do it. Excited. Motivated and highly professional
We always treat the sound engineers well and say thank you! Although, your social media instant engagement relies on there being any signal or wi-fi at the venue at all!
...or...certain audiences not being so savvy or engaging with it. Try getting a blues crowd to do it, haha.
Loving all these tips! Thanks!
Could I ask if you could make some more videos/or include some more tips for solo musicians? It’s a fairly lonely life, and I find it hard to get videos, take photos etc as I’m on my own and having to juggle everything. Anyone else feel the same way?
+1
What's the purpose of your show?
Maaaaan. That's the kicker. Just like hearing you say that helped me plan out a single release a few weeks back, coming across this video today is already so helpful for a show I have tomorrow. Guess I know what my food for thought is for the night. Thanks, Damian!
All great ideas, indeed. Thank you. Best, Dave Jay from NYC
Always giving great advices 🙏😊
Thanks so much 😊😊
A huge thanks to you Damian! - Ill suggest all of these tips to my band, as Ive done in the past, with all of your advice.
Also releasing our debut album (Stügg - Go For The Throat) tomorrow, which I am so proud of! - Ive watched a lot of your videos, and taken all of the infomation from them! So thank you for what you're doing, it helps a lot!
Thanks so much - it means a lot honestly. Good luck for releasing the debut album!! 😊😊😊
Perfect timing!! First show of 2020 is in two days. I'm going to try to apply these!!
Awesome!! Can’t wait to hear how ya get on 🙌
Thanks guys! Show went great!!
Have to say, the tip about leading with your best song is an absolute masterstroke. I think we caught this tip originally on a previous vid of yours and now we'll never go back!
It's just the way it is that a portion the crowd in our shows are friends of the other bands and not necessarily 'gig goers'. These folks tend to leave soon after they have supported their mates but we might get one song at them before they leave, since we started hitting hard out the blocks we found more and more they stay to watch our set too, then hit them with things like the the other tips on this vid and boom! They're our fans too now! Muhahahah....
Amazing what you're doing for everyone Damian with your advice and generally giving a shit, this one is especially awesome as we head out on tour next month!🤘🤘🤘
PS. With this in mind we'd another tip could be set up and be ready to play as fast as you possibly can, you need to be playing before the other bands support leaves to stand any chance of winning them over!
Love this!! Agree with you with the extra tip... good luck with the tour, lemme know how it goes! 😊😊😊
I used to be a live sound engineer so now I always make sure to thank them on stage and afterwards.
Dude your advice rocks!
Excellent tips. It's very important to meet people after the gig, especially if you are not the biggest artist. Very often you can meet people, who organize gigs and who want you to be a part of their upcoming event. I have friends for whom this is maybe the most important tip if they want to have gigs.
I'm an electronic music artist, and many electronic music artists don't seem to have their name anywhere but maybe in an ad of the event. It's a good tip to have some kind of banner or something where the name is visible on the gig itself.
Thank you! Agree with you here - meeting people is one of the best things you can do 😊😊
This video is superb. I sent it to my band mates.
Your videos are goldmine, Damian, thank you so much.
Thanks so much dude! Means a lot honestly 😊
@@DamianKeyes You're welcome. I'm taking your advices to the band I'm with. Time and work is the only thing that stands between us and success oncoming, I'm confident !
Unbelievably true! Actually playing our first Brighton show this Friday at Green Door Store! (band is Sarpa Salpa)
Awesome!! Have a great one dude, smash it 🤟🤟
Damo you save me life. Can you do a vid on how to book your own gigs? What are promotors? How do I book a room in a venue? Please help I'm on my own and I have no idea at all🙃
Idiot Check: We've lost cameras, banners, mic stands, you name it. It was a pain in the ass to create but now we have a check list of all our gear in our google drive. We go through the check list every night after the gig. We've even left the tailgate open! Luckily no gear fell out but that's on the idiot check list too now and it hasn't happened since!
I see what you did there in the call to action part :)
More good solid advice as always Damo
Thanks so much, means a lot 😊😊
Thanks Damo!
What are your thoughts on into music?
I had a gig in a community centre and heard they had a projector so made an intro midi track and shot some footage to have in the background.
Some people enjoyed the whole experience, though worried others may have found it pretentious for a solo acoustic act in a small venue.
@TOM KEE Thanks Tom.
This is this is helpful. :)
Love the tips Damo from The Damo's :)
Can you make a video about moving on stage as well? What are your go-to moves?
I can't help but think that I'm not "selling it" enough :D
Im a new subscriber Damian! Thank you so much for the info, i've been binge watching your videos and noted some of the mistakes that I did when I was a younger. Cheers!
Welcome! Thanks so much for subscribing. Would love you to keep me updated with your journey 🤟
@@DamianKeyes Sure thing!
It’s like you’ve been reading our diary with your latest videos, so on point! We headline a show Feb 29th, eager to try these. It’s funny, we thanked the sound guys in Georgia (honestly they were fantastic) and they said “wow thank you, no one has ever done that before.” 😱
It took 30 seconds to do so, definitely doing it every show now.
Good luck for your headline show!! You guys will smash it!! Always thank the sound guys lol 😊😊
Damian Keyes it’ll be a good time! Always 😊
Um, I can't stop laughing! Clearly you were either bored or highly creatively energized when you decided to do this. Awesomesauce!
Haha thanks so much!! 😊😊😊
Great video as always!!
IM STRICTLY TRYNA TEAR FACES OFF WITH MY MUSIC ALL 2020 👌🏽
We once left our vocal mic on stage when we left. Getting it back was a bit of a quest, but at least it was in the same city:)
Thank you from a sound engineer!
Thank you to you! 🙌🤟
I ALWAYS thank the sound guy!
I’ve done live sound a few times and that’s enough to know how hard of a job it is.
But I think if you really want to show appreciation, learn how to do a professional sound check 😉
Definitely!!! The sound guy deffo deserves appreciation 😊😊
I agree with you take the time to learn how to get your sound at every gig starts at rehearsal show up in enough time that means all of you to get a great thorough sound check in 15 minutes. I also appreciate the bands that do thank the sound man and are easy to work with. I'm a sound man and it goes both ways many times all I get is 15 minutes to get the band rockin and if you can't tell me how to get your monitor sounding great all I can do is guess please no thumbs up until your more than happy with your mix just learn what you need and want in your monitors aim your amps at your ears not at your knees set up quickly and be ready to sound check. I got the venue the band and some band wives to make happy ha ha ha it ain't easy and the less time I have the worse your gonna sound. Some of you may have worked with sound man your not happy with like I say it goes both ways but the bands that know how to communicate with a sound man no matter if they like him or her get better results. Peace
@@timkotowski2729 It's hard work! I appreciate you! Where do you work?
Our show is quite theatrical - so not a lot of not-in-character chatting to the audience. Any ideas on how to communicate about socials etc in this situation?
Another great video! I didn't realise there were bands that weren't nice to the soundie, bad move! lol
I know right! Always be nice to the soundie! 🤟
I think it would be interesting to know how to set up the Stage the best way
The Damos are one of the most under rated bands out there! I believe quintuplets have a great advantage in playing together in a tight groove. I shared a taxi with one of the brothers in London and I asked him how they came up with the band name. He said DAMOS was an Acronym for the first letter of each brother! Thus Damian, Alex, Mickey, Oscar, and Scotty!
This is my all time favourite comment I’ve ever had!!! 😊😂
OMG the dmos made me laugh my ass off!
Another great video, thanks a lot ¡!
Thank you!! Means a lot 😊😊
The two people who disliked are sound engineers hahaha
Hahah 😊😊😊
Great video!! 🙌🙌🙌
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Hey Damian, have you heard about Deezer planning on introducing a new payment policy ?
They call it "UCPS" for User Centered Payment System and it should be a game changer for niche musicians. I'd be glad to hear your take about it in a next video.
I'm Damo and so is my wife.
I saw the band #korn on their first tour, they went and met with everyone that would speak with them. We used the same techniques, worked great. Thanks for all the good information
Thank you so much! Lets bring the Awesomeness Back!
Yep yep! 😊😊😊
The purpose of gig, is it better to push merch or spotify?
Probably one of the funniest things I've seen all year
Thanks so much!! 😊😊
Part two of documentary? I'm jonesing here homie!
Malik Miron thanks Malik, a week today it will be out. I’m putting one out every two weeks as there is so much to do, we are working on part 2 and I’m really excited about what’s happening 😊😊😊
@@DamianKeyes I'm trying to control my excitement as well!! lol looking forward to it brother!
so good
thanks for including the Idiot check! Just did a gig last weekend and realized I left my cajon there once I was halfway home on a 4 hour trip. Too far to turn back, so I'm at the mercy of whoever I can call to find it and ship it back to me. Not cool.
Ahhh no! I hope you get it back OK! 😊😊
@@DamianKeyes After a week of playing phone tag trying to track down the weekend manager who might have put it in a closet somewhere, I finally got a hold of someone who found it and will ship it. If this video came out last week, I could've saved myself a lot of time and headaches ;-) But sincerely thanks Damo, you're the man!
The last few months we started recording our gigs. It turned out we play every damn song at least 10 BPM faster (we're a thrash/death metal band).
Haha love that!! Would love to hear how you’re getting on 😊😊
@@DamianKeyes Well since then we've changed our drummer (for unrelated reasons) and we're also considering playing to a click live.
Djing is the same way. Start with the strongest songs, then they trust you the rest of the night
You went with The Damos over Fetus Eaters ?
Ikr, what was he thinking.
Rodney Linderman I found out there was already a band called Fetus Eater 😂 amazing!!!
Damian Keyes Why am I not surprised?
PS I wanna see the damos live!
I do have a question. So, I feel like getting a turn out for a free show/ benefit is harder to get a turn out then a show that I am selling tickets for because if you can get someone to buy a ticket, they have committed to it so they are more likely to show up. So, how do you pack a venue for a free show or benefit?
New subscriber here! Can you make a video for BRAND NEW bands? Like we are about to play our first show at a local bar.
Awesome will look into it 🤟
Hey the Damos are looking pretty good you could probably pull off being a three piece pretty well.
Haha thanks!! 🤟🤟
Great !!!!
Thanks so much 😊😊😊
Be nice to you sound engineer and they will he nice back just listen to what there asking you to do and do it. They have been there a lot longer than you have and have had to set everything up and will have to pack it all away again at the end of the night once you’ve gone home so just be nice to them.
100% agree dude!! 🙌🙌
LOVE IT! fan from china.
Amazing, I love China!
@@DamianKeyes Hi Damo, would you check my IG, I have made a lot of posts after your first advices and then you started the campaign and then went to honeymoon, its been a while and I look forward you checking my page again. there is some contract and changes. and Id like to hear your opinions. Thanks. Much Love. Your grazy fan from China. Hua
Sound engineer to the guitarist: "Hey dude, I can't hear you. You need to turn up a bit mate." #stuffthatneverhappens...
Hahaha love this. So true 😂
Always offer the sound guy a beer. Always.
Always!! Love it 😊😊
Pet Pieve #2 - I'm known for being the guy who yells "WHAT'S YOUR BAND NAME AGAIN?!" at the other bands at shows we do when they forget to mention it. You're welcome guys!
I am a Damo wanting to be in the Damos
Hahah love this! 😊😊😊
@@DamianKeyes how would you describe the Damos' genre?
I left my Low-Budget Lightshow--A pair of chicken brood lamps with color-changing LED bulbs in Anderson, SC while on tour a couple years back. I bought a new setup at a cost of about $25 in the next town 350 miles away. I didn't get my original lights back until I returned to South Carolina the following year. Granted it was only $25--but what if it had been my guitar or mixer? It could have really messed up the tour! Only real idiots fail to do an Idiot Check!
I wanna be a Damo😂😂😂
I would like to be the new Damon's drummer, but I don't know if I have the right face😅😅
ohh dam damian shading sound engineers i feel.. a slight.. offended. lmfaoo lol
My shtick is to get empty 12 gauge shoutgun shells, put a band sticker in each, and throw to the audience at various points of the gig. Once I threw one a little too hard, and a girl that received the blo... err, the merch, had to hold an ice pack to her face, she's still our fan apparently, although I'm afraid her boyfriend will want revenge.... Is this good enough for getting memorable?
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Thanks Cesco 😊😊
Buy your sound guy a drink.
Deeeeffo! 😊😊
Why dont i know your band's name?
Guys... I know this sounds mental... but I think something's amiss about these 'damo's' but don't worry, I'm on the case!
Hahah love this 😊😊
Forget about please and thank you... We get blamed for bad mic technique, horrendous guitar skills, old strings, busted amps, and for the people who use multi fx processors, most of the time they create patches that sound so bad that it's easier to unplug them then anything else
I think my band miss about 5 of those tips!
Pocilga we all do
My strongest song is a Ballad.
Thank god I don't do Live sound, but I know plenty of live sound engineers that will intentionally trash a band's sound if they're being even slightly rude. Kiss that weird fader boy's ass; he could be the difference between the best show of your life and the worst show of your life
So true right!! Always be lovely to the soundies! 🙌
General bad musicianship in New Orleans??? Where were you hanging out?
I dont want arena shows! Club Shows only like Insomniac Club shows!
Shout out me plz
You're best bet is to say something useful and then segue it into your band/YT channel. Don't just ask without us knowing why
@@AliJr_MetalGames_MetalGuitar 😁
Love this
Thanks dude!! 🙌🙌