Hi guys.. I've a got a gig coming up and I was wondering if all of the members here could share some of their experiences in performing. I have been playing a lot (on my own ) but not that much experience in performing on stage. I hope to get some great responses from everyone!!! especially echobrain!!!! you performing STUD you!!! lol

1) Preparation and equipments
2) How to set up
3) Do's and don'ts

You can include more if you have ideas.

This post has been edited by gizmoduck: Dec 20 2005, 04:18 PM

I haven't performed in gigs but I know friends who do. Its mainly calling your local bistro or just having a look around for any functions that need a band. Then just settle something, rent a PA system and play it.

I've tried that but functions tend to cancel on you and that really pisses me off. I wish there are more open mics joints where we could go to..

Something where we could sign up couple of weeks earlier and go up there and perform 2-3 songs

For me last time with my Ska band, we go and ask around places to perform. My ska band last time perform for the opening of IntenCity (remember this place ?) at 1 Utama. Get paid during the process, 7 of us got Rm800.

The thing is, don't expect some big time company to hire your band to perform. You'll have to ask them your self ....

P/S: Why would I shut this topic for ?

You lot want to set up a gig together? I've asked around but we really dun have many musician friends outside our circle who knows this kind of stuff. Jamming again and again feels.. like.. you know.. masturbating hehe

the bands that i know here all promote themselves through party gigs...
you wont get paid alot or sometimes even non... juz free food and free booze

i dun mind getting free booze...

get a manager to handle that....hehehehe

just go out there, mix with as many ppl as you can, find as many possible gigs as u can and go play them. my band DreamMachine, we still play alot of shows for free with no complaints. we bring our own equipments too. yes, itll cost quite abit just to play one show(even if we have free shows in kl we would use our own money to fly all the way to kl to play). we need vans and stuff to move our equipments, sometimes we get friends to help out as crew etc. All those cost some money, and we pay for it as a band. if u are really serious and love music as much as we do, just do it. if u wanna be the next pop star or millionaire, dont listen to me. hehhe

Yeah free gigs are the way to go!

I don't think any full-fledged musicians would mind spending a little in order to play. I know I don't. But the problem is time. I'm working 24/7 right now so there's really little time to go scouting.

But as soon as my work is done and IF my drummer returns or if i find a new one, I hope my band can play a few shows.. BTW guys.. my overtime check is IN!!!! so that SHERATON IS mInE!! BABY!!! check should clear tmrw and planning to get it tomorrow evening..! I don't think I can focus o anything right now..

If your band can't get together for a simple mamak time let alone a jamming outting .... then what's the point of even thinking about performing in the first place.

Your band should at lest find time where all it's members are free to meet up and jam a few songs, chit-chat and then plan where to have your first gig or so. Even my ska band's first ever gig, We pratice for 1 1/2 soild months + planning all the logistic + scouting the venue, just to name a few ....

Yeah, I'm old enough to know that dude. FYI, my band used to jam regularly at least 2-3 times a week when we were in uni so don't tell me nuthin bout havin a mamak session alright?

Now we (my band) are all professionals in our own fields of work so maybe we don't have as much time as we did then. But that doesn't mean that we don't want to play music anymore. Its what we've done all along.

Haha gizmoduck, i think you misunderstood my last post. I didn't said you guys don't go for mamak outing. What I'm saying is .... there's more preparation even before you guys go on stage.

I know you guys jam alot together .... but that's among you guys inside a room. When u're up there, it's a different story all together. I don't know how to explain but it comes with experience. I performed countless time for my church as well as with my band, and I must say preparation is the most important part before even steping on the stage.

I know what you mean.. You see for me, I've been singing at various events for a few years with my uncle's band (oldies sh*t) so its nothing new. But nowadays, it would be nice to go on stage with my own band y'know? playing our own songs and so on...

that's what happened to my previous band. maybe due to lack of live playing and all of a sudden everyone is busy doing something personal and we went like 6 months without jamming. even not all members turned up when we hang out. i guess jamming alone is not enough. u need to play and perhaps some recording session in order to keep the engine running...

Yeah.. too bad dude.. We recorded twice already you see. the second one is in i-bands. haih.. my drummer promises to turn up in 2 weeks time for practice. I'm gonna block book AkarKarya for a daY!!!! hahahaha.. we gonna sleep there and eat mamak food there as well!!!

btw/ bad news guys, my car's drive shaft broke last night.. :'( so I have to postpone the guitar for another 3 weeks... grrr....

WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME

Hello all, I'm just bumping the topic to see if anybody has anything interesting to say I have edited the post title as well. Hope to hear from all 'seasoned' performers ROFL

hi gizmo. maybe u wld like to check this out, a little guide.

http://malaise.malscene.net/archives/28

theres 'The art of gigging part 1 ' too. u gotta look at their earlier archives.

looking forward to see you guys at jamasia hartamas this saturday!

btw, does your band hv an online webspace i could check out sound samples?

thanks.

check out cloudburst at:-

Cloudburst

Yo, thanks for the guide man! but it mostly talks about ethics and manners - nothing technical. Like how to manage the volume and tone etc depending on the size of the room etc..

please guys, share!!! 3 more days... I'm gettin nervous..

oh there are some technical stuff, like checking your monitor levels and soundchecking. the art of gigging part 1 too.