We were two songs in at a gig and the lead singer, in a bit of a wise-cracking mood, had made another comment to the crowd prior to the start of a song. Someone shouted:
"Are you comedians or musicians? Play something else!"
Now it will always pay you to get the crowd involved, to interact with them at your band bookings. But this guys' comment did make the point.
Sometimes, especially when you're used to getting a crowd going, you can get carried away with the audience banter side at a band booking.
As far as we were concerned last night, we adjusted the amount of chat after the comment last night and it turned out a great gig.
I'm a firm believer that none of the very best semi-pro bands rely on the music alone to play shows a crowd won't forget. However, you have to be on guard to make sure you get the balance right between verbal interaction, getting a audience member or two up on stage with you- oh, and of course playing the music....
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Somebody once said:
"A successful local band spends more time promoting themselves than they do playing & rehearsing."
While this may seem like a cliche, think about how much time, effort and money is spent promoting big-label artists. Do you think Britney and Metallica spend more time playing and rehearsing or getting promoted by their labels?
I'd bet BIG on it being the latter.
- Rickshaw
#1 to that Rick
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