Stagecraft Tips For Bands and Musicians

If your gig crowd reactions suggest you need to improve your stagecraft, this might be of interest.
You can check out the new  Stagecraft for bands article  written by the author for the December issue of play Music Mag in case you haven't seen it.


This article looks in a bit of detail at the performance confidence aspect of playing gigs.

You can check for other  updates through 2011 on the main Gig-Getter band booking  articles page

Band Bookings & Stage presence

 I just found this cool site  which seems aimed perfectly at semi pro bands and solo artists like you and I.

The blog positions itself as:

"Articles about making it in the music business. These articles are not aimed at the bands who are already signed to major labels, they are aimed at the hard working local and regional bands who plug away each weekend and are trying to make a living" 

The page on the link below has some good stuff about the importance of dressing for Stage presence (once you've "mastered the music") and getting the gigs in the first place. Will be a useful blog to keep an eye on I suspect. Interesting to hear what anyone else thinks.

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You can learn about stage presence from any musicians

Shouldn't we all be open to picking up tips about how to get gigs or improve our stage musicians from other musicians of all genres?

I spotted the post below where Flamenco guitarists were discussing the importance of Stage Presence.

As someone who believes that playing the music when you gig is only part of the show - there were some good points made.

1. Ask yourself what sort of atmosphere you want to create for the audience...Serious? Fun? 

In many ways this one goes right to the core of the image or identity you want to create for your act and so is well worth giving some consideration to

2. Think of people you enjoy listening to and watching speak or perform and those you don't - and ask yourself why.

An interesting exercise to try out really. See of you can identify why some people annoy the hell out of you as soon as they open their mouths and why you enjoy listening to and being around certain other people.

3. "Stage presence is mostly about being confident and looking as if you are enjoying yourself"

'Nuff said and I couldn't agree more

and if nerves are a problem for you when you're trying to develop and display stage presence:

4. "Start you gig with something simple...something you have played for years and can pull off every time"

Here's the post in full

and more Stage presence info