Quote Of The Day”
“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favourite part of the business, live concerts.”
Elvis Presley
Like most of us, I have seen my fair share of live acts over the years. One of the things that always stays with me after the show is how “efficiently” the artist entered the stage. To me, this sets the tone of the whole performance. The amount of time that elapses between the “Put Your Hands Together For…” and the first note or drumbeat of the first song, in my world, is an indicator of how energetic the performance will be. When there is much anticipation coming from the audience, you can feel the electricity building. When the artist is introduced and saunters on to the stage, has to tune his guitar, or fiddle with his pedals or other gear it really sucks the energy that was just created to set up the show.
Here are a few tips to make sure that your show has the energy right from the moment you are introduced.
1) Make sure that all instruments are tuned and ready to go before you hit the stage and you can start to play promptly after your introduction. Have everything you need already in place so that you are not rearranging things once the show begins.
2) If you are a solo artist with a band backing you up, have the musicians and singers in place, on stage, before your introduction. This way your name gets excitedly introduced and the first beat of the song comes within seconds to keep up the energy as you walk out on stage over the first song intro. This, to me, looks and feels really pro.
3) Starting the show with a song that has great energy or a great groove is always a good idea. Opening with a slow song or ballad isn’t my favourite way of creating the right energy (unless all your songs are slow and introspective).
4) Let your personal energy exude from the moment you set foot on stage as it is infectious to the audience. If you come out with a frown on your face looking like Eeyore, or hung-over from partying too hard the night before, you have the power to take the audience down with you. In this scenario what little energy you have will be sucked out of you and make it even harder to perform.
Enjoy the ride. There’s nothing better than the energy moons aligning during a show. That’s what keeps us all hooked.
Until next time… Breathe and Happy Singing!
Angela
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