Putting on Great Shows
A lot goes in to putting on a good show. In this section, we're going to share with you what we've learned about putting on live shows.
In general, you should take playing live music as a business. When you play live music you are literally professionals; you are getting paid to do a job. It's important that you treat it that way. You are there for the audience.
Here's the summary, if you're in a hurry right now:
- Designate just one person responsible for booking.
- Great live music is all about energy. Make sure that you have a lot of it, and direct it towards the audience.
- Start big and end big to win over the audience.
- Always play some covers or familiar songs for your audience to keep them involved.