Members gearo999 Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 The big day is finally here. I have been rocking with my band for 20 months and I'm going it alone. I have been taking singing lessons since March to get my voice up to speed. I will stick to eazy stuff tonight. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Ellis Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 The big day is finally here. I have been rocking with my band for 20 months and I'm going it alone. I have been taking singing lessons since March to get my voice up to speed. I will stick to eazy stuff tonight. Wish me luck. Good luck. Don't get too much spit in the mike. :;: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 Whoo Hoo! Have fun man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loner Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 Good Luck! We're with you in spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ptkbass Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Good on'ya for breaking the ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gearo999 Posted September 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thanks guys. The show went well. A few songs still need a little work. I was mostly concerned about flubbing up things and not having a loud band behind me to cover my mistakes. I used an Ipad and song book...thanks again Potts. I have been memorizing the songs but I still had to look down a few times. I noticed that when I had the words down I was closing my eyes and I try not to do that as I want to keep making eye contact with the crowd. I used the RC-300 looper but not as much as I did during practice. I think it was a bit much (size and options) but I use the reverb (very little) on all my songs, chorus on a few songs and a few of the drum beats on two songs. I looped 30 songs to play leads over. I used a Zoom G3 for guitar effects and I like it a lot. Again, I set up 5 patches and only used one. I used a touch of analog delay and a compressor for leads. A phaser on one song. I also used a digitech vocalist 5 and only one patch a few times as the room dynamics worked well with my voice. It sounded over processed so I used it sparingly. For sound I used a Fishman SA220 and a Mackie Thump 15 on the floor for low end. I had a lot of power in reserve for this Wine bar. I think I can play all the venues I want to play at with this setup. At the end of the night when people started to leave it was a little loud (my wife said). People absorb sound. I used a Martin C16-GTE with stock electronics, snark tuner. Overall I give myself a C+. I have a lot of work to get good, but I think I will be able to find steady gigs while I improve my overall show. This forum has helped me a lot to put together this project and I thank you. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skybluegary Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Congratulations! Onwards and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Mark...That sounds like a heck of a lot of fun! Obviously you know what direction you want to go AND have the talent and gear to do it, so have at it! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 well done gearo999!!! rehearsal is always necessary but there is nothing like the learning experience of being on stage all by yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bill402 Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Very cool, Man! You're like me. I'm always a little hard on myself, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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