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Preparing for your first live show
Author: Leonid on November 12 2006 Viewed 2713 times. 8 people liked this blog. You can rate it below if you haven't already.
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So I'm gonna do my first ever live set in front of an audience in about a months time. It's going to take place at a local café on a sunday, which I think is perfect for a droney set. I think it's going to be pretty laid back and more of a workshop type of thing than an all out gig for an audience. Also perfect for a first timer. The audience is probably mostly going to consist of friends and the odd amazed café visitor.
At the moment I'm working hard on putting new material together. That this thing turned up is perfect since I now have a deadline, and having a deadline is the best way to really get things done. Also, it gives me a chance to try out some ideas and practice since I'm planning to go to STFU Rome in January.
My setup, as I am imagining it, is going to consist of a laptop running Buzz and a midi controller. I'm a bit concerned with Buzz's tendency to crash, but it can't really do it any other way since I make all my music on that program. I do have a pretty good idea of how to avoid the things that makes it unstable though, I have a few years experience of working with Buzz, so I think It's gonna go alright.
Anyway, any thoughts? You people with a lot of experience with playing live, what kind of advice do you have?
And I do hope to show some of you how it all turned out in Rome in 2 1/2 months! | |
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11/12/06
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Roshi
Not to sound like a pedantic teacher:
Practice, practice, practice.
Also, if this is your first time, make things easy for yourself. Don't try and do too much at once.
Sneakthief (in the old days of em411) had an awesome list of things to think about when you're getting ready to perform. There's also link , which I think is a great resource.
Good luck! Sounds like it will be fun!
11/12/06
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Leonid
And oh, music from my new, more live orientated project 'Hibernalkeps' will appear soon on the front page. As part of this new ambition to actually finish music 
11/12/06
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Fah
i think when concerned about Buzz crashing, have some other program like audiomulch or even winamp or something to have some tunes in it for backup playing. When Buzz crashes, act amused and annoyed at the same time, and quickly launch a track on audiomulch or winamp, and while it's playing, just take care of Buzz. It should be pretty easy to mix that up when you're only doing drone.
11/12/06
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lilt
personally i think if youre worried about buzz crashing you should put a delay pedal (one that can be fed back into itself) inline from your computer to the amplifier/preamp
that way you just have to turn the delay pedal on when it crashes and then you can just delay/feedback the sound of it crashing until you have buzz back up and running
11/13/06
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dach
I posted a similiar question in the forum a while ago, if you havn't seen it you should defintiely read that thread, it's packed with great tips: link
The date for my first live show has been moved, but its on this coming Thursday. I havn't got anythign prepared and am starting the big freak out But if I cant get the material organised together the way I plan, I'll just turn on as many circuit bent toys as I can at once and call it a noise performance instead. Good to havea backup plan (and some panic tracks on minidisc
edited: Nov 13 2006
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mrpanda
Roshi is right. Practice is the best thing you can possibly do, even if you don't plan on doing much tweaking. Decide on a setlist in advance and also decide which ones you'd be alright cutting if you run short on time. Know your setup like the back of your hand and practice setting it up and tearing down a few times so you know if you're gonna run into any complications with that. If possible, take along a power strip and extra cables if you have any. It's one of those things that if you take them along, you probably won't need them for anything, but if you don't take them, you undoubtedly will. If you've never seen a gig at the venue you're playing at, and it's convenient to do so, maybe go down there a week before hand and see what the house sound system is like. If the equipment is kinda shoddy, you may want to talk to one of your friends that owns a PA system and ask them to borrow it as a plan B.
And lastly and most importantly, have fun and enjoy yourself. If you're enjoying playing your music, the audience will enjoy it too.
11/14/06
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p
get there early and own it. I tend to have a beer and a quick smoke before, just so my mind isn't on anything else. Keep it simple. I second the winamp suggestion, possibly with recordings of practice of the new material.
don't let the jitters mess you up...be confident!! You are an electronic musician, dammit!
06/24/08
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zfigz
So, uh...it's my first show in like 2 weeks. Any tips?
I'll be playing off a 256/mlr through Live. Here's a quick lil' live set...I have a long way to go to make it sound slick etc.
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