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Old 10-27-2009, 05:25 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Tips for becoming a better onstage performer?

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Well, we do have that...I'm getting pretty decent with finding songs to pick it up...and occasionally, to break it up....I have one issue right now though....I'm using a music stand, and I need to run some new set lists....(we keep adding songs so damned fast I have to basically update it every 2 weeks or so.)
We change up our set lists for every show. We also burn through songs really quickly and presently have 120+ songs on our active list, so we always try to add a couple of new ones and rotate in stuff that we haven't played for a few gigs.

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I'm mostly wondering about onstage presence. I don't want it where everyone's (especially me) is just standing in one spot and doing absolutely nothing to turn on an audience.
Understood.

Do you guys carry any lighting? We have a very small rig that we carry around, and it does set us apart from most of the other bands playing the places we play. Even a little bit of color helps make you look more like a band and less like three guys who decided to set up equipment and play.

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