Comments on: 13 Live Performance Mistakes Artists and Musicians Need to Avoid

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By: Col. Walt Johnson

Col. Walt Johnson — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:00:50 +0000

Everything you list here have been pretty much industry standards for the over 50 years I have been in professional music. There is one thing I disagree with. You do not smoke or drink or do drugs when going to play. Going to a gig is no different then going to a day job. You are going to work. I have fired people for showing up with alcohol on their breath. Audiences and venues are not paying to see you get high or drunk.
Also, simply being paid does not make you a professional. As odd as that may seem. Being a professional is how you carry yourself, your skills and how you apply them. Getting paid is just a reward for that.
Dress for the occasion. Your audiences deserves to have you look and dress nice. Well groomed, beards are ok ( said the man who has one), but look neat. Your clothes do not have to be fancy but you should be clean and mended. Do not go out on stage looking like you were stealing from the Goodwill trash bin.

By: D-4 Nguyen

D-4 Nguyen — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 05:45:53 +0000

In reply to Brendan.

Hey Brendan, thanks for reading my blogs and leaving a comment. I really appreciate it.

Working with Butterscotch, I’m definitely learning why you can never assume venues have what you need so it’s important to ask and get confirmation. But even with confirmation, there has been times where bookers, organizers and venues forget things. Having a venue take care as much of your backline helps a lot, especially for touring, but artists still need to be prepared and as self sufficient as possible. Fortunately for us, things get worked out eventually so nothing has impacted her performances, but it does stress the need to be prepared and communicate with the organizers and venue… actually I think I should add that!

By: Brendan

Brendan — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:30:06 +0000

Hey Daniel,
This is Brendan from Zoo Labs, guess I could email you too but thought it would be fun to leave a comment. Love this article and a few others I’ve read so far! From a live sound engineers perspective this one really hits home especially the point about not assuming that the venue will have all the sound equipment you need. This weekend I was handed a flash drive for someone’s backing tracks… really? It’s can be really surprising how much bands rely on the venue to take care of their needs when really they should be self sufficient.