oneamongthefence
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So my band played a show with a national headlining act last night and it was absolutly amazing. We had alot of people there and more people were there to see us than any other band. Through some lucky events, we were able to get one of the owners of a MAJOR label to come see us. This was an all ages show so there was no alcohol to soothe the nerves. We normally put on a really good show, but due to nerves our energy on stage wasn't the best we've done. The label owner called and said our music was good(better than the headliner even) but our stage presence and energy, or lack thereof, lost it for us. While I'm torn up from our lack of being able to perform at our best and make a good impression, I want to take the best from his advice and rectify this. When we have alcohol in us and are having fun we put on a good show, so getting over nerves will come.
My question to you all is, what can you do to get better at this, and not only get better but to have energy on stage without sacrificing music quality? I mean, sure i could swing my guitar in the air and other crap, but it makes it harder to play that way and i don't want to be some band that looks good but sounds like crap. So, any tips and or techniques on what you all do to get the crowd involved and have energy on stage?
My question to you all is, what can you do to get better at this, and not only get better but to have energy on stage without sacrificing music quality? I mean, sure i could swing my guitar in the air and other crap, but it makes it harder to play that way and i don't want to be some band that looks good but sounds like crap. So, any tips and or techniques on what you all do to get the crowd involved and have energy on stage?