Dominator
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I don’t know about the rest of you but I get quite nervous before playing the ukulele in front of crowds. Even when we do the open mics and it’s just me I get nervous knowing that you are all out there on the other end of the webcam. This is never an issue when playing guitar with my rock band. I’m guessing that’s because I’m not really out there by myself and we’ve been doing it for ages now and are really comfortable with what we do.
I told Jake I would be playing in Hayward this Sunday and that it was my first real ukulele gig. I asked him if he had any advice as to how I could get myself to relax before my set. Here’s what he had to say in his email.
“Hey man! That's awesome! It'll be great! Well, I always get nervous before shows. I don't think there's much you can do about it. However, a few things that help me get through those preshow jitters include stretching out your fingers, listening to my favorite tunes on my iPod, Drink water but not too much, don't eat oily or fried foods before you perform, and make sure you get a really good sound check. Well, I hope that helps. Have a fun show and let me know how it goes!”
I think I can do all of his suggestions except for a "good sound check". There isn’t really time for much of a sound check. It’s more a technical check to make sure sound is coming out of the PA. There’s not time to actual try to tweak the tone or EQ much. I don’t think that will be an issue anyway because in past years the sound team has done a great job at Hayward.
Anybody else have something that works for them?
I told Jake I would be playing in Hayward this Sunday and that it was my first real ukulele gig. I asked him if he had any advice as to how I could get myself to relax before my set. Here’s what he had to say in his email.
“Hey man! That's awesome! It'll be great! Well, I always get nervous before shows. I don't think there's much you can do about it. However, a few things that help me get through those preshow jitters include stretching out your fingers, listening to my favorite tunes on my iPod, Drink water but not too much, don't eat oily or fried foods before you perform, and make sure you get a really good sound check. Well, I hope that helps. Have a fun show and let me know how it goes!”
I think I can do all of his suggestions except for a "good sound check". There isn’t really time for much of a sound check. It’s more a technical check to make sure sound is coming out of the PA. There’s not time to actual try to tweak the tone or EQ much. I don’t think that will be an issue anyway because in past years the sound team has done a great job at Hayward.
Anybody else have something that works for them?