Thursday, 28 January 2010

Good Tuning

On Monday night I played one of the worst open mic performances ever.

Basically I was lazy and didn't bother to tune up before I went onstage. I then proceeded to play a poor set where both my guitar and my singing was out of tune.

I guess it boils down to playing the same thing too much and no longer caring what people think of my music.

Monday night was embarrassing and a bit of a wake up call. I learnt from my mistakes and was determined to make sure that the gig I had last night would be much much better. It was.

I spent the whole day gently warming up, preparing my equipment and mentally preparing myself for the show. I was completely focused and knew what I wanted to do, how I wanted to deliver my songs and, despite some nerves, I was feeling confident that I would put on a good performance.

Thank you to those who came to The Porter last night - I hope you enjoyed watching the show as much as I enjoyed playing.

I have learnt a lot this week about performing.

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