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What Do you Want

November 9th, 2006 + 10:11 PM  ·  WillNZ

Remember the most important thing about the performance is the performance. Take that word literally and treat it seriously.

Generally, the notion is that whatever you are feeling on stage, the crowd, in their efforts to enjoy the performance, will empathize with what you are feeling.

Ever been captured by a performer in their emotion? They weren't trying to make you feel something, the crowd were feeling as a result of the performer engaging the emotion in their own performance.

Get it?

So to do an excellent performance, you gotta know your sh**. Know exactly what you're doing, and plan it in advance.

If you feel nervous and show it, the crowd will notice (remember that time you were watching someone really nervous perform, and it made you feel uncomfortable like "ohhh, he's really nervous" and didn't enjoy it as much as the dude that was like "ohh, he doesn't care but he's having fun anyway!")

Also what you say onstage determines what they think of you
"Oh, this is a new song forgive us!" puts in my mind as a crowd member that its gonna suck, and even if it doesn't, why prejudge your own performance before it even starts? Why perform it even?

I suggest not performing new sh** unless you've got it down and it ain't crap. You wanna put out only the best. Raise your standards.

The best thing about the fact that a crowd will try to enjoy what you are giving them is that you can define it yourself.

Make and design your own character. That's your onstage performer
(ill use he not she, coz im a he, if i was a she, id use she)

What does he look like?
If you're watching him, what's the first thing you notice?
What kind of energy do they have? Mellow?Cool?Frustrated?out of control? Spastic?
Why do you like them?

Then take a look at the questions above and say:

How can I be like this person?
What's one thing i can do to be closer to embodying the idea of this person?

Most importantly:
How would this character i want to be interpret the music that is consistent with the persona i want?

So a Rock guy wouldnt cry all over the stage like an opera singer.

Just like an Opera guy wouldn't start getting all krump up in the shizz. Fo sho.

Basically
1)Know your sh**
2)Know your character and act accordingly
3)Don't apologize for shi**y performances. Let the crowd let you know and learn from it.
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