Finding Your Band’s Formula – GigGab 128

When you’re picking songs to play, how much attention to you pay to the studio arrangement versus finding a live track? Which have you found works better for you? How do you distill that down in your band’s formula? These are the answers Paul and Dave share in today’s episode. Then it’s on to a conversation about maintaining your poker face on stage when things don’t go as planned. How do you train yourself to do it? How do you keep your cool? Listen… and enjoy!

Chapters/Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 GigGab 128 – Monday, August 21, 2017
• 00:01:30 Spring Awakening – an exercise in sight-reading for Dave
• 00:05:51 Studio tracks vs. Live tracks
  • Foo Fighters Perform The Ultimate Rick-Roll
• 00:10:40 Listening to covers of others’ Covers
• 00:18:42 When choosing tunes: Covers vs. Originals
• 00:19:53 One formula: pick popular songs
• 00:25:31 Find a formula that works for your band
• 00:28:12 Confidence is key
• 00:31:10 Poker face on stage – dealing with mistakes
• 00:39:34 Use Your Ears
• 00:44:29 The musical conversation starts with trust
• 00:45:53 How do you deal with sloppiness
• 00:46:42 GG Outtro

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