7 Truths and Tips On “How To Get Gigs” And Fill Up Your Touring Schedule

by Daniel Kohn

It’s the famous old question on every hungry band’s mind – How To Get Gigs?

I can hear your pain from this computer screen – “Everyone else can get gigs left right and centre but my band is still struggling to figure out how to get gigs…..”

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How To Improve Guitar Tone During Live Performances And Have The Perfect Gig!

By: Eugene Walker

Join us as we take a look into several different methods of how to improve your guitar tone during a live performance. You can also learn the benefits of using guitar backing tracks to help perfect your skills in practice and for help developing tone live.

One of the key aspects of putting on a great live performance is having a great sounding guitar tone that cuts through the mix. There are a lot of different ways that you can improve your guitar tone during a live performance to help you achieve a professional sounding tone that will leave your audience’s ears pleased.

One of the ways you can improve your tone during a live performance is to cut back on the distortion. Too much distortion can make your notes sound thinner and cause a lot of buzzing that will take away from the rest of your performance. Read more »

Capturing The Perfect Live Sound At Your Wedding

by: Chris Czerw

Choosing your entertainment will be one of the most important decisions you will make as you plan your party. A fabulous live dance band will help to create an exciting and festive atmosphere for your special event, however a band that plays at an overly loud volume, is poorly mixed, or uses a substandard sound system can easily ruin your special day.

Everyone wants the band’s performance of great party music to lure the guests onto the dance floor, but your non-dancing guests need to be able to carry on conversation without yelling into each other’s ears. Balancing these concerns is a challenge, but you can have your cake and eat it too – the key is finding a band that is able to perform at a volume that pleases you, and also has the proper sound equipment and qualified personnel to run it.

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Microphones Used in Live Performance

By Victor Epand

The microphone is defined as a sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications. They are used in various instruments like telephones, tape recorders, and hearing aids.

They are also used in motion picture production, live and recorded audio engineering, and radio and television broadcasting. Microphones are used in computers for recording vocals, and also for non-acoustic purposes such as ultrasonic scanning.

The basic function of a microphone is to capture sound waves and interpret them into electrical signals. The common signal flow is activated through the help of thin membrane producing some proportional electrical signal. Read more »

Learn To Play The Guitar From Books

It is possible to find the right books to learn guitar nowadays, which offering you a vast amount of information on how to play a guitar like a professional.

Learning to play guitar can get difficult, especially if you don’t know the best program available. In order to find a complete program that contains Videos, DVDs, and books to learn guitar, you must search the internet.

Its a fast moving world today, and people find it hard to dedicate a couple of hours to learning the skill of playing guitar. A number of books to learn guitar can also be found from the music, or book stores and you can even order them online. These books provide a good source of learning guitar, with minimum efforts involved. Read more »