Osckilo's Live performence journey..........

[Tangled Wires]

Great to see you in action Tharek, you looked really comfortable performing and every song was killer!!

[Redler]

Wow, Tharek! What a great performance! You are a real pro nowadays and as andrew mentioned it is nice to see you playing and singing. I want to see more!

-Kari

[Oldrottenhead]

i'm blown away t, stunning fmgwabp braw doesnt begin to describe how good that video was.

[Ferryman_1957]

Tharek this is great but I'm going to be a bit critical, I hope you don't mind, I hope it will help your performances. But it's got nothing to do with the music, which is great. Your guitar playing is self assured and spot on, your songs are sensitive and delicate and your voice comes across really well. You have really come on tremendously, so I think you now need to focus on your performance a bit, and by that I mean the bits in between songs. You sound too hesitant and apologetic, and there's no need - your music speaks for itself. "Is the guitar in tune...? " "What shall I do...?" "I think I know the words to it...." - if you say stuff like that it just makes the audience feel awkward because they sense you are uncomfortable. You may not believe it, but people in audience want you to succeed and they want you to be "in control". As soon as you start showing signs of nerves, it makes them edgy and embarrassed. If you can't hear the guitar is out of tune, then neither can they. If you are playing originals, they don't know the words, so who cares if you forget them, they will never know.

So next time you play, think a little bit about what you are going to say between the songs and have it prepared. Be very clear about what songs you are going to play and announce them clearly. And don't be afraid of keeping quiet - if you need to tune up or fit a capo and you can't think of something clever to say, say nothing. The audiencce will not mind at all. But most people think they have to fill all the silences with something, anything! And don't apologise - there really is no need. I would love to hear a little bit of what your songs are about or what inspired you to write them - they are really good, so just a few words of introduction will help the audience get into the song. It also makes a nice clean start for the piece.

Your playing is great, I didn;t hear one bum note in all that delicate finger picking. So no need to apologise for anything, you are really good. Be confident in your ability and practise those in between song bits and I think you will grow in confidence even more.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Satchwood]

Great stuff T!!!  And great words of advice Nigel!!!  Oh, and don't forget to change hats between songs 

[Tony W]

Did somebody mention "don't apologize" again in this thread? I should count how many times it's been repeated. I'll take another opportunity to drive the point home!

 Tharek, you are fantastic, You can play to peoples senses, and turn them into putty in your hands. Develop that. Great advice from Nigel. Work on it.

It was my pleasure to host by the way, I loved the challenge. A completely new experience for me.

[I.am]

What a cool journey unfolding, thanks for sharing. I applaud your courage. And, you're good too! And what a post from Ferryman. Just flicking that switch in your head to the *Yes, the audience wants me to do well* position is an *aha light-bulb moment kind of thing for me

[Gritter]

Awesome performance my friend!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Would love to be there in person.

such a talent are you.

[launched]

Excellent vid, T! Great performance.

Wow, great advice from Nigel. I never thought of it that way. Makes a lot of sense.

Peace, bro!!

Mark

[OsCKilO]

Thanks Guys!!!


And Nigel...  That Is Truely Awesome Advice!

It's Thanks to Advice from the Forum that I am Able to do this...

In Back in March, I could Barely play a tune longer than 20 seconds....
And Had never (Ever) sung before.... Let Alone Sing Whilst Playing....

Now I'm Having to cut performances down to stick them on Youtube.... Never saw that coming...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCyqSaFLLU
(Had to cut the Mic stand bit out....Lol   Now ten Minutes long rather than 14..)

It's a Journey for me....  Before I was on that night, a Guy that performs there regular borrowed my Guitar for his set.....

On his second song he said "Do you mind if I tune this to Open G...?"

Who would I be to refuse...... LOL!!!!!

I Thought "NOOOO!!!!"  but agreed......




Tuning up on stage is a Pain..... And Throws you out a bit.....


Lesson For next time I Guess.....










And Banter.......   I never thought of it as something I should think about, But it REALLY is!!!!!
I Guess the equivilant would be the wrapping paper on a present.....


Thanks Nigel and Gritter for the Tips ......It is a real Eye opener.....






Peace



T(Osckilo)