let teh music take you and gesture to the crowd befor drops and stuff

This. If you do more interaction with the crowd like (i know it sounds dumb) fist pumping or some kind of movement going with the beat.

at least bop your head and get them to clap :-P

Naked women and beer? Yes, that's certainly an effective way to pump anything up.

PULSELOOPER wrote:

I have a very basic opinion about all of this: it's better to stay still and play better music than the opposite.

I disagree completely.  Why do I want to pay to see you if you have no charisma?  .

Because he makes good music.
I see that's not your kind of thing, so I can recommend to you a clown posse that is gonna fulfill your entertainment needs.

I have a very basic opinion about all of this: it's better to stay still and play better music than the opposite.

I disagree completely.  Why do I want to pay to see you if you have no charisma?  I have really enjoyed some medicore bands just because of the great energy they put forth.  I can just go see a dj if you're going to be a spud on stage.  Especially with the minimal amount of gear we are working with.  Fighter X can look a little nuts dancing around a table with a few gameboys on it but they fucking bring it, and I am standing behind that.

I think it looks ridiculous no matter who the artist is and that's my opinion in which I'm firmly planted. How would you win my type over at a show and prevent this from happening? I don't know, better music perhaps? Better venue?

I do know this however: do not ever say "pump them up" in regards to an audience ever again. I for one do not need to be "pumped" and even if I did a dude with a GB would not do the trick.

Naked women and beer? Yes, that's certainly an effective way to pump anything up.

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Don't use a game boy live.

**edit**

From the perspective of a random viewer, I thought your fast movements were cool and your rolled up sleeves made you look like some insane Game Boy magician which I liked, since it put the focus on your hand movements. What I felt was lacking was a connection to YOU, because all I saw was the top of your head. I think a single scanning look and maniacal grin and an indication that you were having fun and enjoying yourself (some killer head bobs) would've gotten you another one of those screams, because these people were eating out of your hands already. Once you have them hooked, you've already won, and you can do whatever you want, so just have fun with it.

People don't care what you are doing as long as you are entertaining them.

If you get a bunch of people in a room to watch your shit somehow, I think to most of them, it is going to be a novelty. They don't know a Game Boy DMG from a fucking tuna can. The don't know if you are "playing it live" or running it off an iPod, and honestly, they don't care. They just want to hear some good music and have fun. So the only thing that was missing was the appearance of you having fun, because it looked like your hands were shaking and that you were on the verge of nervousness, unless that was just the video.

And a comment in general, not to your performance -

If you are so fucking cool that everyone there is there to see YOU and your name is Richard D. James, then you can just stand there and people will give you hummers on the front row even if you're catatonic.

But if someone is standing up there like a statue, like they're on break from serving lattes, what's the point of me -me being the average person that somebody dragged to a chip show even though I don't even know what the hell that means- being there? If someone doesn't seem interested or enthused by their own music, I'm not going to be inspired either, regardless of the hundreds of hours put into the tech and composition. So take the average listener and the same music, put a person up there that seems to be getting into it and having a good time (or putting on a rabbit mask or holding a bottle of Jack in the air, ANYTHING) and then Joe Listener is going to tell every person he knows, "Dude, TerdStar is the best fucking chip artist on the planet!"

The most common thing I hear from people I tell about chip music is, "it all sounds the same," so what will set you apart? Music is a drug, and you are a drug dealer, so give them a reason to have faith in your product.

I have a very basic opinion about all of this: it's better to stay still and play better music than the opposite.

/me raises eyebrows

edit: on that note, you might try taking a musical instrument on stage with you - I know I would find that more interesting.