Write good music, be confident in your product, engage the audience, and don't look back. Even if the crowd response is weak, go all out. I read an article of how At The Drive In used to go fucking buck wild even to a crowd of only three to five people max, jumping around and shit, never letting crowd response affect their confidence. Of course your stage behavior all depends on your genre of music and your market, but realize that every single person standing in that room is doing you a favor-make them proud to be there. Talk to people before and after the show. Make friends. Establish relationships. Be professional and courteous to every single person. You have no idea who will become a huge supporter of your project and those friendships, IMO, are really what make it all worth while.
705 May 5, 2012 4:55 am
Re: Tips for my first live performance? (51 replies, posted in General Discussion)
706 May 4, 2012 4:45 pm
Re: Post your gig/home setup! (1,620 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Where's the wolf pedal?
707 May 4, 2012 11:15 am
Re: Need retro Halo-style title music - $500 (35 replies, posted in Collaborations)
Is there a deadline for submissions?
708 May 4, 2012 6:00 am
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
P.F.B. core
709 May 4, 2012 1:07 am
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Yo Senor Phase let's take a weekend and make a Segacore EP
710 May 2, 2012 8:16 pm
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
i think SKGB just wants to continue namedropping nerdcore instead
711 May 2, 2012 6:50 pm
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
core than a feeling
712 May 2, 2012 4:28 am
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
coreMat
713 May 2, 2012 3:04 am
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Now You're Playing With Core
714 May 2, 2012 2:42 am
Re: What motivates you? (49 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Nervous breakdowns.
715 May 1, 2012 10:46 pm
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
marine corps
716 May 1, 2012 6:46 pm
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
if "nintendocore" is such a loosely defined non-genre, it's hard to really say anything definitive here. all i can say is that i grew up calling bands like the advantage and minibosses nintendocore. i don't think i've ever heard a track by HORSE the band.
Weird. That wiki article has some serious identity crisis-it IS really loosely defined. I always assumed that HORSE the band was the archetype of it, because then it would be "nintendo" + "hardcore." You know, that would actually make sense. But if people are throwing straight VGM covers into the foray, than that's just stupid IMO. The Depreciation Guild's in there too? The entire context of what I thought the word "core" means is just thrown out. Oh well!
717 May 1, 2012 6:37 pm
Re: Checking your mix/master (24 replies, posted in Audio Production)
You can't trust your ears on inaudible 30hz and below.
718 May 1, 2012 4:55 am
Re: KILL3R WHALE - DEBUT EP - MAY 1ST (58 replies, posted in Releases)
This release is killer. "Never Have I Ever" definitely my favorite track-the brass at the end is beautiful. "Turn Out All The Lights" is also a guaranteed banger.
IMO, if there's any recent chip release that could successfully make it into Top 40, it'd be this one. That's a compliment, of course! It's ridiculously digestible in a good way-I think a lot of non-chip people could really get into this. Here's to hoping for a good future to this project!
719 May 1, 2012 4:39 am
Re: KILL3R WHALE - DEBUT EP - MAY 1ST (58 replies, posted in Releases)
THAT guy's in there? This bar's OVER
720 May 1, 2012 1:44 am
Re: Your personal views on Nintendocore (104 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I know The Advantage and Hella, but claiming that piece is anything but just a straight up well-done VGM cover of The Moon is silly. If "nintendocore" even exists and the archetype is (the awful) HORSE the band, that song just doesn't fit into the mold. o_O