Hi everyone, I hope you are well! I'm coming back today for a new video
so, some time ago, I discovered a channel and a youtubeur called Adam Neely, who talks a lot of music in general
during a video - question / answer - a person asked him the question, what was his point of view a -GIG or event-
It is true that as a person who speaks in French, we do not know this term, it is the equivalent of - concerts / events - however we must distinguish two contexts
in the first case, a concert as a Job, you are hired to make a performance, for a wedding, a theater, a festival ...
it is therefore in a professional context, it is necessary to check all the requests and the needs, that it is at the level of your contract, punctuality, your salary,
the term of your contract, what is included or not, accommodation, catering, transport, sound system, if you can repeat before in the place, schedules ...
it is in this kind of case, if you are serious and pro that you will be able to have a certain number of benefits, an example, a member of the public who appreciates your performance
this person will think of you as being serious, she will tell herself- I would like to have this artist for my next event -
and also the fact that everything is going well and that you are punctual, well dressed, and that your music pleases will give a good image to your work
this will open up opportunities and commitments. There are two styles of events, the paid and pro event
and the event that produces your music, and that must be seen as an investment.
the second event that can be interesting is to have the opportunity to do "performance"
you have to tell yourself that it's in another setting, you're not engaged professionally, you are going to ask for some places, cafes / restaurants,
even some festivals that start and have few budgets, and in return the officials of these places will ask you a counterpart
sometimes there are places to pay, especially in Paris! the musicians who will pass by will understand what I am talking about!
to be able to present a new album or a new show, I had to pay theater, but I also had to make sure to bring back the audience
it's a trickier situation to manage, because you have to really commit and think in terms of investment, or will go to a place where you will not earn money
on the other hand the goal is provided to present a show, the "lapping", we will have contacts, but we must make the difference between
but we must understand that in the first case it is a commitment with a contract for a defined work and it does not give rise to a particular emotion
for example there are harpers who specialize in weddings, people who hire them for their wedding asks them to be dressed in a certain way
to be punctual, to animate with music a cocktail, or during a religious ceremony, or in a town hall
It must be understood that in this case, I have already played for weddings, it must be understood that it is not the artist who is put forward, who is the star, it is the bride and groom
you are behind the stars of the day, you are a musician who is there to play the repertoire you have been asked for money
So the idea is not to stand out as an artist but to be part of this event by being present but discreet
it's important to say this because some musicians may not like this kind of situation because it's particularly
For example, I remember that for a cocktail party for a medieval wedding, I had no amplification, at the request of brides who wanted acoustics and in an abbey
the guests came near me and spoke at the same time that I was playing, it can embarrass the musician, we must learn to play with it
you have to tell yourself that it's a job, it's not to show you how to do it and to tell you - how good I play! - because the public does not really listen to you
the guests listen but at the same time they discuss, and sometimes worse, they attracted by the music like in a discotheque or we like to speak at the same time as the music!
and they may be talking even harder than you play the harp! I experienced this kind of situation, and I tried to play the harp without the embarrassment
remember to ask if you made this kind of contract, its duration, the list of pieces to play during the religious ceremony or other
it is important to understand that in this first case, it is a job. in the second case, it is to present in a frame
I would not say it's an unprofessional setting, but where we're not going to give you that much precision, to have the opportunity to play in a group
in a cafe, in a restaurant, you can ask to be paid, but in some places, they do not have the culture of paying an artist
it must be said that it is an investment on your music
instead of playing in your corner, presenting your music to an audience, and can be engaged for other events
these are the two cases that exist, but we must be careful especially in France,
if you live in the Usa - or elsewhere - and you have other ideas to share, do it in comments
the idea is to tell yourself that you have two styles of events - Gigs - one is professional, or you are engaged with a pay
and in the other case, an event - not professional - which is rather to invest in a music, to present it or to - to work - of a show
but in these cases, do not expect to have some remuneration, and we will ask you to bring back the public in exchange
in a bar or a restaurant, the goal is to have money coming in
it is true that it is quite ambiguous, I do not advise everyone to do this
at the beginning of my career, I played without being paid, with more or less success
I had places that were nice to me, and that offered me a drink or a meal
and I had other experiences with places where people made fun of me and more than that I say thank you!
I advise you to be well informed, before contacting a place, what a reputation in this place, find reviews on the internet
the best advice I give you, avoid playing too often for free or very quickly people will find out
once I told someone that I could play without being paid,
and a few weeks later, a festival director asked me to come for free
but this festival had something to pay me, but I said I could play for free
I think the minimum is to ask for a counterpart, it can be a drink, a meal see more, but at least a counterpart
to avoid the fact that we musicians are associated with the fact that it is our passion - but also our job - and therefore we are not paid
I hope this video gave you ideas and do not hesitate - in both cases - to be professional
that is to say, to send a maximum of information to the persons in charge of the places, the possible date for your concert, a schedule, the information on your band
to send samples of MP3 tracks, or a link with videos, and be serious
I built my reputation in my community, because compared to my harp, I always arrived in advance, I talked with people
if there were technical problems, I tried to solve them before, so that when the concert started, everything was settled
I hope this video helps you, because when you start an artistic career, I think it's useful to have help
I think it's a bit of a subject - taboo- people keep their information for them, on my side I want to be transparent with you - break this pattern -
with my own experience... so - voilà -
I tell you soon for new videos!
For more infomation >> Gear Check for The Desert Brutality 2018 - Duration: 1:53. 
For more infomation >> Touchdown for a Family in Need - Duration: 43:17. 
For more infomation >> Assassin's Creed Origins on For Offline Activation Account Get With Update Working Proof - Duration: 1:44. 
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét