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Live Performing
So you want to perform your music in public - terrific ! It really doesn’t matter whether it’s your first time at a local open mic, a pre-scheduled gig at the local coffee shop, at your Sunday church service, or at a major venue. It’s a ‘live performance’. First and...
F.A.M.E. Board of Directors Top Ten Tips for Maximizing Your Open Mic (OM) Experience (and the audience’s)
From our perspective everyone should approach the OM like an audition/musical job interview. You never know who is in the audience listening. Just ask International touring, performing songwriter and F.A.M.E. workshop presenter Amy Speace! www.amyspeace.com/ Be...
Hostbaby Blog
This is a good blog with lots of helpful info. Check out the latest " Increase Your Website Traffic with Real-World Techniques" Some stuff I'd never thought of! Rick
How Much Do You Charge for a Private Gig?
Tomy asked: Hi gang, Professional question: How do you calculate a fair price for private parties? I'm sure wedding singers/DJs have got this all figured out. Performance is only part of it: Members of the group, Load up, Travel, Set up, Performance, breakdown, Load...
Songwriting Contest Judging Criteria—Songwriting Tips from Ron Goad
In order to help SAW.org to improve its annual and revered Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, I researched judging criteria of many other songwriting contests. Many contests have criteria that seem most viable to me, not only for judges, but also for writers to consider...
Encouraging musicians to expand and explore…
Howdy Folks. I’m honored to share my thoughts on F.A.M.E. Goal #2. Education, specifically c. “Encourage musicians to expand and explore beyond their one genre or instrument.” I was fortunate to have parents who listened to all kinds of music and tolerated my...
Reflections on the Non-Profit Summit
I attended the Non-Profit Summit presented by the Ausherman Foundation. If any of you reading this are involved with non-profit organizations, I would highly recommend attending next year’s event. The day was packed with very worthwhile information presented by very...
Folks at the Facebook/Reverbnation Workshop 2/20/11
Had a great time at the Facebook/Reverbnation workshop. Todd Coyle and Willy Barry were tremendously helpful. We had fun playing with our sites, tweaking some of the data.
“Importance of Good Live Sound”
For many acoustic performers, it can be difficult enough to afford a good quality instrument (a must), but equally important is the ability to perform your music (live) so that it sounds good. Thus it is imperative to have quality sound reinforcement. Many venues have...
It’s All About the Performance
rom Rick Hill, President It took me a long time to figure out that, no matter how good a singer, songwriter or guitarist I was, there was still something missing. When I saw groups like Robin and Linda Williams, Kim and Reggie Harris, Arlo Guthrie and others I began...