Today, your feedback and emails send Paul and Dave down the musical wormhole to explore topics like reading music, dealing with sound reflections, and reacting to a crowd that’s not reacting to you.

Listen to your two favorite weekend warriors discuss all this and more. Press play, listen, learn a little, and enjoy the ride! Then send in your own thoughts to feedback@giggabpodcast.com!

Chapters/Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 Gig Gab 209 – Tuesday, April 30, 2019
• 00:01:05 Mad Haus … with a Break
• 00:03:23 The benefits of staying warm and loose
• 00:06:22 Reflection about Reflection
• 00:07:52 Corporate Gigs: It’s Not About You
• 00:15:10 Casino Gigs
• 00:17:54 SPONSOR: Bandzoogle: Built by musicians for musicians, Bandzoogle makes it easy to build a beautiful website for your music. Try for free for 30 days, then use promo code “giggab” to get 15% off your first year.
• 00:21:04 Dan-208-iPads on Stage Can be Fine
  • The Clanky Lincolns
• 00:29:06 Dave-PageTurners and Music reading apps
  • ForScore
  • OnSong
  • AirTurn Page Turner
• 00:35:50 Reading Music
• 00:38:13 GG 209 Outtro

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This week finds your two favorite weekend warriors doing something they love: Digging into the mailbag! Listener Matt asks about using iPads on stage, which seems is always a hot-button topic.

Eric’s curious about guitar amp simulators, Chris has a question about managing two guitars in a band, and Peter has a question Paul and Dave never thought they’d have to answer!

All this, and all that, here on Gig Gab this week. Always be performing, folks!

Chapters/Timestamps

• 00:00:00 Gig Gab 208 – Monday, April 22, 2019
• 00:01:31 The Ubiquiti of The Midas/Behringer X32
• 00:02:38 The volume evolution
• 00:05:30 Send us your questions: feedback@giggabpodcast.com
• 00:05:53 Matt-iPads vs. Memorizing Songs
• 00:19:44 Eric-Using an Amp Modeler/Simulator
  • Amplifirebox
  • Dan Meblin on Gig Gab
  • The Cocktail Monkeys
  • Vox ToneLab
• 00:27:02 Chris-Managing Two Guitars
• 00:32:16 Peter-Fans and Food and Drinks
• 00:40:19 GG 208

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When things are good you don’t think about it, but when the feel of your instrument in your hands changes… nothing else matters. That goes for what you hear in your ears, too. So much of playing music is a visceral experience, and any distractions there can really take you off your game.

Listen to your two favorite (and geeky!) musicians talk through some of their specifics in this regard, including Dave’s potential “Holy Grail” drumsticks. But first, one must examine not only the perspective of humility, but the value of the singalong. Paul and Dave walk through all this and more, plus a listener tip, too!

Press play and enjoy. Oh, and Always Be Performing!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Gig Gab 207 – Monday, April 15, 2019
• 00:01:00 The perspective of humility
• 00:02:39 The job of the on-stage leader
• 00:08:21 New mixer in the studio – Behringer UFX1204
• 00:10:48 Mad Haus Tribute to (the) Queen
• 00:18:20 The Value of the Singalong
• 00:21:13 Andy-CSF-Boso Drumsticks
  • Vater Sweet Ride
  • Vic Firth 5B DoubleGlaze
• 00:29:52 SPONSOR: Bandzoogle: Built by musicians for musicians, Bandzoogle makes it easy to build a beautiful website for your music. Try for free for 30 days, then use promo code “giggab” to get 15% off your first year.
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• 00:34:14 Uptown Celebration’s continued evolution
• 00:38:05 Experiencing the guitar player… who plays a horn instead!
• 00:42:26 “Let me tell you about horn players in general…”
• 00:47:28 Competing with The Weather
• 00:49:39 Gig Gab 207 Outtro

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Your instruments are important to you, so you’ve got to take care of them – and that includes your voice. Paul and Dave talk through some recent troubles Dave’s been having, and then move on to properly caring for your audiences, too. It’s important to understand who your audience is at each gig, and what their expectations are. Sometimes it’s not about you… or your desired stage volume!

Finally, Dave saw a few cool things at SXSW that he brought home to tell you all about. You won’t want to miss this one, folks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Gig Gab 206 – Monday, April 1, 2019
• 00:00:45 Dave’s Throat Hurts!
• 00:10:31 Care and Feeding of Your Instrument
• 00:13:36 Corporate Gig Dynamics
• 00:18:55 Design your sound for the gig ahead of time
• 00:25:02 The volume pissing match
• 00:27:29 It’s Not About You – It’s About the Volume
• 00:34:40 Do you prepare for low volume? Let us know! feedback@giggabpodcast.com
• 00:36:43 SXSW: Single – Artist, Label, and Record Store Tools for Shopify
• 00:40:31 SXSW: SoundStorming
• 00:43:36 SXSW: Who Let The Dogs Out?
• 00:47:29 Vocal Warm-ups
• 00:52:14 Gig Gab 206 Outtro

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