Singer Songwriter Performance Tips : Stage Presence Tips: Letting Go

[seanarctic11]

Best thing to do during a gig is start without introduction with a fast song then end with a slow song which builds up in to something huge and loud you can really get in to. Also try to look like you're enjoying yourself, engage the crowd and move around the stage. A great way to end the gig is to throw something in to the crowd such as a plectrum. And never forget to tell the audience how great they were.

[Funstuff13613]

Very good advice, relates to acting as well, thanks for posting man - god bless :)

[TheBobifrank]

is this a gag????????// bullshit

[11100sam]

this guy is great!!

[FICHTNER02]

I don't know this guy but I couldn't agree more. I have been giving these exact same speeches to my kids. Now I have some fire power tonight when they get here. Thanks

[1966carp]

i gave timb a thumbs up, but dude is right! pick your favorite band , i'll wait' now look up some old footage when the are trying to make it. crazy aint it

[timboytx]

He left out an important point, and that is that it's vital that the performer be GENUINE, no matter what he does. Being big for the sake of being big is going to fall flat if it feels artificial and forced. The host of this video can do "big" beautifully, but someone with a less flamboyant personality could easily look silly trying to mimic what the host does here. But one can be "big" in small ways....it doesn't have to involve dropping to one's knees or screaming.

[jdsongwriter]

very funny!!

[getmeinyou]

a stage with an audience is no place to have an ego?

[vukboy]

This is the only video where SHITHOE WILLAGE got the right DUDE TO EXPLANE!!!!

[ExodusFaces]

Bad advice.... You should always open with a song that is going to get the crowd excited. It's called warming them up... is this guy a musician or is he just high?

[perriu77]

Who thef**k is expert village? Maybe they're trying to take on comedy central!?

[DjWesspa]

i like this video

[elemesemenie]

he's gonna kick someone in the face! turn around and look at me! BAAMM!!

[pyroterrestrial]

LOL this guy is awesome :3



[Drummergenetic]

It's a good tip to let yourself go completely, but his particular method doesn't work for *every* genre. In fact, there are a lot of styles in which it'd just look ridiculous and phony.

[TheSubwaysurfer]

He's obviously over emoting and spoofing this to make a pint which he makes perfectly. You MUST go all out at the end and every artist understands this. MJ did this James brown definitely did this, and so many others. Good tip.

[georizzo]

"TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT ME!!!"

*girl cowers in fear*

[dtruth2008]

Lol this was funny. My friend showed me this and I laughed. Seiously thought this was a spoof.

Nah, not a spoof. Another expert village fail.

[AidanandLucas]

great tip!

crazy guy!

[ThePiffinator]

this guy is full of crap at 1:03 to 1:20 people would think your nuts!!!

[SteveHubbardGuitar]

uhh........errrrr........durrr­.........

[BeautifulTalent]

Question for anyone:

Does what you wear on stage really matter?

[Peridium]

as long as it fits the situation, no... in my opinion anyway...

[almac62]

@BeautifulTalent depends what type of music you play really...

[DonLeo7965]

Is this comedy?

[DeadlyDonut360]

main thing about gaining presence is your comfort of being in front of an audience. Thats all you really need to get past.

[suraah]

Alex has so much energy and can express his feelings. The other man is a kind of gentle kind of man. He is shy. I think he is just like that. We can't all be the same as Alex. But I do think that a couple of tricks are not bad at all.

[sprocket444]

looservillage

[joshingledew]

ahahaa, nice man

[prof32]

I think a lot of posters here have valid points. Stage presence is elusive. Not everything works for everyone or for every genre. Those are things to think about as well when performing. For example, you hear many times to sing with your eyes open but if it's really coming from the heart as opposed to fear of the audience, that's a different thing. Granted, no one should do that for a whole performance but it can be effective too.

[prof32]

Yes, this was a bit too much. You have to be able to read your audience. Some people don't like their space invaded like that. If the singer just looked at her with confidence and conveyed it with his eyes, that would've been sufficient. You can say a lot with just the eyes. If it's not there, people won't believe you. That's what kills a performance.

[kathrynh89]

i do agree that you have to let your true emotions out onstage but don't over do it, and always stay true to what you are ACTUALLY feeling at the moment. If you get down on the floor and start screaming like what he did but you really aren't feeling it, people may think you are trying too hard or that you're just weird. So always stick with your true emotions.

[neoninagirl]

yeah i agree. i'm a performer and you can't over do it.  part of what this guy is saying is true, but you have to remember.. in the folk/indie genre you can't do too much because that's not what the genre is about. people don't want to feel INVADED, and i think there is a fine line between giving emotion and being invading. I agree with what you're saying. :)

[ricardod123]

He may talk about giving it something different. BUT, he is a tad too much. For that kinda music, i believe it'd be more effective just being chilled and keeping minimal movement. 'it'll sell you more cds'. haha

[neoninagirl]

haha, right. yeah it's a fine line... for example performer ray lamontagne doesn't say anything at all during his concerts, and sometimes he turns his back to the audience while he plays! the genre is layed back. ;)

[Karateckie]

I agree about the Ray Lamontagne point. He's very introverted. Really the people that continue to go and see him are there for the music alone. I love that! They're not there to see an act or expecting to be entertained by anything other than the genius of his songs, his voice and the music. I did feel just a little disappointed though, wishing he would have opened up a tad more and spoke to us :)

[mucupaspring]

this is sooo coool XD

[vjsurfandmusic]

Letting go is one of the hardest things to do. Good stuff.