 Also to when you're done performing don't just leave that it's not what you do, so you may say your instagram on the mic, but some people may forget it, or you know they may want to just connect with you right after you're going to have. This this the thing I tell artists like you never know who's who you never know who's who so you could have performed and it could be a and are in a building or it could be a media person in the building or somebody that may be looking for artists for another show. So you'd want to make sure that you still do the same. Hey okay did you like my performance alright cool you can make sure you follow me on instagram. What's up what's up what's up is brand man Sean and I am back with another appearance of tea cup on the channel blessing y'all with a present and our knowledge. Now, a lot of artists think that showcases are completely irrelevant completely useless these days. tea cup has a different perspective, and I think you need to at least take these things into consideration when it comes to how they could work for you so to go if you could just just break it down. Some of those things that we were talking about and make it make it clear how artists should be approaching showcases if they do at all. Okay, well thanks for having me shine and for those who are familiar. Tea cup. I do a lot of showcase here in Atlanta so I'm always just wanting to give insight or give artists like an optimistic look on showcases. So, first stop 2023 how the market is running. As brand man mentioned a lot of artists are feeling like showcases and local shows don't hold as much weight as they used to because now people are going viral for discovery people are getting the server digitally through blogs and things and then they're coming back and doing the shows and developing artists so I know a lot of you all probably just got back from South by Southwest has been some time from now but South by you know that's usually the first open range for the summer the spring summer for artists to get on shows and festivals and things like that. So I just wanted to give you guys just a couple pointers and tips to make the best out of showcases. Now, so I'm based in Atlanta for those that you don't know you know we're known for being like the scam city of showcasing and things like that. So, the way to make the best way out of shows is to actually first start off by doing your research so you may want to research the company that you are doing shows of if you can try to reach out to some of the past artists try to reach out to the curators get to know the personally I always suggest artists before you do a show go and experience the show. Just so you can see the energy and you can see the vibe and you can actually see hey is this show does it look like it's more actual show attendees than artists because it is a huge thing artists run to shows where it may be nothing but other artists there. Yeah, which may not necessarily be a bad thing. It is an opportunity to connect with other artists but you have to go in advance or do some sort of research just to make sure that this is the right fit for you. Okay. And then, also, having a performance track. So, definitely want to be mindful with performance tracks make sure you have the vocals I know a lot of people they like to pull out certain vocal the certain parts is make sure you're not performing over the raw song that is uploaded to DSPs. It's not how you prepare for performance. I also like to tell artists that when you do shows. I like to tell artists so it's okay it's a range from the newer artists to artists that have a more niche fan base. So you have to think. Kendrick and Lil Wayne and all your favorite artists they're not doing three shows a week right because they're taking time to get their followers and fans ready and prepared for their shows. Now when you are a newer artist and you are trying to figure out your audience and do more performance development doing more shows maybe okay, because you want to reach demographics meet newer people and things like that. But then, as you grow and people really to start to tap in and pay attention with you and are happy to see your shows. That's when you want to plan strategically and say hey, okay let me gear up and create no content to get people excited for this show. Okay, I'm going to do this show in about two weeks let me gather some merch, since I have a lot of people that are already in our site to see me. Let me get some giveaway items and maybe get some stickers. A lot of people that come to my events are used to me giving out lighters. So it's a couple of things that get people excited like little party favors maybe you know it promoters allow it, just getting people excited about your shows. And then the next thing which shows, you want to make sure that you engage with every single person in that building before you perform. So always tell people if you can get there at least 30 minutes to an hour before your set time, you want to go and if you can talk to the curator, if you can talk to some of the media people. If you can't talk to some of the attendees that may be there hey, I am Josh and I'm R&B singer I'm gonna be performing at this time. You might stick around and see my performance things like that oh what's your Instagram. So doing a little bit of networking. So as I mentioned bringing your promotional materials and your items, so that you can draw attention, or get people to say okay, he has a movement. What does she have going on. So it brings a lot of awareness. So it's individual text that you send out to people. Make sure you personalize them. You don't just copy and paste and send. Hey brand man come out to my show or no or hey guys come out to my show that you want to say, hey brand man I'm having a show on Thursday. This really means a lot to me it's my birthday and I want you to come out and celebrate with me. I'm going to have a couple of items or a couple of cool things for some of my fans and some of my supporters. I like that creating that personalization and giving it a sense of narrative of why this show is special versus just pull up because I'm performing. Right, right right and then you don't want to hit people that's why I say you kind of wonder when you start to space them out you don't want to hit people. It's just too much three days out we hate you come to my show hate you come out to my show, people do still have lives, jobs and things so you definitely want to get people sort of prepared. Also to when you're done performing don't just leave that is not what you do so you may say your Instagram on the mic but some people may forget it, or you know they may want to just connect with you right after you're going to have. This is the thing I tell artists like you never know who's who you never know who's who so you could have performed and it could be an R in a building or it could be a media person in the building or somebody that may be looking for artists for another show. So you'd want to make sure that you still do the same. Hey okay did you like my performance alright cool you can make sure you follow me on Instagram. So not leaving afterwards because I know a lot of artists that yet once they done they did. I did what I do it on my people can go and you know, I get it like you just want to get in and get out and get your time because you don't care about the other performers. That's the reality of it but staying and hanging out just so somebody like me can have a chance to walk up and be like hey over you were dope, or whatever, like stuff like that because I've done that with multiple artists so like yeah just hanging out and being a little visible for people to walk up to you and just see, because you just basically gave this performance right you gave this big add to yourself of who you are. You got to give your chance yourself a chance to capitalize on some of that so yeah like hanging out and getting in the crowd for a second to me is actually amazing advice I haven't heard. If you want to like even spice it up like I said you got some free stickers go give it out to the crowd. Even if you want to feature that your audience in some content. Hey, you know I just performed a here's the people that just enjoyed my performance say what's your name that about getting people in content and then later posting it and in that way they're staying engaged with you. They feel like they're actually a part of your journey okay, you can shoot vlogs or you can shoot many recaps and things like that for real straight off your iPhone if you're unable to get someone for content. So this is a really good way just to make sure you capitalize off the event, also to it does look good to people that throw events media things like that you want to talk about familiarity like people seeing your face and people seeing your brand and seeing what you have going on. So as a person that throw events, you know, I just want to see. I just want to make sure that the events that I'm throwing is fit are fit for the artists that want to be a part. You know you don't want to just come up to someone. Hey, hey, can I perform can I perform can I perform and you haven't supported what they have going on with their platform because their platform is what's going to keep having to support artists. So you want to make sure you show that support make sure you bring your spread your awareness around their brand, and make sure you just built that relationship. Yeah. No that's real and I think the term showcase, you have a very specific visual of what that is. But to me all this applies for, let's just say it's not a showcase you might just be at an event and you might be one of two acts right but really the events kind of more of a party or, or whatever or maybe like I remember I've been a rooftop one time, and it was like, like a mixer, but they had an artist perform in the middle of it was only one artist. And I stopped her guy and fall whatever, end up meeting with a manager all this type of stuff but like she would be me stopping her like she was like, trying to dip as soon as she was done. And it's like you got this whole crowd you're the only artist tonight. And then also, sometimes you might be an opener for an artist, right, but the same thing applies getting the crowd or try to mix like have have stickers or like things you can unless it's like one of those big official venues where it's hard it doesn't make sense for like the artists to leave the stage you have to go backstage and like there's a lot of space, if you're on that level of opener is probably not gonna make sense but there's a lot of snack shows where you as well go ahead and get in the crowd and move around and do everything that you said to so you know don't just take these tips and think of it as a showcase specific thing because I'm on here with like 10 other artists is whenever you do your live and you put it's put on by any curator because kidders like you I'm sure you do events that aren't all artists specific right, right, right, right, bring artists to lighten up the vibe right or create the vibe so right. Yeah, definitely definitely I love these tips you anything else from today. I'm since you touched on I do want to touch on showcases and I guess shows or events so I'm glad you brought that up. So typically showcases they are more artists specific. They are pretty much less curated so curated means they may not have a specific theme or a specific vibe to it for more shows they can be like okay this is R&B specific this is a 90s theme event. This is a women empowerment event but we're just having a couple of artists. So they are very different things however you want to make sure you take advantage of performing no matter where you are and it's the thing that I always tell you can perform literally anywhere in 2023. All major companies are looking to be tied into culture. So companies such as you got Red Bull out here you got a lot of major companies that are looking for artists because they are a direct ties to the culture. So you don't want to just be exclusive to only performing at nightclubs there's performances at hotels, there's performances on cruise ships, there's performances at church events at community events. There's performances for Juneteenth major holidays things like that for corporate events so I know I was talking to a rep at Walmart that is looking for creators and things like that. So you want to just make sure that you build relationships everywhere you go and you can talk to different marketing teams or event coordinator specific to different companies about performing. If you're looking for if you're looking to actually get like a real budget or a check for performing so. Facts. Facts. Good stuff. How you want to leave them today. Y'all can make sure y'all follow me at TE double AC double B underscore you can text me at 7707655 422 there's a number in my bio. So if you are looking to perform in Atlanta. I do host monthly showcases called tipsy Thursdays. Now with tipsy Thursdays is an open platform to artists to artists R&B hip hop newer and some that are more experienced. Their platform we do allow the floor to be open to artists that are traveling from all over so I typically have artists that want to perform in different places in Atlanta this is like the first step or the incubator. So that I could be able to see okay cool you are you ready for a bigger stage okay cool do you need to do a couple more tipsy Thursdays to get you there. Okay cool are you someone that has the image or the stage presence to be featured in this type of blog opportunity this type of creator opportunity. So pretty much if you want to tap into the underground scene Atlanta, make sure you hit me up, it could be a perform at tipsy Thursdays. But y'all heard it hit her up appreciate you to. All right, thanks Sean till next time. All right, peace y'all.