My First Gig
June 29, 2008
Well, I haven’t written one of these recently (I keep forgetting!) but here’s a quick one about my first gig that I played last night.
It was amazing, in all honesty. Me and the rest of my band (well, the band that I am a member of) had only had three practices and we sounded pretty good, and our mistakes weren’t too noticeable. (well, ok, maybe they were! Still…!)
It was pretty nerve racking at first, but the audience were very supportive and kind. I can honestly say that it’s an awesome experience seeing people enjoying your music; the stuff you wrote just for fun.
Anyone who’s ever gigged before will know what a great experience it is. It’s fantastic. It’s wonderful. It’s fun. It’s the best. You see bands playing live and wonder if they’re having as much fun as it seems. Truth is; they are. It’s awesome.
Now, I’ve played two performances with my band before, but they weren’t gigs. People were sitting in chairs, no-one cared about the music, and everyone was there to see someone else but us (most likely their own kids or a friend). It was terrible. It sucked.
But this was entirely different. We played for 30 minutes. This was the real deal. It was excellent, and the most fun I’ve ever had.
A week before the gig, we were screwed. We had no drummer and had barely any practices. But at the last minute, a drummer contacted us through the internet and we met up twice and practiced. With this in mind, we played phenomenally well, really.
Now, like a good little Youtuber, I arranged to have the performance filmed. So here are the videos of my songs from the gig.
Why Don’t You See:
This song opened our set, and got the audience hooked almost instantly. It was an awesome feeling, and even though we made a few mistakes here and there, it sounded pretty good! This song was always hypothetically intended to be a gig opener (hence why it’s the first song on An Unnecessary Biography) and honestly, I’m glad it worked out as I’d planned.
Quadrat in the Tree:
Some of you already know this song thanks to the video I put on Youtube, so with that in mind, we decided to play this song. Again, a few slip-ups but to be fair, we only met the drummer less than a week before the gig.
Project 52:
Like the above, some of you may already recognize this from the beginning of my Clayground shorts. Again, we messed up a little bit, but who’s to judge? It’s not the end of the world, and it was good fun. Oh and my hands were tired and couldn’t do the solo thing properly, making me look a bit of a fool. But nevertheless, it was still enjoyable!
You can see more videos on our Youtube Profile, www.youtube.com/delayedfinality – and if you enjoyed the videos, you can add the band on Myspace (or download our free demo) at www.myspace.com/delayed finality.
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