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Mmm (Musicians Making Mistakes)

Posted: Oct 7, 2019

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**Guest post by Eki Shola, a musician and physician that creates a healing and transformative space for the listener through sharing her lush, jazzy-soul, live electronica vibes.

"We all do it but I’m not sure if we openly talk about it. Instead, what I’ve observed are a range of reactions - some subtle and others not. I’ll chat about two different scenarios but in reality, I think we all fit on a spectrum, save for the bands that appear to play completely perfect and are tight all that time (but I guarantee they did not start that way)..."

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5 Awesome Stage Bantering Tricks that Will Hook Your Audience

Posted: Aug 20, 2018

Category: Live Performance

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**Guest post written by Anitra Jay of TheCraftyMusician.com.

"The difference between a really good show and a terrible show is not how good the music was, but how good the connection was between you and your audience...The best way to break the ice and make a connection with your audience is by employing some skillful stage banter..."

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