The Being On Stage Podcast

There will come a time when you will be needed, You will be called upon to Perform with very little notice and sometimes with very little expectation. You should always have something prepared to perform at the last minute. Always have something ready “just-in-case.” This may happen because the promotor or booking agent knows you have the talent, you have proven yourself to be resourceful. Sometimes you will get that last minute call out of their desperation to fill a slot. While this can be disheartening, flip the mindset. This is your time to shine. This is your opportunity to blow the roof off that place. This is the moment to make them wonder why they never booked you before. Be ready for it. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Have you ever stopped and thought about how incredible it is to be able to connect with someone on the other side of the world with just a double tap? I can tell you what countries and even what cities listen to this podcast. I can see how many people saw my instagram post. I can tell how many people opened the email I sent them. I can build an entire page and gather emails for absolutely free. I can show you how to send out emails automatically when you have exciting news or upcoming show dates to share. There are ways to schedule your social media posts so you don’t have to stop every 4 hours to post something. All you need is 2 hours a week and your online following could blow up and all those people at your show will be able to easily find you and keep up with you. I will say it again. Technology is Amazing! REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Let’s face it, the career of a performer is not easy. It is one of the hardest paths to follow and is ribboned with pain and disappointment. But then you move forward. And you move forward again. And again. Slow Progress is still progress my friends. You may have unreturned calls and e-mails, you will have small crowd and empty crowds. Take those moments as part of the journey. You cannot be ready for success if you have not experienced failure. Enjoy the journey of getting to know yourself as a performer, take pride in the performance you put on even if only 3 people see it. Experience the journey and you will be ready for the success to come. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Audiences crave more and more acts that are odd, strange, or off-the-wall. Don’t get stuck on NORMAL setting. As a performer, sometimes you will need to change things up. Throw a curveball to your audience and give them something abnormal and off-center. Strive to be weird. Nowadays the more strange and an act, the more different a performance is, the more attention it gathers. The reason? Curiosity. The Audience will naturally be curious as to how you came up with the idea, why you are doing it, and undoubtedly they will be back to see more of this strange new style you have shown them. It is not about lavish props or extensive sets. It's about taking time to make something, creating something that is not normally seen then letting people see it. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Performers usually bring the energy to the audience, we bring life to the stage. But silence can be a powerful strategy to connect with the audience. When used properly a performer will create a moment of anticipation through silence and stillness. This anticipating brings the audience into the show, it makes it matter to them. When you choose the right moment in your show, the audience will be captured by your talent. When the audience is captured and invested in the performance they will crave more. That’s is when you get fans. Choose a moment and a position that will show emotion, connection and passion. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Why do we always believe we must be perfect on stage? Our Audience does not seek perfection, they seek connection! So often performers are judging themselves more harsh than needed, sometimes preventing them from getting on stage in the first place. This is a head game, nothing more. You are in your own head creating this belief. The performance is a representation of the artist, the performer. Our performance cannot be perfect, it has to have flaws and imperfections because we have flaws and imperfections. Thats what helps us connect with other people. Instead of seeking perfection, create connections, create emotions that will stay with your audience long after you are off stage. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Every Performance needs one thing. It took me a long time to figure it out and I am thrilled to share it! Episode 50 is a big one so naturally I have to drop a big SECRET!! One that many performers may never know but I am going to share it with you, with the world! Every performer should know exactly what it takes to be successful on stage, and I mean TRULY successful! REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

A Dave Matthews concert is a one of a kind experience that every performer could learn from. This is my story of the first time I saw Dave Matthews Band in concert. There is no doubt that Dave Matthews Band is one of the most talented live performers of all time. Based solely on the following, we can see there is something to love about being at a concert. There was an energy in the air that brings you in and makes you feel connected. That is a powerful feeling to have. It is evident the love and passion this band has for their audience and there music. The reason for this feeling, this success? Simple. They have fun while being authentic to who they are while on stage, they share a passion for the art that is shared with the audience. While Dave Matthews has absolutely perfected this level of authenticity, any performer can create that feeling just by having fun, doing what they love. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Faceboo

Performers NEED to be on stage. It's not just a want or desire. It's not just fun for us. It’s a necessary part of our lives! So what do you do when you are not being booked? You go looking. You make phone calls, send emails. You have to find a way. There are hundreds of thousands of performers that are working behind desks because they gave up looking, or worse, never started. Sometimes opportunities do not come to you, you usually have to go looking for them. You can’t turn your nose up, you can’t fear a new kind of audience. People are waiting for you to make contact and get on a stage. What are you waiting for? Stop waiting for someone to contact you, the best way to get noticed to to get in front of people and perform. REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Think about your talent. What gift were you given? You need to put that on stage. Anyone can perform! Talent comes in many forms but it all deserves to be showcased. Any talent can be turned into a performance and put on stage. You may have to put in a little work and rehearsal, but the stage is waiting. Every person on the planet should experience what it's like to be on stage, sharing their gifts with the world. You may not see it, but it's there. Your talent needs to be on stage and shared with others. It just can’t be said enough. Get out there and perform! REMEMBER - Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge for even more tips and tools to improve your stage performance Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Moments become magical no stage because of great timing and use of rhythm. Performers need to harness the power of the beat and use it to timed movements that will capture the audience. Rhythm really does getcha! If you use it well you can get the audience too. Moments and movements that are timed and syncopated to the underlying rhythm is what creates showstopping moments for your crowd. Learn the basics of keeping time by simply walking, running, swimming, any repetitive movement. Form there you will be able to keep very good time while on stage. By timing a step, a stomp, a fist pump, any little movement makes HUGE impact on your audience. Our bodies were created to move in rhythm, use the god-given gift of rhythm to your advantage REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Do you really need to rehearse? You have done this dozens of times. It's not like you have the time to put in for this show. Let’s just wing it this time. Horse-Crap! You MUST make time to rehearse. Sometimes it's not easy, you have a job and kids and you only have 3 days until the show. I get it. We all have busy schedules but if we are going to be successful performers we have to rehearse regardless of how often we perform or how much time we have, rehearsal is a necessary priority for a performer. You can run your rehearsal more efficiently in order to make it more effective. Instead of spending hours going over every small detail, focus on the performance as a whole. Take a littel time for have a mental rehearsal so you have a plan. Then go through the motions you envisioned, take it slow and make sure the movement feels natural and doable. Last, have 3-4 Full-out run-throughs. I mean don’t hold back, pick that energy up and do it like you are on stage - exactly as if you would perform. REMEMBER - registe

A performer cannot function when they have expectations. We need Freedom! How can you get rid of the expectations? Try a little Hope. Yes, You can hope for a great show, you can hope the audience likes you, you can hope you nail the hard part. Expectations add too much pressure and stress for a performer. If we fail to meet those expectations we see depression and disappointment which will hold us back from moving forward. We need the freedom that Hope allows so we can give up on perfection and focus on the art. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

The butterflies in the stomach...The sweaty palms...The tightness in your throat...The weakness you feel...It's all part of being nervous before you go on stage. This is exactly how you should feel before a performance. The nervousness you feel before the show is 100% normal. As a matter of fact, this is exactly how you are supposed to feel. If you were not nervous it would mean that you no longer care. Everyone gets the same feelings but it's all in how you deal with it. You have the opportunity to change those feeling into excitement. Being nervous does not mean you lack talent and it is not a sign that you should give up and go home. It is a chance. It is a chance to switch from FLIGHT to FIGHT and go out there and perform your ass off! REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Stop turning away opportunities that don’t “fit” with your vision. Sometimes you hae to do things you don’t want to do in order to have the opportunity to do the things you want to do. We live in a world full of judgement but we should not allow the judgement to affect our path. There will be times when an opportunity is presented and you are very unsure of taking it. Maybe it doesn’t line up with what you envisioned for yourself. If you get to perform in a new way it is a true opportunity for learning and growth. Most of the time doing things we have to do will lead us to new discoveries about our talents and will help us find new things to be passionate about. Don’t let judgement of Desk-dwellers stop you from moving forward. On the same note - don’t be the person judging other performers for find a new and different way to use their talents. Don’t make someone feel bad for doing something that they have to do to get by. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navig

Your success as a performer is entirely up to the audience. You have to engage with them and give them a memorable performance if they are going to like, follow, subscribe, and eventually come back. That’s The Circle of Performing. You engage them during your performance, they react by following, subscribing, or purchasing, and you create more to engage them. Sounds simple right? It is. And the best part about how simple this is - you can do it with small actions on stage. Grab a hand, high five, dance with someone, make eye contact, speak directly to them. These small action create massive reaction in your audience. They will crave more, they will crave to be a part of your success on stage. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

Too Often performers obsess over the size of the crowd. Before they even set foot on stage we are concerned that not enough people showed up. Our whole career comes to grinding halt because only 15 people are here to see us perform. What is wrong with that? It's completely absurd to believe that a small crowd does not deserve a big performance. They came, isn’t that what counts. We spend so much effort wondering why or who’s fault it is instead of preparing to perform the show of our lives. We keep count of the people that aren’t there instead of focusing on the few that are. Do they not deserve a phenomenal show? After all they showed up when no one else did. If anything they should be treated better than a larger crowd. We should stay focused on giving our best performance even when the crowd is small. You really never know who is in that crowd. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Fol

Calling yourself a performer means you have to be your best on stage every single time. That can be hard for most of us because of a little thing call life. So what do you do? How can you be at your best every time? Daily Action! You have to do something everyday to work toward greatness. You have the talent and the skill, but you also need to have the drive. The drive to push yourself, the drive to prioritize rehearsal over video games, the drive to make progress daily. Your audience is waiting for your creation. You own the stage, you are the creator of your dreams. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

The day I discovered my performance style is a day I will never forget. I met an entertainer that was absolutely incredible and immediately became infatuated with learning more. The problem - I was completely shut-down by my would-be mentor. Instead of welcoming me and encouraging me, I got an autograph and embarrassment instead. This fueled me to find my own way. Before youtube and before everything was easily search online, we had to talk to people and make our own discoveries. I pooled my resources and worked with my close friends to develop myself and become the entertainer I am today. It was a long road but worth it. The moral of my story - keep pushing for your dreams or no one else will. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram

“If Art is made by ordinary people, then you’d have to allow that the ideal artist would have to be an ordinary person too, with the whole usual mixed bag of traits that real human beings possess.” [Art & Fear - The Perils (and rewards) or Artmaking][1] By David Bayles What does it mean to be an artist? Before you go look it up or google it - think - what does it really mean to be an artist? We are humans that live complicated lives, suffer pain, fall in love, make mistakes...Just like every other human being. We are all artists, what sets us apart, what makes our art shine is the work we put into our craft. Taking the time to build on our talents and develop our skills. But first, just be human, just be ordinary. REMEMBER - register to receive your free copy of my e-book - Confidence On Stage: Navigating the 3 Levels of Stage Fright. Join us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram