It’s All in the Presentation.

We’ve all had the same feeling at one time or another. You look out in to the crowd and see a carpet of hair extending past your range of vision. OMG that’s an awful lot of people out there. Here’s a couple of tips to help you get comfortable when you walk on stage.

I always like to orient myself with the crowd. This is done by looking at the upper far left corner of the room or stadium, then sweeping to the right side. Now the kicker, slowly take in the crowd from the rear coming forward and get the feeling that everyone is here by your invitation, just like you would in your home. These are all your friends! Now take a deep breath relax and just play. It works wonders.

Another thing you can do away from the gig is when your in a large crowd of people such as a ball game or movie theater, turn around or go to the front row and just look back at the people. At first it may seem weird but this will pass. It helps build “confronting” chops.

Gradually time will help you get used to the intensity of people putting their focus on you or your group.