http://www.onstagesuccess.com Onstage with Live Music Producer Tom Jackson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:28:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/01/expectations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expectations http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/01/expectations/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:08:44 +0000 Kevin Pauls http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=13316
The opening of the show is very important. How the venue looks prior to the event can build expectations as to what the audience should expect. If you have a bare stage, no lighting and no music playing, etc… you are preparing the audience for – what? We are building our audience’s expectations for the [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/01/expectations/feed/ 1 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/12/tips-on-finding-moments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-on-finding-moments http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/12/tips-on-finding-moments/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:10:41 +0000 Lang Bliss http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=12965
We had a great webinar recently and this question came up from Andrew: I’ve found it fairly difficult to target which parts of our songs should be made into moments – short of having you, Lang or Amy work with us. Any hints? It’s a question most everybody asks as they get into this process. [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/12/tips-on-finding-moments/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/12/taking-chances/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-chances http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/12/taking-chances/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:51:50 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=12916
I love hearing stories from artists who have taken chances with the audience at their shows, and hearing how those chances turned into beautiful moments. One artist I’ve been working with was inspired by the blog I did on Pearl Jam, when at a show, Eddie saw a woman signing for the deaf near the [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/12/taking-chances/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/11/not-that-different-but-very-unique/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-that-different-but-very-unique http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/11/not-that-different-but-very-unique/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:48:31 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=7913
When I work with an artist on their show and they don’t have the knowledge of or lack fundamental skills onstage, I am severely limited at helping them emotionally connect to an audience. People who see them won’t be able to recognize their uniqueness – they end up being like everybody else! It’s like asking [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/11/not-that-different-but-very-unique/feed/ 4 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/10/breathing-life-into-your-song-rehearsal-with-a-live-music-producer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breathing-life-into-your-song-rehearsal-with-a-live-music-producer http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/10/breathing-life-into-your-song-rehearsal-with-a-live-music-producer/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:08:03 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=10900
Ever wonder what a Live Music Producer does to help an artist during a rehearsal? One of the Top Performer winners at our last Nashville Bootcamp was singer/songwriter IS (Isis Mena). I had the opportunity of fulfilling her Top Performer award of a free one-on-one session recently and had a great time working on her [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/10/breathing-life-into-your-song-rehearsal-with-a-live-music-producer/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/09/storytelling-and-rap-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storytelling-and-rap-music http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/09/storytelling-and-rap-music/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:23:03 +0000 Kevin Pauls http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=9953
Well, I mentioned I was in the Yukon working with some of their artists, preparing for the WCMA’s (Western Canadian Music Awards). One of the artists I was to work with was a rap artist. I was thinking this could be a disaster or a real adventure. Most rap artists have no instrumentation, just tracks [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/09/storytelling-and-rap-music/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/09/music-career-success-staying-teachable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-career-success-staying-teachable http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/09/music-career-success-staying-teachable/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:32:16 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=9490
On a recent flight I was absorbing my brand new thick issue of InStyle (a girl’s gotta keep up on fashion, right?) and read an interview with pop artist Beyonce. She was asked about the 5 most important lessons learned so far in her 30 years of life. One of them was this: “I learned [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/09/music-career-success-staying-teachable/feed/ 5 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/08/look-em-in-the-eye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=look-em-in-the-eye http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/08/look-em-in-the-eye/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:58:26 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=9311
Lately, a lot of artists I’ve worked with have emailed me, saying how great the things we developed in their rehearsals are working. That gets me so excited! Just last night I heard from a folk singer who had me come and work with her band. They are ramping up for a big show the [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/08/look-em-in-the-eye/feed/ 3 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/07/really-you-want-to-go-there/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=really-you-want-to-go-there http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/07/really-you-want-to-go-there/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:12:01 +0000 Kevin Pauls http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=8466
Did you just say that? Seriously? You want to take on that topic online? REALLY? Did this controversial opening line hook you, or did you just read on because you wanted to? What did you think I was going to talk about? Sex, Religion… Downloading music? Did you say downloading music?? Yeah… that’s right. I [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/07/really-you-want-to-go-there/feed/ 3 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/07/bono-loved-and-everyones-talking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bono-loved-and-everyones-talking http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/07/bono-loved-and-everyones-talking/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:06:50 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=8376
If you have friends in Nashville, I’m sure you’ve gotten the scoop on what happened here July 2: U2 came back to town and it was an event not to be missed! I was finally able to experience the band first-hand, not just through the lens of someone else’s camera. I’d seen enough [...]Amy WolterAmy [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2011/07/bono-loved-and-everyones-talking/feed/ 7