Bass Find: “The Vertigo” Gig Bag
Hey all! In the last three days, my gig bag has broken twice. So, all day I’ve been on a mission to find the perfect gig bag and I may have found it. The Vertigo gig bag is made by Mono. These bags...
View ArticleFinding Musicians/Gigs
Whether you’re looking for musicians or you’re a musician looking for gigs, it’s easy to look to CraigsList or Facebook or something like that. I love CraigsList. I’ve been able to furnish most of my...
View ArticleLooooong Sets
This weekend, I had a four hour show on Friday and a five hour show on Saturday. Believe me when I say that every part of my body is feeling the pain of it. I learned some valuable lessons from these...
View ArticlePros and Cons of Using an iPad
As technology keeps advancing, the need for paper is going down. There is a school where I used to live that would give their students iPads instead of a bunch of textbooks. Down here, if you go into...
View ArticleStanding Out
In Downtown Nashville, there are about 50 bars. They’re all right next to each other and they all have live music. This means that at any given time, 50 bands are playing and competing for the biggest...
View ArticleReview: Hearos High Fidelity Ear Plugs
I would like to start this post off by saying that I’m extremely sorry for being so M.I.A. this past week. It was CMA week and I was just sooo busy! Right before CMA week I said to myself, “You know...
View ArticlePreparing for Last Minute Gigs
All of today, I’ve been practicing for a gig that I have on Saturday. I got the call yesterday to do it and just got all of the material today. So, I decided to write some tips on how prepare for...
View ArticlePre-Show Anxiety
I apologize for being so M.I.A. recently. There’s no excuse, but if I had to give one I’d say, “I was extremely busy with work, auditions, and gigs.” Which…is the truth. However, the most important...
View ArticleMastering The Balancing Act
This title is deceiving, because I don’t believe that anyone can ever truly balance a music career. However, we can try with all of our might and hopefully win. With a music career, it can definitely...
View ArticlePreparing for Show Without Rehearsals
The majority of my gigs (and by that I pretty much mean every gig I’ve ever had except for one) come from friends of mine that ask me to cover it. The actual conversation goes like this: “Hey Lisa! I...
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