Hi Damien, we just played a gig last weekend and we decided to cut it short to about 25ish minutes. I gotta say, the response was amazing. People were jumping around, headbanging and moshing (we play metal) the whole time. No "down moments" during the whole gig. We left on a high note and I think this made our show have a greater impact on the audience. Cheers and thanks for the advise.
@Jeonex5 жыл бұрын
What’s your band called dude?
@jesseoreilly17925 жыл бұрын
YES!!! Small time bands who try to play 2 hour setlists are shooting themselves in the foot. They exhaust their audiences and piss off their fellow bands and promoters. You aren't Metallica yet and no one wants to watch you play for that long. Half an hour works just fine. Gives people a taste, leaves them wanting more and will help you build a better relationship with promoters and other quality bands in your genre who you can cross promote with.
@Benjamin-bj6xj5 жыл бұрын
Hey! I’m a 15 y/o drummer. I play in a metal band called Erebus, we’re on instagram😁😂
@mikebehrend31525 жыл бұрын
We couldn’t afford advertising, what we could afford what we called handvertising. We went out every weekend to every show we never said a bad thing about the band on stage we just shook your hand and told you who we were and where we would play next. . When we played we tried to shake every hand in the venue thanking them in person for coming out. Handvertisising
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
I love that! Bloody brilliant word!
@matusgensky37645 жыл бұрын
Sounds very nice. How effective was it?
@pvpsound6 жыл бұрын
How to cram all your songs in to 20 minutes, do as the Ramones did and play your songs as fast as fkn possible. They crammed 35 songs in to 1h
@AliJr_MetalGames_MetalGuitar5 жыл бұрын
bubhubdub Or just choose your good songs
@flacidhouse3505 жыл бұрын
It helps when all your songs are two minutes long to begin with.
@R3ALDUBB3DD3R3K5 жыл бұрын
My bands playing a fest where they want us to play 25 mins worth. We’ve got about 8-9 original songs but we have to pick 6-7 and trust me it’s hard for me especially as I write most of the songs
@ned3166 жыл бұрын
This is why i don't have a band, people suck and aren't committed, yet they wanna headline Glastonbury. :( cri evri tiem
@Bayo1066 жыл бұрын
lol for real. a duo is about enough
@Skoora5 жыл бұрын
It’s been that way since bands first formed in the ancient times! Lol. Hardest thing about being a musician is dealing with other musicians.
@toms44425 жыл бұрын
@@Skoora amen!
@evanm52565 жыл бұрын
Nothing but big facts man
@flacidhouse3505 жыл бұрын
I find that usually this complaint comes from the kind of people that won't compromise. "He's not good enough," or "he plays X kind of music and I have already defined my band's sound before I recruited a single member." Except what you can get and build from that.
@arpeggiomeister5 жыл бұрын
There is a way to do it once a week... ...sort of. My band rehearses once a week but we have practice sessions with two or three people 2 to 3 times per week. I practice 3 hours a day, everyday. So actually we are working on our art every day. We can only manage to get together as a full group once a week but we are not sitting idle for the rest of the week.
@NeilBolandGuitaristWriter5 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's it. I think the disclaimer for this should be is what is the rehearsal for? Is it 50/50 working on stuff/songwriting? Is it a single bandleader bringing completely arranged tunes to the band? For one band I'm in, we found we wasted heaps of time at frequent rehearsals because the 'plan' (ie, basic arrangements for tunes) were not hashed out enough by the main writer. Now, if we had time to be there three nights a week to 'collab' the arrangements until they were exciting, it would be great. But that's not the situation we're in, so recently we've taken a different approach (because only a madman does the same thing that doesn't work over and over again, right?). Now, the bandleader records the basic arrangement of the with bass, drums, 'fake' guitar', 'fake' keys, 'fake' horns etc (he's a bassist) and emails them to me and the keyboardist (to be honest, horns parts are kind of already 100% sweet as per the midi estimation; we may cut bits out) and gives us a deadline: "Lads, we're going to get together to see that what you come up with works when we're together at rehearsal on __/July/2019. Put some parts down (we're doing this because we're capitalising on everyone's strengths for creating their own parts) by ___/July so we can finalise these arrangements at rehearsal." Now, this might be dependent on a certain genre or level of musicianship (this is a now 'by correspondence' collab style we're trying for a jazz funk instrumental group), because I know that some bands are more 'organic' in their collective creativity; ie, they'd rather spend hours in a room hashing out ideas until something 'happens' for ideas relating to endings, bridges, dynamic features etc. But with our band, I can tell you it's working a treat, and because we're not being asked on the spot at rehearsal to magically come up with parts, we have a little bit more time at home (like maybe half an hour more instead of ten seconds) to really create something that both adds groove and excitement to the piece and capitilises on each players' strengths for a more 'what a guitar player would do' result. So in the end, each member is probably spending at least 6-9 hours a week on it individually, but the majority of that time spent is done alone and more valuable to them and the collective outcome. And we basically only rehearse when there's new material for a gig. And (again, maybe it's a musicianship thing; we are trained nerds after all) punters at our regular gig seem to enjoy the new stuff as much as they do the old stuff. I agree with a shitload of rehearsal if it's for working on more than just being able to play songs properly and to an exciting level; if there's extra writing to be done, sure, spend all week on it. But if it's to repeatedly go over things and still see no improvement, well, you're doing it wrong!
@Oliver-pp1tq5 жыл бұрын
Famous music producers in the studio
@hieronymusnervig87125 жыл бұрын
You could totally get away with even less than once a week, just expect that you have to put in 5h solo for every 1h with your mates.
@Cvitandrums5 жыл бұрын
@@NeilBolandGuitaristWriter do I know you Neil?
@NeilBolandGuitaristWriter5 жыл бұрын
@@Cvitandrums Haha yes you do.
@AD-kv9kj5 жыл бұрын
Soo, twice a week?
@TheSullenDude5 жыл бұрын
3-hour rehearsals 2 times a week = 24 hours of rehearsal/month instead of 12 with 1 3-hour rehearsal. So yeah, 12 more hours of working on your music. That's a big improvement actually.
@thommysguitarcorner46875 жыл бұрын
you don't need to get together, if everyone does stuff at home... like composing and social media stuff can be easily done at home
@michaeljackson81805 жыл бұрын
I hear you 100% @Joey Lightsey
@jacobsaintjames5 жыл бұрын
You want music to be your career? Starting out in any other career requires minimum 40 and at times over 100 hours a week of work. At a real job there is no excuse for any member of the company not showing up at work other than illness or family crisis. There is so much work to be done in a band, not just the rehearsal, the songwriting, demoing and recording, the aesthetic decisions, managerial work, promotional work, and so on, but also the building of a true fraternal feeling between your band mates from where true stage charisma is born, and this only comes from time spent and experiences shared together. You have to go to other people's shows together and be seen out on the scene to get a reputation that will turn into gigs and fans if you can live up to it. Your band will not make it simply because you do not take it as serious as it deserves. Every great band has a story of insane hard work and sacrifice behind them. You guys that think you can patch it all together in your bedroom and then go be Motley Crue out in RL with 6 or less hours a week work, good luck to you and your journey to obscurity. You are starting a small business. Treat it like one or admit your band is just a hobby and you will always suck.
@wowok70825 жыл бұрын
Just cause your bands a hobby, doesn’t mean it will suck... you won’t play stadiums of course and it’ll take longer for your band to improve... but it can still sound great
@jessesound5975 жыл бұрын
Disagree with number 1. It's about quality of practice. Practicing more won't make your band better if you're not practicing properly
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Good point, what you practice is very important thanks Jesse
@flacidhouse3505 жыл бұрын
No. Practice always makes your band better no matter how you do it. There are more efficient ways to accomplish specific goals, but all practice makes your band better.
@LukeGibsonSS5 жыл бұрын
@@flacidhouse350 I disagree entirely, it's very easy to over practise, if you take the enjoyment out of the experience, it will show in your live performance, and I don't care how perfect you can play your songs, if you're not enjoying it, neither will the crowd, playing a good show live is 80% performance, 20% proficiency, a sloppy band that's entertaining to watch has a million times more chance of success than a proficient band that feels like you might as well just listen to the CD.
@flacidhouse3505 жыл бұрын
@@LukeGibsonSS You losing the enjoyment isn't because you practice too much. "if you're not enjoying it, neither will the crowd" Well that is clearly objectively bullshit. "playing a good show live is 80% performance, 20% proficiency" That is complete bullshit as well. Try selling this bullshit to Dream Theater, King Crimson, or the Beatles.
@LukeGibsonSS5 жыл бұрын
Flacid House Yeah and who's sold more records, Blink 182 or Dream Theatre and King Crimson combined? I couldn't find numbers on a King Crimson's total but if I give them a generous 5 mil, compared to Dream Theatres 12 Million, Blink 182 have sold roughly triple at over 50 million and those guys can barely play a bar in time or sing a verse in tune. And besides both those bands still look like they're enjoying themselves on stage and play to stupidly large crowds. (Trust me when you're playing in front of thousands of people, it's hard not to get excited.) They still have great stage presence and look like they're having a great time, but they are also very good musically, so that really doesn't refute my point at all. I'm talking about bands who are still playing small shows to very few people, given that there are 2 bands with equally good music, but one band everyone stands like a statue, make almost no interaction with the crowd, no one even looks up from their fretboard, playing to an unreceptive crowd of 50 people. I don't care how perfectly you play the track after that show the crowd might be polite and clap, but they're gonna go home and forget about your existence. On the other hand a great performing band can play to the same crowd and blow their fucking minds, you can play wrong chords, you can forget lyrics, you can miss entire parts of songs, yet after that show they want to take photos with you, they want autographs, they want to buy you drinks and get to know you, they'll want mementos, they'll want to be your friend, they want to know when you're playing next, they want to add you on social media, hell some of them will even offer you a bed for the night, and they'll talk about you to everyone, hell I knew one guy ditch his wife on their anniversary to go watch his favourite band in a town a 100 miles away.I've seen it a hundred times, bands playing the same show to the same crowd and the one who performs better, even if they're not as good musically steal the show every time. But seriously The Beatles? They were extremely energetic performers for their time and hardly the pinnacle of proficiency by comparison to the other two you've mentioned. Their record producer Quincy Jones called Paul the worst bass player he'd ever heard and said Ringo couldn't do simple parts of the record and actually got other people in to record it for him. In fact he just called the whole band "The worst musicians in the world" www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html Other bands that were known for being sloppy musicians live: KISS, The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Motley Crue. Metallica, Black Sabbath, White Stripes, Nirvana, Van Halen, Marilyn Manson, System of a Down, Jimi Hendrix (Note some of these are good players, but they often performed while highly intoxicated to the massive detriment of their playing ability) Notice anything? Arguably some of the most iconic bands on the planet and behind some of the most legendary live performances of all time. Of course it is better to have playing proficiency and stage presence together, but hands down if you have to pick one or the other stage presence is going to win at captivating general live audiences every time. I ask you to name me 1 band that puts on a static lifeless show, totally boring to watch but are musically perfect that has reached anywhere near the level of success these bands have.Humans are very visually stimulated creatures if we weren't why bother with music videos? Why don't lyric videos get just as many views as official videos? Why can an interesting music video make a bands career? Here's a poll on stage presence www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234035 Out of almost 800 people over 80% voted that stage presence was more important than playing ability. Article about Kiss live: The music's irredeemable, but boy what a show - KISS, O2 Arena review www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/musics-irredeemable-boy-show-kiss-o2-arena-london-review/ Ready to admit you don't know what the fuck you are talking about?
@brandonrose5825 жыл бұрын
100% subscribed because of your accent. Stayed because of quality content.
@kassiopeia27956 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved your points! In particular rehearsing two times a week changes a lot also playing only 20-30 min instead of 45 min is a really good idea.
@MrBrownstone985 жыл бұрын
I have to agree, I’ve been in a few bands that practiced once a week and now the band I’m in practice 3 days a week 6 hours per day, I’m telling you the difference is massive, if you’re actually serious about music then it’s what you have to do even if that means being broke like I am hahah
@newpianotutorials5 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel - love it. I'm going to binge the other 200 vids ! Great info for anyone in a band, big or small.
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mccalltrader5 жыл бұрын
Dude...it had never occurred to me to play a 20 minute show...
@coenphillips4233 Жыл бұрын
Damo, you're not a twat, you're shapeshifting my perception of the industry and teaching me seemingly must know information and I can't wait to release my music because of it, I mean, I couldn't wait before but even less so now. You're also very funny. Love the videos and keep up the great work. Don't get too popular though, I want an edge😬
@Biguglybuilder4 жыл бұрын
As someone who’s trying to start out this might be the most helpful video I’ve ever seen.
@MeaganEarls6 жыл бұрын
Great video with so many good points. I will say I disagree with you a bit on the struggle with getting people out to gigs. There are so many factors that contribute to this, that it probably deserves it's own video. For example: places where a band's main demographic is facing economic crisis are hard to sell out; some cities and towns are a bit "culturally dead," as in, they have very little to offer the creative community and/or have little to no support for said community (perhaps even performance space is hard to come by); bands may be more popular in cities/towns/countries that they can not yet afford to travel to, so playing locally, regionally, and nationally are the only options, and though they can build a steady fanbase over time, getting the people through the door initially can be a challenge; if you're booked on a Tuesday or Wednesday as opposed to a Friday or Saturday night, getting the same numbers seems almost impossible; etc. Not to mention, that I have played shows with/attended shows for some stellar bands who had tiny crowds as well as shows with shit bands who have had huge crowds. What's with that? I do not bring these things up as excuses or just to play Devil's advocate either; I genuinely feel like this is a topic that can be discussed much more in depth. (And this is coming from someone who usually doesn't have trouble getting people out to gigs, has played multiple sold out shows, and has even had decent attendance at first time gigs in new cities. I still see and feel the struggle, and any discussion/tips on this issue would be amazing for me, and for others. I can always get better at all this! In fact, I need to! Time to break the cycle of semi-success and burst into super success!!! haha) Thanks for all you do, Damo, and keep rockin' on! Peace and Love to you.
@lulamamanzana68182 жыл бұрын
"I'm a creative, I just create!" This cracked me up good LMAO!!
@TheSoundofMonday4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the forthright tough talk, Damian. I am not under any false illusion about where I am at in my career, that I am ready for a manager, or that I am doing enough. I am feeling overwhelmed about what to do next, and how to do it properly and competently. I am not feeling sorry for myself, just very uncertain. But, I also know I am the only one who is the solution to the problem. I am trying to overcome feelings of frustration about it.
@TheSoundofMonday4 жыл бұрын
There's so much to do...I'm doing it all on my own...I'm not sure what to do next...I just try to keep pluggin', but feel sometimes like I'm spinning my wheels.
@dirkardostevergreen48275 жыл бұрын
You make some good points. As for number 1, you're probably right but for some people practicing more than once a week just isn't realistic, especially if you have a family. There's also the issue of noise. I was in a garage rock band, we rehearsed once a week and we did ok. But we got constant noise complaints from neighbours even though our band room was sound proofed to buggery. Based on my experiences, I would add to your list reasons : 6) If you're going to do drugs or drink, save it for after rehearsal, not during or before. This had a lot to do with my band not being as good as we could have been. 7) you need a good rhythm section. You can have amazing vocals, incredible guitar or keyboard playing but if your rhythm section is crap, it will drag everything else to that level. In my band, between myself and the bass player we could hold our own musically but we had a drummer who had no interest in being anything more than mediocre and our sound suffered as a result. 8) Be entertaining to watch. It's unlikely that any one is going to care too much about your original songs even if you think they're great but if you have an engaging stage presence then you can probably play three chords for five minutes and get away with it.
@russbradshawmusic5 жыл бұрын
The way to pick the best songs for your set is to pay attention to analytics. Which songs get the most streams?
@silviapassiflora2 жыл бұрын
It’s 2022 and I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of getting to as many of your videos as possible, Damien. I’m an ukulele player in Atlanta among the banjos, and your advice here and consistently in all your videos really hits home. Thank you!
@wildcardiowa19945 жыл бұрын
#1 is you got to go to a city where there is a major music scene so you'll know how good you got to be and what its really going to take.
@SegiBand6 жыл бұрын
Hey Damian, dude.. The points you're making are spot on and just what we've been discussing in our band too.. Glad you made it as videos on your channel.. It strengthen our belief in this.. Well.. Thanks man, hope to see you in person one day.. Cheers.. Terima Kasih dari Malaysia..
@DamianKeyes6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, where abouts in Malaysia are you? My gf is currently in Penang!
@SegiBand6 жыл бұрын
We're in Kuala Lumpur.. the capital.. Cool that she's in Penang.. Food haven there.. Hope she's enjoying it here..
@krisalexander21426 жыл бұрын
Seriously good advice Damo. Have shared. This advice for bands/artists is gold dust. Thanks for everything you do to this music world. :)
@DamianKeyes6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kris!
@shaunbanksmusic4 жыл бұрын
Maaaan! I have around 20minutes of material to play and I wouldn't put on a show because my mind was set to that stupid 1 hour show rule. F that! I'm gonna destroy the stage in 20minutes! Thanks, Damian!
@dirtydave26912 жыл бұрын
Never pass up a gig. Play out as much as possible. You may have a few shitty gigs here and there but at a minimum you'll get experience and have the memories of succeding/failing together as a band.
@KieranJamesHickman6 жыл бұрын
I understand where you’re coming from with all of these, but when my band gets booked/books a show, we always get offered 30/40 minute slots, as an unsigned band with 50 minutes of material and an EP close to completion, 30 is plenty, but playing for 40 is fun every once in a while Even at “auditions” to play at festivals (Glastonbudget auditions and Metal 2 The Masses Leicester) we are given a tight 30 minutes
@goldiemusic8394 Жыл бұрын
This is gold , thank you !
@simplyav83816 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being so straightforward and blunt!
@ripka174 жыл бұрын
It’s great to see such a crazy contrast between bands in the US and the Bands in the UK. If a band would tell a venue that they are only play 25 to 40 minutes they would never play a gig again. For the local bands here, the minimum is 3 hours. And they will typically make $450.00 to $1200.00. The average being $650.00. Thanks for the perspective.
@toxictime96042 жыл бұрын
Hey Damo! I just saw about 20 of your videos now and felt like I have to honor your work by telling you sth. I had to choose, where to leave the comment and I chose this one because it somehow had the biggest impact on me. I sometimes feel like I'm in a session with a psychologist, first partly neglecting, while internally feeling caught over and over again. Now I somehow accept you as a remote teacher. Whenever I question the sense of pushing forward, feeling not accurate supported by my mates, I just look for the proper "Keyes" and have you tell me that whatever went wrong - it's my own responsibility. Sounds weird but it helps carrying on. Thank you so much for for your clear words - *applause*
@odrot30553 жыл бұрын
Regarding the 25 minute sets, what do you recomend if your band is a expiremental psychadelic niche band with 8 to 12 min tunes.
@AndyVonal5 жыл бұрын
Once again, this is wisdom. Makes sense on very level. When I used to play live back in the 90s I used to love the 30 minute slots...perfect. (I also used to love the 2 hour improvised ambient noodly chillout room hippy shite too...but that was a whole different gig!)
@innosensiushageng52585 жыл бұрын
U just opened my mind, thanks! This is a pretty good content keep it up! 🍻
@LujoeandTheGifted5 жыл бұрын
This was informative and hilarious. Hahaha great video 👌. So true everything you said
@teenagewasteland112 жыл бұрын
i've seen so many of your videos, and this one is my favorite! great stuff and funny
@breathblspandex44672 жыл бұрын
love the "just fucking get on my youtube" (I subbed)
@sharonstevenson51223 жыл бұрын
Shit yeah....these insights are gold man. Big ups.
@User-jk8wq5 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel. 2 videos in I’ve already subscribed. A good kick in the teeth is often exactly what people need, me included!
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! If I can help with anything hit me up!! 🙂
@carmenrodrigues27765 жыл бұрын
Ive definitely liked this vid and ive subscribed. Thanks darling
@RealMNeutral315 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything that you said in this video. However, you are missing one tip in my opinion. Stop trying to sound like other big bands and form your own style of music, brand and how we can maximize our band and brand.
@ivankivich39954 жыл бұрын
Dark Sun Bright One great one! Sometimes the perfectionism of “sounding like...” ruins the whole purpose, no matter you doing for money or for a PIE ;)
@AudioPervert15 жыл бұрын
In this age of epic mediocrity, fast muzak, playlists and depleted attention span, most bands are doomed, even worse if they still dream of making it big. Given, original music is still the voice and volume of disgruntled masses and disenfranchised groups allover the world, be it rock or rap or polka it's best to avoid the industrial treadmill and the ludicrous competition. Instead lets try to cooperate, collaborate, share, help and listen.
@ipsurvivor5 жыл бұрын
1. Rehearsing once a week... You’ll never leave the basement. Kurt Cobain had a strict minimum number of hours of group practice which he enumerated to a drummer they sacked in a letter. He chided him for his lack of commitment. 2. There’s a group of teen age girls who are self managing and making headway: The Warning. Very professional for 3 kids who haven’t passed 20 yet. 3. I see a lot of people not releasing to KZfaq where people can hear it. People have to hear it first. If I buy hard copies it’s classic stuff that’s established. 4. I agree with the shorter set for start ups. Beatles on Ed Sullivan... Short but earth changing set. U2 Amnesty International 1986 Meadowlands... Short set but very important in their career. The Beatles could have done Ed Sullivan for free and made out like bandits... They could have paid to play and it would have been worth it. 5.
@MichelleRautenbach6 жыл бұрын
I want you as my personal life coach!
@DamianKeyes6 жыл бұрын
Deal! I have just been on your channel it's great, loving the content. I think the next step is how much more you can churn out. If you can put out a video a week you will start to get some real traction over the next few weeks and months especially if you learn a bit about the metatags and headings :)
@maxdc96036 жыл бұрын
great example of audience engagement ;)
@stickdrumsnrocknroll5 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was like a punch on my face but this is so obvious in the same time ! Thank you for these advices !!!
@dcptracks5646 жыл бұрын
Good Content Sir!
@BodyLectric5 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything you say! The only thing is finding creative types that want to put in the work. It doesn't seem to be in their make-up. People that are more business oriented seem to do well nowadays. Not complaining, just an observation that we all have to "man up" as you say. Even myself sometimes.
@Waltos5 ай бұрын
Love it. Thanks!
@JawJX5 жыл бұрын
ive been watching a lot of your videos just now , really good advice, you should have more views and subs !
@Ruggles_Like_Snuggles5 жыл бұрын
My life quote im proud of..." Nobody Said Rock n Roll Is Easy" I made it up,, its brilliant ... gonna have it on my grave stone
@slytonesthe5 жыл бұрын
The pain of captain hindsight. Agree with all your points! Wish you were jiminy cricket upon my shoulder a few years back whispering the harsh truths that totally make sense. Great vid Damo : )
@soundsaroundmix16754 жыл бұрын
Love it this what I’m need in my life. Thanks for this my dude be bless
@NoGasProductions6 жыл бұрын
Dammit, this guy is great. SO MANY GOOD POINTS. Every band should watch this.... including mine...
@DamianKeyes6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Just to let you know, I have a book out now and would love for you to check it out. Hope it might help your band!
@NoGasProductions6 жыл бұрын
And a personal reply to my comment? Tell you what, I'd be more than happy to purchase your book, kind sir. I'll be sure to send over our band's music to you as well (it's in it's final mixes right now). Thanks again! You're doing musicians a great service.
@DamianKeyes6 жыл бұрын
No Gas Productions thank you so much dude, I’m here to help 😊😊
@opequenobren5 жыл бұрын
99% of venues wont take in a band who plays a 20 minute show, thats just ridiculous.. most are only interested in 2 hours long shows, AT LEAST. Then.. How..?
@viktornikolov24205 жыл бұрын
that has bullshit written all over it. support acts play for 20 to 30 minutes at bars and pubs
Where do you get gigs that short? Usually the bar wants 4 hrs and its all I can do to find enough decent bands to fill the other 3.
@simonlane19654 жыл бұрын
At 12:00 Yessss...!!! At last! Someone who is saying what I've been telling people for years...!!! :0)
@musicinsession5 жыл бұрын
This is so true! The biggest problem is that musicians think that music and business are two disjointed things but they couldn't be farther from the true! Writing music and recording is about 10% of the game, the other 90% is making people listening to it and creating a buzz around the brand!
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
YES YES and YES! Thanks for this!
@KillerBill19535 жыл бұрын
My five: 1. You do rap. 2. You do hip hop. 3. You use autotune, especially to deliberately distort a poor singer. 4. You sound like every other hip hop/rap/American R&B/country and western/death metal (you get the gist) band out there. 5: You don't play every minute of every hour you can. Good video. I teach self-defence, people expect to get better by training once a week or less. I write novels, I've lost count of the number of people (including on KZfaq) who are aspiring novelists, but spend all their time finding reasons not to write, while reading or watching videos on "how to write". 5% inspiration, 95% perspiration. Don;t wait for the muse to strike, court the muse, work your ass off, and the muse will come calling, success MAY follow hard work.
@LeonaLoganRocks6 жыл бұрын
As always, such great advice. :)
@macalienxАй бұрын
The reality is not the same in everywhere, but playing for free is not a smart move in my opinion and experience. If you invest time in the craft, in your instruments and sound system you need return, even if it is only to assure the cost of a possible problem with your stuff. Play for free is a bad habbit... For free i only play for charity or for a very good chance of reaching more audience... And even then it depends on many factors... But i agree with many other points you mention.
@3xAudio4 жыл бұрын
I love the brutal honesty
@cirezetroc6 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes! Reality Check! Brilliant.
@TimCharron3 жыл бұрын
These points are spot on !
@MetalTalk6662 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! In my band we only play for 20 min and people originally thought I was crazy. However at the shows people ask say to us You Should Play Longer or We Wish You'd Play Longer. They want more!!!!!!
@wilhelmtheconquerer62144 жыл бұрын
What to do if you either can’t find people with the competence or style that you’re looking for, so you’re ending up rehearsing 1 HOUR a week... most weeks, that is. I live in a small town with about 25 000 people were most are into either pop or gangster rap or are like 40 plus, so finding people to play with is really hard
@andrefjbernardo5 жыл бұрын
LISTEN to the music written by the masters, but don't compare to them. Understand why that music is so good and influential. LISTEN to bad music and ask yourself what could you do better. Recognize the value in bad music, recognize the value in yourself. Understand, more and more, melody, rhythm, bass and harmony. Never expect good news, specially if you're not creative and if you're not willing to work harder today than you did yesterday. Be honest with yourself. If your material isn't that good, don't share it. Have high standards. Never give up because music is magical and we need magic in our lives. That being said: write a song that scares you a bit, in the sense that it sounds like it wasn't written by you. Then write the second, and make it better than the first. Remember, music is one note at a time, plus silence... Always. Also, remember that it is dangerous because it has all the potential to be a very frustrating process. Doesn't mean it can't be lots of fun and inspiring. What Im saying is that for every measure of pleasure there's the same measure of pain. Do psychedelics from time to time, some joints as well, sleep good, eat good, make sex with those you love, long walks, travel a bit, be empathic with all beings. But avoid toxic relationships. Watch Kubrick, read books. Good luck! See you at the gig.
@luismacara84675 жыл бұрын
That was pretty gay
@andrefjbernardo5 жыл бұрын
luis Macara I am gay.
@luismacara84675 жыл бұрын
@@andrefjbernardo Fair enough
@matusgensky37645 жыл бұрын
I feel so embarrassed now. Two months ago we played a gig for around 2 hours. The waitresses in the pub had to suffer through the whole set (metal band). Never again! Thank you so much for all the advice
@markhealey36602 жыл бұрын
Thank you. My singer recommended this. We are putting together a Judas Priest tribute and he’s pointing me at many videos to get me to understand how important this is. Thanks again! 😊
@robbievalentine82395 жыл бұрын
best fucking advice in this whole video... support local music by playing free shows for your audience!!
@lostandfoundcollective95756 жыл бұрын
#60minwin great video man, solid advice. Much love
@blazegulizack5 жыл бұрын
My band needs this
@reamasaurusrex72365 жыл бұрын
Fun video, great attitude!
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@joemelvin68225 жыл бұрын
Great video!! Thanks
@icebob85555 жыл бұрын
This video is for young players who live in a van trying to be a star. I’ve passed that threshold.lots of good advice Here. I have a few of my own. starting out do as many gigs as you can! trial by fire. 2 come to rehearsal prepared. Don’t start learning songs while everyone has to wait for you in the age of smart phones exchange song ideas include Key BPM in the style of even a shity phone recording. learn them at home then your precious time together is better used and more picking less clicking . I think of EPs as merch pay for gas van repairs expenditures. on the manager thing grow a pair. You can do it. 20% of what ?
@jamesday5636 Жыл бұрын
We play roots music. We’ve had an annual rehearsal for 20 years.
@patrickfarley80364 жыл бұрын
20 or 30 people at a gig is called practice! 😂
@StPoP-nt1dd5 жыл бұрын
Hey Damian, Love every the 20 minute set idea. maybe we're in different markets but other than punk/metal at 8 bands a night type show do you find a club that will let you only play a 20 minute set? asking for a rock band...
@guydude65465 жыл бұрын
man this video felt like a bucket of ice water
@Blacktsalagi735 жыл бұрын
Hey great Vid. Point 1: totally agree. Point 2: totally disagree. Point 3: On point! Strategizing is a must and that takes experience. Point 4: Well put. I can't tell you how many times I've left a show midway out of boredom...which is most of the time. Point 5: Yes! Regarding point 2: I'm from California and my father was a manager as well as I've worked in the industry for over 30 years. I realize things have changed... The focus should be "point 1" and find a manager, who loves what you do and, that wants to "partner" with your group. The manager should be able to take care of all of the other points. The issue is that the quality of management has decreased exponentially, while the power of S.M. / streaming has been thrust into the hands of artists. Artists have always had to play two roles and rarely has this ever resulted in success.
@samsmusichub3 жыл бұрын
What a wake up call!
@kronbakeren3 жыл бұрын
Amen to it all !!
@christopherbrown52786 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@lawofall87175 жыл бұрын
Really good points! Instant subscribe! :)
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🙏
@reddyred9265 жыл бұрын
If the musicians are good you don't need to rehearse that much. It's all about how you work at home on your side. I did lot of rehearsals with my bands when I was an amateur and the bands still sounded bad 'cause the people in it weren't good. Since i'm working with some professional bands now we only rehearse in what we call "résidence" in France (like 4 days full before a big gig) or just one or two rehearsal when needed. And it works a loooooooooot better like that. WORK A LOT AT HOME and tell your bandmate to work at home. Technique. Harmony. METRONOME. You may be the best bassist in the world if your drummer isn't good then your band will sound like crap no matter how much you rehearse.
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Hi Marine, Yep, I agree different bands and musicians need different rehearsal structure. The frustration I have is when I see bands who need more rehearsal than they think they do. I'm sure you will have seen this with bands you have performed with where they lack tightness and a solid show. Love it Marine, thanks for your input 🙂 Damo
@grahamlyell67746 жыл бұрын
These are great videos. I'm not in that position but it all makes great sense.
@jessejive1175 жыл бұрын
This man understand some economics and Hardwork! I think he’s a conservative ❤️
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
😂Amazing comment thank you! I actually voted Green as I live in Brighton but i'm not great at politics
@joshuatendoornkaat74015 жыл бұрын
i fucking lost it at the "i'm a creative, i just create"
@kickle0075 жыл бұрын
My band meets once a year, manager is a cat, recorded on taped over 8-tracks, gigs last 7 hours, shows take place in public bathrooms and always sell out. Follow your dreams
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
You had my at 8-track! I'm in!
@RichardNattoo5 жыл бұрын
"foken ediet" This guy keeps it real as fuck!!!
@theclimbingtree7715 жыл бұрын
Thanks from across the pond👍..we have an hr gig comming up opening for a larger band ON/OFF..but after watching this your logic makes sense.
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, good luck let me know how the gig goes 😊😊😊
@theclimbingtree7715 жыл бұрын
@@DamianKeyes the gig went well.
@DasOmen025 жыл бұрын
I mean to be fair, I believe Radiohead only met once a week. On a friday, in fact ;P i do get what you mean though, generally, and it's definitely good to work by that. I just think it's important to say with things like this that it's still POSSIBLE if you can only rehearse once a week. Just like the whole Glenn Fricker thing; it IS possible to make a good record out of electric drums. Would acoustic be better? yeah but sometimes you gotta make do with what you got :) edit: love your other points though, i should mention that!
@stewartmatheson31015 жыл бұрын
brilliant stuff!!!
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊😊😊
@kevindaniel50865 жыл бұрын
the great way to save time and money is to practice on your own the songs that are already complete to play, arrange and modify them in rehearsal. I wasted a lot of money having more fun rehearsing instead to invert that energy in gigs. in my case we have 40 hours a week jobs so rehearsing turns very complicated, even more when your mates don't or can't attend because of some shitty excuse..
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
I feel you Kevin, it becomes tougher as life catches up and it can become like hurding cats. I agree it's all about preparation leading up to rehearsals 🙂🙂🙂
@TimTkachyk5 жыл бұрын
In my town’s bar circuit, the norm is 3 bands on the bill, 45 mins per band. I think that’s the wrong way to do it, but no one is gonna want my band in the bill if we’re only gonna play for 20 mins.
@DamianKeyes5 жыл бұрын
Hello, Yeah I agree that certain promoters give no options and therefore the choice is taken away however over in the UK many bands are pushing to play for the longest slot available and it's detrimental to their chances. If the band can bring a big enough crowd they hold the leverage and can dictate times etc. You are right though, in this instance go with whats on the table until you have enough control by which point you probably will have enough killer material for a longer set 🙂
@TimTkachyk5 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for the reply Damian! And great video btw.
@bainmack5 жыл бұрын
but Ive got a full time job and james live in another city haha right on great video
@angelotomandl122 жыл бұрын
Or pay professional musicians, gave them recoding and charts to practice and have 2 to 3 rehearsals before the gig, Now, you can go broke and only play once or two gigs a month but I think is an investment
@TheChadPad5 жыл бұрын
I think rehearsing once a week could work....if it's a FULL DAY a week. Like, let's start in the morning, have a to-do list already worked out, and cut a rug
@Aleman954325 жыл бұрын
First 5 seconds... Worth it But then this video layered on more funny shit and became one of my favorite DK videos lol.
@ahunxdredug88972 жыл бұрын
Super helpful
@singaporeghostclub3 жыл бұрын
Yes my band is shit; they are forcing me to jam on a genre of music which I don't and can't swallow. So I'll be quitting the band soon, and planning to go to Tibet to be trained as a monk.