So tonight is the big night, my first "paid" solo gig. I'm not feeling as jittery as I could be at this time, but neither am I feeling as confident as I would like to. Whenever I fuck up in practice, I tend to blame it on the equipment -- if only I had another pedal so I could trigger this or that -- instead of blaming myself for not practicing enough. Tonight will still be a good show, but after seeing Andrew Bird last week, I know I need to up the ante if I'm going to be successfull. Granted, he did have roadies and a proper sound engineer, both of which I will be lacking tonight (although a friend or two do make decent roadies), but I still feel a need to perfect my stage show.
I am reminded of a seminar I went to while a member of Permanent Daylight, where a professional "rock choreographer" gave us pointers on providing the audience with a nice visual as well as aural experience. Of course, the importance of this aspect is increased when performing solo because you are the only focal point for the audience, and can't rely on a charismatic front man to take the brunt of the attention.
So tonight, as always, I'm going to do my best to perform the music really well, but also show a bit more of that charisma that is lurking under my anxious skin somewhere.
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