Learning from mistakes (of others - based on seeing a live covers performer)

[roger_holland]

Hello Ross,

It seems to me you have witness 2 topics in a summary (sort of) , I will even look for them for you

Playing LOUD - question for those who gig

Don’t!!! You don’t need to play LOUD. I’ve seen artists ruin it for themselves by playing too loud. One of them asked me at his gig how the volume was, I said politely it’s a bit loud and he responded with - “well, I’ve got to be heard”, I watched people look in the door at the restaurant and they quickly left. I suspect it was because he was too loud. Obviously this advice depends on the venue. Pay attention to your crowd. Had one band that played at our music club that was so loud tha…

How to make songs your own?

I had inadvertently ended up hijacking Gordon’s thread. Sorry @sairfingers , I had acted on impulse not on reflection. And thanks @jkahn for the suggestion I start at new topic. In Gordon’s thread, I had received a reply from Clint @CT that sparked my passion for the idea of at some point being able to make songs my own. I won’t go into the details of my impulsive post. Instead, I will simply ask the following questions. At which point in Justin’s grade system can I start trying to make c…

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