Open Mic 001 : Recording + After-Show Party & Chat

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Open mic 001 March 23 2021.

JustinGuitar.com Community Open Mic - 1st Edition (March 2021)

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Selected responses from the original Forum After-Show Party & Chat here: Open Mic 001 : After Show party

@SS7

That was magical you guys and I’m so glad to have been a part of it. Can’t wait for the next one, I really want to have another go at this!

Special thanks again Jason and Adrian for setting everything up, outstanding job!

And congratulations to everyone who performed! You were incredible, every single one of you. A night to remember for sure!

@adi_mrok

Absolutely well done to all the performers and observers, I think this idea of community open mic once in a while is brilliant and hopefully at some point we can give it another go with some new faces joining us for a performance!

Keep on rockin’ my friends

@Rossco01

Well done everyone I thought that went very well! Really great performances from all and a nice step on from AVOYP.

@glpguitar

This was absolutely phenomenal! Haven’t felt the vibe of a real gig in more than a year and this one felt like we’ve been all in the same place together!

Thanks Jason and Adrian for all the hard work behind the scenes and everyone who joined either as a performer or member of the audience!

@dan71

That was a brilliant set of performances all round, thank you all - for playing and organising.

@sairfingers

Huge congratulations to all the performers. That really was terrific! Well done too to the ‘background staff’ for organising it.

@RodC

Well done to all the performers, it was great to be in the audience. Really enjoyed it, Rod.

@CT

Huge fun! I appreciate being included in the festivities.

@R.F.W

Well done everyone. It was an enjoyable night and look forward to the next one. Now to get some practice in!

@max_mue

Well done!! Tippin’ my imaginary hat to all performers

I had a great time listening, thanks again Adrian & Jason for creating this opportunity to spend an evening together filled with music and good vibes

@Richard_close2u

LOVED IT

@TheMadman_tobyjenner

That was mega folks. Big heaps of thanks for all who performed but also those who supported in the audience. It was really good to see Justin make an appearance and be supportive of our efforts !!

Personally from me, I went back and looked at the comments that came up during my slot and was blown away by what folks said. Yes it was my first time but I only know one way to go and that’s full throttle, so glad I made folks feel good. Be more than happy to do an exit next time, as there surely needs to be a next JGC Open Mic, for sure.

Cheers, Toby 8)

@oldhead49

Thanks to all the performers for a really fun time; you all did a great job of it. You truly have my respect.

@brianlarsen

… aaaaand relax

Jason, vibes are flowing your way - not just for organising an enjoyable music soiree, but for creating an actual ‘thing’ that embodies the fuzzy forum feeling so many of us experience but find hard to describe. Chapeaux to all the supportive midwives on this fateful eve. As my fellow countryman, Mr. Yeats, declared:

“A terrible beauty is born”

@Tom_B

Thanks and once again congratulations to all of the performers. This was a very enjoyable event. And thanks to Adrian and Jason for coordinating it.

The variety in performances and excellent levels of skill that all of the performers brought to this was very impressive. I feel fortunate to have found this community where everyone is so willing to share their experiences and expertise to help other players along this journey. Thank you. Tom

@willsie01

Very impressive players I shared the evening with tonight. Happy to hang on to your coat tails. Impressive array of talent. Well done youse lot.

@firstrazor

Can’t wait to see the video link!

@LievenDV

That went very well for a first event with a big line-up! Great job hosting and presenting! Justin said he had a good time as well and he was wondering whether this could happen on a monthly basis?

@batwoman

From whispers I’ve heard it seems that this was a Royal Command performance with Justin, Richard and Lieven in attendance. Nice. Congratulations to every one of you and thankyou for all the work and time that’s gone into putting this together. I’m throwing flowers onto the stage as I stand to applaud you.

@adi_mrok

From my point of view Lieven I don’t mind setting those up as far as organisation goes.

In terms of performing I am not a very quick study when it goes to getting myself proficient and comfortable with playing new songs I learn so performance wise I would prefer to do it bi monthly at least. But hey, I can always attend as member of the crowd if we get a lot more performers next time!

Keep on rockin’ my friends

@mari

That was a great afternoon / evening, everyone, I’m really glad that I put my name in to play, even without my talented partner joining in on vocals. (That ended up my own ‘fault’ - just a note for anyone not there!) I will look forward to future Open Mics as well, and maybe will sign on as a duo at some point. At minimum as Adrian says I’d be happy to enjoy the performances as a member of the audience. Mari

@SS7

Justin’s monthly suggestion sounds awesome! I’m with Adrian on this one though, I’m doing Justin’s PMT right now alongside another course so learning and polishing new songs for a monthly open mic would be pushing it a little. Having said that seeing how well this trial run went I’m sure there won’t be a shortage of people interested in filling in the slots each month. Or another suggestion would be to do it bi-monthly and then sprinkle in some seasonal open mic specials as well. Anyway I’m sure you guys will figure it out. I’m just really excited about how awesome it turned out and that it may become a regular thing now.

@tjc

That really was a lot of fun! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it (and for not letting me back out!). Such great players, it was an honor to share the stage with each of you!

@Boobook

Congrats and thanks to everyone! Performers, organisers, and audience, it was a great way to spend a morning (there’s that time zone difference again!). I really enjoyed the music and the banter had a great community vibe; part gig, part bunch of friends having a bit of an informal jam/hangout together. I might even be brave enough to put my hand up next time ;D

@DavidP

What a fabulous event that was. Congrats to each and every performer, every performance was a joy to watch and listen to.

My thanks to Jason for acting on the idea and putting altogether, Adrian for providing a venue, every one who joined just to listen and encourage, and Richard, Lieven, and Justin for allowing this to happen and stopping by.

I think the event was in keeping with the ethos of the JustinGuitar brand. And maybe it presents an opportunity through the video to market the Forum? I understand that was the intention in running the Festive Season contest, and (sadly) the person who joined to submit and entry and then won has not been back.

As Jason says, I think this is a great next step on from posting recordings in AVOYP, perhaps even from the “single one take” recordings, given one has a live audience.

I’d say that the trial was an absolute success. Almost two hours that went by with a minimum technical glitches. In fact I’d say the sound and visual quality was excellent.

@MapleBrain

Hey everyone. Really enjoyed the songs last night and hats off to all the performers! I’d like to join another open mic in the future. Might play a song as well if I’m ready for it and can figure out a good audio setting in Zoom. Wish u all happy playing and practising! Eric

@LievenDV

I would like to thank all the participants for their courage and preparation

I know taking the stage is a huge step. Without a physical audience, you can’t feed of the energy. For some it might be a good thing to have no eyes on you directly and this could be an excellent step, growing to a physical stage some day soon.

A general advice to all of you.

This isn’t a critique but a general, warm ‘fatherly’ advice in life

I hope to inspire you to feel even better on stage next time!

Don’t apoligize, don’t apoligize for ANYTHING

-Your English is fine! If your english isn’t clear, we’ll ask to repeat. I heared people with other mothertongues speaking nicer English than some natives I’ve heard in my life. even so; if your English is basic; we’ll find a way to understand you!

-If you missed a beat (or 6), mangled up a chord (or 12) and forgot half of the lyrics, nobody will judge you or apply a label for it. Learn from it, aknowledge to yourself. no need for disclaimers

A stage demands a bit of confidence.

If an audience feels you don’t believe yourself, they won’t believe you either, no matter how sincere and authentic your act is.

It isn’t even wrong to ‘act’ a little more confident than you really are. I think Toby did an EXCELLENT job doing exactly THAT; he threw in some entertainment and acted like he owned the place with the woodstock act. He probably looked a lot more certain of himself than he felt inside. did that matter? absolutely not because we had top class entertainment.

On stage, it’s ok to exaggerate a bit.

It will convey confidence and people will feel better if the person guiding their attention shows confident in doing so. Being on stage, you “lead” the attention for a while. people like confident leaders. this also works for performers

You guys did an excellent job while you might think of yourself “I usually do a -little- better than that”

That’s what performing life is often about; You practice until you can do it better than it needs to be so you have a little margin

[b]I’m looking forward to what’s going to happen now and what we’ll come up with.

I’m seriously impressed what this first session did already. [/b]

@kontenda

That was fantastic to watch. Well done to all the performers and organisers - it looked like a very enjoyable evening.

@zlybilly

Hey guys! I watched all the content as posted by Adrian (dzięki and i enjoyed IT and got inspirrd by You performing. Appriciation for all performers, great job, good vibes all around. See you around and hopefully I can perform along with you the other day. Cheers!

@skinnyT

Just caught up with the video and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Thanks to Jason and Adrian for organizing it and kudos to all who played.

@redrhodie

Okies, finally found the open mic video I’ve been hearing so much about, and was mesmerized by the awesomeness! Great seeing you all, from all over the world, at different levels of progress, at different stages of life, joined together by music. It’s really a beautiful thing. I’ll try to stop in a play a tune sometime soon. That’s a threat! Haha.

@roger_holland

Good afternoon to you all. I just saw the open mic session, I really liked seeing finally some faces with the names. Keep up the good work and positive vibes it gives…thanks, and remember …

it has been said many times but I will say it again…

… Don`t say sorry if you are doing your best…(hopefully I’m thinking about it myself)

Thanks to you all. Greetings Rogier