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Guitarist/Songwriter/Samurai
Born in the Manitoba prefecture of Canada, samuraiguitarist, Steve-san Onotera, honed his discipline under the study of the country's most powerful musical sensei.
Bred on rock, raised on the blues, trained in jazz, samuraiguitarist creates incredibly innovative videos that showcase his talents on the guitar.

[@kieranocallaghan9161]

'there's nothing worse than dead silence' my band used to be called dead silence. :(

[@charlotteice5704]

Ouch

[@jessechalif2428]

Edgy

[@totallyoverratedsellouts5039]

Haha I literally dropped my phone lol

[@abird6217]

That’s such an edgy name

[@totallyoverratedsellouts5039]

My recently "I'd be dumb to assume she's never gonna be mine again" ex gf is giving me dead silence after years. Effin tragic. I want a song about it Friday by 5.

[@Culture907]

"Practice as if you were the worst, play as if you were the best!"

[@onevoiceinc]

Culture Best - First time I've ever heard this (in 30 years of playing and performance), but it's so spot on and to the point. I might have to borrow this phrase.

[@maximilianotovar2401]

God damn, that Taylor Hawking's phrase is gold

[@camryrenix79]

Can someone explain this to me

[@RickRodGaming]

@Sherion - I am not entirely sure, but to me, the way I understand it is that, "practice as if you were the worst" means that you must practice as if you were a bad musician, so that you will do your best to improve, always. Some musicians get to a level that they think they dont need to practice because they believe they are the best, hence "practice as if you were the worst". Then "play as if you were the best" means that you must play with confidence, believing you are a great musician. That is what I believe it means, and yes, I am fun at parties.

[@metalrebel7506]

We are the worst XD

[@sandysingssongs]

10. NEVER apologise for making a mistake. All it does is draw attention to the fact that you made a mistake which may otherwise have gone unnoticed.

[@Luckyisdaname]

Rational Funk (with Dave King) reference, muh dude?

[@Mooseplatoon]

I think that really depends on the atmosphere you're going for. If you're in a rock band and have an image you want to project, then you'll want to play off your mistakes since only musicians will notice most of them. If you're a solo artist playing something more intimate, maybe on an open mic night, you want to remove that barrier and engage with the audience as an equal. In that setting you want a chill, just a bunch of friends hanging out vibe, so calling out your mistakes, joking about them, even stopping a song to banter before cutting back in can be more effective than a scripted stage performance.

[@thejimmymeister]

I don't want "Sorry, I flubbed the second note in the seventh bar of my solo," but I wouldn't say always pretend nothing happened. Clapton says, "kerfuffle" at the end of Crossroads. There's a video of John Paul Jones playing a solo show and when he flubs part of No Quarter, he pulls a "yikes, sorry" face. I saw Sonny Landreth play in a club once and after one song, he said, "Sorry, I guess I have to practice a bit more." Any mistakes were so minor that I probably wouldn't have remembered them 5 minutes later otherwise, but it was funny and humanizing and cool. I guess it depends on your image, though. The humble apology may not work for a Jimmy Page-esque rock god mysterioso.

[@sandysingssongs]

Absolutely. There's a world of difference between humorously acknowledging a monumental f**k up and nervously apologising for forgetting the third word of the second line of the fourth verse of a song that nobody knows anyway. I once saw a duo who sang beautiful two part harmony who presaged one of their songs with 'We wrote this ourselves. Sorry the lyrics aren't very good'. Instead of simply enjoying what followed, I was listening intently for bad lyrics which never came.

[@theolderwaitor3662]

No. When you make a mistake, do the Side Leg Rocker Stance

[@idul3017]

1. Eliminate silence Classical musician: ight imma head out

[@Lionheart352]

Nonsense! The audience’s coughs and throat clearing will fill the silence for you.

[@starberriiemmy4382]

Lionheart352 lmaO

[@archiethornton2812]

You missed smashing the guitar, throwing it in the crowd, starting a mud fight, and setting the stage on fire.

[@sloo3719]

Alter Ego Band what is this woodstock 94

[@coltz-pun7871]

@@sloo3719 yes

[@theheadbanger6685]

Lmao😂

[@Davidnangle2000]

Haha so true (not really) 😂😂😂

[@Cl0v3rComics]

You also forgot creating a black hole to kill everyone in the universe

[@brianfuller7691]

1) Entertain- that's why you"re there. 2) Engage. 3) Be Dynamic 4) Be on and be prepared. Know the set!

[@fryingwiththeantidote2486]

My dad has been a rock/ heavy metal guitarist for about 38 years and his biggest advice to me was the PROJECTION of your playing. He had a story about Jimmy Page playing with the firm. He went to the show with some friends got some drinks and sat down. About 20 minutes later the lights went down. The audience was just talking, drinking and facing away from the stage. But then at one moment everyone just went completely silent turned around and there was jimmy on stage. He said he just felt his presence there immediately. Then he counted off and fucking leveled the place.This is an art form, projecting your mind and presence onto the crowd is almost as important as learning to play the instrument itself. In fact, your technique and playing should be directly in service to this skill. There's a reason rock guitarists play mostly simple music, because you need to fucking MEAN it. It should be just as mental intensive as playing classical or jazz and if it's not you're doing it wrong. It sounds very spiritual and metaphysical, but if you can develop this skill you'll find it works. I've seen my dad do it time and time again, you must be captivating. You can tell immediately if a musician is really in the zone and focused. You have to put your shadow out into the world, you should be able to *intimidate*. I find metal screamers are very good at this, I remember seeing a deathcore band and the vocalist jumped off of the stage right into my face and I was just terriefied of this dude. The way he moved, it felt like he wanted to kill me, and I believed him!! Dad also stressed that you can't be afraid to play HARD, in the climax of a solo you should play hard as you can without hurting yourself (though it wasn't uncommon for him to have his whole forearm black and blue after weeks of playing 2 shows a day). Strum hard, pick hard, you need to make sure your instrument gets as much emotional input through its signal as possible. But never ever lose control, and if you do fake that you have it all under your thumb. Make sure people know exactly what is on your mind. Performance is the ground zero of creativity, you need ALL of your mentality and senses in the moment.

[@ZZaGGrrUzz]

I would be teriiefied of anyone jumping right in my face good commecnt, actually.

[@savage_shrimp]

Maybe jimmy page has emperors haki

[@jzac77]

Nicolás Pacheco jimmy page sold his soul

[@winnieelegante6901]

HallMonitor you sir have your mouth full of reason

[@chadbierman8058]

HallMonitor yeah!!!

[@biscuitbuff1900]

maybe make a samurai gutarist video on starting a band?

[@11-tubagusyazidmuhammad2]

BiscuitBuff yess

[@yrvindell1499]

yes!

[@sunder9363]

I agree

[@FranciscoSilva-qo7cl]

My way of doing it was talking to a guy with long hair that I didnt even knew at the time and my band started, an that guy is not even on the band anymore, just do something an thins should work out, and if they dont, try again.

[@tomp6064]

*loud japanise screaming* absails from the celing with a guitar and samurai sword whips out the sword and kills the bass player whilst shreding on his yellow tellicaster

[@oddnoobswe1977]

I'm 14 and I'm doing about a 2 hour Gorillaz cover show as mostly a singer, but also a pianist, guitarist and playing the melodica. This helped me a lot, thanks!

[@leethestranger1145]

Woah, good luck!

[@sirpsychosussy]

Yo that sounds cool as shit, how did it go?

[@exarom1670]

10. Start the show like Flea Woodstock '99 to gain attention

[@teunputker]

Döner Yes!

[@willshuler7014]

ExaRom 😂😂

[@kaugummigeschmacke6905]

ExaRom Dner, bist dus?

[@wallywutsizface6346]

He doesn’t even have a sock this time

[@LAGM69]

THIS!

[@UnthawedGuitarist]

Couldn't agree more, I once threw my pick in the crowd at a gig, the pick didn't even reach the first row (yeah I'd be a lame pitcher) but everyone was fired up (Also nobody noticed me fucking up because only the stage was lighted). What I like the best on stage is just making fun of little mistakes or interracting with the crowd with humor. Of course, it has to feel spontaneous...

[@jimbaysinger1545]

Hope you got your pick back!

[@deltavistastudio124]

Perfect, down-to-earth tips. My previous band could really stand to study this! Between every song: "drummer tests his cymbals/toms/kick incessantly, bass player shows off riffs, test, test, test...feedback..." you get the picture.

[@megankrumpak2814]

I played my first show last Saturday, with another coming up tomorrow. I can't tell you how nervous I was, but the energy got going the more we played, and it culminated when we covered I Love Rock n Roll and we got just about the entire crowd clapping along with the drum beat! It was a rush for sure! Thanks for the advice man, I'll definitely be taking it up for tomorrow!

[@lc94033]

Megan Krumpak ayy i played my first one last saturday too!

[@megankrumpak2814]

Aryan Kapoor Nice! how'd it go?

[@lc94033]

Megan Krumpak great! the crowd loved it when we covered fire by jimi hendrix!

[@megankrumpak2814]

Aryan Kapoor awesome!

[@Grazz244]

I had my first concert recently, I was so nervous, it was a solo performance of moonflower by Santana, I was pretty happy in the end though

[@ChrystusBrzeczyszczykiewicz]

The answer is one and only, guitar spins.

[@grannywalter]

too risky though, i've seen the videos lol

[@michi9955]

Janick Gers approves

[@beachturkey7643]

but the nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Staminist-MMF-80]

When I had my first band in 1994. I had to learn these things the hard way. Nowadays kids can simply click on a video like this one and some will STILL bitch and moan about crap, when in fact they have all this wonderful information out. Good video Sensei! :)

[@nataliagonzalez1698]

1. headbang

[@jakestewartmusic]

Some stuff I've learned on tour over the past couple of years, a lot of which you touched on: Always have fun on stage! Even if you're having a bad night, the band fought, the room is empty, sound sucks, whatever. Make the most out of your time on stage and find something fun about it. If it's a light crowd, I use those nights to introduce new ideas into my improvisations, spark spontaneous jams on stage, and make goofy faces at my band mates from time to time to get them to perk up and have fun. Creatively turn your bad night into a fun night. Also, yeah, you want to be dressed cooler than everyone else in the venue but it shouldn't look like a costume. When my band walks into a room, everyone knows we're the band. We all have our style about how we dress, but we're all dressed to make a good impression and represent ourselves and our collective style. I disagree about the silence thing, though. I think little pockets of silence in between songs accentuate the way songs begin. If I see a band that has drum beats or samples or jams in between EVERY song, I get bored/overwhelmed really fast because it's just constant sound. I will say that you want to avoid noodling between songs, looking generally anxious, dicking around, and wasting time. Silence is okay for a few seconds or a minute, just wear it with purpose. It shouldn't look like you're unprepared. Sometimes, our singer will make a joke out of taking a second to pick up and tune his guitar before a song with something like "These guys have to wait on me to tune to get started. Ya know, lead singer stuff" and that stuff gets a laugh. If you mess up really noticeable on a song, just keep going and don't make a big deal out of it. Don't apologize, don't mention it, nothing. It happens. Just laugh it off and keep going. Sometimes you have to sound check right before you start playing. Throw and go. In those cases, I always do quirky stuff for sound check that grabs people's attention. No noodling and no lame comedy sketch, but I've played a medley of "All Star" by Smash Mouth and "La Cucaracha" to check my guitar and quoted funny Donald Trump quotes for my mic check. "Fake news" is way more interesting that "Mic check 1 2". I like to be quick and professional about sound check but I always look for something to make it less grating and annoying and boring a process for an audience to sit through. Nothing looks worse to me on stage than arrogance, cheesy planned banter/audience participation, being rude to a crowd/soundman, sending out vibes of friction between band mates, trying to show eachother up, forcing yourself to run around just to put on a "good show", dressing like a slob, noodling during sound check, noodling between songs, and staring at your instrument/music/iPad/girlfriend the whole show.

[@forestcochran4196]

I am in an indie band and a heavier band and in both cases I like to check my mic with rap lyrics, but not in the original rhythm. Like I'll legitimately sing a bunch of the words to an earl sweatshirt song in a pop-punk style just to make sound check less boring for me, my band mates, and the sound guy. Also I agree with you in general.

[@kmstirpitz4285]

Us high school bands tend to not move whilst playing our instruments at all, making us look depressed, and also we wear the most casual of clothes! :D Spoken because I've seen it myself in 2018! Seriously though, even in high school, I try to play as a professional. For one, it's rather fun to pretend your Jimi Hendrix for a start, and two, I think it's more fun, and the audience thinks it more fun to watch as well.

[@anubiscomplex]

10. NEVER discuss politics /religion or anything divisive.. on stage or on social media. Thank you for this post, I sent it to all my bandmembers as back up to everything I’ve been saying for the last year

[@kaiser7695]

I’m talkin to you Corey Taylor

[@johnedwards9790]

This video was both exceptional advice and a great indicator for where I’m at. I definitely have the banter and flamboyancy amongst other things down but I really have to get more physical with things.

[@Jacob-fx2ds]

I can't wait until I get into a band, the thing is people at my school (I'm 16) aren't into the hard/heavy rock I am into - any tips on finding people who are into the same genre as me and want to be in a band? Your videos are so informative and the most entertaining guitar videos on the site

[@riskyrecords1403]

Jacob I need to know this as well, my friends make fun of me for wanting to start a band and nobody in my school plays an instrument

[@gradinarusebastian9424]

Jacob yeah... I know that feel.. in my school there are some people that play instruments, but they won't play what I would want to in a band so we can't really decide over a genre

[@nickrs6005]

Jacob yup same

[@michaelhuisamen8297]

Jacob yeah, I'm also 16 and considered the "odd one" because of my music choice and I really just want to play some good music with good mates

[@amneenja5720]

Jacob get new schoolmates

[@squidsquirthd2684]

I feel like none of these apply to drummers lmao

[@bbarrett71]

It is a bit more if a challenge. I envy they guys out front because they get to wear the cool clothes. I gotta wear something that I am comfortable with getting drenched with sweat, lol!

[@MHChang2014]

@@bbarrett71 you can always Tommy Lee it with the exaggerated flourishes when you're beating the drums!

[@oscarballesteros225]

It's great to know that other people take notice of these kind of stuff. My band mates don't and it's really an important thing to get into

[@BobbyLaneProductions]

I've been doing live gigs for many many years.. and this advice is still very valuable and helpful.. thanks Sam.. I just subscribed!

[@PhilosophyWithLilly]

Awesome video! I think these tips are also helpful for giving academic lectures and courtroom performance as well.

[@OffroadKelly]

I put together a band for my school's Arts Night. The legs on the drummers bass drum were broken, so we had to stand them on books just to balance it. The emcee of the show noticed that, and seeing that our band didn't have a name, he introduced us as "One For the Books". Holy shit was he right. We were playing to a bunch of parents and grandparents so we assumed the audience would be dead. The minute our drummer counted off, we were proven wrong. Our opener was I Love Rock and Roll, and the crowd went nuts. As the song faded out we dove directly into Seven Nation Army. This is where the crowd interacting began. I was able to get the whole audience to clap along the entire song, and thanks to a wireless guitar and mic unit, I ended up playing half the song in the crowd. I didn't expect much out of the night, but by the end of the show I had been asked to play three more gigs at family reunions and parties and such. Alright, this may just seem like a long "Yay Me!" post, but what I'm getting at is that it's videos like this that got me to this point. So thanks samurai, keep on doing what you're doing!

[@aAaAAA-ppgg]

Sensei, I just wanna say, I find your face absolutely beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to look at. It's almost perfectly symmetrical. Your eyes; your nose; your hair and beard framing your face; your EYEBROWS; the contrast between your skin and eyes+hair... I love it. That's all. Thank you. (- 人 -)

[@staysubscribed2128]

i wanted to check out my new guitar....

[@samuraiguitarist]

I like the confidence!

[@svkguha]

Stay Subscribed You're gonna have to beat me to it

[@yopglomusic8872]

1:56 Adam Jones should consider this.....

[@Shortened2Max]

Does anybody else notice how his audio clip on the Laptop slowly grows in the background?

[@imracherss]

That's the audio that he was recording for this video :)

[@Francisco_Lopes]

no shit, sherlock. >_>

[@Francisco_Lopes]

i was obviously replying to imracherss...

[@Francisco_Lopes]

whatever, focker.

[@eddiejohansson1949]

What happened to this innocent, pleasent comment?

[@onevoiceinc]

This video was a smart idea. It's common sense stuff that either never gets talked about or gets missed entirely by bands. As always, your videos are very entertaining and insightful. Keep up the great work, brother.

[@Acoustribute]

No. 3 is great. I've been really wanting to do that with that with my solo acoustic show especially now that I'm adding live looping to it...

[@Anonymous-cw6oj]

KoRn utilizes the dead silence and actually has one of the best shows I've ever seen

[@TheSpeak27]

These are excellent tips. I recently joined a cover band startup and we will certainly be putting these ideas into practice. Samuraiguitarist - if you are open to requests, I would like to request separate, more elaborate videos elaborating on any (if not all) of the 9 tips in this video.

[@musiciangal02453]

I came here for tips to add better moves to my stage presence without letting it throw off my playing. Like if I do certain jumps or move around too much, it could throw off my timing

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

Great advice and even the comments are helpful for the most part.

[@GuyOnTheInternet53]

watch Jaco Pastorius and take notes

[@Siraj-h4t7x]

i have a concert tmrw with our school band, im the guitar player. we are doing some pretty good songs, mostly metal. but i was really anxious about this stage presence thing, as my face is almost very emotionless while playing. this gave me a little idea and made me feel a little better. i hope this helps and i make people enjoy tmrw!

[@jeffarcher400]

There's an old movie called Magic Christian. In it Ringo Starr is doing strange facial exercises with names like silent scream. Vowel shapes are a good way to start. It would seem that making faces with extreme contortions stimulates rarely used muscles increasing circulation and keeping the face and neck youthful. It's likely to wake up these muscles and make your face more animated too. Deadpan or scowl is cool too but momma said too long and your face might freeze like that. Good luck with your performances.

[@zer0dude21]

This one time we were about start our next song. our singer/bassist had to go outside because he had to move his car so my brother/ drummer and I (guitarist) started to play for whom the bell tolls. Some guy came on stage and started playing the bass part and some guy started singing. My singer comes back takes the Mic and starts singing as well. It was really fun and the audience love it!

[@amazoncustomer2344]

10. Be Slipknot

[@gizmogearloose3391]

All true, especially the part about wardrobe. The drummer in a garage band once told me, 'don't wear on stage, what you would on the street'...and he was right. Then again, I'm influenced by musicians with a visual/charismatic flair, anyway...Bowie, Queen, AC/DC...

[@amberyates7152]

Thank you! Fantastic advice. Hard to practice at times but this video is a good reminder to do so!

[@stratstart]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@Mooseplatoon]

"You can be a bit flamboyant than you normally would" This one made me laugh since I casually wore a straight jacket in public for a few years. I can probably get away with just being myself.

[@sicko_the_ew]

Apropos point #4: Consider occasionally whirling like a Dervish, and falling down on the stage. Collateral points to the link that follows: 1. Dress the part. Sometimes it's said that the right way to do this is to put the fancy outfit straight in the box with the others, to ripen a bit more, and next time it'll be even more nice and suited to the feral persona that you whirl like a Dervish at times. (So agreed). 2. Also if you don't wear shoes, maybe stand on a box, too (although Steven Wilson just walks around). 3. Sometimes it's more effective to slur your words, that way no-one can argue with you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZaqlYqdhZKan5I (Danger! DANGER!! This is a link to It's a Lovely Day from the lovely Cardiacs live album All That Glitters is a Mare's Nest.) (I'll come back later with the other video from the same concert, that shows you how to deal with the crowd when they start becoming too boisterous). ... (minutes later ...) (Edit) This is Everything Is Easy from that almost famous concert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4WtpZt3qMuMj8k Never accept any backchat from your audience. Let Tim show you how it's done.

[@tylerhowell2937]

Dang - this is actually a really great video. Good stuff.

[@MikeSarge]

Nice! You simplified this out really well

[@blackderby80]

The 'solo bit' you speak of... Rancid ( a band with multiple vocalists) does this regularly, with lars frederiksen performing either 'the war's end' or 'to have and have not' while the rest of the band takes a couple minutes. Of course, it's punk rock, a couple minutes is all ya get...

[@timhollins7192]

This was really interesting, even for someone who doesn't play in a band. After watching a few of these videos, curious as to what that component is on the shelf over top of your left shoulder. Appreciate your efforts.

[@samuraiguitarist]

That funky looking banjo thing? It's a shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument which I can't play for the life of me XD

[@BoogyWoogyCreep]

If I were to guess how many shows Ive played over 30 years, I would say about 6000. These are great tips on how a stage show can/should go. Of course everytime is going to be different and you need to go with what works for that venue. One thing I have always hated was watching a band finish a song and then stand around as if they had no idea what they were going play next. You kill the buzz and you might as well kiss it goodbye for the entire night. These opinions are my own. :)

[@chrisjames5996]

So glad I subscribed to this guy, great information! Also the background music is very nice hahaha

[@CFHxByRoNxHDS]

I love you already, best advices for a beginner ever

[@Breslinmusic]

BRILLIANT, VERY HELPFUL :-)

[@gibbanz22]

FINALLY! Someone talking about stage presence!

[@xiugazer532]

The shoe thing is done very well by Ezra Koenig

[@WendellLive]

Best advice to date. Thank you.

[@uhhhmiah2770]

Thanks for this video, my band has a show Wednesday and these tips are hella useful

[@bromosapien2420]

Pat Smear moved around alot during his run with nirvana (eg: MTV Live and Loud 1993) I think it was his best performance with them.

[@Coffeewasagoodidea]

Thank you for your on point anecdotes!

[@samuraiguitarist]

my pleasure

[@richardcaven]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@SuperDrumsforever]

Well said, great information.

[@usosbrutalino7646]

Best advice practice the entire show and I add get out of your comfort zone

[@cat-jv2yt]

whenever my band plays we always just look sad in all of the videos even though we are having fun hopefully i can use this to improve

[@thomaa8030]

Very cool video! It gave us some cool inspiration!

[@ShanesQueenSite]

I really enjoyed this video - thanks, great tips.

[@bloodycaramelcream]

Paul Stanley and Steel Panther's stage banters are the best.

[@DavidPerez-ex1qo]

I did not know about 5 and 6. Thanks cause I needed that info

[@DaysToComeMusic]

Love this. Great points! 👌🏻

[@wadesloper2063]

When I was studying for my Bachelors of Music the vocal tutor was constantly telling the vocalists (all of whom lacked stage presence) to watch Freddy Mercury videos and watch what he does, nothing worse than a singer who just stands there like a lump.

[@nicolasa.3192]

10. As he said, wear according footwear. You fall anywhere under the punk umbrella, wear Vans. Ska? Wear a sort of dress shoe especially if your wearing a suit of some sort.

[@danielskrivan6921]

When you're practicing for a performance, how much time do you spend practicing each song individually vs. practicing the whole set together? For example, if you have 6 songs in the set, 3 you're pretty comfortable with and 3 you're just learning, do you do the whole set over and over again? Do you take time to focus on the 3 you're struggling with? How do you practice this so you can give the best show?

[@SideEffectsmusic]

Man, so I play solo. Acoustic emo, as you can see on my channel. I never really knew what to do, and people have told me that's okay and that it fits with my style. Maybe they are wrong. I really don't talk because I truly feel like if I talk, they are annoyed and just staring at me and wondering why I'm not playing music. But then it's awkward when it's silent between songs but I thought the awkwardness was only for me. Played a show yesterday, and what I did try to play filler I felt like I was just annoying people as they waited for the next song. I guess I feel like I really can't win. Really between songs I'm just trying to catch my breath because I'm so nervous haha. you know if I wasn't so low it would probably be easier for me to take a little break between songs but everyone is staring at me and sometimes I'll feel bad for even getting a drink of water if I just did it on the last song.

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

The Ipad one is the one I hate the most. I am stuck with two guys who use them for lyrics. They just won't memorize the songs...

[@Motaali]

Hello Sir . first of all thank you so much for sharing ur lessons with us . I'm now a better guitar player , but I'm still having a big issue which is counting and singing along with the guitar , i tried every method and it did not work . I really need help . much appeared Sir

[@NoahThul]

This was great! Thank you!

[@gringogreen4719]

Great advice! If you want to know who a great front man is watch Dee Snyder in the Twisted Sister documentary. Also moving around, there is a great story about that and the first show Thin Lizzy played. Needless to say that they did not move around too much and they got chewed out so bad the band almost quit! They practiced and got better and they are the legends we know now. Bright clothes help with movement and showmanship too.😉 I would. also suggest that you remember some of the best shows that you have ever seen and what made them memorable. I like to talk and tell bad jokes and give audience members props for rockin out! Also pay attention and give the coolest gals a shout out! They love that! Good luck guys and gals!😎😎😎👺

[@Mark360core]

That outfit pic was Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Now I love u even more.

[@tykinng6918]

dude your eyes are so nice

[@TonyTtheProducer]

Powerful bro!! Thanx

[@LeonOdile]

We have a performance tomorrow with our schoolband 'B.A.C.H.'. Thanks for the advise!

[@frugihoyi]

Can anyone direct me to a video on how to play heavy music and move wildly, still being able to play guitar accurately? I know there are bands WAY more wild than these, but what I can think of right now is two bands I like a lot: Korn (especially the old days) and Turnstile.

[@elgefm]

Would be nice to see one of your recent live performances to understand the tips more

[@Brningstars_.]

Do you have any tips for a solo artist trying to start making music?? I'm going to try and get an acoustic guitar and make Midwestern emo music. This was super helpful and I'll practice it with my streams and future shows I might have

[@tltegoluv]

Very helpful thank you for the insight

[@mooogg]

Thank you very much for this!!!

[@AlexMusicOvery]

Very helpful video!!! Thanks a lot :)

[@kof867]

Step one: drop an ecstasy tablet Step two: rock out

[@phileosband812]

DO NOT noodle between songs aimlessly! So many bands some musician is noodling around a riff while the front man/woman is trying to talk. Nothing wrong with starting the next tune a lower volume, while the singer is still talking but if your part is not up, sit there and let the front man/woman do their job until it's your time to shine.

[@deathstartswithyou4534]

Phileos Band thank you unless it's like what they used to do in asking Alexandria when Danny got drunk at a lot of the concerts the rest of the band didn't want their fans to take it personally or have their night ruined so they'd block out what ever bs he was saying with their instruments

[@malcolmadams2105]

The second show I played I started at the bar with a wireless mic in my back pocket this hot girl wouldn’t give me the time of day. Then the band started playing I stand up start singing making my way through the crowd and the show goes off without a hitch and after that girl comes to ask if she can carry my gear. Yep that happened

[@malcolmadams2105]

Become the ball!”

[@rodrigomartins9692]

I was looking for this kind of approache. What i want to mean: How could one takes advantage of wireless gear? How do you used to do?

[@patrick600]

Samurai guitarist, do you recommend separate exercises for polyphonic sightreading ? Or regular scales would be enough to play something contrapuntal or containing chords. Also some tips about using bending,sliding and other types of ornamentation in guitar solos or lead guitar parts would be very helpful.

[@josephfilipow]

Great points!

[@punkmusicmetal]

That instrument above the shelf? You should do something with that for a video! I'd like to know what that is, if you'd like to bust it out for something.

[@fenderstrat7547]

Been playing in front of people for years and still get scared shitless on stage every time and struggle making eye contact with the crowd....wish I could somehow overcome that without chugging 5 beers and taking a couple hits before I go on.....

[@xx_PCCR_xx]

I know it has nothing to do with this video, but I'd love to see you playing that Shamisen

[@Rohitsinghlive]

Awesome stuff...subscribed

[@youpeopl_music3220]

I'd like to see that sold-out performance intro and song!

[@7viewerlogic670]

great info!

[@rebeccaorr6042]

I love your background music

[@coleforcier4942]

Thanks!

[@nevidonband]

Great advice