An observation and a thought

[Rick]

Here's a video Rick and the boys heading to the meeting, I don't know how they filmed it!

though it is interesting what humor and music can do for you, especially when it's with other people. I'll say, after the meeting, I was thrown off the project. The thing went nowhere and died.

 

[TBurst Std]

Not that strange to me.

In a situations where "I have the floor", I am (I believe) a very good and outgoing performer. But when I'm in a small group of people, being the center of attention makes me squirm. Nothing worse than when someone at a small get-together says "Aaron, play us something."

Ugh. Just shoot me.

Yep. Put me in front of 1500 with other musicians I’ve only had a run through with, no prob. Put me me with 2 other musicians I know in front of a small group, no prob. Put me solo I front of a small group of non musicians, prob. Oddly though, in that situation of the group gets bigger, a bit less of an issue.

I think it’s due to 2 items:

1: I play off of other musicians and am also inspired by them in what I play.

2. More intimate without other musicians brings out the keep your day job.

 

[TBurst Std]

And something else, non performers dont get that any potential jitters go down as audience size increases.

They think, if you can play to 1500-15000, why can’t you just play for me? They don’t get it.

 

[ghostrider25]

And something else, non performers dont get that any potential jitters go down as audience size increases.

They think, if you can play to 1500-15000, why can’t you just play for me? They don’t get it.

So true. The biggest single group of people I’ve played in front of was somewhere north of 1500. I wasn’t nervous for that at all, but, a small family gathering with a spontaneous “play us something”, like Aaron said, just shoot me.

I’ve often wondered where the next nervous milestone would be. Would I be nervous in front of 5k? 10k? 100k? On TV?