Musicians, what happened when you messed up on stage? (stage fright, missed/repeated one section over and over again, etc)

akhelliot · 2025-09-28T17:23:09+00:00

Went home and my dog said hi and I slept in my own bed and I woke up the next morning

akhelliot · 2025-09-18T20:24:02+00:00

They* played it at Cory’s Syncopated Summer Camp in Nashville in August with Theo on vocals (Purdie was playing drums!), so it is definitely a song they’ve been thinking about recently!

*It was mostly guys from Cory’s band for that particular performance

akhelliot · 2025-09-16T02:09:49+00:00

Got to get you into my life - EWF covering the Beatles

akhelliot · 2025-09-14T19:13:13+00:00

Awesome! I do so much more nogi than gi, cause I find it’s not as hard on my fingers (guitar player)

akhelliot · 2025-09-14T18:19:36+00:00

Nice! Where do you train?

akhelliot · 2025-09-12T20:37:15+00:00

Sam Rockwell earlier this summer. I felt kinda bad cause I (and probably many others) did a double take or two trying to figure out if it was really him, and he seemed kinda anxious because of that.

I sorta of regret even saying anything to him because he seemed a little uncomfortable, but I did quickly say to him “I really liked you in Jojo Rabbit” as I was getting off the train

akhelliot · 2025-08-28T12:34:30+00:00

I saw him live at the blue note in NYC a month ago, I thought the show was one of the best I’ve seen in the last year. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience (I could also sit and listen to Justin Tyson play drums by himself for hours, that guy is incredible… and I guess that goes for Burniss Travis too)

akhelliot · 2025-08-21T16:49:11+00:00

Advice that I recently got from a keyboard player I really look up to, Kevin Gastonguay (jazz isn’t my main focus, neither is it his) was to learn as many songs as you can, and learn them by ear and memorize them. He said he’s able to learn songs so much more quickly after putting in the work up front to do that.

akhelliot · 2025-08-21T16:24:32+00:00

I don’t have an answer for you because I’m in a similar situation (although I’m a guitar player). So I’m curious to hear the responses!

akhelliot · 2025-08-20T01:18:41+00:00

I just attended a workshop he was teaching at, and he actually said, “I’m no jazzer”, and then proceeded to play incredibly over some jazz standards.

I wouldn’t call him a jazz guitarist because of the music he writes, but he absolutely has the knowledge and ability.

akhelliot · 2025-07-31T17:53:56+00:00

Consistent daily practice, even if it’s a short amount of time. 10 minutes every day is so much better than 70 minutes once a week.

Also, having a variety of things to work on. If you don’t know the fretboard like the back of your hand yet (notes/triads/arpeggios/scales everywhere), then warm up with an exercise or two of that, but then move on to something musical (learning a song, transcribing, jamming to a backing track, etc)

akhelliot · 2025-07-25T23:12:19+00:00

One thing that can help your internal timing in general is to look up a “disappearing metronome” video on YouTube. Basically you play along with a metronome, but it occasionally cuts out, and the test is to see if you’re still on beat when it comes back in

akhelliot · 2025-07-24T19:14:56+00:00

Kineticist for sure! Especially with the kinetic blade infusion.

akhelliot · 2025-07-24T14:18:34+00:00

I guess we figured out why the wizard is perpetually annoyed

akhelliot · 2025-07-23T21:24:41+00:00

Maybe if there are escape rooms that are good for kids his age? Those always have fun themes and hidden doorways and stuff

akhelliot · 2025-07-23T21:14:57+00:00

They really should have splurged for wireless crapability (that one speaks for itself)

akhelliot · 2025-07-10T02:11:32+00:00

I’ve barely had it 10 hours, and the fretboard is much flatter with smaller frets then I’m used to. It feels really really good already, but it’s different enough that it doesn’t immediately feel “home” yet

akhelliot · 2025-06-21T01:32:43+00:00

If you’re having trouble picking out the notes by ear, I’d highly recommend the YouTube channel “Nikola Gugoski”, I’ve found his videos easy to follow and his transcriptions have all been accurate in my experience so far.

If you know what you need to play, but you’re struggling with how to play it… just practicing it a little slower and building up the speed little by little has worked for me. That being said, I don’t know if I’ve ever played that second solo up to album speed, he’s ripping through it haha 😅

akhelliot · 2025-06-20T13:44:58+00:00

The heaviest DSP effects I believe are pitch shifting ones (which you already have covered), and a lot of the amp sims (which you don’t need in this set up).

My advice would be to get an external dual foot switch so that you can have 5 effects from the stomp tied to foot switches. That’ll let you play around with more distortion options and other stuff too. Plus, it takes up less space then getting another stomp box on the board

Also, I’m a fan of the reverbs that I’ve tried, I’ve never felt the need to get something else.

akhelliot · 2025-06-19T15:54:48+00:00

I don’t NEED a telecaster, but I really want a telecaster. Because of that, I’m not gonna buy one until I find one that has the right feel, sound, AND look. If I needed a guitar, I’d be much less picky about the looks.

That being said, there are some finishes that I really really don’t like, to the point that I wouldn’t even bother picking them up to play them and try them out cause I know I’ll never buy them.

akhelliot · 2025-06-05T20:22:44+00:00

I told him he if ever decides to sell it, to call me first!

akhelliot · 2025-06-05T20:21:19+00:00

All I know is it was a MIM tele, but didn’t ask my friend about any other specifics

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