First time live performers

toole13 · 12-07-2008, 08:02 PM

My friends and I want to play a song at our school talent show - specifically a Coldplay song. I have been in music a while, but I don't really know much about playing live. The auditorium we would play in seats about 300 or so, and we want to play and have our sound really mean something. We don't want it to be just a flat sounding song that everyone is like "blah". We want sound that will make people sit up a little. So after those poetic lines, does anyone have any suggestions to what we need for amplifiers and such? We will have an acoustic/electric guitar, an electric guitar, a bass and a drum set. There will be one singer. So what will we need/what would work for us? Any advice?

mr dave · 12-07-2008, 09:51 PM

find out what the school auditorium has for a PA setup then rent anything else you need for the day. they must have some sort of sound system for a room that size that's already capable of handling your band.

besides, whether or not people are like *bleh* when you're done playing has far less to do with the gear you use and far more to do with the energy and enthusiasm you perform with.

yoboe · 01-21-2009, 08:23 PM

yea ask the talent show coordinator person if you can test out their PA system, then just have a friend listen in the back row as you play a few notes.

Yukon Cornelius · 01-22-2009, 09:11 PM

My suggestion for playing live would be to do something original... thats #1 and number to if it has to be a cover dont expect ppl to go crazy over coldplay

Yukon Cornelius · 01-22-2009, 09:11 PM

two^^^^^

littleknowitall · 01-23-2009, 01:40 PM

^Agreed, not the most lively band of the bunch.

yoboe · 01-23-2009, 07:31 PM

idk, isnt coldplay pretty popular with people who aren't very musically informed (the majority of the school's population)?

littleknowitall · 01-24-2009, 12:31 PM

Yes, But it's still not exactly crowd lively music.

yoboe · 01-24-2009, 05:21 PM

oh, yea i guess. i dont really know much about them but a lot of girls i know like them. maybe thats a good thing? lol who knows

Roemilca · 01-25-2009, 03:24 AM

Coldplay's too slow.
Pick something faster, more lively. It's not going to cheer up the crowd and make them keep on wanting to hear you necesarilly. Also, most of their songs are 5-7 minutes long.

12-07-2008, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
toole13 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	First time live performers My friends and I want to play a song at our school talent show - specifically a Coldplay song. I have been in music a while, but I don't really know much about playing live. The auditorium we would play in seats about 300 or so, and we want to play and have our sound really mean something. We don't want it to be just a flat sounding song that everyone is like "blah". We want sound that will make people sit up a little. So after those poetic lines, does anyone have any suggestions to what we need for amplifiers and such? We will have an acoustic/electric guitar, an electric guitar, a bass and a drum set. There will be one singer. So what will we need/what would work for us? Any advice?

01-22-2009, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yukon Cornelius Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 625	My suggestion for playing live would be to do something original... thats #1 and number to if it has to be a cover dont expect ppl to go crazy over coldplay __________________ Attempting to find a cure for Stupid...

01-22-2009, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Yukon Cornelius Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 625	two^^^^^ __________________ Attempting to find a cure for Stupid...

01-21-2009, 08:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
yoboe Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: C-TOWN Posts: 19	yea ask the talent show coordinator person if you can test out their PA system, then just have a friend listen in the back row as you play a few notes.

01-23-2009, 01:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	^Agreed, not the most lively band of the bunch.

01-23-2009, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
yoboe Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: C-TOWN Posts: 19	idk, isnt coldplay pretty popular with people who aren't very musically informed (the majority of the school's population)?

01-24-2009, 12:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	Yes, But it's still not exactly crowd lively music.

01-24-2009, 05:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
yoboe Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: C-TOWN Posts: 19	oh, yea i guess. i dont really know much about them but a lot of girls i know like them. maybe thats a good thing? lol who knows

01-25-2009, 03:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
Roemilca Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 412	Coldplay's too slow. Pick something faster, more lively. It's not going to cheer up the crowd and make them keep on wanting to hear you necesarilly. Also, most of their songs are 5-7 minutes long.