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Whether it be through song or film, Sara Ann is most passionate about the art of storytelling. Her titles include, but are not limited to, vocalist, songwriter, musician, actress, screenwriter, and model.
I know this is an older video. But, it was very helpful. Not only extra chords, batteries and strings, I bring an extra instrument. There's not always time to change a string. I agree....sleep is a must! ~ 🌺
If you want to have a lousy muddy vocal sound, use the gear she recommends. Want to sound better? Use a Sennheiser mic and Bose S1. Even better, Allen & Heath mixer. Don’t be one of those muddy sounding singers you hear everywhere. Learn songs by heart, staring at a iPad is lame lame lame!
Sara Ann, I wish you the Very Best, my Friend!! Your voice is Pure Magic. It's been awhile since I visited here, but wishing you all the Best. 💓🙏🏾 Carlos
“No such thing as bad press” then proceeds to limit all the comments on all platforms and make snarky tiktoks instead of taking accountability. Girly, it’s weird and rude to publicly judge someone’s dating profile. Do that with your friends in private. How hard is it to say im sorry and that you shouldn’t have done it? It’d probably take less effort than turning off all your comments on most of your platforms and posting bitchy videos about the issue. Maybe these traits are why you’re single?
"artist" a bit pushing it a lady who like to play music ... artist who is being known around the word and people paying money to see him or her being humble is better than try to be something that we are not YET..
Ick. Nope. You should probably retire from internet commenting. Artists are people who make art. If you were more wrong I’d probably have spontaneously combusted while reading it.
Hi Sara! Thanks for a very informative video! I'm having my second paid gig ever tomorrow ($20 for 50 minutes of original songs only and a free meal) and thought I'd better try to be more lively than I was the first time and look at performance tips. First time gig six weeks ago I was very nervous and later a friend showed me the video she took with her smartphone and I realized how terribly weak my voice was. I thought I'd say to others here... I get clogged up around my vocal cords. Before I sing I have a small Vick's steamer (I think it cost about $35 US dollars) that takes about 1/2 cup of distilled water (probably tap water works too) into a chamber and basically boils it to steam and above the boiling water is a small air chamber and above that is the large mouth/nose piece that fits over nose and mouth. I take shallower breaths for the 6 minutes it runs as I don't need to moisturize my lungs, just my vocal cords. Also if you have acid reflux from your stomach into your throat then you can get mucus around your vocal cords. Also if you have acid reflux and you sleep laying flat the stomach acid can come up around your vocal cords while you're sleeping. I wondered why so much of the time I had to keep clearing my throat when singing and found out those are reasons why. I sleep more upright too. Pro vocalists use this same steaming method that I describe here, even opera singers. There are videos about it on RU-vid and also some use some kind of inhaler. I don't because that is so very fine it also goes into your lungs.
I'm a solo player too and I recently moved from Key West to middle Florida. Key West has it's share of players but there are plenty of venues... Well bars, around 260 liquor licences. You don't need much to get booked, managers just stop by and see you at another venue and hire you. No contracts, demos, pictures, etc. I so WISH SOMEONE would make a video on how to actually get a gig in the real world. Gone are the days of cassettes and photos. Please tell us at least what medium our demo music should be in. And what else do you need to present yourself to a bar manager. You could also include dealing with booking agents. Thanks.
This is a great point and I would LOVE to make a video answering these questions and providing information from my experiences. Thank you Craig!! I'll work on this :)
you're lucky! not sure where you are located, but I play in south florida and in boston, and that is unfortunately not true for most places. Only one place I play at has gear. As an entertainer, it is important that you own your own gear and charge accordingly for it's use.
All that you said about be inclusive and presence on stage is so helpful! We really need connect with people in order to produce engagement and as a result we get that they’ll stream or music. Thanks for share ! 🙌🏽🫶🏼
Yessss! Making your audience feel seen and valued will make you stand out from other local acts and build fan/artist relationships that are so important to your career! Thank YOU for watching! xx
Hahah thank you for the compliment, but I love rock and roll and I have a damn good range for it. So I will be singing this song and all the rock and roll songs and still melting hearts 😉
Hi Sara, my name is Claire, thank you so much for this video, I've been doing researches for 2 days but I can't really find the answers... I'm starting as a solo artist, and basically it will be the same configuration as you, BUT without an amp! I live in French Polynesia on the small island of bora bora, and here it's almost impossible to get an decent guitar amp (I've tried), so I'm looking at amp modelisers, but I'm not really sure of what I need, there is no store to ask questions, and I have to order stuff to the family who will then send me the box from france! If by any chance, you have an advice for me, it would be very much appreciated :) Maruuru!! (means thank you in tahitian :))
Feel free to use the speed button to adjust the pace of the audio to your liking! I cannot speak too slowly and drag the video out, but you can slow down my speed in your settings!
As someone looking to start gigging locally I find this to be a helpful video, so thanks for making this. Im looking to perform solo (singing while playing guitar). I’ve been looking at the Fishman Loudbox. What type of venues do you use it in? Coffee shops/small bars/outdoor? Was it ever not powerful enough for a gig?
Hi Jorge! I am so glad this was helpful for you! I have used it in all those places you listed plus large restaurants and it reached indoors and outdoors successfully! I was actually told to turn it down and I was only at half of the max volume. So it really does pack a punch. I have had no troubles so far! :) I hope this helps!
