This is how I RUINED my first live performance EVER 

I was on drums for the Davie X Two set concert recently and I can attest that Davie slayed during all 4 of our rehearsals + the show.

I love that John Cena is just standing in the back holding a Bass

I found your channel again after so long, i love watching your stuff My first show waa 5 years ago and it was so nerve wracking, but playing with other seasoned musicians was a really fun experience. Now im about to perform again this weekend im so excited:3

OMG! Muito bom o vídeo, explicou muito bem todo o processo envolvido por trás de uma performance pra quem é mais leigo e a importância da prática. PRACTICE!

"Kill me PLS" he just described what we all feel whenever we do something embarrassing Infront of many people😭✋🏻

You should always expect to look back at your old work and cringe, this is true of every skill. It's a good thing, it means you are learning and growing. Thanks for the reminder Davie.

I was there at this concert and actually was glad to see you playing live. Did not thought nothing about imperfect playing, I was just too happy to see a bass focused concert before watching one of my favorite bands, Def Leppard, and way more happier that it was you (already was subscribed and since I knew you were playing I put on my schedule for this day).

Ele é um menino muito bom Amamos você Davie 🇧🇷❤️

I showed this to my mother, after her kinda failed performance (she's a professional musician) and she loved it, and felt better. She loves your channel.

I am Brazilian I was in this concert and I love it, I already knew you from your RU-vid videos and be able to watch you live was special! I didn't know that you would playing, when I seen you on the stage alone, playing bass this tagged me! keep playing live! I would like to see a full concert yours. Sorry about my english 😅😅

Eu sinto que você se dedicou muito nos estudos sentado. E a pegada se torna outra tocando de pé!

I loved all your videos, but this is my favorite and will help other musicians to chill out. You are great!

Sinta orgulho da sua evolução Davie, esperamos ver você novamente no Brasil um dia... a big SLAP for who you've become. ❤

I felt exactly the same in my first live concert. A pianist accompanied me and I studied the song over and over and I was happy just because I could play it technically perfect. A couple of days before the concert, she told me that I was playing it without any feeling, and I got really surprised and angry, I didn't believe that. I played that concert like a robot, but I didn't know it by that time. Nowdays, 20 years later, I totally understand what she said. I think that most of us just don't know how to properly perform at first, and we focus too much in technique and other stuff, but feeling it and enjoying it is a must.

Super tough pill...ow to swallow when assessing yourself and admitting one's failures or faults. Good for you Davie for slapping yourself and getting it done right. I was a guitarist (slapp myself) until I damaged my neck and back in 2005. I couldn't feel anything in my fretting hand (left) and my fingers couldn't move quickly, so I stopped playing. Towards the end of last year, I finally got feeling back in my fretting hand. I picked up my Les Paul and forgot everything and sounded like poo poo. I have always wanted to play bass as well and have been to a lot of music stores, here in Japan, to check them out. I am afraid to plug in and try because I don't want to hurt the employees' ears (ah, good excuse). When I watch your videos, I always get a chuckle and some inspiration to finally go and get a bass or maybe a tuna.... *crickets*. I just have a problem finding the right beginner bass that will also be a great long-term friend like my Les Paul was/has been. Then I have to get the confidence to sound like caca at first and practice turning my sound into Pavarotti. I think this video has helped me take more steps (mentally) toward getting a bass and learning to slapp. The question I have: Which bass would be a great investment as a starter and go-to for many years (hopefully, since I am past 50 ha)? 🪗👋💚💯

I'm Brazilian and I'm following you since you have less than 1M subs. Nice job getting here, hope to see you getting 20M slappers.

Brazilian here, we love you Davie!!❤❤ Very Emotional Times

Brasil begins with the letter B of BASS. Volte sempre precisamos de músicos como você.

Davie thank you so much. You are actually my inspiration for starting my bass playing journey. Cheering you on in everything you do!

Well done Davie! One of my friends just learned to play guitar, he knew he was quite shitty at it, but he went up on a stage anyways to play Jimi hendrix for 20 min right after some epic performance from another guy. It was quite hilarious, I cheered him on loud as the only one in the audioence for the whole set 😉👍❤ He just did it to get as much experience as possible, respect.

5:18 You can see how much Davie has improved over the years. The technique looks so clean and controlled. Davie truly feels the music and enjoys playing it here. Davie, you are a true example for 'do not give up until you succeed'

My first live performance was playing the national anthem on guitar for my high school graduation. I was super nervous and definitely botched a little bit of it but I'm definitely proud of that moment. The roaring crowd afterward was one of the greatest feelings of achievement I've experienced. Thankfully they recorded the whole thing so I can watch myself be awkward on stage for the first time over and over again.

Same here Davie, as a bassist and guitarist (pls don’t kill me, i didnt know what bass was before i played guitar) I looked back at my first live performance and cringed. Although I had already played guitar for 2 yrs and was actually pretty experienced, i was sooo nervous beforehand that I literally barfed not 5 mins before I went on, and on the first song (a guitar solo) I absolutely burned. The notes were played like 3 times too fast (due to my nervousness) and I got off the click track pretty fast. It’s been a whole year since that terrible experience, and i feel like I’ve grown a huge amount (I also discovered bass in that time) from where I first was. I’ve gone from playing basic barre chords (and not being able to use a pick) to now playing stuff from João Gilberto, Jack Johnson, and other guitar greats. So, I will encourage all of the other slappers and pickers out there - although you may cringe at yourself now, just wait - the longer you play, the better you will get. Although you may not be able to master stuff from Paul McCartney or Davie Biale (hehehe) yet, just keep on learning. Good things come to those who wait 😁

I was the bassist and singer in my band in high school. Our first "real" gig was in Newark, New Jersey and I think I counted 11 people in the audience. No one clapped after any of our songs - they were waiting for the bands to come after us. We still made it through the whole set, somehow. I honestly still have PTSD about that gig. But a couple months later, we played in front of about 1,000 people opening for the thrash band M.O.D. and the crowd loved us. So I felt better.

You know what is emotional? The most recent performance of the first song actually gave me goosebumps throughout. Emotions felt :o

I had my first ever show not too long ago, and it didnt go well, leaving me very embarrassed. I thought after that performance i should just give up my dream. Davie you have just shown me to "never give up". Thank you

I'm a pianist and in my first performance I clicked an effect button by mistake. I turned red as a tomato and was shocked for a moment but I had to finish the song so I deactivated the thing and finished. A year later I had another oportunity but this time everything went perfect. The whole place was filled with magic. I almost cried from happiness. That's why I can relate with everything Davie said. Never give up, guys, it's totally worth it.

I had been playing for myself for years when someone heard me and asked me to play live with their band. But I'd always played and even practiced with the band sitting down resting the "instrument that shall not be named" on my knee. During the first live performance, although it went well, I was constantly in my head because standing while playing added a whole new level of discomfort.

I think anyone who has ever had performance anxiety will appreciate this video and find it inspiring. Your second performance of that first tune was beautiful...yes confidence is key, and if your unconfident performance makes you lose even more confidence it can spiral, but if you realize that's the issue then just believe in yourself and your potential and keep working at until you get there.

Saudações brasileiras meu querido Dave504... você toca muito, tem que voltar aqui mais vezes. Queremos mais apresentações suas.

I definitely respect the fact that you can look at past performances and see where you could've done better....and actually incorporate that in your growth. That was commendable. But to be real, i didn't really see anything wrong. Not trying to negate your learning or improving. You definitely grew a lot as a musician. But overall, at least to me, you did good. Video 1 (first hallelujah) was kinda fire, ngl, even with the nerves and "lack of emotion," because it had groove. Lol. Personally, I think that song depends on how you look at it. Admittedly, the second playthrough of hallelujah you did had more emotion behind it, which was one of the big things you felt you needed to address; that was great. But to me, the first one was passable. I was friggin' FLOORED by that performance, because you were doing harmony and melody at the same time! That was amazing! Video 3 (fretless) was also kinda fire too! You had some NICE bass chops on that one, fam. Now, I'm not a bass player (I do guitar, and I did drums before I took a hiatus), but I'd imagine that fretless is kinda hard to do. I don't think I'll ever play a fretless because I don't want to deal with that level of uncertainty, lol. I say all this to say that it was amazing doing all that you did on it. And the intonation.......it was a fretless in all fairness. Lol. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Tell me what it's like playing on a fretless if you can. Is there a trick to it? Should I play a fretless guitar? Gimme a reason. Lol. Good video as always.

Your best video, yet, Davie. Love the honesty. Keep on keeping on!!

Thank you so much for using my video!! I had so much fun at that concert, it was an honor watching you guys perform.

lmao Davie acknowledged the existence of Bocchi The Rock! truly one of the most bassist moments of all time.

Thank you for posting this video it’s definitely given me confidence to become a better bassist and learn as much as possible and it’s all thanks to you davie 504

As you mentioned Bocchi the Rock with some pictures, there is a very important quote from the drunk bassist. "You are not in a combat with the people in front of you." and Bocchi realizes, that she "never had enemies here". I think this is a very important thing to mention, that the people aren't against there will at these events.

I have my first live performance for bass today and I’m super nervous. The songs aren’t too hard but it’s the stage fright that might make me mess up. Much love to your work Davie ❤👌

I remember back in the first band I played with, every time we were to perform new songs my arms and joints actually hurt before going up on stage. As I grew more used to the songs, and to performing, this gradually went away, and I grew more confident performing. I can still feel some of it the first time performing new material, but I’m much more confident now.

no te preocupes bro esas cosas pasan a todos nos pasan asi que sigue luchando por que eres muy bueno, saludos desde México, dont worry men.

My first performance occurred in 2012 only a few months after starting to play bass again. I had not played for 27 years and was in my mid 50s. It was a terrific experience and I'm now performing in 3 different bands.

Dang it “I just play in my bedroom…” 🤦‍♂️ 🤣 00:53

thanks to sharing your experiences with us man. Sometimes i feel really frustrated about my technic... but i never will give up to slap my bass

Dave , you are the best ! Come again to Brazil .

Honestly if people pick apart every detail in a live performance, then they aren't really music lovers. They're just armchair music critics. I don't think that neither the first performance of Hallelujah, or the fretless noodling were necessarily bad at all. But it is great to see your humility and improvement since then. Thank you for inspiring all of us!

Davie you hit the right point man.. this video is really an inspirational one. People would never thought of this at all... All they see is only the final product of you, but seeing your struggles with this video, it makes sense that everyone have gone through pain n sacrifices even Davie504 himself. This video shows his humbleness. Salute to you Davie ❤❤❤❤

Thankew davie for showing this ! Really like your progess as a whole

The first time I performed live I played two songs (Devolva-me by Adriana Calcanhoto and Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis). I was extremely nervous, I was sweating profusely, my hands slid a couple of times due to the sweat, I missed a few notes, and I was dreading the moment when I'd make the first mistake, because at the time I would just freeze when I realized I had made a mistake. Still, looking back, it was a nice moment. I was playing with people who had a lot more experience than me and they were really supportive. I ended up playing quite a few more times and by the last couple of times I performed live, I'd be playing way harder songs, with confidence, and enjoying it to the fullest. That's just the way it goes! I had videos online of me playing simple songs on the bass and looking back at them I do cringe, but I also realize that that was then and now things are different. I could not have done then what I can do now and that's fine!

My first live performance was in front of a prison crowd. It was a whole bunch of hardened criminals and I was interrupting their weight lifting and other recreational activities with my electric twanger. When they found out there was punch they all lightened up and had a good time... I played horribly but afterwards I got a lot of nice compliments from killers, thieves and drug addicts that made me feel really good. I was really surprised that no one left, I guess you could say I had a captive audience. :)

Como queria ter ido nesse rock in rio só para te ver lá, vc é incrível cara ❤ e sim sou do Brasil mesmo, slap the like

Hi ! My most embarassing moment was this year. I played a song un front of 500 person and the singer missed half of the rehearsal. It was only my second time on a live performance. She had no rythm, missed the start. I had no emotion while playing and my bass strap broke. I had to play on my knees praying that someone back stage would come and fixe the strap. It was a hard time but I think I’ve learned from this moment and gain in confidence.

Your my favorite RU-vidr. You've given me hope, not with the bass but for guitar. I'm total noob and have difficulty playing around people period but I'll keep working so thank you.

Being nervous at a performance is a sign that you care about doing well, and avoiding that discomfort is a great motivator for being prepared. Not that preparing will necessarily eliminate stage fright conpletely, but the confidence of knowing you're ready helps. And performing in front of an audience takes practice just like the actual playing.

Very cool to see before and after performances ! Well done Slap Master Davie !

karaio o davie já veio pro brasil? pika dms

solo bass to hallejuah is LULs for days but good on you to show us that. XD I loved it!

Um salve aqui do Brasil! E não achei que tenha sido uma performance tão sofrível assim. Acredite: neste festival tem coisas bem piores! kkkkk Translate: A hail here from Brazil! And I didn't think it was such a terrible performance. Believe me: this festival has much worse things! hahahaha

It still felt very genuine to me. You may have been nervous but you were brave to stand on that stage by yourself and play such an emotional song in front of so many people.

You're pretty good, a professional bass player, keep it up and come back to Brazil💪♥️🇧🇷

I love the bass man. SLAP! You're a great player my man. Don't be mad tho, just started playing the guitar. Wish I could play both.

My band and i had our very first performance yesterday and even though we were nervous, i'm still proud of us. Just as we all should be proud of ourselves when doing something that requires us to step out of our comfort zones. Therefore i am proud of myself and my band and every single one of you people who either were or are scared to perform live. I am proud of you and you can do it!

Que bacana ver um vídeo assim teu. Inspiração para todos nós músicos do mundo inteiro. Please come back to Brazil!!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Cheers from Brazil. We love ya!

Come back to Brazil!! 🎸💪

My first live gig (playing guitar I am ashamed to say), was in a pub in the UK. I was so nervous I kept accidentally turning down the volume knob on the guitar. This was probably a blessing for the audience as half the notes I was playing were wrong anyway. Like you, Davie504, I think I have come a long way since then - we all have to start somewhere!

Ah, that second version of Hallelujah - letting those notes hang like you are the edge of a precipice, just waiting to fall into the next note…slowly anticipating it hitting you, and then it does., lifting you back up. Very nice.

As a drummer my first performance was terrible but I managed to get through every problem. I played with another guy's drumset, the bass drum was sticky for some reason, so the beaters wont come back, solved it with some tape before each song. No carpet what so ever on the floor so it was "the night of the living bass drum" as it moved forward and away from me, solved it with some rope tied to my throne and to the bass drum. As a noobie playing double bass pedal i used a drop clutch to keep the hats closed, but accidentaly stepped into de hh pedal twice so they opened and was too loud, i didn't have the accuracy to close them back with the stick, so i had to lower my dynamics. Also broke many sticks, and had to reach for new ones with very bad placing for I didn't had a propper accesory to keep my sticks .... For me it was a nightmare, but then, to my surprise, people had a great time an my band members were happy, so I guess I did it pretty well 😅 Never give up, the show must go on, the people watching you deserve the best of you. If you have problems improvise and solve them the best you can, and think about them for the next time you perform. That's how it goes

I already see that video that shows you in a Rock In Rio Concert, but never seen you talking about it. Come back to Brazil again!!

Wow! The editing is so fast paced! I stopped watching you for like 2 years to focus on my education and now i wanted to procrastinate for a bit and your video got into my notifications and i saw that clip-mind editing and i must say i am so impressed and kind of scared how you're serfing the algorythm. I slapped the like, king! o7

Muito legal ver o arco de redenção do Davie5O4, mal posso esperar pela próxima temporada 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

come to brasil again Davie!

You are awesome. Very inspiring. Supporting young players too. I really enjoy your content and I slapped the subscribe button too! Thank you for sharing with us!

David, I'm a keyboardist and don't even play the bass at all. I subscribe to your channel in order to understand the other musicians that I work with. The lesson that you taught me today was one of the most valuable that I ever had. As a technical performer myself, I did not see anything wrong with the first version ... until I heard the second (so much better) version! Just wanted you to know, your channel not only helps other bass players to improve their art, but other musicians as well. Thank you David.

I'm Brazilian and I really loved your performance and I wish I could have watched it, I follow your channel and it's been improving for a long time. I hope it makes a lot of progress.

Inspiring! Love yourself ❤

I think this may be one of my favorite videos from you. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for slapping

Davie, even if you have a bad performance, which all musicians eventually will at some point, you’re still an amazing bassist, and the reason I became a SLAPPER. *Emotional times intensify*

I'm glad I got to see your process. There's certainly people who are better at improvising or at playing compositions after practice, and there's nothing wrong with it. Tim Henson himself, from Polyphia, usually writes complex guitar riffs, so when you see an improvisation, you don't really get to see the same complexity, which of course doesn't mean he's faking it. Thanks for the video, Davie, you rock :D

Você foi muuuito corajoso. Brasileiros são amáveis e calorosos, mas somos exigentes. Obrigado por nos dar o prazer de ouvir seu talento, mesmo que nervoso. Volta e toca aqui novamente pra se redimir .. Edit: que agonia, esse mapa erradoooo hahahaahah

I've played guitar for 20+ years, and I can honestly say that if I were to get up on a stage in front of hundreds or thousands of people, I would probably play as though it was my first time holding a guitar. I suffer from panic disorder, and I have a very hard time just being in large crowds, much less performing in front of them. We're all only human. Keep slapping bro! 🤘

I feel you Davie. My first ever live performance was just frightening. Although the response from the small crowd was encouraging, I came away feeling very unsatisfied - innately knowing that 'vibe' was missing. It was only until I finally felt that comfort of being 'in the moment' when it all began to click.

Eu achando que iria estar cheio de brasileiros nos comentários... Mas sabe q nóis te adora né cara?

I was so terrified playing live the first time, I was shaking nearly uncontrollably. Put an extreme introvert in front of a crowd of people actively analyzing him... no stress.

Keep doing it, you'll get better at it !!! 👍

On my first ever performance in a club I broke my lowest E string in the very beginning so I needed to quickly re-arrange the songs for the other strings in mind while also singing. I believe it was Come Down by the Pillows from FLCL OST. I did a pretty good job in that regard but in general the gig was awful)))

I wasn’t expecting this to be one of Davie’s most heartfelt and wholesome videos. But there it is. Nice.

okay why did you come to Brazil without telling me before? i can't sleep anymore thinking i could've seen that live and did not, fr, i thought we where friends

AY THAT'S THE CANT STOP BASSLINE AT THE END RIGHT? I see you davie.

You’re a great musician. Don’t ever sell yourself short. I play six string guitars, but I’ve always been intrigued with the bass guitar. You have talent my friend!! Keep on making music 😊

Mano do céu! Muito bom esse vídeo. Valeu David!

Thank you for this great video...helps all of us put things into perspective!

That was a HUGE comeback! :D Congrats, from BR

Really proud of you, dave. Only who felt that things, at least once in life, know how hard is. Happy to see you well and inspiring people to keep going :D

Hallelujah is one of my favorite songs, and you did great, even when you were nervous. It just shows how dynamic of an artist you are. You can play anything! Bass on.

loved the singapore concert

2017 eu estava na grade curtindo seu som voce me inspirou a tocar baixo eu te amo; im a from brasil

My first live performance was playing the six string bass with a band sweet child o mine the intro and first two solos, was really nervous, my hands were trembling, but the feeling of being on stage with everyone's instruments blasting was awesome, maybe someday I will also play the final solo

Definitely inspirational. Most people start out like that. All nervous with no confidence. Not just musicians.

Man just after your Rio performance there was a Head'n'shoulders ad and I couldn't tell the difference. As a musician myself I can truly and deeply relate to the pain you're feeling at the very bottom of your soul. You're not alone, and there are many of us you can talk to. It's OK Davie504. You're a human after all. (Still this was hilarious).

First experience performing was infront my tafe class, last minute our singer had glandular fever so I decided to sing as well as play bass. I look back on it and yeah it’s rough but that was a massive moment for me

o Brasil espera por sua volta Dave, mais confiante e treinado. minha primeira apresentação foi tocando baixo também, por isso gosto tanto do seu canal. mas como não tenho um baixo que seja meu, parei de praticar fazem muitos anos. na época até ganhei um prêmio por tocar bem na apresentação. obrigado por sempre inspirar seus fãs a continuarem praticando! Brazil waits for your comeback Dave, more confident and trained. my first presentation was playing the BASS too, that's why I like your channel so much. but I don't have a BASS that's mine, I stopped practicing many years ago. at that time I even got a prize for playing weel in it. thanks to always inspire your fans to keep practicing!