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Re: Performing at school Friday, random wave of low confidence has struck again

Lack of applause? Were you playing at school for your fellow students? Lack of applause is one way to show others that the audience is "too cool". Give it time, keep playing. You WILL have the last laugh. There are an infinite number of people that are underwhelmed by peers in school. Keep playing. Get some music out into the world. Fame or not, you will be remembered by that audience no matter what happens in the future. Should you hit the big time, be gracious to those who did not applaud. They will be very respectful of what you've done. If you do'n hit the big time,, who cares? If you have the music inside, you'll never feel empty. That is why us old timers keep playing long after our shot at fame has passed us by.
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From: richard sales <richard@glasswing.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: Performing at school Friday, random wave of low confidence has struck again

I totally agree - lack of applause definitely doesn't mean anything.
On the other hand, it can be an incentive to improve our playing, our presentation.
For me, one of the great rewards of playing music is this drive to improve.  It's like the perfect Sudoku puzzle.
Once you catch that bug of eternal improvement, music transforms from being a hobby and maybe a way to make money (plus meet the opposite sex, get applause etc) into a way to learn more about who you are and what your strengths and weaknesses are. 
Lack of applause is not a reason to despair or give up.  But anything that inspires us to get better, work and dream harder, is a very good thing. 

There is no musician on earth who can't improve.  One of the tricks is to learn how to balance that desire to improve with simultaneously accepting who and where you are.   When onstage, be comfortable with who and where you are (applause or no applause).  In the privacy of home, the studio, jamming with friends etc, work your butt off to improve. 

Trust your gift while polishing it.

The trick is to enjoy both aspects of music (working to improve your chops and relaxing with, loving and being grateful for what you have)... and to use these assets to improve your career.

I'll check out your video later today.  Pretty busy.

Hope all this isn't confusing or offensive.  I'm getting old!


On Sep 24, 2012, at 6:33 AM, philip wrote:

Those were nice tracks. I like your beats and minimal electronica style.

I agree with Jim in that the lack of applause doesn't mean anything. People don't often applaud DJs even after a great mix that they were dancing their butts off too--perhaps it is a poor comparison considering that you were DJing. If someone had been out front rapping or singing or working working up a sweat in some fashion, I imagine there would have been applause--but that's more due to social norm in response to that specific genre of performance, not the quality of your music.

Thanks for sharing your video. It reminded me of when I starI'm looking forward to watching the directions your music takes you.

Philip