The Power of One Audience Member

We live for the magical moments when we connect with someone in the audience. When someone hears and appreciates the music we are playing it puts us into total overdrive. Most folks in an audience have no idea how much power they wield over the entire show!

Try this experiment if you are at a small show in a neighborhood club and feeling bold: Maybe the band isn't quite doing it for you or the audience is kinda blase, OK? Get up there and start nodding your head, start moving to the beat. Get a friend to join in. Even if it's a bit of work, do it anyway. Dance, headbang, Dio salute, whatever. Make eye contact with someone in the band and nod knowingly. Something.

Then watch and feel what happens - this will often create a snowball effect where the band perks up, the audience wakes up, and the next song starts and everything seems awesome.

If you do this at our show I will definitely buy you and your friend a round - just introduce yourselves to the band : )

One person can ruin it for everyone too, but a pro will turn it around. For example... (Strong language alert)

We live for the magical moments when we connect with someone in the audience. When someone hears and appreciates the music we are playing it puts us into total overdrive. Most folks in an audience have no idea how much power they wield over the entire show!

Try this experiment if you are at a small show in a neighborhood club and feeling bold: Maybe the band isn't quite doing it for you or the audience is kinda blase, OK? Get up there and start nodding your head, start moving to the beat. Get a friend to join in. Even if it's a bit of work, do it anyway. Dance, headbang, Dio salute, whatever. Make eye contact with someone in the band and nod knowingly. Something.

Then watch and feel what happens - this will often create a snowball effect where the band perks up, the audience wakes up, and the next song starts and everything seems awesome.

If you do this at our show I will definitely buy you and your friend a round - just introduce yourselves to the band : )

One person can ruin it for everyone too, but a pro will turn it around. For example... (Strong language alert)