Music Tech Focus

1O TIPS for performing live with tech

1 Try to travel light

eing surrounded by the entire familiar setup of your studio when on stage can be a great comfort, but it does of course entail physically transporting your entire gear list from gig to gig. Once you’ve done a few gigs, you’ll soon discover that the main pitfall of playing live is carrying stuff, lots of it, so unless you can afford roadies, keep your onstage kit list down to the basics and essentials. This may even involve buying some new gear that will perform the work of several other

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