Heroes: the tour manager
On March 24th
This vignette of Amanda Palmer’s tour manager, Katie Kay, gives a glimpse of the one of the unsung heroes of the performing universe. More power to you, Ms. Kay.
Posts about performance anxiety
Stage fright & music genre
On November 15th
I notice that rock musicians don’t like to admit to stage fright, while classical musicians, singers and actors often will.
Maybe it’s because the latter group has to go through the ritual of auditioning. Rock musicians are more willing to use alcohol or other party substances before (and during) a performance, while this doesn’t work so well in the classical world. Somehow the intense rhythmic interplay of a Bartok quartet loses something after that seventh shot of Jagermeister. Read more »
