Vance Gilbert on how to be a great opening act, two great chords and his favorite vocal hack

In today's episode, I talk with Folk artist Vance Gilbert on How to be a great opening act.

Some show takeaways:

• Be yourself, you can be shy and confident, but be sure about what you’re doing
• Wood shed the music and rehearse so you are comfortable with your performance
• Work on your timing and all the things that go into a great performance
• Practicing your relative pitch
• When singing: drop your jaw with an over emphasis with open vowel
• How to be a great opening act:

1.  Streamline your set up,
2. Use a boom mic and XLR
3. Have a solid 5 song set, 
4. Play  up tempo
5. You don’t have to talk a lot

Use the word Wreckage

Use the b77 and the b3 chord: Key of A: G7 and Caj

https://vancegilbert.com/

Scarlet's website:

https://www.scarletkeys.com

Scarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/

To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1

Podcast engineer Peter Sykes music:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/41llpsdBBIDlQixP0VHVA8?si=LhMf9SylS_6k6rjfWf2Daw
This is Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peter-j-sykes/1599264277

For info on Otto Gross:
The show's theme song "What's in a Song" was co-written with Otto Gross
Recorded and performed by Otto Gross: 
@OttoGrossProduction (instagram)
@OttoGrossMusic (Youtube, facebook, TikTok)
https://biglink.to/ottogrossmusic 

Scarlet's website:

https://www.scarletkeys.com

Scarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/

To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1