FREE NARIP Webinar - ABCs of a Great Stage Show
Jun 21, 2018
PLUS 10 FREE Ways To Improve It
Thu Jun 21 at 1:00 pm PST
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What exactly about an artist's live show makes his fans want to pay a ticket charge, bar minimum and/or cover, and drive across town in traffic rather than just stream his music again? Emmy-Nominated Creative Director Jonathan Tessero - who has directed from Broadway to Beyonce, from Super Bowl to global brand events - answers this question and others. Join this special program to hear his top ten tips and strategies to make every live show one that will engage the audience, create more fans and make it an event to remember. Best of all, these tips require no expenditure. TOPICS- Coordinate: Choreography and costumes or even a lighting rig aren't necessary to present a strong visual identity.
- Camaraderie & Chemistry: While they should NEVER tell it during a show, all bands have a story. An artist should create short running jokes based on his history and help his audiences see his (or the band's) personalities. Remember, chemistry is part of a great show!
- Be Creative: Re-imagining your own songs in new and interesting way is a great start to giving your audience an experience.
- Covers: Covers are a great way to bring a new element to original music. Even just a well-placed chorus of a beloved classic into an original song is a great way to help an audiences feel more familiar with an artist's show.
- Coach: Are audiences used to seeing the artist in a bar? At a standing concert venue? Or at a seated theater? Remember that as formats change, an audience isn't always sure of the rules. Help them! If you want them to stand and dance, encourage them to do so.
- Click Track: Not just a great thing to get into the habit of using during practice, a well-programmed click track will also help maintain a show's flow and keep the dead air between songs to a minimum.
- 5 things to avoid during a LIVE performance
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ABOUT JONATHAN TESSERO
Jonathan Tessero is an acclaimed Concert Director, Music Director, and Producer whose work has appeared on Broadway, network television, and at concert and event venues around the country. His creative direction for CBS's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII earned the network an Emmy Nomination for Best Art Direction/Studio Design. Under his creative leadership, the rebooted and renamed Essence Fest, experienced a record-setting 550,000 attendees for the Beyonce, Janelle Monae, Maxwell, LL Cool J headlined weekend. He has directed the media assets for the Opening Season presentation of an NBA team, wrote and directed a documentary starring Angela Lansbury and Branford Marsalis for the National WWII Museum, and has conducted numerous professionals orchestras. His arrangements and orchestrations of an Emmy-nominated television score are currently being performed by a 70-piece orchestra, rock band, and choir in arenas around Europe and his production company Panharmonicon Productions produces music-themed television show formats, large-scale music events for companies like Coca-Cola, Ford, Time, Inc., and McDonald's, and concerts around the world.