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Enya Cyber-G Guitar: A Futuristic Keytar or Travel Guitar?
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Overview The Enya Cyber G represents an innovative approach to travel guitar design and is one of the newest additions to Enya Global Music’s growing line of products. As an amateur keyboardist and keytar fanatic, the Enya Cyber G Guitar is definitely appealing to someone like me. Design & Build Quality The most striking feature…
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Promote Your Band Actively on Social Media
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At every opportunity, promote your band actively on social media. In today’s music landscape, cultivating an active social media presence is absolutely essential, even for upstart local bands. At a minimum, create accounts on major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube to promote your band actively on social media. Each platform offers unique…
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Build Stage Presence by Performing Live as Often as Possible
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No amount of practice can build stage presence like performing live. Seek out every possible opportunity to play shows, even unofficial ones like parties or open mics at first. Performing live is a unique experience that cannot be fully replicated in practice. Seek out every opportunity to play in front of an audience, from official…
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Write Original Songs and Experiment with Different Genres
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Write original songs regularly to continually expand your repertoire and evolve your sound. Write original songs to keep your band’s repertoire fresh and evolving. Regularly composing new songs helps you refine your songwriting skills and expand your musical boundaries. Make it a habit to continually create, ensuring that your setlist never grows stale and your…
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Develop a Unique Sound and Style
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In a world where everything seems to have been done before, how can you develop a unique sound and style? While studying your influences is important, make sure you aren’t just imitating them. Experiment by blending different genres – your combined backgrounds can create a distinctive hybrid sound. Finding your unique sound and style is…
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Practice Regularly and Set Goals for Improvement
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Consistent practice is crucial for any band wanting to seriously develop their skills and tightness. Set aside dedicated times weekly for full-band rehearsals, and treat them as mandatory obligations. The foundation of any successful band is to practice regularly in a disciplined manner. Scheduling consistent rehearsals is the key to success of any band regardless…
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The Story Behind the Song mIRC
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This is the story behind the song mIRC which my band AcidRadius currently performs on special occasions. The song is also referred to as IRC which is short for Internet Relay Chat. For those who don’t know what that is, you’re too young. But let this old codger educate you. Before we had Facebook messaging…
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Gio’s Crib: The Last Set
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Gio’s Crib is located in the heart of Davao City. It is also nestled in the hearts and minds of its many underground musicians who’ve come to call it their second home. A place to hang out in, play music, while away the time, and escape to when life becomes just a little bit too…
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July 16, 2022 – Saturday Rock Party with Mother of Bully, Islawter and Taliban
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Words by: Alkhaliif Mukarram Nothing compares to the feeling of witnessing a homage of the favorite tune classics, Being able to experience the spirit of classic Filipino Rock and Roll getting rekindled once more and most of all just having a really good time in a show. That is exactly what Gio’s Cribs‘s “Saturday Rock…