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

Send us Fan Mail 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: Streamline your set up, Use a boom mic and XLR Have a solid 5 song set, Play up tempo 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