Leave a comment below if you’ve ever forgotten an essential piece of gear for a gig, we’ve all done it at least once. Make sure you got your mouthpiece, your reeds, your neck strap, everything you need to play the gig. Sax players, do a check before you leave for your gig. Be the hero that has an extra cable for the guitar player when he forgot his. If you play an instrument that plugs in, bring a power strip or an extension cord because you can never rely on those things being there at the gig. If you’re playing something plugged in, bring an extra cable just in case. But let’s add to this, make sure you’ve got everything you need. Tip number three is, of course, bring your instrument.
#SAX AND DOTTY MUSIC BUT NO WORDS PROFESSIONAL#
If you’re a professional musician, you should have a suit, even if you’re a drummer ?.
If you’re supposed to wear a suit for the gig, wear a suit don’t put on black jeans and a jacket. Don’t wear mostly black except for like the stripes on your shirt. If you’re supposed to wear all black for the gig, wear all black. This goes for rehearsals and pickups as well nobody wants to wait around for you, so don’t make them. Nothing makes you stand out more in a negative way than being late to a gig, so if you want to get calls for gigs, show up on time. So our first tip and most important: be on time. But incidentally, those are already some pretty good tips right there. I had no idea what to do except wear a tuxedo, bring my saxophone, and don’t show up late. …and that was my introduction to New York club dates in the 90s.
Me: Wait, wait what songs do I have to play? Mark: I got a gig for you Saturday, you writing this down? One of my very first professional gigs was given to me by my teacher at the time, Mark Gatz.
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