This Month's Topic: Care of Instruments and Equipment

SUMMER FUN

Hey guys, I know you thought I had forgotten about you. WRONG.

First things first, I hope you are all having a lot of fun this summer and please be careful and stay safe.

As of late I have been doing a lot of traveling which brings to mind new things to talk to you about.

One of the things that I want to stress to you about playing is the importance of keeping your instrument and equipment in good working condition. I recently experienced some equipment problems at a concert I was doing. I wanted to talk about this because, when you are performing and your equipment starts to mess up, it really affects you mentally. Although the show must go on and you play through it you are always thinking about what is happening with your equipment which makes you not be really into the performance the way you should be because you are somewhat worried about what is going to happen next. But you must stay in the moment and do the best show you can do and try to play through it. Unless it just completely goes out then you have to tell some jokes or something. LOL..

I thought this was something I should tell you about so that you know that maintaining the upkeep of your guitar or whatever (instruments equipment, etc.) is important to you and your parents who spent good money to buy it for you.

So, with that I want to say, practice, practice and make sure that when you are out there the equipment you have is on point and won't be the cause for a bad show, even if that show is in your garage!

I am still looking for more topics to cover so I look for your input. Let's get the ball rolling and write me!

Always strive to be the best that you can be as a person first and then the best musician.

Much Love

Nico

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