Here is an interesting articlethat came to methe other day and IthoughtI wouldshow myresults. Free Backstage Passes, abook by Ryan Even. This book forced me to giggle a small bit to myself thoughafter going over it a while Irealized that as a musician myself, therejust happens to be specific codes and conducts that entertainerssort oflive by. This handbook talks in detail about these practices and behaviors whichsegregate theadmirer from the star and how Even believes any fan, presented with the right circumstances, can break down this barrier.
I'veperformed ina number ofbig venues throughout the world as a musician, and also been to many concerts as alistener. i've additionally been to several rock ones and played my many concerts with aband Itravelled with a few years back. As a professional musician I understand that there are special barriers between entertainers and fans. The wall is there for thecomfort of the entertainers and their instruments or gear. As an example, some violins really are valued at millions of dollars. You don't want just anyone close to that instrument. In the case of pop music, there are millions of fans that wish for the chance to be introduced to an artist, and there really are bound to be acouple crazies in that mass. Security is hugely essential for entertainers. One more justification that the barricade is there is that the act of performing music is greatly emotionally and physically exhausting. Musicians do not desire distractions prior to a performance and following, they just are exhausted. Trying to connect to the public during those circumstances are not optimal by any means. I do not think a number of fans know that concept. You would not want to pester Picasso during his artwork... The same goes for the act of performing entertainers.
That being stated, there are ways throughout the system. a number of big concert halls continually have 2 ways in, one door for the audience, one for the performers. The one for the listeners has fanstaking tickets, the one for the performers has security, at times really strict bouncers. i've been to halls where one has to share an identification just toget 'buzzed in.' Other concert halls just happens to be not strict by any means. but this is where the famous Backstage Passbecomes helpful.
In his handbook, Free Backstage Passes, Even discusses during long length how to go about getting a backstage pass. Obtaining access to backstage is genuinely not as hard as the media tells one it is. It just is just a matter of speaking to the correct people during the correct time. If you soeaj to the right people in the correct way during the right time, you can pretty much get away with anything in the music business. that comes from one more musician. But, if you talk to the incorrect people, or anyone in the wrong way, especially at the incorrect time, doors will shut in your face faster than one can imagine. So, who do you talk to? When's the right time to talk to them? How should one go about asking for freebies and not sound like you're asking for a handout? Those happens to be the 3 popular secrets this book discloses about. Is it going to work 100% of the time, probably not. although even if it doesn't, you'll get some great insight to what's going on behind the scenes in the middle of a show.
The other item Free Backstage Passes discloses about is what to do and how to act when you get yours. This is really as essential as clutching one. When musicians are getting ready togo on stage, they don't want to be disturbed, so if you go knock on their door, you are going to get kicked out. If you get in the way, you're going to get kicked out. If you ask questions or end up in the wrong place, you're going to get kicked out. But, if you have confidence, understand where it's ok to be and stay out of the way, you just might get the chance to rub elbows with some pretty valuable people. So how do you know where to be is ok and where isn't? Well one can either be in the entertainment industry for a great time and learn by experience, or read this handbook. Free Backstage Passes goes into detail about the different types of passes and what they all mean. It discusses about where you can go, what you can do and how one should act. The biggest tip in this section is to simply have confidence. As an example: A musician being backstage is confident about where they just are at because they understand it's their job to go on stage. A fan though, once they get beyond the security is curious, and it is completely obvious they really are looking for something and do not belong.
As this book discloses about, confidence is the major key to being backstage. Even as an audience member i've been able to get backstage without a pass to congratulate and be introduced to performers really by being confident. Confidence does come with a sense of knowledge however, and getting that knowledge and insight has to come from somewhere.
If you really are the type of person which continually wanted to get backstage although never knew how, this book might be for you. If you happens to be musician, it might be a bore because most of this stuff you realize already.
But, there is a 60 day money back guarantee, so if you get it, try it out a couple times and it doesn't work, send it back. If you get it and it does work, then you did not waste your money.
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