Your instruments are important to you, so you’ve got to take care of them – and that includes your voice. Paul and Dave talk through some recent troubles Dave’s been having, and then move on to properly caring for your audiences, too. It’s important to understand who your audience is at each gig, and what their expectations are. Sometimes it’s not about you… or your desired stage volume! Finally, Dave saw a few cool things at SXSW that he brought home to tell you all about. You won’t want to miss this one, folks! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Mentioned: 00:00:00 Gig Gab 206 – Monday, April 1, 201900:00:45 Dave’s Throat Hurts!00:10:31 Care and Feeding of Your Instrument00:13:36 Corporate Gig Dynamics00:18:55 Design your sound for the gig ahead of time00:25:02 The volume pissing match00:27:29 It’s Not About You – It’s About the Volume00:34:40 Do you prepare for low volume? Let us know! feedback@giggabpodcast.com00:36:43 SXSW: Single – Artist, Label, and Record Store Tools for Shopify00:40:31 SXSW: SoundStorming00:43:36 SXSW: Who Let The Dogs Out?00:47:29 Vocal Warm-ups00:52:14 Gig Gab 206 Outtro The post Care and Feeding of Your Instrument – Gig Gab Podcast 206 appeared first on Gig Gab.