June 2019 Static Live Magazine
STATIC LIVE Magazine is Central Florida’s premier publication dedicated to celebrating music and culture. STATIC LIVE provides extensive, detailed community information from fashion to art, entertainment to events through noteworthy interviews, sensational photography and in-depth editorial coverage. STATIC LIVE is the only publication of its kind in Central Florida and reaches all target markets through wide distribution channels. Our staff includes highly accomplished contributors with award-winning backgrounds in music and entertainment; we know how much business is captured from the entertainment market. Our free full color publication can be found throughout Central Florida at key retailers, hotels and restaurants in high traffic areas. Our mission is to highlight the incredible talent, culture and lifestyle in Central Florida. With eye-opening profiles and coverage of the music and art community, STATIC LIVE readers will be positively influenced by our topical content and trending advertisers. STATIC LIVE Magazine is the most effective tool for branding connectivity with consumers in our area.
STATIC LIVE Magazine is Central Florida’s premier publication dedicated to celebrating music and culture. STATIC LIVE provides extensive, detailed community information from fashion to art, entertainment to events through noteworthy interviews, sensational photography and in-depth editorial coverage. STATIC LIVE is the only publication of its kind in Central Florida and reaches all target markets through wide distribution channels. Our staff includes highly accomplished contributors with award-winning backgrounds in music and entertainment; we know how much business is captured from the entertainment market. Our free full color publication can be found throughout Central Florida at key retailers, hotels and restaurants in high traffic areas. Our mission is to highlight the incredible talent, culture and lifestyle in Central Florida. With eye-opening profiles and coverage of the music and art community, STATIC LIVE readers will be positively influenced by our topical content and trending advertisers. STATIC LIVE Magazine is the most effective tool for branding connectivity with consumers in our area.
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ENERGY is strength<br />
and only the strong<br />
survive in the<br />
musical arts.<br />
Some musicians with an abundance of energy splatter it<br />
everywhere in a misdirected blather. Other players seem<br />
to be lower energy but focus their vigor like a laser beam<br />
and accomplish great things. I’m trying to achieve a balance<br />
between the two without tipping too far into either chaos or<br />
rigidity. This applies to bookings and filling up my dance card<br />
with lots of great concerts and gigs. I like to ‘plan’ ahead and<br />
generally book up about 2 or 3 months in advance. Venues<br />
need to hammer out their calendars and we all need time to<br />
gin up a crowd. The problem is with the ‘plan’ part. If I only<br />
play a preset schedule I’d miss out on some GREAT musical<br />
experiences. Last minute parties and concert add-ons or fillins<br />
have been some of the best shows and they can come<br />
out of the blue. If I stay ready I don’t have to get ready, as the<br />
old adage goes. I like to keep the engine revving with plenty<br />
of surprises, even the self inflicted kind.<br />
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My pop psychology theory about the yin/yang of energy<br />
also goes for musical and performance details. Vitality in a<br />
musician is often called stage presence. People are drawn<br />
to this with a fanatical zeal. Audiences are enthralled with a<br />
band in the groove. There is also no denying the lukewarm<br />
reception met with a flat performance. The people know<br />
when we musicians mail it in. However, I have known quite<br />
a few brilliant yet unorganized types who can never seem<br />
to get it together long enough to keep anything going. No<br />
inertia if you will. They wow on stage but fail in life or worse,<br />
believe their own hype. Non-stop super duper licks can be<br />
riveting, but in the end there is no music without silence.<br />
Inevitably, I am confronted with the notion that you either<br />
have ‘it’ or you don’t. Well maybe ‘it’ can’t be created or<br />
destroyed but I can sure light my own fire. I can keep a<br />
positive attitude and stay fresh. Those of us foolish enough<br />
to live and eat through music don’t have an endless power<br />
supply, we muster it up when we need it. We learn that instead<br />
of waiting for inspiration, we generate our own ENERGY.
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