It is good to remember that everybody started from nothing at some point, and playing bad shows is part of the process of becoming a better artist.Īs a beginning artist, it may be easier to use stage events from the 'generic' category, as they generally require less (or more common) skills. Having low skills for a stage event will end up in a bad result or in some cases, injuries.

When you select a stage event from the dropdown list, it will show you which skills are used to make that stage event successful. As a beginning artist, do not be afraid to experiment! Which events you want to use is different for everyone, and depends on you and your band members' skills, your artists genre, and your own preferences. You should never repeat the same event twice in a single show. Try to alternate songs and stage events, because playing too many songs or doing too many stage events in a row will have a negative effect on your audience.Īn example of a successful setlist Which stage events should I use? As a general guideline, you should have around 10 stage events in between your songs. These events are used between songs to keep the audience engaged and interested in your show. The next step is to start adding stage events. Do not add more than 13 songs to your setlist. Start off by filling your setlist up with the songs that you have in your repertoire. Now that you have a good number of songs in your repertoire, it is time to add them to your default setlist.On the setlist designer page, you'll notice 2 boxes on the right side of the page one for songs and one for events. Only play songs with negative popularity if you have no other choice. The audience is tired of hearing these songs, and it will result in lower ratings.

Generally, you do not want to play songs with a negative (red) popularity. Once you have these songs in your repertoire, consider booking a few jam sessions to get a bit of practice with playing the songs. The optimal number of songs to have in your setlist is 13. Try to fill your repertoire with at least 10 songs. Ideally you want to find songs that use instruments that you and your band members play as well, but it is not required. Find bands from your genre and look at their repertoires. The best way to find songs to play is to look at the charts. Because of this, it is advised to begin by playing cover songs.

You can add songs from other bands to play as coversĪs a new artist, you will have a lot of things to do, and your time is most likely better spent improving your skills than composing your own songs.

There are a few ways to get songs into your repertoire: First, you need to have songs in your repertoire.

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