Fat Sams Gig

The HNC performances at Fat Sams in Dundee was a treat and a half! All the band performed extremely well and it was a great day. It was an early start and it wasn't long before I had to use my adaptability skills during the sound check. Mark Mcsporran the drummer for the band "Mcsporran" wasn't available to sound check so I was asked to fill in his place, I wasn't sure about this at all as I has I hadn't played with the band or the song 'Slither' in months, however I pulled myself together and used some much needed adaptability skills which are essential for a performing musician and did the sound check for the band and it actually sounded pretty good. However during the sound check I managed to burst my knuckle on my index finger and found it very painful to play. I managed to pull through and changed the way i held the drum sticks so that it didn't hurt as much, this is another example of adaptation skills which is essential for a performing musician as anything can happen on stage and you have to be able to adapt to any situation and keep the performance going regardless of what happens. Another classic example of this was during my bands performance of Shania Twains 'Man I Feel Like A Woman' the crash cymbal fell off its stand at the point in the song where I needed it most, I would normally have stopped playing out of sheer shock however I quickly stayed in time and progressed on with the song replacing the crash cymbal with an open High-Hat, another adaptation example as well as motivation. All in all the gig was very enjoyable and I loved working with the members of my band. Im sure the crowd were well entertained, cant wait for the next one!