Holly and me at the first-eve Luminatus gig. Photo by Teri!
So I got through my first gig with Luminatus unscathed - mentally and physically. We played some Nightwish covers, along with one from The Gathering. I had a few spots where I just got caught in the groove and wound up being a touch slow in the chord changes. Everyone stayed together, even when there were the inevitable little rough spots.
Plow through - that’s always the main thing. Keep the train on the tracks and just get through the rough patch. When it doubt, lock onto the drummer. That’s really who’s in charge of every rock band.
It was actually the first-ever live show for Nicolas, the bassist. There’s nothing quite like that. I think that deserves a post of its own.
But I’m lazy from Hung Dynasty practice, and from putting together the outlines for a lesson in soloing using the pentatonic scale. More on what it’s like to play your first gig later!
