Stories on Stage (may it be Sad, Funny, Weird, Freaky)

[fizz450_03]

Pwede rin kaya sir may guy kayo na siya magmimix ng sound niyo pag sa mga ganyang tugtugan? I mean parang sound engineer niyo. Pinapayagan ba yun?

my sister and her *ugh* boyfriend, who's fortunately a professional musician and did go to college to study music, used to act in this capacity. whenever they
do nababalance yung tunog. pero lately di pinapayagan sa mga events, leaving us at the mercy of "soundtechs" 

[anoemous]

April 2014

Front act sa UDD, in the middle of the first song nawala yung tunog nung amp, so i did some quick troubleshooting and oks naman lahat ng gamit ko, nirekta ko sa amp yung guitar and wala pa ding tunog, so sa amp talaga yung sira. So what we did is ako na lang yung gumamit nung amp nung vox namin and sya is nag direct na sa PA.

Then on the second song nawala na naman yung tunog nung amp! as in cut off ako sa tugtog namin masama pa yung mga tech di man lang kumikibo nakatingin lang, then nung chinecheck na nila di rin nila malaman kung anong problema, yung isa in on-off-on-off pa yung amp hehe.

So ang nangyari is nakarekta na rin ako sa PA hanggang matapos yung set T.T

Circa 2014 ulit:

Ininvite kami tumugtog sa isang prod, we were the first band to arrive, nung magpapalista kami, nakakagulat lang kasi yung list halos puno na eh kami yung unang dumating! tapos yung last 3 slots na lang yung available, pero no choice kami kasi bumyahe pa kami ng malayo para lang sa gig na yun so we waited for 5 hours bago pa kami makatugtog. Ang masaklap pa nun wala nang nanonood T.T

Febfair, 2015

Patay sindi yung multi effects ko, yung extension cord nung sound system ang luwag T.T

Moral lesson:

Bring a decent amp, if possible. Pati na rin extension cord or extra battery (for Multi effects). And as one of our forumites have mentioned, mas okay pa minsan mag jam sa bahay kasama ng mga friends, at least di ka nauunahan sa slot at hawak mo ang oras

[lolwat]

Circa 2009

Inaya ako ng mga kaibigan ko sa music org na sumali sa isang fair sa loob ng campus na may kahalong Battle of the Bands segment. Nung araw ng competition nalaman namin na karamihan ng competing bands ay puro high school students ang members. Nahiraman pa nga ako ng gamit pero hindi naman yun ang interesanteng kwento.

Pag-akyat ng isang grupo sa stage, may isang gitarista na may dalang practice amplifier. Mahaba ang pag-uusap ng tech ng event at ng gitarista - gusto niyang isaksak yung amp na yun sa mas malalaking amp sa stage dahil "may distortion." Sa madaling salita, kapalit ng stompbox, gusto niyang gamitin ang amp niya bilang distortion effect! Nang malaunan e sumuko na ang bata at sumaksak na lang ng rekta sa amp (isang Vox AC100 at Marshall combo ang choices para sa sasaksakang amps, parehong tube).

Hindi nila kasalanang wala pa silang karanasan sa pro-grade equipment, pero nakakatawa lang balik-balikan 'to lalo't maganda din yung naging tugtog namin nung mga panahong 'yon (champion yung tone ng amps, maganda yung monitors sa stage, etc.).

[Igor]

 2002 - Sa Ardz Cafe sa may katipunan.
           10 Tix lang naman per band, so 5 kami di 200 each na lang. kaso wala free beer. Eh mga estudyante pa lang kami, so pag dating dun Balot lang kaya ng budget. 

  Mga 2010 ata yun, may gig sa marikina, basketball court. Ang Makulit may Pa Dance Contest, So ang Nangyari alternate. Banda then Dance Contest. 
  Kasabay namin sa lineup yung Knk. So nung natugtog sila yung mga tao naka tulala sa kanila, 

[fizz450_03]

last year nung semis ng muziklaban sa km 21 (farview)


tamad ako magdala ng board kaya gitara lang dinala ko.

pagdating sa venue, weak af yung od ng nasaksakan ko na venue amp. yung tipong anlakas na ng attack ko on the strings and the tone knob was cranked to 11 (lol) pero clean pa rin.

masakit nito, iniwan kami ng drummer namin before we got to the semis. akala niya eliminated na kami e, tapos bumitaw. so it was a replacement drummer who filled in.

sirang sira tugtugan namin nun, pero swabe lang din kasi nadiskubre ko ang bandang MAY. 


moral lesson :

- basta't me oto, wag na tamarin mag empake ng effects
- matulog ng maayos at wag magpaka mandirigma, wala naman mapapala sa huli
- siguraduhin ang mga miyembro na di bibitaw pag crucial na labanan

[Van*]

Tumugtog kami this past Saturday sa isang bar. Maingay tinugtog namin kaya halos walang nakaappreciate. Walang stage, kaya halos katabi ng tumutugtog at equipments ang kitchen at banyo. Sa harap namin dumadaan ang mga tao kapag nagbabanyo. Laging natatapakan yun cable ko. Buti na lang isang beses lang nahugot sa amp. haha

[nicoyow]

I have two, both from highschool.

My first "sad" experience was from a Club Dredd gig during that era when productions were flourishing (circa '92-'94).

I can clearly remember that evening:

There was a full moon, and we all felt funky. Even our buddies who hopped in weren't feeling too well. We had to rush a guy to a nearby clinic before the gig coz he wasn't feeling well.

For some strange reason right before the gig, i sprained my ankle. (i forget the details)

bad luck struck again when we found out that we were getting shoved to be the 2nd last band on the list to perform. I lobbied against it, to no avail.

Right when we were about to get onstage, the last band pushed in and set up, to our shock and dismay.

They ended their (horribly noisy, cacophonous) set, dismantled their gear and left.

We get onstage, then just as we were about to begin, the lights suddenly got switched on... Didn't to play a single tune.


Second story, at some sports complex in Cavite.

We rehearsed like crazy, and made our way to the place. it was supposed to be a big local event, and there were HEAPS of bands, IIRC, 40 or something.

We were early and had a soundcheck. Then sat back and chilled, watching the other bands, deflecting the folks that wanted to borrow our gear (c'mon man! bring your own stuff!)

it was our turn to perform (close to the very last again - we must've sucked! hahah) then right after in the middle of the 2nd or 3rd song folks started running out of the complex.

a guy came in wielding a gun and threatened to shoot people. he was a local that couldnt tolerate the noise much longer.

our drummer froze as the guy pointed his gun at him. i snuck away from the stage, i felt that the guy was mighty pissed but wouldnt exactly shoot people.

necrobump ako.

kinda familliar with this story. kung sa Imus cavite to present ako dun. ito ung gig na namato ung mga kapitbahay nung sports complex kasi nga sobrang ingay at dame ng metal sa cavite, at un nga may nag amok na may dalang baril.  hahaha. (most of the residence sa imus kasi fond of glam rock like poison, queen, lynyrd skynyrd, etc etc. most of them hate metal because they cannot understand the lyrics. 

sorry dude for the bad experience sa cavite. actually its a normal thing noon. 

[iamweird]

Hindi sa akin/amin nangyari, dun sa tropa naming banda pero involved ako. Bale gig sa school yun tapos sila na yung tumutugtog and tapos na kami. Papunta kami sa school paper office namin para tumambay saglit. Mejo malayo yung daan kung iikot kami so naisip namin na sa likod na lang ng stage dumaan. Nung dumadaan na kami napatid ako sa wire ng extension na pinagsasaksakan ng mga amps, nahugot yun kaya nawalan ng tunog yung tropa namin hehe. Bigla sila napatingin sa akin.