hahaha, when i was at school i did drama right the way up to a level, i was also in a band for 2 years so ive done my fair share of performing before becoming a dj. When i was about 13 opr so i cudnt care less and never got stage fright. then at about 15/16 i used to get it really bad,
and stress so much about fucking up lines, or playing.
now i dj fairly regularly in front of crowds i dont get nervous about fucking up. theres defo pressure to be good but its all about confidence and that defo comes with live practice. just become used to mixing in front of people and stuff and u will be fine after a while. but after acting and playing bass and singing for years djing to people is minor. but heres my tips on helping when it does hit...
basically i learnt to deal with it, and calm myself down. make sure u've practiced as much as u can so ur confident that u can perform well regardless of audience. then when u are performing keep telling urself that "u can do this, uve done it a million times before". the worst thing u can do is think about what's coming and worry what to do next. let it come, and if uve practiced enuff it shud be like muscle memory and u will do it naturally. if ur having an all out panic attack before hitting the stage it REALLY does help to breathe properly and slowly. deep breaths thru the nose and out the mouth and u will slow down ur heart rate.
as riisu says "fail to prepare, prepare to fail"
or as my music techer would always say the 7 p's "poor planing n preperation produces piss poor performance"
