Shotty's Hip Hop Blog

 Preparing for your First Show/Gig By: Shotty Mills When it comes to preparing for your first upcoming show. You have to keep numerous things in mind in order to have a successful set. Just remember that you are performing in front of the crowd. In all honesty the best technique, I would recommend coming into your first show full aware of the setting of the performance. It's important that you are mentally prepared for your first upcoming show. To be honest there's a huge difference between performing on stage and recording in the booth. When you are recording in the booth, I just feel that there's a lot less pressure held on your shoulders. But performing on a stage requires you expend a lot more of your energy in order to elicit more of a particular feeling to a crowd. In other words, the crowd will perceive you based on how express that feeling towards them. And sometimes it's not all just cut and cry. Sometimes it will even feel like it's cut to the chase.  I re...

  Ascend Music Festival Blog By: Shotty Mills On Saturday July 24th Shotty Mills will be performing at first show in company of an array of talented artists. Shotty has always dreamed of performing in front of a crowd. And for him to perform at Ascend Music Festival sends jitters and nerves to his every fiber. This music festival will be a huge turnout with a wide range of artists from up and coming bands. As well as other hip hop artists within the Alberta hip hop industry. This highly touted music festival, includes another hip hop artist from Drayton known as Chad L.E McGhie. As a host of this up and coming music festival in Wimborne, Alberta. Recently, Chad L.E McGhie released his "Problem Smoking" album. Chad, brings a diverse background in music by edging bars with catchy rhymes and catchy hooks.  And now Shotty Mills an up and coming hip hop artists out of Drayton Valley has been gifted the opportunity to perform. The venue that this concert will be held at is called B...