Stage Design

Thehipcola is a blog by Rob Cosh - a musician/songwriter from Ottawa, ON. A post from a couple months ago asks rhetorically why bands don't take the time to dress up their stage:

Ok, now that I’ve completely fan-boy’d Delerium up, it brings to mind something I’ve always been fascinated by. Stage show. Something that seems so elusive to indie bands ‘cuz we’ve got no money to pay for fancy lights and sets. Hell, most of the time we’re not even getting paid if we’re orignal acts. We do it for luv. Ok, and free beer.

That said, think about this. In your scene, when you’re out checking out bands, do they do anything to set themselves apart? I bet mostly they don’t. Are you gettin’ where I’m heading with this? It would be sooo easy to spice up your stage look and stand apart from the pack, it’s not funny. Basic lighting and props is all you need. And I’m talking household stuff. Well, and your imagination.