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How Many Songs Do We Play as Cruise Ship Musicians on the NCL Viva?

David Paige
David Paige
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๐Ÿ‘๏ธ 12K views๐Ÿ“… 2 years agoโฑ๏ธ 8:22
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsCruise VlogโœจCasual Creator
โค๏ธ Best for CoupleOther ยท 12 nightsFrom BarcelonaVeteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

we are musicians and we are currently contracted to perform on board the Norwegian Viva

we're spending the majority of our time off the ship downloading charts downloading tracks

there's an expectation that each set is its own compact show

if I were to get 10% of the notes incorrect in a guitar solo that would be pretty much considered a complete failure

Creator's Tips & Advice

โœ“Expand your repertoire before joining a ship contract
โœ“Use port days to download charts and tracks for upcoming shows
โœ“Be prepared to perform with unrehearsed material during shows

๐Ÿ†•New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

managing large song repertoire โ€” Start preparing songs before boarding and use port days for downloads
performing with limited rehearsal โ€” Be ready to read charts and adapt during shows

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow many songs do cruise ship musicians play on the NCL Viva?
QWhat is the workload like for musicians on longer sailings?

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Inside The Music - my vlog about all things relating to my multi-faceted music career and my life in general. August 30, 2023 As cruise ship musicians, we have a pretty big job! Our job is to entertain the crowds of guests on our ships - specifically, we are contracted on the Norwegian Viva right now. Some sailings are short, and some are long. Since we perform almost every single night of the cruise, our job is significantly more challenging when we are on longer cruises! We prefer to not repeat songs when possible. We also prefer to perform at our best! How do we handle that? How do we prepare for that? How many songs does it take to perform on a ship? If you would like to get more access to me and my band and get more content, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon. Some perks include exclusive content, gig reports (an honest, uncensored, and sometimes brutal take on the gigs we play), merch, VIP status at gigs, and so much more! Check it out here: www.patreon.com/davidpaigemusic GEAR USED: Cameras: Sony ZV-E10 Sigma 16mm Lens GoPro Hero 9 Black DJI Mavic Air 2 Camera Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro Shotgun Camera Mic Lights: Lume Cube 2.0 IVISII G2 Pocket RGB Stream on SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ub9y...โ€‹ Stream on APPLE MUSIC | https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dav...โ€‹ www.instagram.com/davidpaigemusic www.davidpaigemusic.com Started Channel - September 26, 2009 100 Subscribers - January 28, 2018 500 Subscribers - July 15, 2022 700 Subscribers - November 4, 2022 1,000 Subscribers - March 13, 2023 1,500 Subscribers - August 7, 2023