Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright
Hvordan jeg overvant sceneskrekk
By day he's a graphic designer, and by night Joe Kowan is a quirky folk singer-songwriter. Full bio
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same house made me uncomfortable.
i samme hus gjorde meg ukomfortabel.
just writing songs wasn't enough.
and I wanted to share them with people,
åpent mikrofonarrangement
this wave of anxiety just washed over me.
your sympathetic nervous system kicks in.
your heart rate increases,
to shut down, like digestion. (Laughter)
away from your extremities,
your Spidey sense tingles,
(Laughter)
(Latter)
to performing folk music.
the stage, I start my song,
på scenen, og startet sangen min.
comes streaming out.
kommer strømmende ut.
like an opera singer has,
sånn som en operasanger har..
is clearly uncomfortable,
er tydelig ukomfortabel
as a solo singer-songwriter.
som en solo sanger og sangforfatter.
I had the tiniest little glimpse
jeg fikk et lite glimt
som jeg håpet på.
I had to get past this nervousness.
jeg måtte overkomme nervøsiteten.
I would go back every week
Jeg ville gå tilbake hver uke
thing happened every week. (Laughter)
skjedde hver eneste uke. (Latter)
don't have a lot of epiphanies. (Laughter)
har ikke mange åpenbaringer. (Latter)
that exploits my nervousness.
som utnyttet nervøsiteten min.
half-octave higher than normal,
halv oktav høyere enn normalt,
what was happening to me,
hva som skjedde med meg,
for me because I was nervous,
mine vegne og min nervøsitet,
uncomfortable family. (Laughter)
og ukomfortabel familie. (Latter)
by embracing and exploiting my problem,
og omfavne og utnytte problemet mitt,
that was blocking my progress,
blokkerte mitt fremskritt
was essential for my success.
var essensielt for min suksess.
me get past that biggest issue
overvinne det største problemet
and play the rest of my songs
og spille resten av sangene mine
have to play the stage fright song at all.
spille sceneskrekk sangen i det hele tatt.
nervous, like now. (Laughter)
virkelig nervøs, som nå. (Latter)
stage fright song for you?
sceneskrekk sangen for dere?
you all without clothes. ♫
forestille meg dere alle uten klær. ♫
scares me more than anyone knows. ♫
skremmer meg mer enn noen aner. ♫
so much, you'll be great. ♫
dette går nok bra. ♫
help me when I sing. ♫
meg ikke når jeg synger. ♫
these things right now, ♫
snakke om dette akkurat nå, ♫
you're in the crowd. Hi. ♫
du er i mengden. Hei. ♫
unnurtured, irrrational fear, ♫
av en velpleid, rasjonell frykt, ♫
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joe Kowan - Musician and graphic designerBy day he's a graphic designer, and by night Joe Kowan is a quirky folk singer-songwriter.
Why you should listen
Joe Kowan is a Boston-based musician and graphic designer who has been struggling with stage fright since he first started writing songs at age 27. Despite his adorably expressed fears, he charms audiences with his own style of quirky folk and acoustic hip-hop, by turns poignant, salacious and comical. In 2009 he released the gangsta' arts and crafts video for his original song “Crafty,” and in 2011 he was a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition.
Kowan is a senior graphic designer on State Street Global Marketing’s Brand Strategy team. With a BFA in sculpture and design, his work explores diverse areas of design including scenic, print, environmental design and wayfinding.
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