Gamer Superstar - Chapter 114

Chapter 114: [Bonus Chapter] 114 – Show
The recording of the song went much smoother than I imagined.

Lila was very calm, as was I.

In the same way that our two agents argued like crazy about how much the song was worth, how much we should be paid, how much our names were worth.

Lila and I just focused on singing well and in less than two hours we had the song recorded and ready to go.

So after we left the studio and had a coffee, we went to where her show was going to be and I started getting familiar with the place.

This would be my first gig that wasn’t in a bar or at a wedding, but in a place where the audience’s attention would be 100% on me, so I was excited.

Since Lila would have her backing band for the show, it would be very strange if I didn’t have anyone, so I called Mark and he confirmed for him and Frank that they would come and play with me.

I offered them $200 a show, which was already double what they were getting with Jannet, and it wouldn’t be as much work as the wedding we had to travel to, so it didn’t have to be that much.

Since the song I would be singing with Lila would only be played on guitar and our voices a cappella because it was recorded in the studio, we didn’t have to practice.

And they already knew how to play the rest of my repertoire because of the wedding, so we didn’t have to practice too much beforehand.

The first show started at 6 p.m., with 30 minutes of an opening set from me and 150 minutes from Lila, which made it 9 p.m., where we would have an hour break to clean up the place, and at 10 p.m. the second show would start, which would be another 30 minutes of me, and after that Lila would play for two to three hours.

Jason was also here with us to record the music video that would be posted on my channel.

People started coming in at 5:30 and I started playing at 6:00.

“Hey, who’s he?”

“Him? I think I saw him somewhere, but I don’t know who he is…”

“Don’t you go out at night?”

“Nah, I only listen to Lila!”

“I only had money for Lila’s concert…”

“So that explains it, he’s BlackVelvet, an artist from San Francisco who is growing meteorically. From what I heard from a friend last night, he took part in a musical battle to see who would open Lila’s show.”

“Woah, did he win the musical battle?”

“Of course, if he hadn’t won, he wouldn’t be here, isn’t that obvious?”

On stage I could hear the chatter of people coming in and finding places to stand.

Since there were a thousand people in the place, it was obvious that the place was quite big, but it was still nowhere near as big as the stages and audiences at big festivals and the like.

Among the conversations I overheard, most people didn’t know me, but surprisingly there were quite a few people who did.

Maybe my name was becoming more famous in San Francisco than I knew!

“Good evening everyone, I’m BlackVelvet and as some of you may know, I won a musical battle yesterday to open for Lila Brooks tonight!” I said, trying to get the crowd going.

I think this is the first audience I’ve sung for that won’t be drinking, as this isn’t a bar or a wedding, so it would be a new experience.

“I’m going to start with a song that I think you might know.” I said as I started to play The Lazy Song on the guitar, making Mark and Frank quickly follow me.

As I strummed the melody, I noticed several people in the audience staring at me, surprised that they might already know The Lazy Song.

The song had already reached 3 million views on MeTube, so it was understandable that some people knew it.

Most of the people who knew it were the people who saw me play in bars, but there were still people who knew it from MeTube.

So when I started singing, even though there were a thousand people who didn’t come to see me, there were a few dozen people who knew how to sing and sang along with me, which made the place more lively.

Little by little, the audience became more comfortable and enjoyed my songs more.

With only 30 minutes left, I had to try my best to cheer them up so that when Lila came on stage, people would be excited enough for her.

So in addition to my normal songs, I threw in some cooler country songs, since that was the style of music they came to hear, which cheered them up even more.

Mixing those songs in with my originals really got the crowd going, especially after Boyfriend.

It was always fun to sing Boyfriend to a new audience.

The reaction of the single girls and the boyfriends of the girls they were dating was always priceless.

🎼🎶🎤

I could be a better boyfriend than him

I could do the shit he never did

Up all night, I won’t quit

Thinking I’m gonna steal you from him

I could be such a gentleman

Plus all my clothes would fit

🎼🎶🎤

By the time I finished Boyfriend, I was sweating, but looking at the clock at the front of the stage, I knew I had very little time left, so I grabbed the microphone, panting.

“Uff… this was my first show that wasn’t in a bar or at a wedding, I have to say the feeling is incredible, with an incredible audience like this… it’s hard for the show to be bad, right?” I asked, making them scream with excitement and leaving me satisfied that I’d managed to get them excited for Lila’s next show.

“But just so I don’t leave without leaving you with something remarkable, I’m going to sing an original song that I sang for the first time last night to win the musical battle.” I said as I swapped my electric guitar for an acoustic and began to strum the country tune.

Hearing the melody, the audience was already getting excited.

Receiving confirmation on my headset that Lila was backstage ready to go on stage when her time came, I smiled as I looked around to confirm that Jason was ready, and as soon as he nodded, I started to sing.