Callum Kerr - PRESHOW RITUALS

In this Preshow Rituals segment, the country artist, Callum Kerr, reveals what he does before taking the stage. You can check out the rituals below:

Fortunately, I'm not too superstitious when it comes to playing live. There are no lucky socks, but I do have a couple of things I do to warm up and get in the zone. Ideally, on the morning of, I like to get a sweat on, then ice bath. Get the endorphins flying. Then I'll go through the set list, make sure I know all the songs 100 percent, both lyrically and on the guitar. There are sometimes things we do live that differ from the record, so I'll make sure to make a mental checklist of all those things so I can be in sync with the band. Make sure to eat something light, healthy, and boring.

Then when it's time to travel to the show, I load up my truck, usually double check my guitar case and gear bag to make sure I've got everything, and hit the road. I do a vocal warm up in the truck. There are a few on rotation but I am loving Cheryl Porter right now. The exercises sound a bit silly, think High School Musical BRR BRR MA MA... but they get your vocal cords warm and fuzzy and get the ole voice ready for action. After that, it's time for some pump-up tunes. Usually, some hip hop and bassy EDM. Anything to start feeling like a badass.

Pull up to the venue feeling like Rocky, and load in the kit. And finally, a beer, maybe a whiskey to settle the nerves. And then a beer to take to the stage! Before you know it, BAM you're up there and it's go time!

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