when darshan raval took a leap of faith by shifting his base to mumbai after being a part of a music reality show little did he know that his live performances would take him to distant cities where his fans would welcome him enthusiastically the story remains the same for fusion band meghdhanush and singers like aditi sharma and meet jain who after hogging the limelight on different music reality shows focused on making the most of their popularity through live performances says meet after i participated in a music reality show i went on a live performance spree for almost two years and it gave me a lot of recognition reach and financial stability without it i wouldnt have had a chance to sustain myself in mumbai and pursue a career in playback singing and now that i have found my feet in the music industry i can do my own musicwhat such performances have provided many singers is a financial cushion to follow their bigger dreams a playback project for gujaratihindi films or cutting their own indie single might not provide the singers with that kind of commercial value which is guaranteed through live performances not everyone becomes a popular playback singer from the start says jigardan gadhavi he adds we are artists and music remains our first love but we also have to support ourselves financially and live performances help artists make a lot more money compared to other music projects but while the moolah matters many also see live performances as an effective way to reach out to their audience says singer parth oza when you perform live in front of your audience you strike a personal connect with them the response is instant and the satisfaction is immense even for the audience the songs and the interaction they have with the singer becomes a part of their memory which is not possible when you consume music through any other medium and unlike singing in a recording studio where technology and music softwares can make a singers life easy performing live is hard work a lot of preparation goes behind every live performance we practise a lot to retain our energy and not miss our sur says jigardan adding all the practice makes you a more refined singer