On thursday the 26th november I played a gig with Eat Dr Ape in London at the Bedford. The Bedord is a very highly respected venue in London so it was important that we all acted professionally, such as showing up on time with the gear that was required of us. This is important experience in my development to becoming a session musician as being punctual and well prepared is vital in sustaining a career in the competitive session musician career path. The event organisers also wanted to run the event like a live TV show where by the bands only play 2 songs then move off the stage as quickly as possible for the next band to come on and perform. This was beneficial for me as I may encounter a similar situation when sessioning, where i may be asked to do a TV performance for an artist and the same precision timing will be required. I also had to exercise my networking skills at the gig as there where some influential music industry people present, so it was key that I went up and spoke to them and promote the band by giving them contact details and a CD of our music.