The Unstarving Musician’s Guide to Getting Paid Gigs was published in late October 2016, but the official launch is only just now about to happen. After clicking the publish button, I wrote to close friends that I thought writing the book would be the hard part. I quickly learned that [...]
I’ve jokingly said to my wife that my next edition of The Unstarving Musician’s Guide to Getting Paid Gigs may include a chapter on how to NOT render yourself without transportation necessary to show up for a gig. In case you’re reading my blog for the first time, we moved [...]
Want more gigs? Write a book. I’ve been on gig hiatus in Panama since August, about three months now. My wife and I recently visited Arlington, Texas for the holidays, where I decided to organize a happy hour / book signing event, since I very recently published a book. The [...]
In late October I had the pleasure of being featured on an episode of Gig Gab, The Working Musician’s Podcast. In that episode, co-host Paul Kent asked me what the number one limiting factor is that keeps musicians from getting more gigs. Listen to the Gig Gab episode My response [...]
Getting paid as a pro drummer can be a tough gig in and of itself. I wrote this post to give drummers ideas to consider for making money as a pro. If you happen to be a non-drumming musician, there’s plenty that applies to you too. The avenues and strategies [...]
Building Relationships and Bands of Brothers Having a network of quality relationships will without a doubt help you get paid musician gigs as a musician. Whether yours is a band of bros or a band of brothers and sisters, there are benefits to letting your band be your extended family. [...]
