Unstarving Drummer Seeks Gigs in Panama

2017-04-02T13:44:00-05:00February 2nd, 2017|Creativity|

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 [...]

How Writing a Book Will Get Me Gigs

2017-02-04T05:05:57-06:00January 4th, 2017|Marketing|

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 [...]

Here’s What Keeps Musicians from Getting More Gigs

2017-02-04T05:06:26-06:00December 7th, 2016|Marketing|

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 [...]

Understanding the Landscape of Local Music Venues

2016-09-21T06:49:31-05:00January 19th, 2016|Creativity|

Understanding the Landscape of Local Music Venues In order to get regular paid gigs, it’s helpful to understand the venue landscape. Here I’m going to talk about the venue landscape in my area, and then spend a little time on the bigger landscape for those of you who travel for [...]

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