Relationship building and networking isn't just for suits. As part of the Unstarving Musician Project, there's an entire book and podcast dedicated to the topic of how to get more paid music gigs. Since starting the project, I've talked to weekend-warrior musicians, full-time songwriters and performers, recording engineers, and musicians-for-hire. [...]
Later this month I'll be interviewing D Grant Smith, podcaster, author and indie radio show host. The interview will be an episode of my forthcoming Unstarving Musician Podcast. D Grant is an interesting fellow in many regards, but I'm particularly anxious to discuss with him indie radio, his book The DIY [...]
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 [...]
