Gag Economy

Gaggers one and all! We have a truly THRILLING episode for you brought to you by an incredible fellow gagger and EUPHONIUM player. She regails us with stories from gigging at a TriBeCa s*x club, on George RR Martin's train experience and with a band of puppet rock stars. We start with some customary yapping. We end with a little philosophical send-off completely dismantling the myth of "loving the...

Happy Saturday! As always, we start with some yapping. And for that we are so grateful. We then move on to our beefy mailbag, extending immense gratitude to you, the listener, because this episode is inspired by YOU! In this mailbag episode, we address the questions and literal gold you sent us a couple of weeks ago. THIS ONE IS FOR YOU, GAGGERS! MEGA GAGGER APPRECIATION POD! We manage to sprinkle...

Gaggers one and all! We have a truly THRILLING pod for you today as we welcome a guest from  beyond the borders of New York City! The incredible virtuoso violinist, entrepreneur and influencer Sumina Studer stopped by Gag Economy headquarters to grace us for a little chat. Sumina fills us in on her amazing life journey from Zurich to Berlin to Juilliard to London. She tells us what it was like nav...

Greetings podience! We continue on with part 2 of our series, What Do Musicians Do? In this one, we talk about what happens when one decides (at an early age) to forge a musical path. Spoil alert: the hustle starts early. But before we get into it, enjoy a bizzare gig story from @cello_kat, a cellist who performs/records/creates all over the world. Thanks for listening and follow us on the socials...

American Idol Fans! Jazz fans! Double Bass fans! Post Modern Jukebox fans! Fans of hair! Welcome fans of all kind to your perfect pod episode because today we have jazz bassist, American Idol contestant, member of Post Modern Jukebox, Youtube Sensation, Hair Muse heard round the world CASEY ABRAMS!!!  We talk gag stories, scat solos, American Idol conspiracy theories, and of course, FMKs about Cas...

Babies and Gentlemen! Gaggers one and all! Welcome to this four part series answering the age old question - "so, you, like, do music for your job?" Well...why, yes, Mr. Bob, we do. And there are about 100,000 of us in the United States that do, too! This series starts with our musical origin stories as we answer questions, like: How did we pick our instruments? Did our instruments pick us? What k...

Babies and Gentlemen! Podience! We have for you a sharp pivot—perhaps the sharpest so far. In this episode, we string players venture into a vast unknown land: the rhythm section, with the incomparable drummer and content creator  @ZackGrooves  ! Zack helps us discover the magical land of jazz fusion, paradiddles, and testosterone. We throw him some FMKs and he volleys back with gold and leaves wi...

In this episode, we dive deep into the high-stakes, high-stress, and bizarre world of Broadway because Caroline's making her Broadway debut at Schmigadoon! We start by plotting how to get our own show up there — the one where we put mediocre performers next to virtuosos so audiences can really appreciate the difference. Tune in as we explore the tension between the "prestige" of the Great White Wa...

Greetings, gaggers! In this episode, we have the incomparable artist/producer Caleb Hawley! He talks to us about his life coming up as a gigging singer songwriter. He shares some weird gig stories of the past and lets us in on some insider secrets on what it takes to make it as a solo artist in NYC! Tune in and make sure to check out his new album, "soft as i can sing."   xoxoxo follow us on Insta...

Happy New Pod Day, Podience! In this episode we're listening to you and your stories and we're thrilled that you all have been getting INTO IT! We have a write-in gig story from a trombonist and a voice memo from a listener who has a thing or two to say about the Grammy One. Thank you for all of your stories and for the community, gaggers! xoxoxoxo #trombone  #gigeconomy #comedypodcast #classicalm...

HERE YE, gaggers one and all! We have a THRILLING pod for you today! Our local virtuoso violinist, Filip Pogady, stopped by and graced us for a little chat at Gag Economy headquarters. We fill you in on how the three of us met years ago at a gig turned gag turned back to gig again. Filip then tells us all about his amazing life playing concerts, gives us advice on what to do if we were to study wi...

GREETINGS PODIENCE! We bring you another rousing episode where we talk about WORK! We give you a foolproof checklist on whether or not you should take a gig, we give you tips on sightreading and we end with a Grammy debate on behalf of our resident Grammy winner, Caroline Cassio.     

Greetings podience! In this episode we explore what it means to stand up for yourself on a gig. Imagine a world where you're hired to be a living statue, all of your colleagues break the gagger's oath and you're at the end of an exquisitely balanced moral inventory checklist. You have no choice but to decide: "should I walk out" or "should I wear a smile over my beautiful, poetic frown?" We follow...

In this episode, Becca Stevens joins us to discuss the high-stakes hustle of being a touring musician. The trio debates the "Collier Clue" conspiracy, questioning if Jacob Collier is leaving romantic breadcrumbs in his lyrics, and Becca shares survival hacks like the "cover your holes" rule for touring. Becca reflects on a traumatic encounter with a predatory "mentor," exposing industry scams that...

Welcome to another ROUSING episode of GAG ECONOMY POD! Marta and Caroline discuss their gigs, gags and give you advice on what to do in the gig scene in New York City! First, we come in hot as the last ones to contribute to the Timothée Chamalet opera/ballet pile on. We then discuss the importance of the New York forte and we end with Marta regailing us with stories from her live performance SNL w...

Welcome Podience! We continue this week with another round of gig finishing school! But first Tesla's 369 method and how it applies to our holes. We then give you tips on managing grueling three show workdays and we end with a rousing write in gag that has us fuming! Hope you have a fantastic week! Remember to keep on truckin'!  xoxoxo follow us on Instagram xoxoxo www.instagram.com/gageconomy www...

Babies and gentlemen, welcome to another rousing episode of GAG ECONOMY! Gig etiquette class is NOW IN SESSION! In this pod we congratulate Caroline on her de facto Grammy win as she finds out live that she is in fact a recent de facto Grammy winner. Marta's neighbor stops by as a reluctant special guest and we talk about meeting Beyonce's dad, Matt. xoxoxo follow us on Instagram xoxoxo www.instag...

Babies and gentlemen, welcome to another rousing episode of GAG ECONOMY! In this episode Caroline and Marta get down, dirty, and deeply competitive as they break down the ultimate survival tactic: gig bingo. This is your invitation to use Gig Bingo and watch as it transforms your workplace resentment into a private source of entertainment. You're welcome!   xoxoxo follow us on Instagram xoxoxo  ww...

Ladies, ladies, ladies! LISTEN UP! We have a hot one for you because MOLLY FLETCHER is in the studio. If you ever wanted to hear from a gag worker final boss, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! She's here to school us about how to act in the music business and reminisce about some of her most memorable moments onstage touring with Clean Bandit!  

Boy is this one REAL, podience. Two minutes in, we come up with sheer genius. After that you'll get an earful of curiosity as we ask hard hitting questions like: where is Is*s? what does a gag worker do on their off days? what was Caroline like with her snaggleteeth? We then transition into our latest operatic experience as audience members - spoiler alert, it was amazing. May we all be continued...

Babies and Gentlemen! Gaggers and gagstresses! Boy do we have a special episode for you. That's right ...it's THAT kind of "special"! We feature incredible actor and clown, Ed Malone. In this episode Ed brings us into his world and teaches us a thing or two about what it means to clown around. He also talks about his major "thing" for Timotheé Chalemet. Tune in if you really want to know what make...

Greetings Podience! From telepathic podcasts that may or may not be AI, to football fandom as operatic performance art, the conversation spirals in the best way. Unpack why discomfort, confusion, and "hot laptop brain" are actually signs of growth. If your head hurts, congratulations—you're learning. Be cool. Do less. Observe. Let the hot laptop brain cool off. Reallocate your time. And never betr...

Greetings Podience! AND A VERY MERRY GIGMAS! Presenting Gag Economy's Holiday 2025 episode containing ghost of gigs past, present and future! We tell you how to deal with back handed musical compliments, offer the correct opinions about the infamous SHARK TANK 3d PRINTED CARBONFIBER instruments and we end by forcasting our prodigious future. Our 2026 wish for you, freelancers: high-demand opportun...

WELCOME TO THE VAULT! You are listening to a long lost episode! My how times have changed...or haven't they? Did what we just said make sense? Who knows. But consider this a FLASHBACK episode as we GEAR UP for the 2025 holiday season! In this episode we gossip, make jokes, present revelations, talk about past and present gigs. May this episode find you at a time where you most need it. XOXOXOXO

GREETINGS, podience! Where did we go? Why did we go? Did we become prey to the latest human laundering scheme? Well you better LISTEN UP because we anwser all of that in this here post Thanksgiving Thanksgiving episode. In this episode, we discuss the top 5 gigs of our time off of pod, we give you holiday tips that can be used at any and all family gatherings Thanksgiving and not Thanksgiving rela...