The Gigging Musician Podcast

In this episode, Jared interviews respected Luthier Jarek Powichrowski from Princeton Violins about his journey to become a luthier, how to keep your instrument in good shape, and some crazy stories about instruments.

In this episode, Jared interviews singer/songwriter Bill Small. Bill has recorded several albums, owned his own recording studio, and coaches artists and business owners.

In this episode, Jared interviews Steve Witschel, bass player, singer, and creator of Cover Band Central, one of the largest communities of cover band musicians in the world.

In this episode, Jared discovers one of the biggest problems why musicians never get their careers off the ground.

In this episode, Jared shares why it's impossible for musicians to do every single thing necessary to advance their music careers.

In this episode, Jared shares the weird reason why he rented a cello (it's not his instrument), and why you might consider doing something similar.

In this episode, Jared shares an exciting discovery about selling high-paying gigs that could change the game forever.

In this episode, Jared shares how musicians can avoid becoming burnt out from music. We've seen this happen to musicians over and over again, and once they're burnt out, they typically give up on music.

In this episode, Jared shares his #1 tip to making sure gigs don't go poorly. By preventing them from going poorly, you prevent a whole slew of consequences for your music career.

In this episode, Jared shares a few tips on how to earn more money per gig. After all, in order to achieve our music career goals faster, we need to step on the gas pedal.

In this episode, Jared reveals that there are three giant categories of people that need our music. He dives deep with examples of how different music helps each of those categories, and shares how we can take advantage of this knowledge.

In this episode, Jared shares the secret to making money from your music. Hint: it's not about waiting for success to happen to you.

In this episode, Jared shares his experience going through music school twice, and why despite the amount of information they teach music students, they still don't prepare them for success.

In this episode, Jared shares how the word "free" impacts everything we do as musicians, and can be the determining factor of if you're successful or not.

In this episode, Jared shares what he learned about shaping your identity around your values to get the results you want out of music.

In this episode, Jared shares the secret to music success.

In this episode, Jared interviews former Associate Concertmaster and Soloist for the Grammy-Award winning ensemble Apollo's Fire and creator of the Art of Freedom Method for musicians

In this episode, Jared shares a recent story where a nonprofit tried to stiff his group, and the exact email he sent to set his boundaries and discourage the devaluation of live music in the future.

In this episode, Eric Hayes, bandleader of one of California’s top party bands, The Freshmakers, shares why his group is so successful. We dive into his backstory, and why he had an advantage when he started his group in California.

In this episode, Jared addresses Imposter Syndrome, and shares how he deals with it regularly.

In this episode, Jared dives into the two audiences every musicians have for their music. Each audience helps you in different ways, and Jared shares how.

In this episode, Jared shares a horror story involving alcohol at a gig. He also offers a few different approaches Gigging Pros take towards drugs and alcohol at gigs.

In this episode, Jared shares his manifesto about what being a Gigging Pro means, and why it’s different than just being a Gigging Musician.

In this episode, Jared shares the little-known secret that musicians need to focus on in order to make a living from their art.

In this episode, Jared shares his experience getting started with his gigging act - and answers the question of “do musicians need an LLC when they’re getting started?”