The Gigging Musician Podcast

In this episode, Jared sat down with touring Broadway musician Keaton Viavattine. They chat about what it takes to get on Broadway, work ethic, the value of great teachers, and more.

In this episode, Jared discusses the importance of taking extreme ownership over your music career, and offers tactics on how to do this.

In this episode, Jared reveals the secret 3-step process he uses to book all 150+ high-paying gigs his group plays per-year.

In this episode, Jared discusses when it’s ok for musicians to say “no.” He tries to figure out why we sometimes have difficulty doing so and offers a story that gives musicians permission to say no.

In this episode, Jared interviews Christine Smith, a pianist, film score composer, and host of the Musicians vs the World Podcast. They discuss the artist’s journey, gigging, losing the ability to play and perform, and pivoting.

In this episode, jared shares how musicians can use the same strategies used by Olympic cyclists and other athletes to achieve their music career goals.

In this episode, Jared congratulates a few musicians on achieving the Gigging Musician’s version of Olympic medals.

In this episode, Jared shares a few strategies he used at a private event gig to work towards getting more gigs (without being tacky or pushy).

In this episode, Jared shares exactly how he comes up with the pricing for each gig he plays, and then shares how he takes that price and justifies it to clients so they don’t question his pricing.

In this episode, Jared interviews Morgan Liddell, wedding planner with Blue Fancy Events in Milwaukee about her experience working with musicians. She shares what she and her couples look for when hiring musicians, what red flags cause her to pass over a musician, and current music trends at the weddings she plans.

In this episode, Jared shares one of the most common mistakes musicians make when they approach booking gigs.

In this episode, Jared shares one of the most important aspects of marketing your services as a gigging musician.

In this episode, Jared shared where gigs are booked, and the importance of building relationships with those who can either book you or refer you to people looking to book.

In this episode, Jared shares the exact goals a musician he works with has set for themselves, and how they’re going about accomplishing them.

In this episode, Jared shares the unconventional beliefs he has about being a musician, and how those beliefs shape everything he does.

In this episode, Jared shares a shocking discovery he encountered when calling wedding planners. This discovery might change the course of his (and your) gigging business.

In this episode, Jared shares an amazing tool that helped him and his gigging business students feel more confident charging a higher rate for their gigs (and other services they were selling).

In this episode, Jared was inspired by James Gross to take action and reach out to more venues and planners in order to book more gigs.

In this final episode of his interview, James Gross, bandleader of the Shirts and Skins band drops some truths about being a bandleader. He also answers the question, “If you lose everything and had to get your new band a paid gig in 30 days, what do you do?”

In this episode, James Gross, bandleader of the Shirts and Skins band shares his approach to bookings. He shares a crazy story where his band faked an event to get that perfect promo shot. Let’s take a listen!

In this episode, James Gross, bandleader of the Shirts and Skins band shares his background as a musician and how he started his group. Topics discussed include pay rates for gigs, booking agents, original music, and more.

In this episode, Jared shares his story about leveraging paid ads to get potential bookers to learn about his group and book them.

In this episode, Jared discusses the dangers of performing outdoor gigs, and share some of his personal stories with things that went wrong when the environment just didn’t cooperate.

In this episode, Jared discusses the marketing strategy for Gigging Musicians in order to maximize their influence over their market. He attempts to answer the question how do I get as many gigs as possible?

In this episode, Jared discusses the most important skill Gigging Musicians must have when they are on a gig and the dangers of not having this skill.