Cover Band Confidential's Podcast (Music Business, Gigging Tips & Making Money as a Musician)

This week the boys discuss a well-trodden topic in a new way: How much content in a backing track is too much? Where does it cross the line and become theater instead of live music? When is that okay? Also a discussion of our favorite and least favorite creepy crawlies.  It makes sense, trust us. Thank you so much for tuning in!  If you want to help be sure to like, subscribe and share with your f...

Inspired by two brand new fathers among the patreon Slack members (all our congrats, Michael Harris of Diamond Avenue and Adam Moskowitz of the VAM BAND!), your hosts recount their experience, wins-and-losses, and advice as gigging musician dads. Also: Our various reactions to musical theater, tales from the week's gigs, acoustic in-ears, and other oddments. Thank you so much for tuning in!  If yo...

This week's episode is NOT about lipsyncing, but it IS about rain! When to start worrying about it on your summer gigs. What to do when it's in the forecast. How to protect yourself, your gear, and your business from inclement inevitability. And how the pros handle it, and what they can turn it into! Also a hot take on the Foo's new drummer Josh Freese (spoiler: good choice!).  Thank you so much f...

Today the lads tackle a few questions from listeners--primarily about how and when to set up formal business structures. Should my band have a bank account? When should I form an LLC? How do I fake it through requests? These questions and more get the famous CBC touch.  ALSO! WOW! DO NOT MISS!! A brand new outro bumper featuring words of wisdom from someone wise. Thank you so much for tuning in! ...

This week the boys recap their Big Gigs of the week--one a mostly-total success, and the other fraught with technical and social challenges. Whose is whose? LIsten and find out! Thank you so much for tuning in!  If you want to help be sure to like, subscribe and share with your friends!   Linktree: linktr.ee/adampatrickjohnson                 linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential Follow us on Instagram!...

Here's what ChatGPT thinks happens in this episode: On this episode of the Cover Band Confidential podcast, Adam and Dan share their experiences promoting their cover band using traditional methods. They recount their adventures attending events, putting up flyers, and making personal connections with potential fans. The hosts also emphasize the importance of community support, highlighting a band...

This week we hit two topics that couldn't be further apart: What to play for an audience of grade-schoolers? And what happens when you go old school and market person-to-person with in-venue flyer distribution? We don't know the answer to either of those things, but by gum we'll talk about them! Replacement Power Cables: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016BJGZ2U Thank you so much for tuning in!  If you...

This week's guest is multi-instrumentalist and content creator David Houston.  Dave currently plays in 5 different groups (on 3 different instruments) in Austin, Texas. In this interview we talk about how he got started in music, how the clever idea isn't always the most successful idea, being an older creator on Tiktok, and the state of the Austin music scene. For more info about David, check out...

This week after returning from the Great Smoky Mountains, Adam and Dan talk about their weeks and Adam discusses how his thoughts about being a "band leader" have changed in recent months. Check out Adam's review of Ableset 2 here: https://youtu.be/GGDNS3rdBek Use this link to save $10 off! https://ableset.app/cbc/ Ableton Live Template: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/backing-track-re...

This week's special guest is John Pisano from Jukebox Productions. John's got two sibling bands operating in San Diego, CA and Boise, Idaho. He's right at the cutting edge of what an events/weddings band can be. Hear him talk about integrating a DJ into his band, how he evolved his thinking on pricing, and so many other things. In fact, this conversation has been SO HOTLY ANTICIPATED among the Sla...

People come and people go: from our projects, our bands, and our lives. Are you prepared for that essential member to go on to bigger and better things? Today yer bois talk about the pain of losing a key person, and the need to keep an eye out at all times. That next beloved member might come from any direction!

Today your boys dig into some brand new gear announcements: The Headrush Prime and the Gibson Billy Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior. Is one of them worth it? Are they both? IS NEITHER?? Let's find out. USE PROMO CODE "NEWSITE10" to save 10% of all digital products on the ALL NEW https://www.coverbandconfidential.com  2023 Expense Tracker: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/musician-finance-...

The season is about to heat up, and lots of us have been lying on the couch eating cheese! Time to get back into shape! Gigging Shoes: Dan: Crocs Santa Cruz: https://www.crocs.com/p/mens-santa-cruz-slip-on/10128.html Adam: Vans Ultrarange: https://www.vans.com/en-us/shoes-c00081/ultrarange-exo-shoe-pvn0a4u1kblk 

Just a shorty today so sick-boy Dan can drag his carcass to bed. But first--Adam has a story about going out to see a killer band, what he learned from watching them, and what he realized about how we all might be with one another. Good stuff! Come see the new website at http://coverbandconfidential.com 10% discount on all digital item with the code NEWSITE10

When you started a band, you didn't know you'd also have to be a live sound engineer, did you? You might not have know you'd need to manage five people's in-ear mixes, or known how to handle feedback issues in a broad range of rooms. This week the boys dig in on what it takes to run your own sound, and how do it well. You can help our friend David Lynam by registering to match as a kidney donor. ...

This week is ALL about gear. • MEE Audio Custom Mold In-Ears * Line6 Relay G50 issues • Turbosound tower speaker torture-test * New open beta for Behringer mixer app

Been a bit since we've been back in our wheelhouse: two music nerds talking. This week there's this item hitting the news about the band OK Go and their legal issues with a breakfast cereal brand. It's interesting in its own right, but it opens the door to lots of Big Thoughts about us local bands, the importance (or not) of uniqueness in our naming, and how to handle intellectual property as part...

Please welcome our very special guest, long-time listener and Patreon member Adam Moskowitz of The VAM Band from South Florida! You might recognize Adam from the outro bumper our show has carried for MANY months now (and Adam's got something to say about that!).  Adam has built a very interesting business model, where all his players are basically modular. He swaps in players for reasons of availa...

This week is the first time yer boys have hung together in a few weeks, and Dan has some Mickey-inspired thoughts about how the world's biggest entertainment conglomerate runs live music. However they do it, it's GOOD. Then: What if we did a real, like, in-person THING? Would you come? W'e'd love to see you. Will you let us know coverbandconfidential@gmail.com is where to say.

This week is a live band coaching session with Savvy the Band, from Bozeman MT. Their drummer and band manager Adam has been a long-time Cover Band Confidential patreon member, and this coaching session is part of their benefit. It turns out there's a LOT to talk about!  Adam runs through a detailed review of Savvy's social and marketing efforts (largely great, a few clear areas to target for impr...

This week Adam has a conversation with multi-instrumentalist Tyson Leslie: currently working as the tour manager and keyboard player for Vixen. We cover how he got started playing music, how he got established in the cutthroat Nashville music scene, and Rare Hare, the 80's Metal Jam event he puts on throughout the year! Check out Tyson at https://www.facebook.com/tysonleslie/ 2023 Expense Tracker:...

This episode we deal with it. If your new years commitment is to "take care" of your "self".... Well, what is a "self", and what does it mean to "take care" of it? Well for us noise generators, it surely includes trips to the ear doctors! That's what most of this episode is about, if you ignore the dental, miraculously gig-booking, and Friday the 13thing content therein.

Friends. Rolling Stone made a list. Here it is: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ This episode is about our PROBLEMS with it.

On the heels of our Burnout episode, and with some great advice from a great Friend of the Pod, we're pushing back to look bigger-picture at the year in review, what we've accomplished, where we've grown, and what there is to take on next. Also, what would you name a Huey Lewis tribute?? Hit us up with what you see the next year will be about for you, at coverbandconfidential@gmail..com

It happens to all of us, from time to time. What do you do when the joy is gone? The 2023 Expense Tracker spreadsheet is available here: https://www.adampatrickjohnson.com/products/fj7pch7e7rek61uqvdtlng9xc8wxqw