I’m a gigging musician. It takes a lot of effort to get gigs and keep my gigging calendar full. I spend hours each week calling venues, researching gigging opportunities, sending out emails, following up with people I’ve reached out to and advancing shows. People don’t realize that gigging is not just showing up at your […]
For this post, we welcome Guest Contributor, Dipanshu Mphapatra; self-taught guitarist who has played over 100 live performance gigs and counting. Dipanshu runs music-industry blog – Pick Up The Guitar. For more information about Dipanshu, see his full bio below. It’s no surprise that the music industry is one of the most competitive industries to […]
Finding local gigs near you is not easy. It’d be great if simply putting your music on the internet was enough to get the gigs you need. But to accomplish your gigging goals, it takes more than that. You have to be proactive. The best way to get local gigs for yourself is to put […]
Doing music is about way more than just playing a few tunes and melodies. There are so many hats a musician has to wear to keep business moving in the right direction, it could make your head spin. Being in business for yourself creates its own set of challenges, but it’s incredibly rewarding if you […]
In a previous post, I shared 4 Platforms Musicians Can Use to Book House Concerts. HomeDitty was one of them. What really intrigued me about HomeDitty was the platform style and booking access that could potentially help musicians to break long upheld barriers in the house concert realm. Katie Byers, the founder of HomeDitty has […]
Some of my most memorable gigs are house concerts. I’ll never forget this one time I did a house concert in Baltimore, MD. When I first walked into the house, the guests were lounging around and as I walked up to them to say hello, they said we’re your biggest fans. I had never met […]
I’ll start off by saying, you probably will get rejected. At the time of this writing, their own website says that only 30% of first-time applicants get accepted. In fact, if you’re contemplating applying, you should probably read this first. When I first started doing music, I came across Concerts in Your Home. It’s a […]
As live in-person shows remain a rarity due to the pandemic for the time being, us musicians continue to search for the best ways to get paid gigs in this virtual world. There are actually lots of opportunities to get paid from your live-streaming performances and several ways to go about setting these shows up. […]
Before we get started, if you’re interested in starting a career as a singer/songwriter, check out our Free Guide – 8 Steps to Become a Successful Full-Time Singer/Songwriter. Download it here. My plan in life was never to be a musician. It was a dream I always carried around hidden under the surface. Growing up […]
We’re in the middle of ‘the great shutdown of 2020’ as some are calling it. We’ve all been advised to stay at home as much as possible and not to gather in groups larger than 10 people. Unfortunately for us musicians, this means most venues are canceling shows until further notice. While we don’t know […]
Performing live and gigging is one of the biggest revenue-generating methods for independent musicians. Live performances are so lucrative because it puts the musician directly in front of the consumer. There’s no better way to gain fans and earn money than actively gigging. However, because there are so many musicians, the competition to win the […]
