Gig Gab - The Working Musicians' Podcast

Keeping your band in sync is never an easy thing, and everyone knows it. Perhaps the most important thing is to make sure you’re all on the same page, and that doesn’t mean “like every other band.” It just means, “like this band.” Really it just means you all need […] The post The Same Amount of Crazy — Gig Gab 266 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Dan Ray and Adam Johnson join Paul and Dave this week for a crossover episode of Cover Band Confidential and Gig Gab. Listen as your FOUR favorite weekend warriors talk through how they’re dealing with gigs during the pandemic, keeping their music lives alive (while prioritizing simply staying alive themselves!), […] The post The Meeting of Four Minds — Gig Gab 265 and Cover Band Confidential 100 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Try as they might to avoid it, sometimes your two favorite weekend warriors wind up talking about the pandemic. This week weaves conversations about performances, streaming, syncing video, and Hamilton (the show, not the podcaster) with related thoughts about what it’ll take to feel safe doing all the things we […] The post Asterisk Pandemic — Gig Gab 263 appeared first on Gig Gab.

With David Shanhun, his smooth vocals and articulate guitar work are what you hear, but under the surface is an equal masterpiece of David’s looping and arrangements. It doesn’t stop there: David has taken his fantastic YouTube channel and begun using it to help teach other musicians how to integrate […] The post David Shanhun: Looping, Streaming, Playing — Gig Gab 262 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Paul and Dave have been secretly working together on a project with their old band, and today that finally was released. Hear your two favorite weekend warriors talk about the process of recording (and coordinating!) a song in quarantine. Last night, Dave played the first pandemic gig of Gig Gab’s […] The post Playing the Pandemic Stage — Gig Gab 261 appeared first on Gig Gab.

It’s June, 2020, and your two favorite weekend warriors haven’t played a gig in months. As the reality of that “next gig” sets in—as the reality of interacting with society again sets in—it’s pretty clear that re-entry anxiety is alive and well. Both Paul and Dave are experiencing it in […] The post Re-Entry Anxiety — Gig Gab 260 appeared first on Gig Gab.

We all love gear, and your two favorite weekend warriors have even more of it to talk about this week for you. Plus, Dave’s come up with a new addition to his woodshed routine to keep himself going during lockdown. Speaking of lockdown, listener Mike has some thoughts to share […] The post Almost Willing… — Gig Gab 259 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Dave Cook, long-time audio engineer and owner of Area 52 Studios joins your two favorite weekend warriors today with stories, advice, and more. Dave shares how he “accidentally” wound up engineering “Love Shack” as well as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, what rules Bernard Purdie laid down (before he […] The post Dave Cook: Streaming Sound Advice, Love Shack, Carly Simon, and More — Gig Gab 258 appeared first on Gig Gab.

We know you want to play. We all do! What does that next gig look like? How will it work? When will you—and your band—be comfortable playing together again? Does that happen indoors in a rehearsal space or outdoors for a show? These are the seeds planted in the minds […] The post Lighting, Ranting, & Planning Your Next Show — Gig Gab 257 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Have you had YouTube or Facebook mute the songs on your stream because of copyright claims? There might be something you can do about it! Paul and Dave talk through their experiences with navigating these waters, and even share how you can make money playing your own songs from the […] The post Payscale, Licensing, and Toys – Gig Gab 256 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Brad Madix, Front-of-House Engineer for Rush, Bruce Hornsby, Shania Twain, Shakira, Queensrÿche, Jane’s Addiction, Mr. Big, and more joins Paul and Dave today to chat sound, mixing, stories, and Gig Gab! Brad’s tales and advice are endless – and endlessly valuable! Listen to hear Brad share stories about finding himself behind […] The post Brad Madix: Stories from Front of House with Rush, Queensrÿche, Jane’s Addiction, and More – Gig Gab 255 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Today it’s time to talk gear. And gain staging. And effects. And audio interfaces. And Microphones. Oh, wait, those last two are gear, too, aren’t they? And effects… that can be gear? Are effects considered “gear” if it’s a digital plugin versus a piece of outboard equipment? Oh the questions […] The post Gear Gab – Gig Gab 254 appeared first on Gig Gab.

How do your fans feel? Do you know? If not, what can you do to find out? Well, Paul and Dave talk through all of this and more. The good news is you can be a fan now, too, and learn what it feels like when someone asks you to […] The post Managing–and Learning–Your Fans’ Expectations – Gig Gab 253 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Paul and Dave start today’s show with a detour about… playing live! Sure, we can’t do this right now, but that means now is a great time to stop and think about some of the more overlooked aspects of your live show and setup. We’re out of the grind of […] The post Thinking of the Stage – Gig Gab 252 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Steve Witschel returns to Gig Gab after four years to talk about the evolution of his Cover Band Central site and Facebook groups. Things have grown quite a bit for CBC since Steve chatted with your two favorite weekend warriors, and they go through that evolution together. Steve’s also spent […] The post Cover Band Central’s Steve Witschel on Live Streaming and More – Gig Gab 251 appeared first on Gig Gab.

As promised, Paul and Dave talk through what they know and have learned about setting yourself up to live stream from your house or studio. There are definitely some tips and tricks, and your two favorite weekend warriors share as many of them as they’ve found. Then it’s on to […] The post Live Streaming Tech and Trusting The Muse – Gig Gab 250 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Dave watched the new “Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time” movie that premiered (virtually) at SXSW 2020 last week, so he starts us off with a review about that. Great stories and great memories abound. Online busking has become more a thing than ever, and Paul and Dave talk through […] The post The Evolution of Online Busking – Gig Gab 249 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Paul and Dave both had gig cancelations, as did many of you. Some of you figured out how to perform anyway, in a safe manner, and that’s inspiring to all of us. Your two favorite weekend warriors talk through some of the things they’re doing, and you’ll even get to […] The post Cancelations Mean … Opportunity – Gig Gab 248 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Mike Dias, long-time in-ear industry expert and now Executive Director of the In-Ear Monitor International Trade Organization, joins Paul and Dave this week. They chat about the history of in-ears, the future, solving problems, and more. They even touch on a few “hot button” topics, too, but you’ll have to […] The post Mike Dias, a Career of In-Ears – Gig Gab 247 appeared first on Gig Gab.