Cover Band Confidential's Podcast
332 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsA podcast for musicians of all backgrounds to learn how to run your music career like a business! Whether you're a weekend warrior or a hired gun; whether you play cover songs or originals, Cover Band Confidential is your weekly source on how to make GOOD money playing music!
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Episode 180: Cover Band Deliverables
October 15, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWhat documentation do you need to do this job professionally? What do you need to sit down at your computer and just create? This week we talk about the documentation, materials, and collateral that your band needs to represent itself well, protect its interests, and communicate with marketers, venues, and technicians!
Episode 179: BONUS EPISODE: Sound Check 201 With Ben Ivey (Former Patreon Exclusive)
October 13, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week we are pulling an episode previously only available on Patreon for you guys! Ben Ivey is a full-time audio engineer who has worked with Members Only as well as national touring acts all over the country. This episode is all about how you as a musician should approach sound checks as well as how musicians can do this kind of work themselves for their own bands. Thank you so much for tuning in! If you want to help us be sure to like, subscribe and share us with your frie...
Episode 178: All about Pricing; Halloween Tune Top 10
October 08, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBScared to have a straightforward pricing conversation with your customers? Does the thought of designing price tiers give you nightmares? Do you shiver at the thought of losing business to cheaper competitors, or charging so little it's not worth your while? Well this is the episode for you because we deal with pricing and then we deal with scary material for this season! Shouted-out particulars you Must See: Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo covered by A Thorn For Every Heart Drea...
Episode 177: Sound Check 101
October 01, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 43.5 MBWhat is there to deal with while getting your sound right for a particular space? Is the group of humans there your audience already? How should you deal with them? These questions and more on this week's episode!
Episode 176: Have the Hard Conversation
September 24, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBHow to know when it's time to confront one of your people about their performance, their impact on your brand, or any other reason. If you're going to be the band leader, that means you have to be be the grown-up. Here's our thoughts on how to deal with that!
Episode 175: How To Deal With Negativity
September 17, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe all experience it--the inevitable negative review, Internet hater, or snarky jealous musician. How do you handle it? Go into a spiral? Brush off your shoulder? Take the feedback and improve? This episode with special guest Mike Schulte (who's gotten some Internet hate in his time) talk about what that feels like and what to do with it. Also Disney, Halloween, and RIP Norm MacDonald.
Episode 174: Things Musicians Have To Stop Doing
September 10, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWe're putting our foot down. If you're a musician there are a few things you just have to stop doing. And in this episode we will tell you them. Also Adam preps karaoke and Dan preps Disney. All around a preppy, prohibit-y episode.
Episode 173: It's All About The People
September 03, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBNo matter how you slice it, having a cover band means dealing with personnel. Tonight Adam and Dan discuss their current challenges, opportunities, and complexities of working with that Most Dangerous Game: Man. (And women. theoretically. But statistically: man.)
Episode 172: The QR Code Chronicles
August 27, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThe boys are starting to get their feet back under them, gig-wise, and exploring these newfangled 10 year old things that the pandemic brought front and center: QR Codes. Adam's talked about them. Dan's experimented with them. Today's ep is a deep dive into how they can be used to get your content in front of audience members. Also: A rubber duck, a weird crackle, a fishing child, and maybe they're not all ladies OR gentlemen.
Episode 171: New Project, Broken Guitars, and Band Names: A Meatballs-cast
August 20, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWe're a LITTLE unfocused in this episode, friends. We'll be the first to admit it. Adam covers the first outing of his new project, Dan talks about his guitar needing to get to the shop and how he's getting around since then, we discuss band names and branding, and various other short topics.
Episode 170: Setlist and Flow (AmberCast Part Deux)
August 13, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBTonight we're joined by Adam's fine co-frontperson (and co-spousal-unit) Amber! The topic of setlist flow and interstitial mid-show chat came up on Facebook, and she had Things to Say! So we brought 'er on to say them. Minor topics include how to get through a show in the face of catastrophic equipment failure, doggy "day care", and whether silent rehearsals really are.
Episode 169: Stage Presence for Introverts
August 06, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBHow do you become a stage-presence monster if your whole gigging life has been about focusing on quality playing? Is it even worth it? How can you make the trip from here to there? These are the questions Adam and Dan focus on this week. Also PLEASE support Steve Witschel who remains hospitalized with Covid-19. He's meant a lot to all of us, and even though his immediate outlook is improving, it looks like it'll be a while before he's rocking Bourbon Street again. https://www.gofun...
Episode 168: The Magic Word
July 30, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBAfter a general gigging update (and a VERY mysterious tease about a VERY mysterious Zoom call), we get right down to it: There's a magic word. If you know it's magic, and LIVE like it's magic, it'll transform everything about your band and music career, relationships, career, and life in general. So listen up.
Episode 167: Momentum, and a Two-Brand Strategy
July 23, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBWelcome to Cover Band Confi-DAN-tial! Adam's at the beach, and Dan's just got a couple thoughts to drop. First: Momentum. Getting the proverbial ball rolling, and then what to do with it once it is. Second: From a listener question, should your marketing and market approach target venues? Should your social content and ad spend target restaurant owners and other kinds of bookers? (And is Dan actually going to answer THAT question, or use it to talk about something tangential?) ...
Episode 166: Be a Solution, Not a Problem
July 16, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIn this fine episode, Dan drops some thoughts about how to cancel a gig and leave everyone happy (by being a solution, not a problem). Then Adam shares how his cucumber-cool approach may have created an awesome new relationship and set of opportunities (by being a solution, not a problem). Short version of this episode: read the title. This episode's outro bumper is brought to us by show patron Adam Moskowitz of the VAM Band in south Florida: https://www.facebook.com/theVAMband/. T...
Episode 165: Easy Mailing List Growth, and Back On the Horse
July 09, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week Adam shares what it was like when his band got together for the first time in a year and a half (spoilers: there's work to do). Then Dan talks about his strategy for building his email list, and the simple trick that's grown his list by 25% in the last two weeks. So should you!
Episode 164: Momentum, or, Riding a Rolling Stone
July 02, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThe world is opening up, and it feels like the demand for live entertainment has never been higher! There are two new things to keep in mind: The effort to maintain and nurture and grow relationships and opportunities, and the desire to expand into this new environment wisely and steadily and with an eye on work/life balance. Today we talk about both of those things, along with, of course, Velvet Elvis.
Episode 163: All About Rehearsal
June 25, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBListener Russ asks a keen question on band rehearsal schedules and almost certainly gets more answer than he was hoping for. All you need to know to have the basics of your rehearsal schedule work for your group.
Episode 162: Interview with Eric Hogan: lead singer of Nevermind: A Tribute to Nirvana
June 18, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 77.9 MBThis week's episode is an interview with Eric Hogan. Eric is a veteran of the cover band world currently portraying Kurt Cobain in Nevermind: An Atlanta-based tribute band for Nirvana. In our conversation we discuss how he came to starting the group, how his band has been able to transition from bars to large venues in a short period, and what it takes to embody a legend. Follow Nevermind on Instagram at @nevermindatl or at https://nevermindnirvanatribute.com Thank you so much f...
Episode 161: Gratitude with the Challenges
June 11, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe influx of work is causing us to feel anew the logistical challenges and details of what it takes to do what we do. We can either complain about that, or be grateful that we're now in a place where we get to have those problems again! Choose! Support us at https://patreon.com/coverbandconfidential
Episode 160: Getting Back On the Horse
June 04, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBThings are definitely starting to hit some velocity out there. This episode we deal with that; what it looks like to get our show back up to speed. https://patreon.com/coverbandconfidential for bonus content and insider chat!
Episode 159: Critical Mass
May 28, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 32.9 MBThe tipping point seems to have been hit, friends. Dan shares about his experience getting his standing weekly acoustic events back on their feet and playing a glorious First Gig. Adam shares about the opportunities that have been coming his way, some great, some not so much. Consider supporting us on Patreon! You get goodies, including membership in our back-channel Slack! https://patreon.com/coverbandconfidential
Episode 158: What "Normal" Will Take
May 21, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBA good look at what "coming back" is going to take--in some ways it's fast and easy, and in others there's a lot of work ahead. Also the updates on our attempts to engage more deeply with the podcast audience. Please check out our revised Patreon at http://patreon.com/coverbandconfidential Also please call and leave a message (like Billy Preston Esq. who is 100% not Mike Schulte did). 404-491-0910
Episode 157: BONUS EPISODE: Using QR codes to engage with your audience/make more tips!
May 18, 2021 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.89 MBWith the relaunch of our Patreon we have started offering all of our youtube content as audio for our $20 patrons. This is the audio from a video we did about using QR codes and a linktree-style page for your band or solo gigs to increase engagement by offering ways to request songs and do cashless tipping. If this is something you're interested in please subscribe to our Youtube channel or sign up for the $20 tier of our Patreon! youtube.com/coverbandconfidential patreon.com/cove...
Episode 156: The Secret to Landing Gear Endorsements with Alex Auxier
May 14, 2021 02:53 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAlex Auxier is the former Artist Relations manager for Orange Amps. These days he consults for Victory Amps and Origin Effects. On this episode he walks us through how gear endorsements work, and gives us a big-ol look into the world of music gear marketing!
CBC #154 (Alex Auxier)
May 14, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAlex Auxier is the former Artist Relations manager for Orange Amps. These days he consults for Victory Amps and Origin Effects. On this episode he walks us through how gear endorsements work, and gives us a big-ol look into the world of music gear marketing!
CBC #153 (State of the Union)
May 07, 2021 03:15 - 11 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week Adam flies solo to discuss what the future of Cover Band Confidential may look like, and how YOU can help choose ways to get more out of this show! Thank you so much for tuning in! If you want to help us be sure to like, subscribe and share us with your friends! Follow us on social media Facebook.com/coverbandconfidential Instagram @coverbandconfidential Twitter @coverbandconfid Follow our Hosts on Instagram! @adampatrickjohnson @danraymusician If you have any questions ple...
Episode 155: State of the Union
May 07, 2021 03:15 - 11 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week Adam flies solo to discuss what the future of Cover Band Confidential may look like, and how YOU can help choose ways to get more out of this show! Thank you so much for tuning in! If you want to help us be sure to like, subscribe and share us with your friends! Follow us on social media Facebook.com/coverbandconfidential Instagram @coverbandconfidential Twitter @coverbandconfid Follow our Hosts on Instagram! @adampatrickjohnson @danraymusician If you have any quest...
Episode 154: CBC #152 (Taking Feedback; Doing Favors)
April 30, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBDON'T get trapped in a Chinese boy band reality show. DO take feedback well! That's what this episode is all about--how to get feedback, how to orient your emotions to take it properly, and what to do with it when you've got it.
Episode 153: CBC #151 (Requests, Impressiveness, Pay to Play)
April 23, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBA trio of topics to talk about today. First: Requests. How to handle them, how to solicit them, and maybe an online tool to do it in? Second: Impressive vs Good. Does what you intend to deliver to an audience matter? (No. No it doesn't.) Third: Listener question. Is this "you have to sell tables thing" a good deal? https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential
Episode 152: CBC #150 (Cover Band Central Crossover!)
April 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBTo celebrate our century-and-a-half, we bring you a crossover episode with Steve Witchell and Tony B from the OTHER CBC: Cover Band Central! Check it as the four of us talk about how all this came to be, what the current world means for us in our various parts of the country, and how to hose down singers with fire extinguishers for fun and profit.
Episode 151: CBC #149 (Viral Videos: The Schulte Method)
April 09, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBAdam's chilling in Savannah so it's just Dan and Mike this week! Guess what happened--Mike struck viral video gold AGAIN. So let's find out about that! Also: The Americans, The Jerky Boys, Social Dilemma/Seaspiracy, Superstore, and other Things To Watch. Go here: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential
Episode 150: CBC #148 (Band Banking)
April 02, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBHow to set up your band's business, banking, and financial structure. Merits and challenges of LLC vs d/b/a. Quad Cortex first thoughts and videos. CBC Linktree: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential Also imagine your studio roof crashing in on you. Scary as hell! Let's support Luke! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-luke-rebuild
Episode 149: CBC #147 (How to Get Tips)
March 26, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWhat's the best strategy for maximizing your reach into your audience's pocket? How to have a tantalizing, tempting, irresistible tip jar! Plus, Adam's pricing chutzpah from last episode gets an immediate real-world test with results TBD! CBC Linktree: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential
Episode 148: CBC $146 (Pricing: Up front vs negotiated)
March 19, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBPig pile on Adam! He's got a spicy idea for taking the drama out of pricing gigs, and maybe it's great! Or maybe it's dumb! We can't know until he tries it, but for sure we all have opinions about it! https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential
Episode 147: CBC #145: Jennifer Batten
March 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBOur guest this week is Jennifer Batten, a world-renowned guitarist and clinician best known as a hired gun for artists like Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson. She is also the founder of the Guitar Cloud Symposium, an online community geared towards guitar players looking to improve their skills both as musicians and in business. https://www.jenniferbatten.com/ https://guitarcloudsymposium.com/
Episode 146: CBC #144 (Marketing and Emergence)
March 05, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBAs the light at the tunnel appears to edge closer, we take a good look at what a performer needs to be doing to hit the ground running. Are you going to pick up right where you left off? Leverage what you've built in the downtime to grow from? Or will you have to start from scratch?
Episode 145: CBC #143 (Light at the End of the Tunnel?)
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThe gents (one great, one insufferable) talk about getting back out there--what that looks like now, what it's going to take, and how we're preparing.
Episode 144: CBC #142 (Social Media & Merch with Mike!)
February 19, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBThe League of Ordinary Gentlemen reunites for another special one! A look at the social media landscape in 2021--where to put your energy and how to maximize your returns! Then a good look at on-demand merch printing. Is it the way of the future? SPEEEAKING of merch, here's the CBC merch store! Come get our junk! https://coverbandconfidential.threadless.com/
Episode 143: CBC #141 (80s Song Selection; Trademarks and Name Uniqueness)
February 12, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBThe boys are back with NON GEAR topics! First a Reddit thread prompts a conversation about the how, which, and mostly the WHY of finding forgotten but beloved songs from the past. See the thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lctvk8/what_is_the_best_forgotten_80s_song/ Then a couple name-collision items in the news prompts a conversation about trademarks, name uniqueness, and other important branding matters.
Episode 142: CBC #140 (Turbosound iP series)
February 04, 2021 02:31 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBGear... but NOT guitar gear! Prompted by a question on the Facebook group, the fellas discuss their use and abuse of Turbosound iNSPIRE range PA speakers. Also: tendonitis! Deal with it! Last-week-we-mean-it for Songs For Kids donations! Venmo: @atlpartybands Paypal: http://paypal.me/cbconfidential
Episode 141: CBC #139 (In which we give up and be a guitar gear podcast)
January 29, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43 MBOkay look! Not much is happening with gigs these days. But it's NAMM season which means there's gear coming down the pipeline! So we're talking about it! This week we dissect (not literally) the HX Stomp XT and analyze (only kind of literally) the hype around the Neural DSP Quad Cortex. Last week for Songs For Kids donations! Venmo: @atlpartybands Paypal: http://paypal.me/cbconfidential
Episode 140: CBC #138 (Tribute Trademarks; No NAMM #2)
January 22, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThis week the gents talk such sexy topics as trademark law, Gene Simmons, and tendonitis. This is the last week to contribute to the CBC donation to Songs For Kids! Go here: https://www.paypal.me/cbconfidential Venmo: @atlpartybands
Episode 139: CBC #137 (No NAMM Announcement)
January 15, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBIt's a big gear week despite there being no NAMM happening right now to announce them at. Adam guitar-geeks out on all the goodies that Fender has put out. Dan gives an update from the depths of Neural DSP Pre-Order Bonkers-land, and we discuss what is almost certainly the most expensive guitar pedal ever offered for sale.
Episode 138: CBC #136: (Meatballs: Rehearsal, Gibson/Mesa, Sweetwater/Tribe, and Irrational GAS)
January 08, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBSo many big small topics in this episode! Donate to songs for kids at Venmo: @atlpartybands
Episode 137: CBC #135: (Year in Review; Used Gear Pricing)
December 31, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBLet's take a look back, shall we, at the year of the Pod! Part of the story can be told by statistics, and part only by the people who lived it. Also: Adam's new self-care breakthrough, and what used gear has gained value this year!
Episode 136: CBC 134 (Contest Winner announcement and Holiday Wishes)
December 24, 2020 00:00 - 2 minutes - 3.44 MBThis is a short one this week! We announce the winner of our Gift Guide contest and wish you all a Happy Holiday! We will be back next week with a bit more substance so enjoy your holiday!
Episode 135: CBC #133 (Holiday songs we can do without, and what to listen to instead)
December 18, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBHo Ho Horrible songs! This week the lads discuss the genre of overdone, overwrought, overproduced Holiday tunes. And a fine list of new suggestions to add to your seasonal set list! The replacements suggested are: Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kfdEyV3RQ What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJ2FlM06yE Father Christmas - The Kinks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPCPqDINEk ...
Episode 134: CBC #132 (Setlist Doctor: Top 40 Edition)
December 11, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBStep into the exam room, where Dr. Adam and Dr. Dan do a checkup on the setlist of Nashville Top-40 band Nick Vallese & The Misfit Toys. Learn the moves the boys recommend for setlist design, and see how they apply regardless of genre! Nick's Socials: https://www.facebook.com/nvxmt/ https://www.instagram.com/thenickvallese/
Episode 133: CBC #131 (Making the Hard Call)
December 04, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBHow many times (this year alone!) have you had to make a tough call, as a band business person? The unpopular move, or the tough interpersonal stand, or the cancellation because something wasn't right? How do you deal with it? What do you do?