Paul’s experience with the Los Gatos Music in the Park series over the past 10 weeks has given him a lot to think. What’s the secret to making a band successful? What even defines success? This is the backdrop today as he and Dave talk through all of this… and more. […]


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Paul’s experience with the Los Gatos Music in the Park series over the past 10 weeks has given him a lot to think. What’s the secret to making a band successful? What even defines success? This is the backdrop today as he and Dave talk through all of this… and more. Hear their suggestion for a magic success formula, too. RCPM!


Chapters/Timestamps:

00:00:00 GigGab 129 – Monday, August 28, 2017
00:03:30 Dave’s Theorum Proven Again!
00:04:08 Pop Rocks plays Los Gatos’s Concert Series
00:05:05 Watching another band totally rock it!

Timothy B. Schmit, “Every band is on the verge of breaking up at all times.”

00:06:49 Success Metrics

Dave’s Small Business Show Podcast
Little Steven, “If you have a good band, protect it with everything you’ve got.”

00:10:06 The R.C.P.M. Formula
00:10:50 Repertoire
00:13:25 Chops
00:15:12 Performance
00:16:24 Marketing
00:19:23 Do you believe your product is worth your price?
00:20:27 Promo Materials
00:21:56 Beware change! Embrace change!
00:25:02 Take your finger off the nuclear button
00:26:26 Leaders: are you a benevolent dictator? Should you be?
00:28:26 Remember you’ve got to rely on each other
00:34:10 Knowing your audience, and catering to them.
00:38:06 What’s your scene?
00:40:32 Trombone Shorty rocks it!

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