Who is Your Band’s MacGuyver? – Gig Gab Podcast 140

First, your two favorite Weekend Warriors talk through creating your own event by answering Kevin’s “What is FLINGFest?” question. This opens up many avenues for Paul and Dave to discuss, and that takes them and you on a journey. For any other podcast that would be enough, but not GigGab. After this, it’s time to talk about equipment problems. Taboo subject, yes, but it’s a necessary one and there’s no fear here. What do you do to prevent equipment issues, and how prepared are you for dealing with them in the moment? All this is discussed, too. It’s like two episodes in one! Chapters/Timestamps: 00:00:00 GigGab 140 – Wednesday, November 15, 2017 00:02:06 Kevin-What is FLINGFest? 00:06:53 Define the vibe and the intent 00:08:14 Finding a space The Stone Chuch 00:09:17 “Four-walling” a gig King’s Head Pub in Los Gatos 00:11:37 Paul’s (now-recurring!) Tom Petty Tribute night Eventbrite 00:15:32 Infrastructure matters 00:18:03 Risks beyond your financial investment 00:19:56 Know your audience and your mission 00:21:29 Joe Sharino Band 00:25:36 Don’t compete on price 00:28:00 Manage perceptions 00:29:36 What is a professional band? 00:30:06 Proactively replacing gear 00:36:17 Drum hardware reliability 00:38:39 Having a MacGuyver in your band 00:41:15 Distilling down the important parts and faking the rest Ron Marks 00:45:20 Any line could be the most important line to someone watching 00:48:28 Your job: learn how to identify the important parts of a song! 00:51:04 Thanksgiving coming up! Coffis Brothers Roll With It 00:51:47 GG 140 Outtro The post Who is Your Band’s MacGuyver? – Gig Gab Podcast 140 appeared first on Gig Gab.