Coverband Confidential's Podcast

While Adam was climbing stairs in Colorado, Dan was busy getting the new band ready for its first exposure to the world, including lots of things that are likely of interest for all the rest of us!

Lots of moving parts for yer boys this week, from basketball-forced schedule changes to near-misses with stage fireworks. But the main topic has to do with persistence, the lack of sour grapes, and opportunities that come when they come.

Many topics on this week's episode, including: Line6 DL4 MkII Looping hardware Subs on Aux Turning Red and We Don't Talk About Bruno And then MOST critically: People in our scene's view that $100 is the standard and anything else is impossible. Get in touch with your value, Band People!

Sometimes you luck out and something amazing drops into your lap. What do you do with that--wing it, or learn to deliver in a way that honors the request? This week we cover the kinds of chances that pop up in the cover artist world and what it takes to rise to the occasion!And on the off chance you need a Children Of Bodum coffee mug, please see our linktree: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential

This week, spurred by Dan's new project and his emerging go-to-market strategy, we kick off a Whole Big Talk on the topic of "is it legal to play covers"? Answer: Yes. But it takes licensing and permission. Can you even stream and sell your versions? Yes! But ditto! So listen here and find out the deal.

Friends, it's Episode 200. We did our best to have this episode not be totally consumed by the milestone of the number Two Hundred.... And we failed. It's our 200th episode and that's a big deal no matter how you slice it.Also Smash Mouth. Plus of course, Tears For Fears. Also Sir Duke. It's not NOT those things. And yet: 200!

They can't all be winners! It's just as true about podcast episodes as it is about gigs! So what do you do when it doesn't go your way? Do you spiral, or get creative?

And no it's not about sportsball. The Superbowl halftime show revealed something very interesting about changing demographics and age/era nostalgia. It's our job, as weaponizers of nostalgia, to tap into what that show showed. Also Dave Grohl is wrong about something. There we said it.

Looking to show up in your scene as a competent participant, ready for paying work and opportunities to fall your way? Learn to exhibit these five signs of professionalism in a musician's behavior!

Is something about how you approach the cover band business getting in your way? Sapping your joy, costing you gigs and opportunities? Maybe these toxic mindsets need looking at, in yourself and in the people in your sphere.Also HEY NEW ARTWORK! How cool is that??

You got em! Now how do you keep em? This episode: our strategies, tips, and techniques for grabbing those organic bar randos and turning them into repeat followers!

This week's episode addresses struggles we all go through. As performers and artists, sometimes it feels like it hits us uniquely hard. Help is available at the National Suicide Hotline, at 800-273-8255.It's worth acknowledging: We're in a tough moment. Again. Which we should have been out of, like, a WHILE ago. But we're not. Band folks seem to be struggling in a way that is new and yet oh so familiar. So let's address it; how do you handle those hard moments? What gets you through?

We're back from the new year FULLY this time--Dan's out of isolation, things are moving, and despite the world being in a weird covid-y place, we're still making plans and moving forward with stuff.A lot of good gear talk happening this week, then a dive into the world of backing tracks. There are original studio multitracks out there to be used, for those what have the wherewithal. This conversation might be the first of several to dig into what that looks like.

The more things change, friends. Wasn't it this time last year we were feeling like we were supposed to be all done with this Covid thing by now, but the end just kept getting further away? Seems somehow... familiar.Only difference is, this time around one of us is actively plague-ridden. Listen up to find out who is and who isn't-yet.

The ball is falling on 2021, friends! And as the Earth hits this arbitrary point in its cycle, we pause to look at the year just passed with all its successes, challenges, and growth opportunities. And we look forward to the next one, full of opportunities, risks, possibilities, and uncertainty.What are you thinking about, here at the turning of the year? Let us know at coverbandconfidential@gmail.com!

The holiday is upon us! Quick update of gigs and events, a sudden change of plan around Dan's new project, and the beginning of our thinking to review the year-just-passed and plan for the year-just-starting.Hit us up with your year-end reflections at coverbandconfidential@gmail.com! 

Oh sure--in past years we've spouted opinions. And yes: "Christmas Shoes" will always reign supreme. But this year we've gotten SCIENTIFIC. We crowd-sourced a bracket of 16 of the worst of the worst of holiday nonsense, and with the help of a certain lead-singer-and-spouse as a tiebreaker, we narrowed it down to the VERY WORST Christmas song of all time.Here are the tracks we started with, for those of you following along at home:Band Aid  - ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’John Denver - ‘Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)’Justin Bieber - “Mistletoe”Paul McCartney and Wings - “Wonderful Christmas Time”Ariana Grande- “Santa Tell Me”New Kids on the Block- “Funky, Funky Xmas”Dan Fogelberg, “Same Old Lang Syne”Madonna, “Santa Baby”The Robertson - “Santa Looks A Lot Like Daddy”Barry Gordon- “Nuttin' for Christmas”Lou Monte- “Dominic the Donkey”Wham- “Last Christmas”FF5- “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”Bruce Springsteen- “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”Bob Seger- “Little Drummer Boy”Twisted Sister- “Silve

When somebody asks for your services on not-nearly-enough notice and has weirdly specific conditions to your participation in their event, what do you do??

This episode's special guest is Mike Schulte of The Pork Tornadoes! Filling in for an anniversary-vacationing Adam Johnson!What it feels like when something is new--the small wins start piling in and the whole thing starts feeding on itself in a virtuous circle of success! A discussion of the operating states of a project, and what it feels like when the state is Momentum!