Coverband Confidential's Podcast

Ever had a time when suddenly all the attention was on you? Today's episode deals with two cover/tribute acts who suddenly found themselves in the limelight, and what each of them did about it. We apologize for the presence of the phrase "The Pee Band" in this episode.

Among the topics we touched on this week: What it's like when you don't feel like you can trust your rig. (Hint: It's not great.) Plus, now is the time to spend your year's earnings with "tax purposes" as the excuse, so let 'er rip.

This week our first Patreon supporter Adam Runnels co-hosts the podcast and we discuss how to handle a gig where nothing goes right, and how much rehearsal is TOO much rehearsal.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/coverbandconfidentialInstagram @coverbandconfidentialTwitter @coverbandconfidFollow our Hosts on Instagram!@adampatrickjohnson@danraymusicianIf you have any questions please email us at coverbandconfidential@gmail.comConsider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/coverbandconfidentialOr buy us a cup of coffee!paypal.me/cbconfidentialAnd for more info check out www.coverbandconfidential.com

A very zen episode from your boys. First, a story about changing leadership at venues, and how we have to not let that throw us. Then new songs for 2021! Then two contrasting gear stories, one with a happy ending, one less so.

A big old catch-up-fest for a couple podcast pals who haven't seen each other in a couple weeks. Then: Dan unveils the branding and thinking behind his new project, named The.... well listen and find out.

This week Adam interviews his drummer,  Nathan Weaver, about how he got into the band, and something that COMPLETELY changed how he approaches gigs in the past year. You can follow Nathan  on IG at @natethedrummer81 or subscribe to his YouTube channel!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77fEQ7fVYGpBMf94qTKofAThank 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/coverbandconfidentialInstagram @coverbandconfidentialTwitter @coverbandconfidFollow our Hosts on Instagram!@adampatrickjohnson@danraymusicianIf you have any questions please email us at coverbandconfidential@gmail.comConsider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/coverbandconfidentialOr buy us a cup of coffee!paypal.me/cbconfidentialAnd for more info check out www.coverbandconfidential.com

What 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!

This 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 friends!  Follow us on social media Facebook.com/coverbandconfidentialInstagram @coverbandconfidentialTwitter @coverbandconfidFollow our Hosts on Instagram!@adampatrickjohnson@danraymusicianIf you have any questions please email us at coverbandconfidential@gmail.comConsider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/coverbandconfidentialOr buy us a cup of coffee!paypal.me/cbconfidentialAnd for more info check out www.coverbandconfidential.com

Scared 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 HeartDream Warrors - DokkenI Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

What 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!

How 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!

We 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.

We'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.

No 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.)

The 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.

We'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.

Tonight 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.

How 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.gofundme.com/f/Help-CBC-Founder-Musician-Steve-Fight-Covid

After 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.

Welcome 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?)