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This week's special guest is John Pisano from Jukebox Productions. John's got two sibling bands operating in San Diego, CA and Boise, Idaho. He's right at the cutting edge of what an events/weddings band can be. Hear him talk about integrating a DJ into his band, how he evolved his thinking on pricing, and so many other things. In fact, this conversation has been SO HOTLY ANTICIPATED among the Slack members that they've straight begged to have it release mid-day instead of this evening. THAT'S how very essential John Pisano is. Jukebox Productions: https://jukeboxproductions.us/Blank Contracts & Riders: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/performance-contractsBacking Track Resources: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/backing-track-resourcesThank you so much for tuning in!  If you want to help be sure to like, subscribe and share with your friends!  Linktree: linktr.ee/coverbandconfidentialFollow us on Instagram!@coverbandconfidential@adampatrickjohnson@danraymusicianIf you have any quest

People come and people go: from our projects, our bands, and our lives. Are you prepared for that essential member to go on to bigger and better things? Today yer bois talk about the pain of losing a key person, and the need to keep an eye out at all times. That next beloved member might come from any direction!

Today your boys dig into some brand new gear announcements: The Headrush Prime and the Gibson Billy Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior. Is one of them worth it? Are they both? IS NEITHER?? Let's find out.USE PROMO CODE "NEWSITE10" to save 10% of all digital products on the ALL NEW https://www.coverbandconfidential.com 2023 Expense Tracker: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/musician-finance-toolsBlank Contracts & Riders: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/performance-contractsBacking Track Resources: https://www.coverbandconfidential.com/store/backing-track-resourcesThank you so much for tuning in!  If you want to help be sure to like, subscribe and share with your friends!  Linktree: linktr.ee/adampatrickjohnson                linktr.ee/coverbandconfidentialFollow us on Instagram!@coverbandconfidential@adampatrickjohnson@danraymusicianIf you have any questions please email at:Coverbandconfidential@gmail.comConsider supporting me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/coverbandconfidentialOr buy me a cu

The season is about to heat up, and lots of us have been lying on the couch eating cheese! Time to get back into shape!Gigging Shoes:Dan: Crocs Santa Cruz: https://www.crocs.com/p/mens-santa-cruz-slip-on/10128.htmlAdam: Vans Ultrarange: https://www.vans.com/en-us/shoes-c00081/ultrarange-exo-shoe-pvn0a4u1kblk 

Just a shorty today so sick-boy Dan can drag his carcass to bed. But first--Adam has a story about going out to see a killer band, what he learned from watching them, and what he realized about how we all might be with one another. Good stuff!Come see the new website at http://coverbandconfidential.com10% discount on all digital item with the code NEWSITE10

When you started a band, you didn't know you'd also have to be a live sound engineer, did you? You might not have know you'd need to manage five people's in-ear mixes, or known how to handle feedback issues in a broad range of rooms. This week the boys dig in on what it takes to run your own sound, and how do it well.You can help our friend David Lynam by registering to match as a kidney donor. Go here: http://Uabmedicine.org/donateakidneyYou'll need his full name (above) and his birthdate: 06-10-1976Bonus Ep with Ben Ivey for more about live audio: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/coverbandconfidential/episodes/2021-10-13T07_06_41-07_00

This week is ALL about gear.• MEE Audio Custom Mold In-Ears* Line6 Relay G50 issues• Turbosound tower speaker torture-test* New open beta for Behringer mixer app

Been a bit since we've been back in our wheelhouse: two music nerds talking.This week there's this item hitting the news about the band OK Go and their legal issues with a breakfast cereal brand. It's interesting in its own right, but it opens the door to lots of Big Thoughts about us local bands, the importance (or not) of uniqueness in our naming, and how to handle intellectual property as part of a brand.Adam's dog clicker on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3YXpbFu

Please welcome our very special guest, long-time listener and Patreon member Adam Moskowitz of The VAM Band from South Florida! You might recognize Adam from the outro bumper our show has carried for MANY months now (and Adam's got something to say about that!). Adam has built a very interesting business model, where all his players are basically modular. He swaps in players for reasons of availability, geography, etc. Then he built a whole library of learning and backing tracks to make a zero-regulars and zero-rehearsal band consistently deliver the high-octane goods!So please join us for a VERY inspiring chat with a VERY inspiring dude! Catch up with Adam on Instagram at @VAM.band and @AdamMoskowitzMusic. 

This week is the first time yer boys have hung together in a few weeks, and Dan has some Mickey-inspired thoughts about how the world's biggest entertainment conglomerate runs live music. However they do it, it's GOOD.Then: What if we did a real, like, in-person THING? Would you come? W'e'd love to see you. Will you let us know coverbandconfidential@gmail.com is where to say.

This week is a live band coaching session with Savvy the Band, from Bozeman MT. Their drummer and band manager Adam has been a long-time Cover Band Confidential patreon member, and this coaching session is part of their benefit. It turns out there's a LOT to talk about! Adam runs through a detailed review of Savvy's social and marketing efforts (largely great, a few clear areas to target for improvement). Then Dan has a dive into their branding ethos and position, leaving them with a whole new place to come from in their messaging. Finally we build out together a regionalized growth plan for a band looking to get out beyond their local venues.This episode brought to you by nobody... but it COULD BE YOU! Contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

This week Adam has a conversation with multi-instrumentalist Tyson Leslie: currently working as the tour manager and keyboard player for Vixen.We cover how he got started playing music, how he got established in the cutthroat Nashville music scene, and Rare Hare, the 80's Metal Jam event he puts on throughout the year!Check out Tyson at https://www.facebook.com/tysonleslie/2023 Expense Tracker: https://www.adampatrickjohnson.com/products/fj7pch7e7rek61uqvdtlng9xc8wxqw Blank Contracts & Riders: https://www.adampatrickjohnson.com/products?category=Performance+ContractsBacking Track Resources: https://www.adampatrickjohnson.com/products?category=Backing+Track+SuppliesMerch Store:  https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidentialThank you so much for tuning in!  If you want to help be sure to like, subscribe and share with your friends!  Follow us on Instagram!@coverbandconfidential@adampatrickjohnson@danraymusicianIf you have any questions please email at:coverbandconfidential@gmail.comConsider supporting me on Patre

This episode we deal with it. If your new years commitment is to "take care" of your "self".... Well, what is a "self", and what does it mean to "take care" of it?Well for us noise generators, it surely includes trips to the ear doctors! That's what most of this episode is about, if you ignore the dental, miraculously gig-booking, and Friday the 13thing content therein.

Friends. Rolling Stone made a list. Here it is: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/This episode is about our PROBLEMS with it.

On the heels of our Burnout episode, and with some great advice from a great Friend of the Pod, we're pushing back to look bigger-picture at the year in review, what we've accomplished, where we've grown, and what there is to take on next. Also, what would you name a Huey Lewis tribute??Hit us up with what you see the next year will be about for you, at coverbandconfidential@gmail..com

It happens to all of us, from time to time. What do you do when the joy is gone?The 2023 Expense Tracker spreadsheet is available here: https://www.adampatrickjohnson.com/products/fj7pch7e7rek61uqvdtlng9xc8wxqw 

After a weekend warrrior recap, Dan raises the question of whether you've ever encountered a song that's too iconically connected to a particular artist to cover--because he may have.Then Adam raises the real question. We explore the dichotomy between two kinds of bands; Show Bands and Service Bands. We explore the nooks and crannies of this concept and come out agreeing that they're both good, but the focuses are very different. Knowing which  you are and which you want to be is important!

We hate to harsh on people's acts, but Adam saw a show last night that had was rife with teachable moments. At least three lessons were learnable from how this band did--so learn! And do better!William Nesmith's "Go Tell It On The Mountain": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSwBfXKYUk&ab_channel=WilliamNesmith CBC Patreon: http://coverbandconfidential.patreon.comPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/cbconfidential

Sometimes you find yourself in a rough situation, personnel-wise. People don't work out, or ones that used to don't anymore. That's tough. But when the Internet INSISTS you stay in that situation, while simultaneously complaining about you being in that situation? That's a whole other story.

Good talk this Thanksgiving week, folks! Adam's had not much going on since getting back from his adventures, but Dan's had a big weekend of big new growth, including a new head to feed who more than earned his keep. Takeaway of the episode: Your value is the only thing you have control over. Have a great turkey day, American listeners, and a very fine plain old Thursday to everyone else!