Get Great Gigs Podcast delivers industry insights for touring musicians and performing artists to develop the confidence, strategies and know-how to take your touring career to the next level. Hosted by Jeri Goldstein, a booking agent, artist manager and the author of the award-winning book, How To Be Your Own Booking Agent. She inspires artists with her easy-going manner and years of booking and touring experience. Her insightful interviews with music business, entertainment industry experts and successful touring artists answer your burning questions about the business of booking and touring. Become a savvy negotiator, a strategic tour planner, a valued partner to presenters, buyers and promoters and a respected leader with members of your act and support teams. Subscribe to Get Great Gigs to turn your touring career from possible to profitable.
So many touring artists have been challenged to use their creativity in new ways, adopt new technologies and transition from their lives before COVID to something different. They have had to dig deep within themselves to come up with innovative ways to continue their work. Today I’m excited to be speaking with Doug and Telisha Williams, widely known as the band, Wild Ponies. They are reaching their audiences on multiple fronts, which we’ll get into, but none so innovative as their latest proj...
9 Nov 2020
Best Weekend of the Year for Gigging - Streaming and Live
I. Whether you are doing a weekly live streaming event, or have begun to safely perform some live concerts, we are coming up on the best weekend of the year for gigs. Let me explain. For years, I’ve talked about Thanksgiving weekend as being the best weekend of the year for gigging. Well this year those live gigging opportunities are not available, for the most part. You may find an innovative venue here and there set up to present safe and COVID ...
2 Nov 2020
Ruth Pelham Interview - The Music Mobile – A Community Building Experience
Ruth Pelham is the Creator of the Music Mobile, a unique inner-city program in Albany, NY. She’s a children’s musician, singer, songwriter, recording artist, educator, activist, and global community builder. If you were a child in inner-city Albany, NY and heard the Music Mobile song playing from the speakers of a brightly decorated blue van as it rode the streets of your neighborhood, you came running to share some fun, some music, some crafts and a unique community building, learning ...
26 Oct 2020
Lowry Olafson Interview
What can you do today in the service of your art that can make a difference in someone’s life tomorrow? How do you take your gifts as a singer, performer and songwriter and expand them to create meaningful, innovative additional streams of income? I’m excited to find out exactly how to do that in my interview with Lowry Olafson. . I’m speaking with Canadian singer, songwriter, keynote speaker, school and business workshop facilitator, sailor and most recently rower. Over the course of ...
19 Oct 2020
Live Gig Procedures COVID Style
Many performers are beginning to accept gig offers for live performance situations and that is exciting. Some of your rescheduled gigs are now right around the corner. And, just like any live gig, you need to negotiate your contract and express your needs and requirements. You may need to review those upcoming gig contracts and reconnect with the presenters to make sure your new COVID needs are being considered. Normally, your contract riders, if you use one, includes any additional requireme...
12 Oct 2020
Johnette Downing Interview
Johnette Downing is a multi-award-winning children’s performer, early childhood educator, author and an ambassador of Louisiana Roots culture and arts around the world. She shares her heritage and passion for teaching children. In this lively episode Johnette talks about her roots, her projects, her recordings, and books. Often referred to as the pied piper of Louisiana music traditions, Johnette concerts, author visits and educator workshops are now being retrofit to work live and online. I...
5 Oct 2020
Aengus Finnan Interview- Executive Director Folk Alliance International
In this episode I’m speaking with Aengus Finnan, Executive Director of Folk Alliance International, a world-wide organization serving the folk community for just over 30 years. I’m excited to share this interview with you as we discuss the organization’s past, present and future and the impact it is having on all those who call Folk Music their home. How do you connect with industry professionals like agents, managers, radio DJs, festival, venue, and house concert talent buyers within the fo...
28 Sept 2020
Jessica Rosenblatt Interview - Executive Director of OAPN
Connect with presenting organizations close to home to find great resources in your state, region or country. Ohio Arts Professionals Network - OAPN, can help you take your performance game to new levels. This is a network of presenting organizations, artist, agents, and managers who rely on OAPN.org for statewide resources and connections to present the performing arts throughout Ohio. As most presenting organizations, OAPN has had to adjust their programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic. S...
21 Sept 2020
Dean Regan Interview
Singer, Dancer, Actor, Speaker and Licensed Spiritual Counselor Dean’s a performing artist who changed his career before COVID, to expand his presentations and maximize his impact on his audiences and clients. His changes were timely we’ll discover. If you are a performing artist, a touring musician and were struggling to create a viable career before the pandemic, then this episode is for you. If you are weighing whether to keep or quit your day job, if you have one, and go full-time with yo...
14 Sept 2020
Amber Shaverdi Huston NACA.org Interview
College Markets Offer Performers Dependable Gigs and Growth Opportunities: Amber Shaverdi Huston is the executive Director of NACA. The National Association for Campus Activities has connected performers and other attractions to college student teams who book entertainment for campus events. The college market has often served as a great way for performing artists, speakers, and musicians to get their careers off the ground. Not only does a performer get good guaranteed paychecks, access to...
7 Sept 2020
Michael Carducci Interview
How to Stay Connected with Your Presenters Can Be A Challenge: Michael Carducci, magician and enterprise software developer, struggled to stay connected with prospective buyers. He solved this problem for himself and performers world-wide, as you’ll discover in our interview. Finding your unique audience and keeping in touch with them is a career obstacle many performing artists struggle with daily. My interview with Michael Carducci addresses his challenges as someone with Attention ...
31 Aug 2020
Erica Wheeler Interview
Erica Wheeler is a keynote speaker, a workshop experience and community engagement leader and yes, an award-winning singer/songwriter. She tapped into her passion for place to discover her niche. Erica transformed her music career into a niche market focused career. Discover how this singer/songwriter went back to the things in her life she was passionate about and found new, appreciative audiences. She created a brand new market for her presentations, workshops, and retreats. Discovering yo...
24 Aug 2020
Eric Lambert Interview
APCA Helps Performers Get College Gigs and Much More: Some of the more lucrative gigs for performing artists are found on college campuses. Learn why from Eric Lambert, the Executive Director of the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities. As a major promoter of college conferences, I checked back with Eric to get an update to our original interview and see how his organization was responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Then Eric walks us through the various membership opportu...
17 Aug 2020
Conference Strategies Streaming and Live
Conference Strategies Streaming and Live In this episode I will help you navigate one of the major career boosting events that can put you in front of potential bookers, even in this Covid-19 environment. I’m talking about Booking Conferences and Trade Shows. As a former agent and manager, I looked for ways for bookers, buyers and presenters to become aware of my artists. One of the most profoundly effective ways to get noticed within your specific industry genre was to attend booking ...
10 Aug 2020
David Wimble Interview
David Wimble Interview The Creation of the Indie Bible and the Useful Suite of Directories: Searching for venues to play can be daunting. Creating an efficient tour is sometimes harder. Finding media review outlets to play and promote your music can be overwhelming.
23 Jul 2020
Thinking Beyond A New Road Map to Get Great Gigs
Thinking Beyond: A New Road Map to Get Great Gigs We all need some direction, a place to start, a focal point, a reminder of our artistic purpose and how to re-imagine our booking conversations. Get Great Gigs Podcast will help.
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