Gigging Solo

In this episode, Christine and Rick talk about how to make your stage an extension of your professional brand. The duo have learned that a “stage” can take many forms: sometimes it’s a proper stage under bright lights, and sometimes it’s in the corner of your local coffee shop.

In this episode, Christine and Rick flip the script a bit and talk directly to venues. How can you set up your venue for success and attract the right talent to fit your vibe? Tune in for a discussion of the things that the duo has noticed that the best venues have in common.

In this episode, Christine and Rick take a break from the serious business of making music and talking about making music to chat about cinema! What movies inspire (or enrage) the pair? Tune in for a fun diversion and find out!

In this Episode Christine & Rick chat on the art of practice.

"In this Episode, Christine and Rick talk about the experiences of being in bands - and since they mostly play solo - what they don't particularly miss about it when they're playing alone."

In this Episode Christine and Rick discuss the importance of looking the part for your gigs! Join us on this topic!

In this episode, Christine and Rick talk about the realities of pain and injury the pursuit of a career playing music. With an emphasis on prevention, the duo talk about things you can do to make your music career as long, productive, and hopefully pain free as you can.

In a Gigging Solo first, the Australian live-looper Nullibi stopped by to have a chat with Christine and Rick in this episode! They talk about making music, and in particular using a programmer's mindset to create live-looping mad science.

In this episode, Christine and Rick talk about non-musical skills that have an outsized impact in the pursuit of performing for audiences for a living. Trying to get a music performance career off the ground? You’d be surprised at the skills that helped get us there.

In this episode, Christine and Rick talk about one of the biggest challenges to being a gigging musician, and in particular a solo performer - it can be lonely out there! Here’s how they try to cope with that.