In this episode, Jared shares a gig story where a client that hired his quartet was less-than-happy with the quartet. Hear how he handled it, and how musicians have handled threats of negative reviews.

In this episode, Jared tells how he learned the hardway that it’s not just about having a good online presence and getting the word out there. It’s also about the followup, and he shares how to set up a followup system that works for your band’s specific goals.

In this message, Jared shares a creative strategy one wedding band in Chicago uses to literally get hundreds of engaged couples to hear their music live and book them for their weddings.

In this episode, Jared shares his biggest epiphany he had when his groups really started to book consistent gigs.

In this episode, Jared shares the story of how he recently booked a wedding for September. He discusses the importance of really understanding the motivations behind someone booking your act for their event, and using stories to help them have the epiphany that they need to book you.

In this episode, Jared talks about one band on the west coast that was recently subject to a class-action lawsuit by its musicians. He discusses the value of what a bandleader provides, and tries to figure out what a bandleader should earn in addition to what they get paid to play the gig.

In this episode, Jared shares the surprising results of the experiment he ran to get more people to show up to a local guitarist’s show at a bar.

In this episode, Jared shares an experiment he’s running in partnership with a local bar to get people to show up to a local guitarist’s gig. Tune in to find out how it’s going!

In this episode, Jared gets vulnerable and shares one of the worst moments of his life AND music career. Listen in to hear what led to this fateful day that altered the course of his music career and BookLive Pro.

In this episode, Jared tackles the age-old question of who is responsible for the booking of the band? Bandleaders and bandmates tend to fight over this responsibility, and it has been the subject of a flamewar in the Cover Band Central Facebook group. Listen in to hear Jared’s perspective on this with his group that does over 150 gigs a year.