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.

In this episode, Jared talks about how you can effectively sell gigs with your own story. Getting potential clients to be interested in live music, and check out your website or social media channels. Listen in to hear Jared’s perspective on this with his group that does over 150 gigs a year.

In this episode, Jared expands upon the strategy to drive traffic to music booking websites. Partnering with other industry partners is one of the biggest strategies to get bookings. Listen to this episode to find out how!

In this episode, gigging musician Jared shares his strategy to drive website to his booking website so that the right people visit it and book. This strategy will help you identify the various traffic sources (including a wedding expo!), and get them to your site.

In this episode, Jared talks about the journey he went on to discover how much to charge for each gig, and why most musicians are undercharging for their services.

In this episode, Jared talks about the struggles of managing the group members. Most members have no communication problem but there's always a time that it will occur and it will affect everything, especially you, the bandleader (and we made a solution!). Listen in as we dive into the topic of automated communication.