Taking The Better Gig

There’s an ethos in Nashville where if you’re offered a gig that is better than the one you have, you can jump ship and no one will blame you.

And there’s lots of reasons the new gig could be better…better pay, better travel, better music, better people, bigger stages, better food, more shows, less shows.

But in most cases it’s mainly the money.

So take the better gig. It’s hard to make money and if you’re offered more of it, go for it.

But remember, there’s always a better gig.

Eventually it’s worth prioritizing how you make the gig better rather than only focusing on the better gig.

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You Might Forget The Words

But that’s probably ok as long as you keep going.

You don’t need to be perfect to still deliver on the promise.

While the audience might be there to hear all the correct words, odds are they’re there for something else. The feel. The experience. That thing you do to the room when you’re on stage.

That’s what you can’t let drop. Don’t let a few missed lyrics get in the way of a great performance.

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A Better Matchmaker

It’s reasonable to show up to a Nashville bar and expect to hear country music.

But when the agent books a pop rock band instead, no one is happy.

The band wonders why no one is into it.

The audience wonders why this band is playing.

The agent needs to be a better matchmaker next time.

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Delighted To Find This One

New Hum Love playlist on Spotify and Apple. This month there’s a song from the current top streaming artist in the world and an artist with 111 monthly listeners. It’s a miracle.

It’s very unlikely that your next thing is going to be the hit.

But it needs to be good enough to be…or at least good enough so that when someone takes the dive on your music they’re delighted to find this one.

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Putting It All Together

Booking a hotel room isn’t hard. Neither is driving to Atlanta. Or making sure you didn’t leave anyone at the gas station. And it’s easy to glance in the back seat to make sure you have you guitar.

Each step is easy.

But putting it all together for a twenty date tour is hard. And the only way to have a twenty date tour is to put it all together.

Similarily…

It’s easy to sing the verse. And then punch in to sing the chorus. And get a few takes of the bridge. But singing it all the way through start to finish is a different exercise.

Similarly…

It’s fun and easy to sit down and do a pretty good job singing a song or two. But an entire set? Ten or twenty songs? You’ve gotta be next level.

Once you have the skills the next skill is putting it all together.

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The Scrolling Lie

“If you aren’t fulfilled by what you’re scrolling just keep scrolling and you will be.”

Rather…just put it down.

»» Bonus: Before you start scrolling for answers be sure you know what question you’re asking.

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