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How To Book Live Gigs Consistently Pt 1/3

Looking for top strategies to booking live gigs consistently?

Here’s Pt 1/3 from my new series on how to find, book and sell out your shows.

Want to become a performing musician and connect with more venues, agents and fans? Airtable is a musician’s best kept secret.

It’s a game changer! I promise you’ll find gigs in no time!

Sure, there’s nothing sexy about creating organized tables of content, but the results are FIRE! Read on!

1. Create Your Set List: Choose songs that fall into your unique subgenre.

2. Hire Musicians: Search social media, Craigslist, Google & network at live shows/jams.

3. Record a Live Video of Your Top 6 Songs: Edit together a 5-min clip of your TOP 3.

4. Research Venues: Search Social Media, Google and Yelp to find the right match for your music.

5. Create a Free Airtable Account: List 50 venues with these categories: it’s sooo important to stay organized and keep track of contact info!

1) Venue 2) Booking Agent Name 3) Phone 4)  Email 5) Website 6) Notes About Venue, Genre, Fav Things 7) Date of 1st Contact 8) Date 1st follow-up 9) Date 2nd follow-up 10) Notes

For the full rundown on WHAT to say and HOW to actually reach out to venues, see Part 2!