How to book gigs as an independent musician | 5 steps to playing live

Gigging is an important part in every musician's life, but it can be daunting to book your own gigs. Well, here's my guide to doing so!
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0:00 Intro
1:25 1. Make a setlist/set length
2:11 2. Have professional sounding demos
4:15 3a. Find venues
5:09 3b. Investigate the venues
6:25 4. Get your EPK ready
9:38 5. Reach out and negotiate terms
11:50 Bonus suggestions
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[@joel6427]

Learning and developing music skills that are good enough to entertain is a very difficult thing to do. I'm just now getting comfortable after nine years of practicing with this goal in mind. Unlike other paths of study that proclaim you are competent and issue a plaque, performing is the real deal where the rubber meets the road. No bull shit will clean up poor music skills.

[@njrous]

I mean, that’s true, but you’ve also gotta contact people

[@LiteraryWindWhispers]

great advice, but potatoes are great :p

[@njrous]

Potatoes and potato phones are different 😭😭😭