Coverband Confidential's Podcast

DON'T get trapped in a Chinese boy band reality show. DO take feedback well! That's what this episode is all about--how to get feedback, how to orient your emotions to take it properly, and what to do with it when you've got it.

A trio of topics to talk about today. First: Requests. How to handle them, how to solicit them, and maybe an online tool to do it in?Second: Impressive vs Good. Does what you intend to deliver to an audience matter? (No. No it doesn't.)Third: Listener question. Is this "you have to sell tables thing" a good deal?https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential

To celebrate our century-and-a-half, we bring you a crossover episode with Steve Witchell and Tony B from the OTHER CBC: Cover Band Central!Check it as the four of us talk about how all this came to be, what the current world means for us in our various parts of the country, and how to hose down singers with fire extinguishers for fun and profit.

Adam's chilling in Savannah so it's just Dan and Mike this week! Guess what happened--Mike struck viral video gold AGAIN. So let's find out about that!Also: The Americans, The Jerky Boys, Social Dilemma/Seaspiracy, Superstore, and other Things To Watch.Go here: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential

How to set up your band's business, banking, and financial structure. Merits and challenges of LLC vs d/b/a. Quad Cortex first thoughts and videos. CBC Linktree: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidentialAlso imagine your studio roof crashing in on you. Scary as hell! Let's support Luke!https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-luke-rebuild

What's the best strategy for maximizing your reach into your audience's pocket? How to have a tantalizing, tempting, irresistible tip jar!Plus, Adam's pricing chutzpah from last episode gets an immediate real-world test with results TBD!CBC Linktree: https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential

Pig pile on Adam! He's got a spicy idea for taking the drama out of pricing gigs, and maybe it's great! Or maybe it's dumb! We can't know until he tries it, but for sure we all have opinions about it!https://linktr.ee/coverbandconfidential

Our guest this week is Jennifer Batten, a world-renowned guitarist and clinician best known as a hired gun for artists like Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson. She is also the founder of the Guitar Cloud Symposium, an online community geared towards guitar players looking to improve their skills both as musicians and in business. https://www.jenniferbatten.com/https://guitarcloudsymposium.com/

As the light at the tunnel appears to edge closer, we take a good look at what a performer needs to be doing to hit the ground running. Are you going to pick up right where you left off? Leverage what you've built in the downtime to grow from? Or will you have to start from scratch?

The gents (one great, one insufferable) talk about getting back out there--what that looks like now, what it's going to take, and how we're preparing.

The League of Ordinary Gentlemen reunites for another special one! A look at the social media landscape in 2021--where to put your energy and how to maximize your returns! Then a good look at on-demand merch printing. Is it the way of the future?SPEEEAKING of merch, here's the CBC merch store! Come get our junk!https://coverbandconfidential.threadless.com/

The boys are back with NON GEAR topics!First a Reddit thread prompts a conversation about the how, which, and mostly the WHY of finding forgotten but beloved songs from the past. See the thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lctvk8/what_is_the_best_forgotten_80s_song/Then a couple name-collision items in the news prompts a conversation about trademarks, name uniqueness, and other important branding matters.

Gear... but NOT guitar gear! Prompted by a question on the Facebook group, the fellas discuss their use and abuse of Turbosound iNSPIRE range PA speakers.Also: tendonitis! Deal with it!Last-week-we-mean-it for Songs For Kids donations!Venmo: @atlpartybandsPaypal: http://paypal.me/cbconfidential

Okay look! Not much is happening with gigs these days. But it's NAMM season which means there's gear coming down the pipeline! So we're talking about it! This week we dissect (not literally) the HX Stomp XT and analyze (only kind of literally) the hype around the Neural DSP Quad Cortex.Last week for Songs For Kids donations!Venmo: @atlpartybandsPaypal: http://paypal.me/cbconfidential

This week the gents talk such sexy topics as trademark law, Gene Simmons, and tendonitis.This is the last week to contribute to the CBC donation to Songs For Kids! Go here: https://www.paypal.me/cbconfidential Venmo: @atlpartybands

It's a big gear week despite there being no NAMM happening right now to announce them at. Adam guitar-geeks out on all the goodies that Fender has put out. Dan gives an update from the depths of Neural DSP Pre-Order Bonkers-land, and we discuss what is almost certainly the most expensive guitar pedal ever offered for sale.

So many big small topics in this episode! Donate to songs for kids at Venmo: @atlpartybands

Let's take a look back, shall we, at the year of the Pod! Part of the story can be told by statistics, and part only by the people who lived it.Also: Adam's new self-care breakthrough, and what used gear has gained value this year!

This is a short one this week! We announce the winner of our Gift Guide contest and wish you all a Happy Holiday! We will be back next week with a bit more substance so enjoy your holiday!

Ho Ho Horrible songs! This week the lads discuss the genre of overdone, overwrought, overproduced Holiday tunes. And a fine list of new suggestions to add to your seasonal set list!The replacements suggested are:Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowiehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kfdEyV3RQWhat Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJ2FlM06yEFather Christmas - The Kinkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPCPqDINEkOi! To The World - The Vandalshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKk-2Pu2N8gDominick The Donkey - Lou Montehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca5wXojemRMChristmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - The Darknesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVg1toMzuoMerry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramoneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIhIBFPtnocMerry Christmas From The Family - Robert Earle Keanehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqN483jm6JEJazz Nutcracker - Duke Ellingtonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MihqGJ4PkYFairytale of New York City