Gig To Live
Full-time gigging musician John Voelz discusses the strategies, mindset shifts, and real-world lessons that help you build something that actually lasts, delivering smart and practical insight with a sense of humor that keeps it real and approachable. If you gig, or want to gig, this is for you.
Gig To Live
Latest Episodes
Ep 29: The Letter, The License, and The Lawsuit (Straight Talk About BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, GMR)
In this episode, we're tackling one of the most misunderstood topics in live music: Performance Rights Organizations, or PROs. Organizations like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR are often surrounded by confusion, fear, and plenty of rumors, especial...
Ep 28: A Conversation with Trenton Wagler
In this episode, John sits down with Trenton Wagler of The Steel Wheels to talk about what it really takes to build a sustainable career in music over the long haul.Over the past two decades, Trent has helped grow The Steel Wheels from a...
Ep 27: Let's Get Real Specific About Money
In this episode, John revisits one of the topics that generated the most feedback from listeners: money. Back in March, he released a two-part series called Let's Talk About Money, and while the conversation sparked good discussion, ma...
Ep 26: Beating the Funk
In this episode, John talks about beating the funk. Not the good kind with a killer bass line. The emotional kind. The kind that sneaks in after too many miles, too much noise, too much pressure, or just . . . too much life. Instead...
Ep 25: A Conversation with Jason Keiser
Our guest today is Jason Keiser.Jason is a California, San Francisco Bay Area guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger known for blending jazz, bluegrass, old-time, and acoustic music traditions. In this conve...