🎤 Muso Question of the Week What's the STRANGEST thing a venue or client has ever asked you to do at a gig? Not necessarily the worst gig or rudest venue. Just that moment where someone from management, or a wedding or a private client has walked over and made a request that left you thinking... "Sorry, you want me to do WHAT?" I've got a few of these myself after 4,000+ gigs, but I'll hold mine back for now because I want to hear yours first. 😂 There must be some absolute crackers in this group.

If you're reading this, you're either already gigging and wondering why nobody warned you about half of it, or you're thinking about starting and haven't yet discovered the joys of hauling a PA up three flights of stairs for a wedding that pays in "exposure." Either way, you're in the right place. I've been doing this for 28 years. Somewhere north of 4,000 paid gigs, more bad PA systems than I can count, and enough stories about drunk Garys requesting Wonderwall at 11pm to fill several lifetimes. Most of what I know didn't come from a textbook. It came from standing in front of a room and figuring out, often the hard way, what actually works. This community is where I put that down in a form you can use. Expect real talk about the money side of gigging, the stagecraft side, the confidence side, and the stuff nobody puts in a YouTube title because it doesn't sound exciting enough to click on. A big part of what I want to cover here is the psychology of a room, reading the energy, knowing when to push it and when to pull back, and how to navigate a crowd that's decided collectively it would rather talk about someone's renovation than listen to you. That skill matters more than any scale you'll ever learn. I can also help directly with vocals and guitar, rhythm and soloing both, if that's the part that's holding you back. Grab the 20 songs PDF if you haven't already, it's a solid place to start building a set that works. A few ways to get more out of this than just scrolling. Post your questions, the specific ones tend to get the best answers. Introduce yourself below and tell me where you're at, whether that's your first open mic or your five hundredth wedding gig. And if you want more direct time with me, there's a paid group coaching option and 1-on-1 slots available, details are pinned. No pressure on any of that. Free content here is genuinely useful on its own, not a teaser for the real stuff. Stick around, ask questions, and let's get you gigging smarter.