Who is Your Band's MacGuyver? – GigGab Podcast 140
Channel: Gig Gab Podcast
Date: 15/11/2017

First, your two favorite Weekend Warriors talk through creating your own event by answering Kevin's "What is FLINGFest?" question. This opens up many avenues for Paul and Dave to discuss, and that takes them and you on a journey. For any other podcast that would be enough, but not GigGab. After this, it's time to talk about equipment problems. Taboo subject, yes, but it's a necessary one and there's no fear here. What do you do to prevent equipment issues, and how prepared are you for dealing with them in the moment? All this is discussed, too. It's like two episodes in one!

Chapters:
00:00:00 GigGab 140 – Wednesday, November 15, 2017 
00:02:06 Kevin-What is FLINGFest? 
00:06:53 Define the vibe and the intent 
00:08:14 Finding a space 
00:09:17 “Four-walling” a gig 
00:11:37 Paul’s (now-recurring!) Tom Petty Tribute night 
00:15:32 Infrastructure matters 
00:18:03 Risks beyond your investment 
00:19:56 Know your audience and your mission 
00:21:29 Joe Sharino Band 
00:25:36 Don’t compete on price 
00:28:00 Manage perceptions 
00:29:36 What is a professional band? 
00:30:06 Proactively replacing gear 
00:36:17 Drum hardware reliability 
00:38:39 Having a MacGuyver in your band 
00:41:15 Distilling down the important parts and faking the rest 
00:45:20 Any line could be the most important line to someone watching 
00:48:28 Your job: learn how to identify the important parts of a song! 
00:51:04 Thanksgiving coming up! 
00:51:47 GG 140 Outtro