Business-focused Q&A for musicians and students, with Cory Weeds and Will Chernoff.
Jan. 11, 2023
In this solo episode by Will, let's kick off the year in style and run down a highlight from every 2022 episode. Each highlight involves Cory teaching a lesson to, lighting a fire under, or provoking new thoughts from Will. …
Dec. 9, 2022
In this episode: Cory went to Pittsburgh, went on tour with Michael Weiss, and brought Jeremy Pelt out here for some big gigs (0:00:51), The venue incident (0:11:43), When people say "We can't make a living as full-time musi…
Nov. 9, 2022
In this episode: Cory doesn’t know half the people in the house when he emcees Frankie’s, and interest in live gigs is up! (4:50), Is the Cellar Music label releasing too many albums? (9:00), Why monthly listeners is a bad s…
Oct. 5, 2022
In this episode : Cory uploaded never-before-seen footage of Hank Mobley and Dexter Gordon to YouTube (0:49), First topic : "I once booked an amazing pianist at a club in the UK where the promoter told me 'I honestly don't t…
Sept. 1, 2022
Fear. It shows up throughout our musical lives as we book gigs and work to bring people out. But too often the attention drifts to numbers like, 'What's your draw ?' while the meaning rests in the music's impact. Maybe promo…
Aug. 4, 2022
It's summer! We're on vacation, so please enjoy this top highlight clip from episode one. In this answer, Will & Cory discuss the secret to connecting with local music venues and booking agents: know what you want to do! It …
My whole thing is about building relationships. That's really what it's about. Go and meet people, and say hello to musicians you know.
If you present yourself to a club owner in a professional, organized, concise way, they'll assume that you’ll come across well as a musician.
We had a pretty set standard during my first few years booking jazz at Frankie's, but there's a lot of stuff that goes into consideration.