Cover Band Confidential's Podcast (Music Business, Gigging Tips & Making Money as a Musician)
Jun 26, 2026 · 55 min · 11 segments
What are the things bands really need to stop doing? Not the usual Facebook-group purity tests about backing tracks, iPads, shorts, tip jars, or whether Mustang Sally should be illegal. We’re talking…
Adam JohnsonHost,ratio(1,1),fit(190,190),quality(75))
Dan ReaHost
I was toying with the idea of going to Jam Zone, but our MD Joey, guitar player guy, was just like, I think I can get this all done.
It'll take me less time to finish setting this up than starting... from scratch on this other one.
But this was the first time where we added the canvas layouts where you can do the custom-configurated screens for whatever it is you want.
And... included the charts that we were using band helper for so it was kind of like flip-flopping between able set and band helper and then you know my my cue mixer for my my monitors uh now it's all it's all under safari just a single window and it changes automatically you don't have to go looking anything up uh it was flawless
And, you know, the Lightman karaoke is lower stakes because, you know, it doesn't have to be perfect.
So I feel okay beta testing things in that environment because, you know, what's the worst that could happen? But it was like, I have no notes.
You know, we had considered hardwiring because we were worried about interference or whatever.
Maybe if we're in a bigger space, we might have to consider that for the monitor monitor, but everything just on Wi-Fi, flawless.
I was toying with the idea of going to Jam Zone, but our MD Joey, guitar player guy, was just like, I think I can get this all done.
It'll take me less time to finish setting this up than starting... from scratch on this other one.
But this was the first time where we added the canvas layouts where you can do the custom-configurated screens for whatever it is you want.
And... included the charts that we were using band helper for so it was kind of like flip-flopping between able set and band helper and then you know my my cue mixer for my my monitors uh now it's all it's all under safari just a single window and it changes automatically you don't have to go looking anything up uh it was flawless
And, you know, the Lightman karaoke is lower stakes because, you know, it doesn't have to be perfect.
So I feel okay beta testing things in that environment because, you know, what's the worst that could happen? But it was like, I have no notes.
You know, we had considered hardwiring because we were worried about interference or whatever.
Maybe if we're in a bigger space, we might have to consider that for the monitor monitor, but everything just on Wi-Fi, flawless.
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