Cover Band Confidential's Podcast
A podcast for musicians of all backgrounds to learn how to run your music career like a business! Whether you're a weekend warrior or a hired gun; whether you play cover songs or originals, Cover Band Confidential is your weekly source on how to make GOOD money playing music!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 394
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 393: Originals vs. Covers: Should Your Band Split Its Identity?
In this episode, Adam and Dan dive deep into the challenges and strategies of balancing original and cover songs in the context of your band. Does it make sense to split up your brand to avoid confu…
00:35:45 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Episode 392: Navigating Gig Disasters: Live Performance Challenges and Solutions
Welcome to the Cover Band Confidential Podcast—where the gigs are wild, the tech is cursed, and the only guarantee is a good story!This week, Adam and Dan survive everything from $11,000 plugins on s…
00:47:11 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Episode 391: VIP Afterparty recap (Artist Revealed)
This week we’re spilling the tea on one of the wildest gigs we’ve ever landed — playing the official afterparty for **Teddy Swims’ sold-out Atlanta show**.Amber jumps in to help us unpack the chaos: …
00:34:57 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Episode 390: Soundcheck to Selfies: 10 Things to consider when playing celebrity events
Ever wondered what it’s like to get a last-minute call to play for a Grammy-nominated artist? In this episode, Adam shares the wild story behind a big deal gig, and then the guys break down the top 1…
00:42:44 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Episode 389: Spicy Takes and Sore Fingers (aka Dan's first post-surgery gig)
Adam and Dan are back with a jam-packed episode! Adam’s stirring up YouTube with hot takes on expensive guitars, 3D-printing his way through gear upgrades, and juggling a family birthday-palooza. Dan…
00:24:57 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Episode 388: Block Parties, Bombshells, and Bloody Knuckles
Adam’s still losing fights with doors, Dan’s house is held together by hope and 19th-century plumbing, and both are here to remind you: being a musician is mostly about surviving DIY disasters and pl…
00:34:17 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Episode 387: Punch Tools, Audition Rules & Face/Off Guitars
This week on the pod, Adam and Dan are back in the saddle for a classic meatballs-style episode—light on the structure, heavy on the sauce.First up, Adam finally built his own RJ45 audio snake! It’s …
00:38:11 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Episode 386: 🎸 Why Is Starting a Band So Freakin' Hard?
Welcome to the Cover Band Confidential podcast! Adam and Dan kick off this episode with a deep dive into the challenges of leading a cover band, dealing with flaky band members, and the importance of…
00:42:34 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Episode 385: The Lazy Drummer Myth and Other Band Role Fantasies
In this week’s bite-sized-but-beefy episode, Adam and Dan dig into a fun little thought experiment: If you weren’t playing your current role in your band… what would you play instead? A surprising nu…
00:22:42 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Episode 384: Songs we HATE to play- but play anyway
In this episode of the Cover Band Confidential podcast, Adam and Dan dive into various categories of songs that cover band musicians commonly despise playing but perform nonetheless due to their pop…
00:36:13 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Episode 383: Killer gigs and 5 reasons why we're NOT interested in the Helix Stadium
This week's episode covers Adam's AMAZING 80's prom gig, Dan's road trip, and why we're not completely sold on the new Helix Stadium release from Line 6. All this and more on your favorite podcast fo…
01:00:35 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Episode 382: 🎙️ A MILLIONS VIEWS, food poisoning and audio over Cat6?
Welcome back to the podcast for cover band musicians and bandleaders who don’t know when to quit, even when they’re soldering guitar guts 48 hours before a gig.Adam kicks things off with a PSA: don’t…
00:17:00 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Episode 381: 5 things About Musician Insurance That No One Tells You
This week, Adam recounts an absolute **gig-nightmare scenario**: playback dropped, in-ears failed, subs cut out, and nobody knew why. From mystery malfunctions to last-minute workarounds, it's a cras…
00:32:39 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode 380: Interview with Tory Smith of Black Box Prompters
Adam is holding down the fort solo in this special episode. With Dan on tour, Adam chats with Tory Smith, the co-founder of Black Box Prompters.Tory spills the beans on how he and a genius AI enginee…
00:40:15 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Episode 379: Gear, Gigs, Downtime, and Freebird is Back?
This week we’re keeping it light with a grab bag of hot takes straight from our Slack channel — because holiday gigs are frying our brains and y’all deserve something snackable.We’re talking:•Ray-Ban…
00:36:03 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Episode 378: The Great Debate: Are Lead Singers the REAL Stars of the Show?
Why Being a Lead Singer Isn't As Hard As You ThinkIn this episode, we dive into a hot take about lead singers and their role in a band. Discussing their duties of internalizing and externalizing musi…
00:41:59 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Episode 377: How Much Should You Charge? Breaking Down Gig Pay Tiers
From freebie gigs to $10K+ stages, we're breaking down the different levels of musician pay-and what comes with each one. Whether you're gigging for beer or headlining high-dollar private events, the…
00:42:28 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Episode 376: Adapting and Innovating: Ensuring Longevity for your Band
In this week's episode Adam and Dan discuss the evolving challenges and strategies for maintaining success with a long-term project. Adam delves into a recent decline in inquiries and competition fr…
00:44:19 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Episode 375: Trips, New Gear, and New GIGS!
In this episode of Cover Band Confidential, Adam and Dan dish on first-time gig experiences, casino gigs, and the ultimate lessons learned. They chat about Adam's wild Mexico trip filled with monkey …
00:39:08 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Episode 374: From Zero to Gig: Coaching a Brand-New Cover Band (with Mark Frederickson)
This week on Cover Band Confidential, we're back with fan favorite and newly minted bandleader Mark Frederickson, who’s learning what it's like to start a cover band for the first time! After his fir…
00:43:23 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
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