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Full-time gigging musician John Voelz discusses the strategies, mindset shifts, and real-world lessons that help you build something that actually lasts, delivering smart and practical insight with a sense of humor that keeps it real and approachable. If you gig, or want to gig, this is for you.
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Ep 68: The Secret Sauce
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Nov 05, 2026 |
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Ep 67: Storytime Volume 4
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Nov 03, 2026 |
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Ep 66: Scary Advice
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Oct 29, 2026 |
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Ep 65: The Art of Being Ignored
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Ep 64: GigSalad Spotlight
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Oct 23, 2026 |
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Ep 63: A Setlist for the Season
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Ep 62: A Conversation with Heart St John
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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Ep 61: Ctrl + Alt + Perform (when tech and/or memory betray us)
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Ep 60: Story Stewards
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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Ep 59: A Conversation with Sunny Mitchell
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Ep 58: Game Over (Training Ourselves to Stop the Comparison Game)
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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Ep 57: Play On
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Ep 56: The Mindful Musician
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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Ep 55: A Conversation with Michael Gregory
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Ep 54: The "Tip"ping Point
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Ep 53: Part of Someone Else's Story (Musings on Death, Life, and Everything In-Between)
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Ep 52: Storytime Volume 3 (Drunken Moments)
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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Ep 51: Controversial Music
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Ep 50: Life on the Road
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Ep 49: The Wise Person and the Cynic
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Ep 48: Let's Talk About Aging
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Ep 47: It's All Scotch
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Ep 46: The Spaces We're In
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Ep 45: SOUL over SKILL
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Ep 44: It's Not About 3 Hours
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Ep 43: AI Never Made Me Cry
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Ep 42: Proverbs and Half-Truths
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Ep 41: My Music History Part Two
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Ep 40: My Music History Part One
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Ep 39: Mountains to Die On
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Ep 38: A Conversation with Dennis Welch
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Ep 37: A Conversation with Aurora LaFond a.k.a. Sister Outlaw
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Ep 36: A Conversation with Kelly Rutledge
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Ep 35: What Musicians Wish Venue Owners Knew
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Ep 34: A Conversation with Gina Nelson, LCSW, CDWF
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Ep 33: Storytime Volume Two
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Ep 32: Perspective in The Suck
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Ep 31: "Mommy, Where Do Gigs Come From?"
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Ep 30: A Conversation with Seth Abstract
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Ep 29: The Letter, The License, and The Lawsuit (Straight Talk About BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, GMR)
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Ep 28: A Conversation with Trenton Wagler
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Ep 27: Let's Get Real Specific About Money
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May 28, 2026 |
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Ep 26: Beating the Funk
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May 26, 2026 |
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Ep 25: A Conversation with Jason Keiser
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May 21, 2026 |
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Ep 24: Some Mistakes I've Made
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May 19, 2026 |
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Ep 23: Storytime Volume One
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May 14, 2026 |
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Ep 22: The Childlike Musician
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May 12, 2026 |
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Ep 21: Prolific and Healthy
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May 07, 2026 |
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Ep 20: The Sacrifices We Make PART TWO
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 20: The Sacrifices We Make PART ONE
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Ep 19: Let's Talk About Tips
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Ep 18: A Conversation with Clementine Moss
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Ep 17: Some Thoughts on Social Media
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Ep 16: A Conversation with Jason Peek
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Ep 15: Musician Archetypes
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Ep 14: A Conversation with Patrick Tetreault
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Ep 13: Why Musicians Quit
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Ep 12: Annoying Things People Say to Musicians
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Ep 11: Your Gigging Philosophy
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep 10: A Conversation with Kevin Marcy
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Ep 9: When a Gig Cancels
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Ep 8: You May Be Missing Something
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Ep 6: Let's Talk About Money PART ONE
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep 7: Let's Talk About Money PART TWO
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep 5: Choosing Songs That Work
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Ep 4: Diversify or Die
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep 3: What Venue Owners Actually Want
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Ep 2: Musicians Need Musicians
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Ep 1: My First Gig and the Eternal Lessons
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Feb 24, 2026 |