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In this episode, the boys get a chance to sit down and interview local booking agent legend, Dave Buffamonti. We take some time to really pick Dave’s brain about the art of being a booking agent, reflect on the golden years, and even get to hear some fun stories from someone who’s seen a thing or two.

Is this episode, the guys jump all around and cover the straggler topics we missed about venues. Enjoy as the opinions and ranting about venues and the art of live production reaches a new peak!

In this episode the guys go through the art of sending promotional packages and how to make a good promo without the help of their friend and bandmate Andy.

Mike and Pat then dive into the challenges every musician runs into with club acoustics, how to manage your bands dynamics, and give some quick tips to become closer to sounding like a “professional” band.

In this episode we briefly discuss how to "get the gig." We take some time to dive into our first experiences playing out and give some perspective into what it takes to book your first show.  We cover agents, band politics, and what we experience every week trying to get the next show.

Part II coming next week!

In this episode we take some time to discuss what we think makes any band "great." We cover aspects like chemistry, talent, sex appeal and so much more!

Being our first episode on this new podcast, we take a little time to dive into Andy, Pat and Mike's passions so you know what to expect in future episodes.