How tough do the tough conversations get in your band? Today Paul and Dave talk through some of their experiences with that, especially as it relates to band members relative preparedness levels. Yeah, that’s a mouthful, and that’s not all there is in this episode. Your two favorite weekend warriors have been busy. Paul’s been digging into what it takes to raise your price, and he and Dave talk through that. Dave’s been busy with two tech weeks happening simultaneously this week… and that meant he ignored one of his superstitions… and got caught! Hear all about this and more during Gig Gab. Press play and enjoy! 00:00:00 Gig Gab 167 – Monday, May 28, 2018 00:01:57 Double Tech Week Mad Haus Grease at ORHS 00:07:06 Too Much Monkey Business… and Too Much 50s Music 00:08:58 Superstitions 00:12:38 Improvising Solutions in the Moment 00:15:21 Raising the Pricing Bar Believe the price for which you’re selling 00:18:16 Set the price 00:22:33 Understand your leverage 00:24:20 Quoting The Brilliant Professional Billy Joel 00:28:07 Tough Conversations “Everybody does the same work” 00:35:50 Spot-checking vs. Illuminating Unpreparedness 00:38:31 Rehearsal is not the place where you learn the song 00:41:24 Learn what corners to cut 00:44:20 GG 167 The post Paging Mr. Murphy – Gig Gab Podcast 167 appeared first on Gig Gab.