Making Money Making Music: The Musician's Guide to Cover Gigs

You could be the greatest player in the world, but until you get in front of a live audience, your talent means nothing. Written in straight-forward language by professional gigging musicians, Making Money Making Music guides artists through every aspect of achieving financial success through lucrative cover gigs. This easy-to-use reference shows readers how to start or join a cover band, choose the right cover songs, land the first gigs or get better ones, handle marketing and promotion, use proper sound and lighting systems, put on a killer show, and much more.

Bill Evans is the editor in chief of Gig magazine. A professional journalist for nearly two decades, his work has appeared in Bass Player, Entertainment Today, Los Angeles Times, and other publications. Evans has been a gigging musician since 1975, and has fronted an R&B dance band called Rev. Bill and the Soul Believers for the past 12 years.