Steve Witschel's guest appearances

Steve Witschel

Gig Gab - The Working Musicians' Podcast

Iowa Music Podcast

The Gigging Musician Podcast

Steve Howe

Mark Linsenmayer

Kenny Aronoff

Jan Hammer

Carly Simon

Matt Gibson

Robert Berry

Paul Rodgers

Joel Anderson

Carl Palmer

Elizabeth Moen

Dusty Baker

Keith Moon

Keith Emerson

Pesky Klingons

OwlTail

Steve Witschel returns to Gig Gab after four years to talk about the evolution of his Cover Band Central site and Facebook groups. Things have grown quite a bit for CBC since Steve chatted with your two favorite weekend warriors, and they go through that evolution together. Steve’s also spent quite a bit of time perfecting – and teaching – the nuances of live-streaming. He, Paul, and Dave talk through all of this, too, offering you a ton of great tips and tricks to make your live streams even more successful for you and your audiences.  00:00:00 Gig Gab 251 – Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Steve Witschel Originally on GG 51 in 2016! Cover Band Central (16K in 2016; 156K followers on the page, 56K members in 2020)   00:06:00 Being a music fan makes you a musician, which makes you a fan 00:10:34 Live Streaming since 2016 00:12:05 Live Streaming Made Easy: A Musician’s Guide to Facebook Live 00:13:55 How to Flip your Screen for Facebook Live 00:25:25 Advice for Promoting yourself on Facebook 00:26:41 Watch Your Own Feed… WOULD you? Scott Winters YouTube and Facebook Streamyard   00:36:33 GG 251  The post Cover Band Central’s Steve Witschel on Live Streaming and More – Gig Gab 251 appeared first on Gig Gab.

Steve Witschel returns to Gig Gab after four years to talk about the evolution of his <a href="https://www.coverbandcentral.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cover Band Central</a> site and Facebook groups. Things have grown quite a bit for CBC since Steve chatted with your two favorite weekend warriors, and they go through that evolution together. Steve’s also spent quite a bit of time perfecting – and teaching – the nuances of live-streaming. He, Paul, and Dave talk through all of this, too, offering you a ton of great tips and tricks to make your live streams even more successful for you and your audiences. <ul> <li>00:00:00 Gig Gab 251 – Tuesday, April 7, 2020 <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/steveplaysbass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Witschel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.giggabpodcast.com/2016/02/09/giggab-51/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Originally on GG 51 in 2016!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coverbandcentral/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cover Band Central</a> (16K in 2016; 156K followers on the page, 56K members in 2020)</li> </ul> </li> <li>00:06:00 Being a music fan makes you a musician, which makes you a fan</li> <li>00:10:34 Live Streaming since 2016</li> <li>00:12:05 <a href="https://www.coverbandcentral.com/2020/04/06/live-streaming-made-easy-a-musicians-guide-to-facebook-live/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Live Streaming Made Easy: A Musician’s Guide to Facebook Live</a></li> <li>00:13:55 <a href="https://www.coverbandcentral.com/2020/03/23/how-to-flip-the-screen-on-facebook-live-broadcasts-so-you-dont-look-backwards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Flip your Screen for Facebook Live</a></li> <li>00:25:25 Advice for Promoting yourself on Facebook</li> <li>00:26:41 Watch Your Own Feed… WOULD you? <ul> <li>Scott Winters <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FoAjwdHeiets%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0LHewtkq_mzOxd5EzZ91Zmb-k4tn7niDpV2WX_aVbK0zp4oTghdCOHSBQ&amp;h=AT1iVWEDH82Zgoro6CCSnOSWs4WuLntgQ0AYNtBkslXsyTE4lCh4zJQuDi-hSaNq5Qlj4XmloYJ29y99nZoPiAtjgBRtEp0sFzSiIEEzOxeqsNpq2Y-sWuVot3i5mExpvdxTedensM2SitGNx-WjBC8sFNsejsfhTiQlcAv2zq4S_dxYPQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scott.allen.winters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://streamyard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Streamyard</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>00:36:33 GG 251</li> </ul> The post <a href="https://www.giggabpodcast.com/2020/04/07/steve-witschel-cover-band-central-gg251/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cover Band Central’s Steve Witschel on Live Streaming and More – Gig Gab 251</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.giggabpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gig Gab</a>.

Cover Band Central's Steve Witschel on Live Streaming and More

On this episode, I get to chat with Steve Witschel, who is the founder of Cover Band Central and a full-time gigging musician on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.  We chat about the evolution of his Facebook page, the importance of cover bands, advantages to gigging out of town and whether or not you should take liberties with your cover versions.

Episode #25-  Steve Witschel- It's All About The Music

A weekend warrior turned full-time warrior, Steve Witschel went from working real jobs and just playing weekend gigs to playing full-time in New Orleans. He likes to say he’s a worldwide musician that gets to stay in one place because of the variety of people he sees, and he’s got the stories to prove it. Steve started his Cover Band Central Facebook page which is now followed by almost 16,000 people. Check out what he has to say about doing that and more on this week’s GigGab! Stuff Mentioned:  Cover Band Central (the page… and also the group) St. Rock Krazy Korner Steve’s first article (which is regularly updated): 14 Tips on How to be Successful as a Musician in a Working Band Chicken Soup for The Soul  The post Cover Band Central’s Steve Witschel – GigGab 51 appeared first on Gig Gab.

A weekend warrior turned full-time warrior, Steve Witschel went from working real jobs and just playing weekend gigs to playing full-time in New Orleans. He likes to say he’s a worldwide musician that gets to stay in one place because of the variety of people he sees, and he’s got the stories to prove it. Steve started his Cover Band Central Facebook page which is now followed by almost 16,000 people. Check out what he has to say about doing that and more on this week’s GigGab! Stuff Mentioned: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coverbandcentral" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cover Band Central</a> (the page… and also <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/coverbandcentral/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the group</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/strocknola/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Rock</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.krazykorner.com/entertainment.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krazy Korner</a></li> <li>Steve’s first article (which is regularly updated): <a href="http://hubpages.com/entertainment/Top-Tips-to-be-Successful-as-a-Musician-in-a-Working-Band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">14 Tips on How to be Successful as a Musician in a Working Band</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.chickensoup.com/books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for The Soul</a></li> </ul> The post <a href="https://www.giggabpodcast.com/2016/02/09/giggab-51/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cover Band Central’s Steve Witschel – GigGab 51</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.giggabpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gig Gab</a>.

Cover Band Central’s Steve Witschel – GigGab 51