The MoneyGigs Podcast

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The MoneyGigs Podcast is a music podcast hosted by Cliff Adams, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Cliff Adams hosts The MoneyGigs Podcast, a music show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #19

  He Paid $300 to Play. Then TikTok Changed Everything. | Scott of We're Not Sex Bob-Omb

  Oct 5, 202643 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Scott leads We're Not Sex Bob-Omb, a Scott Pilgrim tribute band and full stage show out of New York, with costumes, stage fights, and skits. He learned bass for this project, played to a dead-quiet room, got heckled, and paid $300 to play a gig. Then he started posting on TikTok and booked his first city show within weeks. This is a raw bonus cut: no polish, just the conversation. Bonus episodes are for subscribers, and this one is open to everyone for a few days so you can catch Scott's next show. https://www.instagram.com/not_sex_bobomb_band/ See We're Not Sex Bob-Omb live October 10: Unofficial Comic Con After Party at The Delancey, New York. Doors 6pm, $10, 21+. With Phantoms & Fables and The Gentlemen Ghosts. November 14: The Grape, Philadelphia. 21+. Follow the band: https://www.instagram.com/not_sex_bobomb_band/ Thumbnail: https://www.facebook.com/RonGejonPhotography/ Know your worth before you load in MoneyGigs is the app I built for gigging musicians. Track your gigs and pay, and see what other musicians say about a venue before you take the gig. It's free to download. Use invite code INV-SPLGRM to unlock the public venue database for $2/month. iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moneygigs-know-your-worth/id6752310856 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.themoneygigs.moneygigs Support the show Subscribe for more bonus episodes like this one. Chapters 1:37 Meet Scott and We're Not Sex Bob-Omb 11:11 Pay to play in New York 16:32 Tiny stages and the gig that bombed 22:43 Remorse and protecting the vision 26:51 Making a "bad band" sound good 35:15 "It's all about numbers" 40:49 Upcoming shows Support the show Support the show by visiting our sponsor (and get a deal!): TryFloral THC Beverages https://tryfloral.com/themoneygigs Copyright (c) 2026 MoneyGigs, LLC

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  Episode #18

  Beware the Steady Gig: Max Gise

  Oct 1, 202650 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail You can work a crossword while listening! https://crosswordlabs.com/view/max-gise-moneygigs-podcast Cincinnati guitarist Max Gise does it all: he's a CCM adjunct, a private teacher with 250+ students over 17 years, a church music director, a sideman, and a solo guitarist who arranges pop songs with no loops. In this episode he tells the story of losing a residency because the bartender didn't like his singer's voice. He also explains why he walked out of a rehearsal, why "beware of the steady gig" is advice every working musician needs, how he decides when a low-paying gig is worth it, and why his favorite gig lately is a $50 pool gig ("the best part is it's close"). Plus: a bowling alley on fire mid-set, the student who started guitar in his late 40s and is now 600+ lessons in, and an honest take on AI from a player who's neither a hard no nor a cheerleader. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Meet Max Gise: CCM, church, studio, solo guitar 06:47 Why no loops 11:36 Fired because the bartender didn't like the singer 17:38 Weird gigs: fake-playing, the Derby train, a bowling alley fire 20:48 When is a low-paying gig worth it? 36:05 The rehearsal he walked out of 39:00 AI: threat, tool, or noise? MoneyGigs: know the venue before you take the gig. Download free, then enter invite code INV-MAXGISE to unlock the public venue database ($2/month). iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moneygigs-know-your-worth/id6752310856 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.themoneygigs.moneygigs TryFloral.Com Great buzz, no hangover. Farm to Fridge. MoneyGigs Discount. What are you doing?! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show Support the show by visiting our sponsor (and get a deal!): TryFloral THC Beverages https://tryfloral.com/themoneygigs Copyright (c) 2026 MoneyGigs, LLC

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  Episode #17

  Hillary the Harpist: Two Speeds, One Brand, 55K Followers

  Sep 12, 202650 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Enjoying the show? You can support The MoneyGigs Podcast directly here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509891/support Hillary Schefter — Hillary the Harpist — is a Denver-based classical harpist juggling a hotel residency, about 20 orchestra concerts a year, private gigs, a restaurant and food truck she co-owns with her husband, and a daily TikTok live that's built her over 50,000 followers. She's also Eastman-trained, and played her first paid gig at 12 (yes, there's a groomsman-fainting story). In this episode, Cliff and Hillary get into: The gap between "Disney Hillary" (fully gowned, cinematic) and "real Hillary" (loading calzones into her car between gigs) — and why she never hides the difference Why the harp never felt like something to hide behind, unlike piano What TikTok's gifting economy actually looks like from the inside — "it's very much like a casino" The night a platform algorithm change wiped out her entire live room overnight, no warning Getting paid for professional musicianship without apologizing for it Running a business with her husband: labor division, a no-business-talk date night rule, and the annual business retreat 4:00 Gowns, Calzones & the Two Speeds of Hillary 8:02 Her First Gig at 12: The Fainting Groomsman 13:19 Inside TikTok's Gifting Economy ("It's a Casino") 19:58 The $100 Bill Troll Video 24:09 From 0 to 30K: The TikTok Growth Story 31:13 The Night the Algorithm Wiped Her Room 36:57 Getting Paid Like a Professional Musician Watch the $100-bill video Hillary mentions: https://www.tiktok.com/@hillarytheharpist/video/7533668044346903822?lang=en Follow Hillary : @hillarytheharpist on TikTok and Instagram , hillarytheharpist.com MoneyGigs is the app for gigging musicians — know what a room pays and what it's like before you say yes: https://themoneygigs.com/ Support the show Support the show by visiting our sponsor (and get a deal!): TryFloral THC Beverages https://tryfloral.com/themoneygigs Copyright (c) 2026 MoneyGigs, LLC

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  Episode #15

  John Hardin: Off-Grid, Solar-Powered, and Playing Music for the Trees

  Aug 15, 202635 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail John Hardin lives off-grid, deep in the redwoods of Northern California, making psychedelic space music on a theremin and an electric didgeridoo — powered by the sun, played on instruments he builds out of junk. He doesn't trust the internet, so he loads his studio into a camper and drives his music across the country to play it face to face: salt caves, thrift stores, ecstatic dance nights, botanical shops. Forty gigs a year, on a budget most touring acts would take one look at and go home. This one goes deep — the economics of playing tiny rooms, why he'll play anywhere he can get to, building a harp out of a bundt pan, getting canceled over a Facebook post, and music as a kind of medicine. Heads up: there's a little politics and a little COVID talk in here. I left it in and let it play — you make your own call. I'll just say this: John's a good guy. Hear John's music: johnhardin.bandcamp.com — psychedelic space music made out of sunlight. I've played two dozen tracks and never regretted hitting the button. For gigging musicians: MoneyGigs helps you know your worth, track your gigs, and find the venues that'll treat you right — rated by the musicians who've already played them. Get in at themoneygigs.com and use code INV-HARDIN for $2/month subscriber access. No algorithm, no middleman — just musicians helping musicians book the next real one. Go play for somebody. 00:00 Intro, Support & This Week (Nashville + a Tornado) 03:13 Meet John Hardin: Psychedelic Space Music 05:35 "An Animal That Needs to Go for a Walk" — AI, the Internet & COVID 08:47 The Touring Math: Salt Caves, 40 Gigs & Soul 10:16 "If You Can Get There, You Play" — Solar Power & the Humboldt Story 16:01 Instruments from Junk: Gesture, Gear & Real Musicianship 21:59 Bandcamp + the Cancellation (heads up: politics) 29:22 Music as Medicine & Outro Support the show Support the show by visiting our sponsor (and get a deal!): TryFloral THC Beverages https://tryfloral.com/themoneygigs Copyright (c) 2026 MoneyGigs, LLC

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  Episode #14

  Kevin Patrick (Hat Trick Productions): Parking Wars, Wedding Chaos, and Running a Party Band Like a Business

  Jul 28, 202638 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Kevin Patrick is the bass player and bandleader behind Hat Trick Productions, a high-energy party band playing weddings, festivals, and private events across Cincinnati. In this episode, he breaks down what it actually takes to run a working band as a business — from surviving downtown parking wars, to getting stiffed on food during 12-hour wedding days, to building a band fund so his musicians never wait on a check. We get into: Why "partnership," not "the man," is the right mindset for working with venues The parking and wedding-day logistics nobody warns you about How Kevin prices a brand-new band fairly without shooting the whole industry in the foot What happened when a venue tried to renegotiate a handshake deal — and the receipts that settled it Running a lean 4-piece band without adding more people to pay The high school teacher (shoutout Joe Janigan) who taught him contracts and stage plots before anyone else did Why stage energy is part of the job, even after a 12-hour day Get access to the venue database and gig tools with invite code INV-KEVIN — $2/month, supports the show and the app. Follow The MoneyGigs Podcast for more real, unfiltered conversations with working musicians about the business side of gigging. Chapter markers: 0:00 Intro: sponsor message & welcome to the show 1:57 Who is Kevin Patrick? The Hat Trick Productions origin story 6:10 Parking wars & 12-hour wedding days with no food 10:25 The teacher who built his business mindset (Joe Janigan, Butler Tech) 18:07 Getting paid right: the band fund & negotiating fair rates 26:05 Inside the wedding circuit: trust, logistics, and running the room 33:46 Stage energy, showing up right, and the business mindset payoff 36:19 Outro: takeaway, follow/rate ask, and MoneyGigs (code INV-KEVIN) Support the show by visiting our sponsor (and get a deal!): TryFloral THC Beverages https://tryfloral.com/themoneygigs Copyright (c) 2026 MoneyGigs, LLC

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