• How practicing changeover can benefit your band.
• Tips for rehearsing your changeover.
• Step by step guide for refining your band’s changeover.

• Do’s and don’ts for putting on live events with a temporary stage or performance area.
• How to create atmosphere in cramped / small spaces.
• How to create atmosphere in large spaces (they’re different).

• How to collect payments and split them between other performers.
• Why you should invoice correctly.
• What GST is and how to charge it.
• Why keeping track of your payments is essential.

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• Why Instagram is a powerful tool to promote your events.
• Basic setup.
• How to improve the visibility of your posts.
• Tips that experienced users may have missed.

• What to include in a live music press kit.
• How to present a live music press kit to a venue.
• How to make your live music press kit stand out.

• Procedures and skills for effective crowd control.
• Strategies to ensure patron safety during live music events.
• Key organisations that can provide help and advice in this area.
• Why it’s important to get performers involved in your strategies.

• How an agreement saves all parties time, money and hassles.
• What does an agreement include.
• Get a free booking template to suit your needs.
• The one thing that’s often missing but VITAL to have.
• Timeline for managing agreements.

• How worksheets iron out event logistics.
• How to use it in conjunction with your performance agreement.
• Why keeping it up to date is crucial.
• A free worksheet template builder.

• How to prepare and approach venues for gigs (includes checklist).
• The right (and wrong) ways to ask for a gig.

• What's next after successfully booking a gig.
• A workable timeline for what to do prior to the gig.
• The importance of gig etiquette.

• Types of artist payments.
• Award rates for musicians.
• Laws and awards covering musician payments.

• 'Facebook Events' vs posting on your venue's page
• How to create one-off and recurring Facebook events.
• Features that experienced users may have missed.
• Making the most of mentions, videos and Facebook Live.
• Why it’s important to also post Facebook event info to your Facebook Business Page.
• Ways to promote within the Facebook event page.
• Ways to promote outside of the Facebook event page.

• How to preserve the quality and visual impact of your photos and images.
• Why ratios, pixels and size matters.
• Recommended image settings for websites.
• Recommended image settings for social media.
• Free tools to quickly convert images.

• How to increase your marketing reach on social media.
• The differences between tagging and hashtags.
• Tips for sharing content.
• Tips to get more followers to your social media profiles.

• Recommended specifications for exporting images for advertisements.
• What to send to publications when taking out Ad space.
• The best file format for exporting posters ready for printing.

• What you need on a design brief to save money and hassles.
• Why it’s crucial to agree on an assets list.
• How to provide feedback and request changes.
• Finishing tips and how the money works.

• Building a productive rapport with sound engineer, venue staff and other performers.
• Creating a tech rider to reduce equipment issues.
• Load in and load out etiquette.
• Getting a great soundcheck or line check.
• Soundcheck do’s and don’ts.

• What audio gear you need to put on live music at your venue.
• How to identify and match audio equipment to performance types and venue needs.

• Common types of microphones found in a live music set up.
• Suggestions on microphone and instrument pairing.
• The most versatile microphone you can own for live.

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• Lighting types.
• Tips on matching your lighting rig to suit your stage.
• What a DMX controller is and how to use one.
• Advanced tips on lighting scenes.
• Lighting tips during live performance.

• Why it’s a bad idea to rely on venue ‘house’ lighting.
• The best low-cost setup.
• Lighting live performance when you don’t have a permanent stage.
• Basic light colour combinations to match event mood.
• Lighting health and safety.

• Where to find up-to-date OHS policies regarding performance.
• Basic summary of prominent OHS actions to take.

• How agent of change could protect your venue’s rights.
• How did it come about?
• What can venues learn from this example.

• The pros and cons of of ticketing your event.
• Different ticketing providers for venues.

• How live music can contribute to your venue’s income and reputation.
• How catering for diverse music genres can build your business.
• Genres to suit your venue size, style and patronage.
• Pairing live music with your venue’s other offerings.
• It's value to the economy and community.

• Overview of putting on live music
• Who puts on live music
• In-house booker's tasks
• Gig night tips
• After the gig

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• Follow up to our 101 guide on working with graphic designers.
• Dig deep on design principles to get a better understanding of how to develop your brand identity and designs.

• How to measure outside noise to know your rights.
• Measure and set internal sound for patron safety.
• Why background noise is important.
• How to avoid being a residential sound scapegoat.

• Grant and funding opportunities to assist with noise insulation.
• Insulating your venue to reduce sound spill.
• How to make music ‘feel’ loud, without exceeding noise limits or health and safety.
• Making the most of your PA, and amp placement and monitors.

• How making your venue more inclusive can increase your patronage and grow your reputation.
• Practical ways to make your venue more culturally inclusive.

• Benefits of a safe space policy to your venue.
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• Organisations that can help a venue create an effective policy.
• Suggestions on what to include in a safe space policy.

• Checklists, easy solutions and cost-effective ways to make your venue more accessible.
• Organisations that can assist with grants to help upgrade your venue with disability-friendly additions.
• Training available for staff to welcome patrons living with disability appropriately.

• The benefits of reaching out to your local Indigenous community.
• Protocols and customs when playing and promoting music by Indigenous artists.
• Suggestions to adopt within your venue policies.

• The benefits of re-assessing your venue as a safe space for all.
• Tips to make your venue a safe space for all genders and also members of the LGBTQIA+ community.