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The Gigging Musician Podcast

The Gigging Musician Podcast

By: Jared Judge
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Playing music for live audiences is one of the most rewarding things on the planet. In this podcast, we dissect everything that goes into being a successful gigging musician.© 2026 The Gigging Musician Podcast Art Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • How This Vegas Musician Books Multiple $10,000 Gigs on the Same Day

    How This Vegas Musician Books Multiple $10,000 Gigs on the Same Day
    Jun 16 2026
    Jeff Celentano has spent 30+ years in the music industry — performing on the Vegas Strip, running touring tribute bands, and working with names like Grant Cardone and Alex Hormozi. In this episode, he shares how he thinks like a Broadway producer instead of a band member, why musicians should 'Disneyfy' their performances, and the sales philosophy that books high-end gigs without pressure tactics.
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    37 mins
  • From PhD Dropout to $100K Wedding Musician with Matt Ferree

    From PhD Dropout to $100K Wedding Musician with Matt Ferree
    Jun 11 2026
    Matt Ferree was working toward his PhD in chemical engineering at Ohio State when he realized his real passion was in the weddings he'd been performing at for a couple hundred bucks as a favor. He quit grad school, dove in headfirst with his piano + DJ company Seamless Sounds, and built it into a multi-op wedding music business with employees, an exclusive venue partnership, and over $100,000 booked through BookLive. He's now also a coach inside Full Time Music Academy. In this episode, Matt shares 6 business lessons behind his success: Winning Beliefs, Winning Habits, Winning Attitudes, High-End Image, High-End Service, and High-End Music.
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    39 mins
  • How Celeste Vee Built a 200-Gig Violin Empire in the South Asian Wedding Market

    How Celeste Vee Built a 200-Gig Violin Empire in the South Asian Wedding Market
    May 29 2026
    Celeste Vee is an electric violinist who built V Entertainment — a multi-city agency placing trained violinists at South Asian weddings. In this episode, she shares how she went from solo gigging to coordinating 180+ gigs a year across New York, DC, Dallas, Atlanta, and beyond — and how she's training the next generation of Bollywood violinists.
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    28 mins
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