Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Tips and guidance for the working steelpan musician.

Pan On The Move: How To Travel With Pan

Written by Ted Goslin Inevitably, all musicians eventually have to face the music and pack up their instruments to perform on the road. Some do...

Bob Lyons: How to Play Pan Gigs Full-time for 30 years,...

In part 1 of this series, professional steelpan musician, Bob Lyons, discussed how he got started in steelpan, where he's played, how...
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5 Ways to Generate More Gigs

The summer gig season offers up an opportunity to make the bulk of your annual gig money. That’s even true in a...

How to Fix a Sound Issue Mid-Gig

It’s summer, you’re booking loads of gigs and playing your heart out for tons of eager party people. Then one day, in the middle...

Standing Out in Changing Times

By Rogerio Peixoto As a new decade begins, we are often surprised by how fast everything is changing. Times...

5 Ways To Stay Busy In The Off-Season

Playing pan year-round is something everyone strives for, but it's not always an easy task, considering the unfair stigma that pan is more of...

NAMM Show 2016: A Drummer’s Perspective

Written by Max Minskoff It is always a privilege to attend NAMM show and see all the latest and greatest in the music industry. This...

Off-Season Checklist

Written by Ted Goslin There are always people in any profession that are able to stay busy during the most desolate of times, where even...

The Art of the Contract

Let's face fact: what we do is not easy. As musicians, it would be nice if we had someone else to handle the business...

5 Tips For Affording Your Gear

 Since the creation of memes (humorous images, videos or pieces of text that are copied and spread online), the Internet has buzzed with jokes about...

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