Sharing the Love: How to Support One Another in Pan
So often when trying to get a discussion going in social circles about educating each other on how to improve pan business, I encounter...
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...
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...
Bob Lyons: How to Play Pan Gigs Full-time for 30 years:...
Choosing the life of a full-time musician has its drawbacks. But enjoyment isn’t one of them. Bob Lyons has echoed this sentiment...
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...
10 Things to Consider Before Commissioning a Composer for Steelpan
Written by Mike Schwebke
With so much crossover and experimentation in music these days, it should be no surprise...
Fixing the Glitch
Written by Ted Goslin
Picture this: you arrive to an upscale venue for a corporate event. There is an in-door area with tables for dinner,...
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...
Top 5 Classic Pop Tunes That Include Steelpan
There are many popular songs that include steelpan in the history of music, but few deserve their own list. To qualify, those...
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...
