One-year gigmit blog
One year gigmit blog means, a lot of topics, a lot of f experiences, industry knowledge, and the unpredictable. In early 2020, the new gigmit blog went live – your online handbook on the Digital Age of booking with news, trend, artist & expert interviews, competitions, and classic guides on booking and DIY talent development. The goal: To share industry knowledge!
Since then we have published more than 450 articles in German and English divided into the categories “NEWS”, “GUIDE”, “DISCOVER” and “WIN”. We kept you updated with an average post per day. Almost 100 of them in cooperation with selected music brands (such as JBL, SENNHEISER, CASIO, YAMAHA, SHURE), which provides know-how, tips, and extra offers to the gigmit community.
Most Wanted Blog Posts
Those articles were read the most in one year gigmit blog:
-
Pros & Cons of Music Streaming And Its Impact On Booking
-
Take Live Gigs Out of Normal Venues
-
7 DIY Livestream Platforms for Your Music
-
Why the New gigmit FAN INSIGHTS Is A Real Game Changer
Internationally Connected
We marked a milestone with the gigmit blog after we created the first big public list of export offices in Europe, supporting the international perspective of thousands of live acts and DJs – but als the national promoters. Crazy that this did not exit before, right?
COVID-19 & Live Music
Shortly after the launch of our new gigmit blog COVID-19 interrupted our life’s with the first lockdown in Germany and a dark time for live music. During this time we developed a unique series of events to help music creators, which we constant update: COVID-19 Shutdown: Important Info & Links for Music Creators were also one of the most read articles on the gigmit blog. Even a year later, it’s still exciting to read because you can track the fundamental change in the industry at a glance.
In context to the pandemic, these articles stood out in particular:
-
Lockdown Learnings: – Industry talk with artist Kalben, Waves Festival Director Thomas Heher and gigmit CEO Marcus Fitzgerald.
-
Reports from the community: How Are Musicians Doing During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
-
Securing creativity: 7 Home Recording Tools for the Time In Quarantine
-
The role of digital media in lockdown: 7 Submarine Rules for Your Booking Despite Social Distancing
-
Guest post by Matilda Nettervik: Is the Live Industry A Victim of COVID-19?
At this time, our lockdown series “Not Home Alone” was created where we present pioneering ideas and technological innovations from selected brand partners. Always with the goal of providing you with solutions for corona-related live restrictions.
Not Home Alone …
-
… with the Songwriting App Tonaly
-
… with Groover, Promo With Resluts
-
… with the Merchandise Revolution
-
… with the Music Interaction Network Show4Me
-
… in Home Video with Privia PX-S1000
-
… with the Free MPN Promo
-
… with Oeksound Plug-In Soothe2
-
… with Old School Vinyls by Qrates
There is quite often also something to win in this and other categories.
Our “One-year gigmit blog” tip: Stay tuned! Winning here is much easier than you might think.
Streaming
It’s been clear for a long time that streaming would become a dominant topic for artist (and even organizers). Especially in these times. Corona increased the interest further. This is also reflected in the following articles in the gigmit blog:

-
Livestreaming Concerts: Why It’s Worth the Hassle
-
Make Live Music Streaming Work for You– in cooperation with Kycker, Shure and Yamaha
-
5 Mixing Tips For Streaming With High-Quality Sound
-
Ready for Home Streaming: Equipment for Your Live Stream
-
7 Livestream Platforms for Your Music
-
The Pros & Cons of Music Streaming And Its Impact On Booking
-
20 Music Live Streams for Quarantine Times
-
Hybrid & Digital Events: What We Have Learned From 2020
Innovative Instruments
The presentation of innovative instruments met with great interest in a year gigmit blog. Here, for example, those following contributions are worth mentioning:
We have developed a new convert format in which the revolutionary digital piano CELVIANO Grand Hybrid GP-510 makes first-class grand pianos sound possible and this even in a live club. The result of this cooperation with CASIO, Neue Meister and Berlin sessions can you watch here:
gigmit Piano Act Benedikt ter Braak at the Neue Meister Session at the Casio Celviano.
-
Instant Pickup Swapping – The Trinity Guitar powered by Relish
-
“Never Produce by Machine” – Interview in German with Cimbal Master Mehmet Tamdeğer from Istanbul Mehmet
-
The Guitar Boy Is Not Dead At All – On the holy grail of Leo Fender (in German)
-
With One Click – D’Addario’s Auto Lock Guitar Strap (in German)
-
How Warm Do Synthetics Sound – Légère Reeds makes brass music more sustainable (in German)
Speaking of sustainability: this topic also enjoys popularity. Our articles about VeloConverts (Take Live Gigs Out of Normal Venues) and Sustainably Produced Merch were clicked very often.
gigmit News & Innovations
Of course, there have been many news and new product developments in one year of gigmit blog. To be honest there are a whole bunch of them! If feels like we were just waiting for the right time to serve the industry data-driven booking on a silver platter for the restart post COVID:
-
gigmit FAN INSIGHTS
-
gigmit FAN CHARTS
-
gigmit FESTIVAL & VENUE DATABASE
-
gigmit PROFILE ACTIVITIES INSIGHTS
-
gigmit INDOOR INSPIRED – our own international online showcase
-
gigmit OPEN DAY
gigmit guide
Further highlights of our work for the empowerment of the gigmit community are definitely our guides. There are now 3 gigmit guides as pdf format. Which help you to get booked more and to promote your gigs. If you don’t have them yet: download them here for free and get the basics!
-
gigmit Live Streaming Guide
– What you need to know about creating and marketing live music streams -
gigmit Online Promotion Whitepaper
– How to make your use of social media more informed and purposeful -
gigmit Live Booking Guide
– How does the live business works and how to get more gigs
You can find more advice topics here on the blog in the “GUIDE” section. Simply use the search function if you are looking for specific keywords. If you have important questions about the product, our gigmit FAQ articles can help you.
Thank You
At this point, we want to say thank you. Thank you for your interest in our blog! Your clicks, likes, links, comments and shares mean a lot to us. We are even more satisfied if you can use the added value for yourself and your personal development. You and your music are ultimately the reason why we do this!
What You Can Expect From the Blog In the Future
In the coming months, a lot is going to happen on gigmit. Live music will return. New experiences and approaches will be communicated. There will also be more innovations on the product side. We also want to offer a platform to selected artists. And our main goal remains: We want to educate about booking and live music in the digital age. Do you have feedback on the blog or an exciting story to tell? Write us!
If you want to know what’s next for live music in the digital age, visit blog.gigmit.com!
Tip: Activate the function to be informed about new articles in real-time and subscribe to the gigmit newsletter to stay up to date.