Don't Give Up
Don’t Give Up is a podcast series hosted by kiwi musician Danny McCrum.
The idea of this podcast is to give people an insight into the real lives and careers of creative professionals, with a focus on problem solving and finding solutions in the arts, in our lives and in these unpredictable times.
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Don't Give Up
76. Jaime Vokes
Jaime Vokes is the singer, guitarist and manager of covers band Hands Off. Hands Off have included many top musicians and have been playing bars, weddings and functions for twenty years. They're a full time band performing several times a week and they truly operate as a business. As well as rehearsing regularly the band juggle all aspects of the business; the promotion, admin, customer liaising and all the necessary preparation. On a recent episode we spoke about some of the frustrations bands face dealing with booking agents. Jaime wrote to us to say he knew exactly what we meant and in turn, we invited him to come on the show and talk about his experiences running a longterm professional band. Lovely guy, fun chat and lots of great tips for the music community. Enjoy!