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How To Get Paid By a Busking Venue
How To Get Paid By a Busking Venue I don’t often use this blog to talk about busking, but I’m gonna do it for a minute. The other day I was walking down the street and I heard some music coming from a restaurant. It was a good song that I recognized, and the musician…
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A Few Tips to Make Your Street Busking Project Successful and Enjoyable
A Few Tips to Make Your Street Busking Project Successful and Enjoyable This is a blog written on how to make the most out of busking and turning it into a profession. I have been busking for 3 years now, the last year being full time, I quit my job and now it’s my main…
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Your Guide to Performing in Mallory Square Key West Florida
Are you interested in performing on the streets in Mallory Square? Then read this guide. If you are hoping to make a living as a street performer, then there is no better place to start than Mallory Square in Key West Florida. There are more street performers per square foot than anywhere else on the…
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What is a busker? A blog about buskers and their history.
Most people have never heard of a busker. But lately, they have been entertainining more and more people on the streets. Buskers are street performers who play music, dance, perform magic tricks, comedy acts and other skills to attract people who give them money in return. A lot of these buskers are old people who…
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8 Hacks For Life On The Road. Here are some of the savviest tips and tricks used by travelers around the world
8 Hacks For Life On The Road Here are some of the savviest tips and tricks used by travelers around the world: 1. Use the side pockets of your suitcase for shoes and socks, which can get dirty. 2. Pillowcase doubles as a laundry bag! Keep your dirty clothes separate from your clean ones in…
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Don’t Miss This Year’s London Street Performers
A guide to some of the performers we’re most excited about seeing this summer. We’ve streamed a lot of amazing street performances over the years at Covent Garden Piazza, from mind-bending magic tricks to boundary-pushing acrobatics and circus acts. This summer will be no different. The world’s best street performers (and a few new faces)…
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What to Do When a Busker Walks Up To You?
What to Do When a Busker Walks Up To You?: a blog outlining how you should react when someone approaches you with an instrument. I’ve been playing guitar on the street for many years, and I’ve had countless people react in a bewildered manner upon my approach. I thought it would be helpful to answer…
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How to Make Money Playing Guitar in the Subway
I’ve been busking in the NYC subways since August 2003. I started with a gig bag full of drum sticks and a snare drum. After two months of that, I had made a total of $85. The next month, I switched to playing guitar. The first day, I played ‘Blackbird’ by the Beatles over and…
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How to Pick the Right Rhyme For Your Holiday
“What can I do to make my Christmas songs extra special?” This is the question that many of my students ask me. The answer is: use the right rhyme! Rhyming is one of the most powerful tools in a musician’s toolbox. It adds a sense of fun and magic to a song. It also gives…
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10 Tips for Performing on the Street Over the Holidays
Here are ten quick tips for performing on the street over the holidays: 1. Don’t do it if you don’t have to. 2. Make your hat (or guitar case) a bigger target by putting a big red bow on it. 3. Play familiar songs that people can sing along with. 4. Try to be in…