At the end of the workshop, you will be able to
– Build your profile as a musician
– Use your skills for multiple, diverse events
– Learn different avenues to earn as a musician
– Approach venues, event managers, artist managers, promoters successfully

About the workshop

Would you like to learn from a renowned musician who started out just like you and created a niche for himself? Then join us for this exciting workshop hosted by Hitesh Madan, founder of Delhi based band EKA and former member of Euphoria. In the workshop you will learn how to grow as a musician, how to pick the right opportunities and how to create a stable financial future. Here’s what you will learn: 

• Understanding the different types of gigs

• Exploring the kind of music that works for each
  

  – House Concerts
  – Clubs
  – College Festivals
  – Corporate Events
  – Private Events
  – Prestigious Events
  – Ticketed Concerts

• Discovering yourself and defining the artist in you
  – Finding your niche as a musician
  – Exploring different facets such as singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, solo performer, band member, session musician
  – Understanding where your music and live act fit in

•  Being ready for all opportunities
  – Honing your skills
  – Building your team
  – Creating your set list for the different types of gigs

• How to land gigs as a newbie musician
  – Creating and finding opportunities
  – Creating a showreel for your targeted segment of gigs
  – Reaching out to venues, event managers, artist managers, promoters

• Delivering your best
  – Technical aspects for a high quality successful gig
  – Getting a repeat performance and more gigs from the same audience

• Social Media Content
  – Building your profile as a musician
  – Engaging with your audience

• Reinventing yourself

• Making it sustainable: Having a Plan B 
  – Exploring other options in music
  – Music Education
  – Music Production
  – Recording Industry
  – Session Work
  – Collaborating 

About the host:

Hitesh Rikki Madan is a Delhi based guitar playing singer-songwriter and the founder of Delhi-based band EKA. Hitesh started his career in music at the age of 17 as lead guitarist for Euphoria, contributing significantly towards all their albums between 1998 and 2010. Hitesh has grown considerably as a songwriter and performer in the 25 years of his career, evidenced by his recent sweep at The Clef Music Awards 2021 where his singles, 'Break Ke Baad' and 'Gal Sunn Zara' won awards for Best Composer, Best Producer, Best Solo Performance in a Music Video and Best Video Director.

Among others, Hitesh has had the honour of performing at the Indo-Pak peace concert at the UN General Assembly Hall, New York, the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, the Great Wall of China, The Times of India Earth Care Awards, International Film Festival of India (Goa), Mountain Echoes Literary Festival (Bhutan) and NASSCOM Technology & Leadership Forum.

Follow Hitesh’s work on his website and Instagram.