Learning how to play the piano, learning how to mix, learning how to compose are some of the main aspects of music production that should be focused upon. Master these three aspects, and anyone can be well on their way to a successful music production career.

All great areas to discuss and review for a show!

One item I would add that's important is a post-show/production review. A quick discussion with the team, i.e. band, sound person, and any other key team members to discuss how the show went. Here are a few additional items to consider, some of which you mention above in the pre-show list:

Flow of the show - did the set list work or need to be adjusted

Transitions between songs - was it smooth or was there down time where no one spoke, connected, etc.

Overall Performance - did all the songs go well, which ones need work, what parts need work

Sound - any issues here

Lights - if you had some what worked, what didn't

Connecting with Fans - this could be pre and post show as well, but did the band talk with or connect with the fans during the show, how did it go

Show Promo efforts - did you mention your website, social media sites, upcoming shows, merch.

Thank You's - did you thank the venue, opening band, etc.

Thanks,
Greg

Music Powered Strategies

"And anytime your promotions are deleted, you get your Band Bucks back." My understanding is that applies only to status updates that haven't already been scheduled. If you realize there's a mistake in your promotion, as I did with the missing URL, you're still on the hook for all scheduled updates, even if they are weeks in the future.

The 100,000 free band bucks seems more than fair to me, but since it said 6-month "pro account" I figured all the pro account features, like the 300K monthly allowance, were included. Thanks for clarifying.

Headliner vs. Facebook Ads. While it's hard to argue with free, I'm at the point now where I need to either buy band bucks or stop using the service. Sure, I could spend some time searching for artists to recommend, but that would only earn me 11K band bucks a pop for all three social networks. If my math is correct, that should generate about 6 clicks, which isn't worth the potential unfriends/unfollows.

While the CPC for a $30 spend may be better on Headliner, each Facebook click is also a like, which is much more valuable. I'd also be willing to bet that Facebook users are more engaged, considering the lack of likes, retweets, and comments on updates posted through Headliner.fm.

Hopefully that will change as you modify the engagement scores algorithm. One easy tweak would be to blacklist or penalize Twitter accounts following more than 1000 people, because obviously no individual can keep up with that many updates. The only reason for following more than a hundred people is to get them to follow back, to artificially boost your numbers.

Whatever you choose, I'm sure it will boost the ratios and engagement, and I look forward to what you come up with!