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Top Booked Member - November 2018

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on December 17, 2018

It's the busiest time of year for Santa Claus, especially for Real Beard Santa Joe from Jersey City, New Jersey! Santa Joe was the top booked member on The Bash in November with 18 bookings, which comes as no surprise seeing as he's a classically trained singer and a true Santa Claus lookalike.

Santa Joe took some time out of his busy schedule to share a little bit about himself, the advice he has for fellow Santas, and how The Bash has impacted his career.

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Top Booked Member - October 2018

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on November 14, 2018

Meet the top booked caricaturist on The Bash in October - Timothy Baker of Inlikenessofyou ! Timothy has been drawing since the age of four and his passion has developed far past the sketchpad. He strives to bring smiles upon his client’s faces and for the past twenty years he has accomplished just that.  Without further ado, meet the passionate soul behind Inlikenessofyou , Timothy Baker!
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Top 5 SEO Must-Dos for Local Business

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on October 29, 2018

Longtime SEO expert at The Bash, Robert Inconstanti, recently presented "The Top 5 SEO Must-dos for Local Business" at a NYC workshop and we wanted to share these helpful tips in this blog so you can also utilize them for your own business. Below is the video presentation and 5 key takeaways.

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Member Spotlight - Suess Moments

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on October 19, 2018

Miranda Suess is a sweet, outgoing, and quirky NYC photographer, which we know from personal experience (not just because she used those three words to describe herself). Miranda recently photographed a workshop hosted by The Bash in NYC where she captured headshots of vendors and the event itself. The photos turned out amazing and she was such a pleasure to work from start to finish.

We caught up with Miranda after the event to learn more about her and her photography business, and see what advice she has for photographers that are just starting out.  

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Top Booked Member - September 2018

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on October 15, 2018

Meet the top booked impersonator on The Bash in September - Elvis tribute artist, Mike Slater. Mike has been a huge Elvis fan ever since he was a young child. He would sing and emulate The King's voice to escape the reality of the city he grew up in. However, it wasn't until later in life when he actually started singing publicly and performing at private parties.

Learn more about Mike's inspiring journey to becoming an Elvis impersonator, why he loves performing, and what advice he has for new members of The Bash. 

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Top Booked Member - August 2018

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on September 13, 2018

Congratulations to Crepmaster the Magician for being the top booked member of The Bash (formerly GigMasters) in August! Crepmaster secured 18 bookings last month, and has over 300 bookings total on The Bash.

We caught up with Crepmaster himself to learn how he got started as a magician and how he has been so successful.

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Habits of Our Top 100 Bookers: Responding to Party Planners

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on September 7, 2018

In part three of our blog series on the Habits of our Top 100 Bookers, we take a look at some stats around how these top bookers on The Bash are responding to party planners and offer helpful tips on how you can achieve the same success.

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Member Spotlight: Meet MealZac Catering

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on August 13, 2018

MealZac Catering is a Brooklyn-based catering and meal prep company dedicated to providing comfortable and healthy food options for all types of events, with signature dishes ranging from Lemon Jalapeno Chicken to Lavender Cupcakes. MealZac recently attended our Caterer User Group hosted by The Bash (formerly GigMasters) that was held in NYC and we caught up with Thomas Mulzac after the event to learn more about his company.

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Auto-Add: What Is It and How Does It Get You More Gigs?

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on July 18, 2018

Are you familiar with our auto-add feature and how it gets members more bookings? If not, I suggest you keep reading...

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How to Get More Bookings: Tips for Live Bands

Posted by Alyssa Van Aman on June 20, 2018

Music is an important part of any celebration - especially weddings, birthday parties and corporate events, which happen to be the top 3 most requested event types for live bands on The Bash!

Clients are always looking to hire talented musicians for their special events to set the tone and ensure their guests have a blast. In fact, live bands are one of the top requested vendor type on The Bash and with our goal being to help turn these requests into bookings, we wanted to share some tips on how live bands can be most successful.

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