Beware. When you least expect it, the “bug” might bite you. It strikes with no warning, and experts say there isn’t a cure. I recently spoke with a victim of this phantom menace, and was amazed to learn the details of his story.

If you are a GigMasters member with multiple accounts - we have good news for you! Searching for a specific gig across all of your linked memberships just got a whole lot easier. Now you can use the search function on the Leads tab of your Member Control Panel to search a Gig ID number and it will result in a list of potential matches from ALL of your accounts! That's right - all of your accounts.

Think you're making the most of social media? Do you have over 135,000 Twitter followers? Paul Corrigan does.

So who's Paul Corrigan? Paul is a  comedian and the founder of LaughNYC, a New York-based entertainment company. He's been in the comedy circuit for five years and has already built up a loyal following (as evidenced by his 135k Twitter followers). We recently asked Paul about his social media success and his history in the comedy business.

It’s no secret that online reviews can make or break your reputation. This is something that we see every day at The Bash – as clients post (mostly positive) reviews of our members. But, like so many things on the Internet, “reviews” are constantly evolving and phony reviews (positive and negative) are on the rise – (but fortunately not at The Bash).

"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." High School History teachers love this phrase. When I was a student it mostly seemed like a trick to get me to care about the Louisiana Purchase, but now I see the importance of learning from the past. With that in mind, we've analyzed a year's worth of data to find the performer and vendor categories that received the most leads in 2012.

Since April of 2010, DJ Marty has been booked 46 times on GigMasters! So, we wanted to dig deeper and find out more about this in-demand DJ from Charlotte. He was kind enough answer our questions and share some hot playlists...DJ Marty style!

What sounds like the start of a good joke, actually happened on Wednesday. But instead of a bar, our members walked into BizBash in New York to showcase their talents at the GigMasters exhibit. Our outgoing staff greeted expo attendees all day from our cozy 10x10 booth. The key to our success there was the nonstop entertainment by our talented members.

Michelle Loretta is a consultant for wedding and event professionals and writes daily for the Sage Wedding Pros’ business blog. She blends her past as an accounting nerd, sales vixen, and stationery entrepreneur to help entertainers better their businesses.

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When we interviewed Michael Karas a few months ago, we got the short story on how he became a “world-renowned juggler.” After we met him, we became even more curious about his talented upbringing. So, he was kind enough to write this 'blogography,' which is an inspiring story for any entertainer.

World-Renowned Juggler, Michael Karas, stopped by the other day to chat about performing at the White House and juggling to hip-hop.