Nickelback put together and released a seven song demo and began supporting it with live gigs .

“五分钱”乐队将7首歌拼成一盘样带，推出后即开始现场演出进行推广。

The man’s still a radioactive isotope for millions, so here’s a little speculative math to drive the Clinton haters nuts: overseas gigs pull in 200,000 to 300,000 a pop

对数百万人来说,克林顿依然具有无法抗拒的魅力，下面一组数字一定会使痛恨克林顿的人气得发疯:每次出国演讲都能给他带来20万～30万美元的收入

||1:All this is changing the way the music industry works.||2:Festivals are increasingly seen as a way to test whether big-name artists have enough fans to warrant arena tours, says Rebecca Kane of the 02, a large venue in London.||3:Newer names find them essential: Clean Bandit, a British band who brought out their first album this year, are performing at around 20 festivals this summer.||4:And music executives are increasingly taking into account how successfully they think artists will perform at big outdoor gigs before deciding to sign them.

||1:所有的这些都在改变着音乐行业的运作方式。||2:来自The 02（一个位于格林威治半岛的大型娱乐区）的Rebecca Kane表示，音乐节越来越被看做是一种测试大牌艺人是否号召足够的歌迷来撑场面的一种方式。||3:这些音乐节对于新人来说不可或缺：今年推出了他们的第一张专辑的Clean Bandit（清洁盗贼，一支来自英国的电音组合），这个夏天就参加了近20个音乐节。||4:而且音乐公司在签下艺人之前，格外看重艺人是否像他们考虑的那样在大型户外演唱会中取得成功。

For example, Listing 2 shows the equivalent code to Listing 1, as I’ve seen it used in many recent consulting gigs .

比如，清单2中的代码和清单1是等价的，最近我发现很多咨询建议中使用这类代码。

But when I used to ask why you didn’t come to my gigs , you used to reply that you supported me by paying the bills for my music lessons.

但当我问你为什么不来参加我的演唱会，你总是说你给我付上音乐课的学费来支持我。

And it helped me get speaking gigs .

的确这个效果不错，让我获得了不少的口碑。

Rare are the consultancies that don’t appreciate adding qualified names to their Rolodex, and these projects often turn into full-time gigs .

很少有咨询商不乐于往自己的名片夹里增加优秀的名字，而这些项目往往会变成你的全职工作。

But even with this additional income, you probably need to have a lot more gigs or a day job.

即使有了这些额外的收入，你每天可能还是要画很多的漫画（来维持生活）。

Your Blog is Your Portfolio: Landing Blog Writing Gigs

你的博客就是你的投资：登陆到博客写作

If you have not done so already, it’s time to start using this powerful tool to help boost your image and even get gigs .

如果你还没有开始使用这个站点，现在是时候开始使用这个强大的工具来提升你的形象从而获得外包项目了。

photo above: I collect pottery, both old and new and use it both for styling gigs as well as our daily use.

上图：我收集各种陶器。旧的新的来者不拒，既是装饰品又是实用品。

Well, I was always totally straight when I was doing gigs and I guess it would be a lot better if I was on acid.

是这样的，我在做现场演奏的时候总是会站得笔直。如果我在做酸屋的话情况会好很多。

He called in sick to modeling gigs , refused to answer the phone calls and "basically ran away. "

他打电话请了病假，逃过了模特表演，拒绝接听电话并“基本上就逃避了。”

The labels also want to know whether a band is drawing a steadily growing number of people to its gigs .

他们也想了解，一支乐队吸引的现场观众数能否稳步增长。

He puts that thought on hold for a while and focuses on finding gigs .

他暂时把那想法放在一边，把注意力集中在演出上。

And I have to say I’m happier to have moved on from gigs where I didn’t fit.

我必须说的是从我不适合的别叫位置上离开向前走我更开心了。

We were both outgoing and shared the same taste in music so our summer was spent going to gigs .

我们都很开朗，音乐品味相似，夏天一起去听音乐会。

There also are websites that match volunteers to gigs .

有些网站也能帮志愿者找到合适的义务工作。

There has been skepticism that Jackson is capable of playing a string of gigs , and this would be his first concert series in 12 years.

与此同时，由于是近12年来杰克逊的首个演出，有人怀疑他是否能够经得起这一连串的演出。

Before going to Huawei, he was CTO of BT Group (BT), one of the highest-profile technology gigs in the telecom industry.

在进入华为之前，他是英国电信集团的首席技术官，这是电信行业最高的技术职位之一。

These two gigs add up to the biggest annual sales-tax earner for the city, Christmas included.

这两大节日加起来为该市带来年度最大的销售税收益，超过圣诞节。

10 Simple Steps to Landing More Gigs

自由职业者接到更多外包项目的十大简单步骤