Yesterday I tracked a tight funk tune at 10am and closed the night sight-reading country charts at The Basement, all for different artists. If you’re hiring session players, does a reel that jumps from Afrobeats to pop-punk help me get the call, or should I lean the branding toward one lane?
I book more when I front‑load a 30–45s reel in one lane, then tack on an 8–10s tag showing the opposite vibe — like your “tight funk at 10am” followed by a quick country chart hit from The Basement. It signals range without feeling scattered, but if you’re chasing a pop‑punk chair that week, pin the single‑lane cut on top.
I’d run two reels and two links: a punchy ‘tight funk at 10am’ hired-gun cut with on-screen ‘reads NNS/plays to click’ tags, and a separate country/sight-reading reel with a quick The Basement clip you swap in per pitch — , generic genre-dump reels get skipped. If you’re emailing MDs, one-lane tends to win; for managers, YouTube chapters + a pinned comment with gear/tunings works great — want a simple chapter template?
, this drives me nuts sometimes! I’ve found that having a varied reel can show your range, but focusing on that tight funk piece might resonate more with certain gigs… Maybe try to blend your styles subtly so you don’t box yourself.