Sonicbids is the ultimate way to get a paying gig if you're a musician. I've used it for years, and in 2003 just using my electronic press kit and the events on sonicbids I was able to quit my day job and gig full time - I'm working again, but I still gig to about 15-20K a year. Once you create your kit, you can not only use it to automatically submit to every listed event they offer, but you can have your kit sent out to everyone and anyone with an email address. I've even dabbled in hosting my own events, since I can, as a promoter, book gigs quite easily by listing my event on SB for other musicians to apply for.