The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz: Recent Episodes

Andrew Hitz

The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz will help you make more money in the music business. Andrew brings his experience of performing in almost 40 countries over the last two decades to conversations with the most successful musical entrepreneurs in the world to provide actionable advice for anyone trying to succeed in today's ever-changing music industry.

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On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician: In this episode, Andrew Hitz shares insights inspired by two quotes from the legendary musician Prince. He examines Prince's perspective on perseverance, the creative process, and the importance of receiving constructive criticism from the right sources.

Key Points * Prince's first quote addresses perseverance: "The grind is real. There are no shortcuts. But what's the alternative? Don't quit one meter before you strike gold. Keep moving forward and creating the life of your dreams." * Hitz distinguishes between Prince's authentic creative work ethic and today's toxic "grind culture" on social media * Many social media personalities who promote "hustling" are often just promoting themselves without creating real value * Prince's work ethic was genuine - having late-night recording sessions when inspiration struck, without broadcasting it * The importance of quitting at the right time, not too early before seeing results (referencing Seth Godin's book "The Dip") * Hitz uses the example of abandoning a YouTube channel after only 10 videos as quitting too soon * Being thoughtful about what you start and having the discipline to continue is crucial

Second Prince Quote "I like constructive criticism from smart people."

Even as a superstar, Prince remained teachable and open to new information
The importance of only accepting criticism from people with relevant expertise
Ignoring both mean-spirited criticism and well-intentioned but uninformed advice

Newsletter Information * The TEM Coaching Newsletter from Hitz Academy available at tem.fm/newsletter * Features links and resources that have helped Hitz on his entrepreneurial musical journey

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You can also watch TEM320 on YouTube.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

In this episode, Andrew Hitz discusses the challenge of receiving well-intentioned but potentially misguided advice when starting new projects. He explores how people often present their personal preferences as universal truths and explains why standing out by going against conventional wisdom can be crucial for success.

Key Points * People frequently offer advice based on their personal preferences rather than objective insights * Even when conventional wisdom is correct, following it exactly makes it difficult to stand out * Using podcasting as an example, Hitz illustrates how different listener preferences (short vs. long intros) appeal to different audience segments * The most loyal fans often appreciate unique elements that others might criticize * Finding your own style and "leaning in" to it is more important than trying to please everyone

Notable Example Hitz shares an anecdote about his previous podcast "The Brass Junkies" with co-host Lance LaDuke:

A few listeners complained about long intros before guest interviews
Other listeners specifically enjoyed the banter between the hosts and said so
The listeners who enjoyed the hosts' personalities became loyal subscribers, not those who only came for specific guests

Quote of the Week From Anthony Bourdain: "I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never, ever supposed to do a food or travel show in black and white."

Takeaway Message Don't be afraid to break conventions to make your work remarkable. As Hitz concludes: "So shoot in black and white. Or have a long intro. Or start your interview with the hardest question without even saying the title. Just make it remarkable - which of course means worth remarking about."

Why you need to stop thinking about it and you need to start doing it.

Watch 319 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM319 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

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The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

Watch 318 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM318 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

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Why sitting with uncertainty is actually a superpower and a reminder that uncertainty means you are on the right path.

Watch 317 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM317 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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Why setbacks are a good sign and a strategy for keeping the right mindset when you encounter them.

Watch 316 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM316 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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How the legendary Bill Walton taught the world so much about having the courage to be yourself.

Watch 315 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM315 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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Google search has been intentionally broken, what this means for musicians, and the only path forward.

Watch TEM314 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM314 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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Because distributing your music around the world is so incredibly inexpensive and almost instantaneous, marketing is the new way to get your music in front of fans and potential fans.

Watch TEM313 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM313 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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A reminder that perseverance is essential for success in the music business.

Watch TEM312 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM312 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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A reminder that even our heroes started out not even knowing what they didn't know.

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Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

When to bet on yourself, when to demand more money, and how to tell the difference.

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Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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A quote from Steve Jobs about the value of deciding what not to do.

Watch TEM309 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM309 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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A quote from Steve Jobs about the value of deciding what not to do.

Watch TEM308 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM307 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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Composer and trumpet player Marcus Grant on combining quality and quantity, dealing with haters, and showing that you care.

Watch TEM307 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM307 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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                        **Ask yourself if you really need to be invited to the table or if you could instead just pull up a chair.**

Watch TEM306 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM306 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

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                     *Why failing quickly is by far the best strategy.*

Watch TEM305 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM305 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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                   *What perfectionism really is - and what we tell ourselves it is so that it is more palatable.*

Watch TEM304 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM304 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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               *The two essential ingredients needed to pull off any great plan.*

Watch TEM303 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM303 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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              *Are there aspects of your portfolio career where you could be working less hard and getting the same results?*

Watch TEM302 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM302 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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            *The six words that we must unlearn (even though it isn't easy.)*

Watch TEM301 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM301 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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          *A reminder that magic rarely comes from showing up only once or twice.*

Watch TEM300 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM300 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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A very cool story showing how often we create our own suffering and how that relates to a musician with a portfolio career.

Watch TEM299 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM299 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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The three things to assess to ensure you are approaching the current iteration of your career in the best way possible.

Watch TEM298 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM298 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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The best question to ask yourself to figure out whether you are on the right career path.

Watch TEM297 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM297 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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Always be proactive at identifying and solving problems for yourself and others.

Watch TEM296 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM296 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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Don’t make this big mistake when selling yourself or your services

Watch TEM295 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM295 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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Why experiencing imposter syndrome is actually a foolproof sign that you are on the right path.

Watch TEM294 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM294 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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Why the answer to just about every problem is making yourself irreplaceable - and how to do it.

Watch TEM293 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM293 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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A better long-term strategy than goal-setting for success and happiness courtesy of James Clear.

Watch TEM292 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM292 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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Don't make these five mistakes that I've seen over and over again while reading hundreds of grant proposals on behalf of The Mockingbird Foundation.

Watch TEM291 on YouTube and head over to tem.fm for the TEM291 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

Do you ever jump from project to project and rarely seem to finish anything?

Let TEM Coaching design you a personalized plan to help give you clarity on which things to work on and which to put on hold. I promise you will leave our session knowing exactly what your next move should be. Visit temcoaching.com to take control of your career today.

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From advanced yoga poses to building websites, why people who have skills that you don’t have aren’t magical - they’ve just had discipline.

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Why everything you produce needs to have a strong opinion and a warning about what is coming if you don’t blend in.)

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If you price an offering correctly, some people will always think you are charging too much and some will think you are not charging enough - and there is no way to make both groups happy.

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The importance of being intentional about what you learn.

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Why not making a decision is still making one and the trick I convince myself to take action.

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Why you need to be following the green lights in your portfolio career rather than stopping to fixate on the stop signs.

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TEM284: My Productivity System for 2023

The system I am using in 2023 to prioritize the things which will most move the needle for my portfolio career as well as my bottom line.

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Do you realize that ?

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*TEM283: The science behind cultivating gratitude*

Some priceless wisdom from Elizabeth Gilbert about not basing our sense of worth on things we can not control.

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*TEM282: Measuring Your Worth In a Healthy Way*

Some priceless wisdom from Elizabeth Gilbert about not basing our sense of worth on things we can not control.

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      ****TEM281: Slow Down****

Why slowing your brain down is so important to productivity and a few ways to do it.

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     ****TEM280: Embracing change****

Why cultivating a growth mindset is the key to embracing change.

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    ****TEM279: Using restrictions to encourage creativity****

Why giving ourselves guardrails can actually spur on the creative process.
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   ****TEM278: Everyone starts as a beginner****

The simple trick you can do on YouTube that helps remind you that even the household names started as beginners.
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  ****TEM277: Leonard Cohen on the seduction of inspiration****

Why waiting for inspiration before doing creative work is a trap that feeds a cycle of inaction.
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 ****TEM276: Don't say no for them****

Why you shouldn't ever decide for someone that they're not interested in what you have to offer and why that is not a license to spam people with frivolous requests.

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****TEM275: The power of starting small****

Whether learning a new skill, making something creative, or partnering with someone, starting small is the way to go.

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TEM274: The problem with simply working hard

As Seneca once eloquently pointed out, you have to know exactly where you are headed.

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TEM273: You might not be the problem

What you are offering might already be good enough - this other thing might be the real reason you aren't getting traction in the music business.

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TEM272: Different is better than better

Some invaluable wisdom from Sally Hogshead that is the key to gaining traction in the music business.

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TEM271: Being willing to fail

A reminder from Allison Emm about why we must be willing to fail.

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TEM270: More Than Two Options There are always more than two options in any situation - you just have to approach things in a creative way sometimes.

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TEM269: Have a strong opinion Why you’re in trouble if your music doesn’t have a strong opinion.

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TEM268: Generate evidence Why generating evidence is more important than believing in yourself.

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TEM267: Quantity over quality (at first)

Why initially you should be focused on making more art rather than on making it perfectly.

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TEM266: Err on the side of action

The huge difference between in theory and in practice.

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TEM265: Never do research in prime working time

The importance of knowing when in the day to do your most taxing work.

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TEM264: Was it a bad decision or just a bad outcome
Why we can't only look at outcomes to decide whether we made a good decision.

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TEM263: Start with strategies, not tactics
Starting with the hard part and some of the worst advice I've ever heard.

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TEM262: Keeping the main thing the main thing Leaning into the tension and doing the work that matters.

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TEM261: Being slightly remarkable is a losing strategy

Be replacement level or be remarkable - just don't get stuck in between.

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TEM260: Allison Emm

Allison Emm is a musician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the founder of Wisconsin Music Ventures.

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TEM259: Asking for help

The power of asking people for help.

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  **TEM258: Wanted: Strong personalities**

An episode all about two essentials to success: 'What else do you do?' and having a strong personality.

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 **TEM257: It’s all about courage and then repetition**

The formula is simple - but not easy!

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**TEM256: Who it's NOT for**

It's not for everyone so resist the urge to act like it is.

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TEM255: Go bolder sooner

Why the time to go bolder is always right now.

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TEM254: Monica Ellis of Imani Winds

Monica Ellis has been the bassoon player for Imani Winds since founding it 25 years ago and is a creative force in the musical world.

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TEM253: The real reason your rates are so low

The thing we are afraid of and why we should realize that the hardest part is already done.

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 **TEM252: Your most productive days**

Five choices that are the key to having your most productive days.

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**TEM251: The Goldilocks Rule**

The power of working on tasks that are just right.

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TEM250: Eric Branner of Fons

The co-founder and CEO of Fons on the value of enthusiasm, his belief in people and why you can safely double your rates.

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TEM249: The power of social proof

How one well-placed quote can turn a prospect into a client almost instantly.

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TEM248: When is it good enough? Reminding ourselves that we’re not doing anything life or death here and Brené Brown on dealing with haters.

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TEM247: What procrastination actually is

And the lies we tell ourselves to avoid some uncomfortable truths.

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TEM246: Getting others to market for you without asking

The key to getting people to spread the word on your behalf (and better than you could ever do it!)

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TEM245: Be kind to yourself

The three-letter word that can fundamentally change your thinking and help you to be kind to yourself.

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TEM244: The most dangerous step of the creative process

How shifting one simple question can give you the courage to share your work with the world.

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TEM243: Plan on your plan changing

A reminder from Simon Sinek that you need to plan on your plan changing.

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TEM242: Stop researching and start doing

Why sometimes you just have to start doing because you'll never have all of the information.

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TEM241: Emily White

Emily White is an organizer, music industry veteran and author of How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams.

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TEM240: YouTube and TikTok star Christopher Bill

Christopher Bill is the most subscribed brass player in the world on YouTube and has over 3 million likes on TikTok.

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TEM239: The danger of feeling productive

Why feeling productive without a system in place to determine whether you are working on the right things can actually trick you into thinking you're getting a lot done.

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TEM238: Jon Bisesi on creative hours, surrounding yourself with talented people and battling the resistance inside of us allJon Bisesi is a composer, arranger, published author and percussionist for The President's Own Marine Band.

Jon Bisesi is a composer, arranger, published author and percussionist for The President's Own Marine Band.

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TEM237: The magic of demonstrated expertise

Why demonstrated expertise over a prolonged period of time is the best way to stand out to potential customers.

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TEM236: Your clean slate

Why having a clean slate can be so terrifying and why the most important thing of all is experiencing success on your owns terms.

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TEM235: Is your networking proactive?

Why you need a proactive strategy when it comes to networking and a trap that's easy to fall into even when you are working hard.

Including an excerpt from my upcoming book!

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TEM234: Convince the converted

Why you should always focus on convincing the converted that* you are the best option rather than working to change the world view of the unconverted.***

Plus an excerpt from my upcoming book!

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Spotted Online features thought-provoking content to inspire, motivate and empower musical entrepreneurs.

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TEM232: Don't look for growth

Why growth is simply the byproduct of continuing to show up every day.

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TEM231: The courage to be unique

Why making art that stands out takes so much courage.

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TEM230: 90% is up to you

In so many ways we have more control than ever over our careers in music.

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TEM229: A killer marketing campaign that cost nothing

Hear about an author’s marketing campaign for a book launch that went viral and cost absolutely nothing.

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TEM228: The McCain Duo

The McCain Duo is comprised of pianist Dr. Artina McCain and bass trombonist Dr. Martin McCain.

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TEM227: Spotted Online featuring Nate Zeisler, Gill Andrews and Josh Spector

Spotted Online features thought-provoking content to inspire, motivate and empower musical entrepreneurs.

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TEM226: Keeping a growth mindset

How my recent struggles with multistreaming reminded me to always bring a growth mindset to everything I do.

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TEM225: Fear of the future

A look at how easy it is to be blinded by an attachment to the present and a fear of the future.

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TEM224: Just keep showing up

Anyone we look up to in the music business has been doing the thing we admire them for for a while. We have to keep that in mind and keep showing up.

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TEM223: Some pointed advice from Ben Folds

Thoughts on possibly my favorite quote ever about the music business.

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TEM222: Do what matters, now

Some expanded thoughts on a popular recent TEM Blog post about doing the things you were meant to do before you run out of time.

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TEM221: It's not happening overnight

Many musicians have lots of patience when it comes to mastering their craft but don't bring that same level of patience to building new and essential business skills. That's a mistake.

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TEM220: People want to pay you! No, really!

Our people really do want to pay us for our art and that's something we have to remind ourselves of from time to time.

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TEM219: Building on an empty lot

Why building your own thing from the ground up is both exciting and scary.

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TEM218: Spotted Online featuring Alice Jones, James Clear and Seth Godin

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

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TEM217: A simple process to give any project clarity

Learn about a simple process we recently used to clarify exactly what Pedal Note Media's next moves should be.

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TEM216: Three tips for better communication

The three best pieces of advice I've ever received on communicating.

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TEM215: The fatal flaw of school

One of the most essential qualities needed for success in today's music business is something you barely need to excel at school.

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TEM214: Katie Zaccardi on the real secret to time management and dealing with stress

Katie Zaccardi is a songwriter, artist, music industry professional and certified yoga instructor based out of New York City.

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TEM213: We're back!

After a long hiatus, we're back with a big TEM announcement (we have a YouTube channel!) and some inspiration from James Clear and Seth Godin.

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TEM212: The challenge of standing out online and the importance of community building: A conversation with Lance LaDuke

Lance LaDuke, my partner at Pedal Note Media, joined me as a guest speaker for one of the music business classes I teach at Shenandoah Conservatory.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

How the world and music business might be different on the other side of this pandemic
Now that Acapella App-style videos are ubiquitous, how do you stand out with recording yourself?
The old performance models will come back in some form but in the meantime new models are slowly emerging
While there's no rubric for you to be remarkable online it's important to remember that there's no rubric for anyone - no one knows what to do right now which is an opportunity for everyone
People like us do things like this
The value of building a community
How to build a community while we are all apart
Phish growing a community through their Dinner and a Movie events on Tuesdays during this pandemic
The two things you need to get traction in the world today: excellence and authenticity
Why anyone can offer a peak behind the creative curtain and monetize it if it's done right

Links:

Boston Brass as recent guests on The Brass Junkies
Christopher Bill's YouTube Channel
sondheim90concert
TEM210: Dana Fonteneau
Phish's Dinner and a Movie
Dinner with the Gaffigans
The Mockingbird Foundation
Taylor: Classical Music in Crisis

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TEM211: Trust your gut... then jump

A quote from Amanda Gookin inspired this episode about trusting your gut, jumping and then learning how to swim.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

A wonderful quote from Amanda Gookin
How we at Pedal Note Media used her wisdom to jump in head first when launching the Brass Junkies Academy
Why we all must remember that if there was a clear map forward the thing we're thinking about doing would have already been done many times before

Links:

TEM206: Amanda Gookin
Brass Junkies Academy Summer Workshop

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TEM210: Dana Fonteneau on the power of perception and fair exchange for your art in these remarkable times

Dana Fonteneau is the founder and creator of the WholeHearted Musician, a licensed psychotherapist, business consultant and former concert cellist.

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On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The power of perception
Why anyone who has avoided looking inward is facing even more fear and upset during these uncertain times
Why being of value to others is at the core of her business
Steps you can take to improve your perception
The impact of taking small steps and not being a perfectionist
Dana's "Foundational Basics"
The gift of having a meltdown
Why some people are being so creative during this pandemic and others are not (and why that's okay!)
The dangers of comparison
Why creativity right now is like a baton being passed around the industry
Fair exchange for your art in these times
Our culture belief system defines our worth through our productivity and we don't have that right now so how do we define our self-worth
Why this is the most extraordinary time for our artform
What role do the arts play in a pandemic and how do we get back to the reasons why we became artists in the first place
The potential dangers of signaling that during times of crisis that the arts are free
A process Dana takes clients through to help them figure out their worth as artists
How we can help others through these extraordinary times and what the first question should be before we try
Why now is definitely not the time to be sending "cold call" emails that aren't offering any value to the recipient
Why now is a vital time to be building meaningful and lasting relations with customers in order to earn the right to serve them into the future
Gary Vaynerchuk's 51/49 Rule
The power of your brand
How Dana's book was born out of a dare from Noa Kageyama

Links:

TEM85: Dana Fonteneau
WholeHearted Musician
danafonteneau.com
The Money Tree by Chris Guillebeau
Dana on why freelancing is not a dirty word
TEM101: Noa Kageyama
It's Not (JUST) About the Gig: A Musician's Guide to Creating the Mindset Which Leads to Career Success and Fulfillment by Dana Fonteneau

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It's Not (JUST) About the Gig: A Musician's Guide to Creating the Mindset Which Leads to Career Success AND Fulfillment

The Money Tree: A Story About Finding the Fortune in Your Own Backyard

TEM209: If you had to charge 10 times as much

This episode is all about what you would offer if you had to charge 10x as much for your art.

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On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Seth Godin on the thought exercise of charging 10x as much for your product or services
The two main lessons I take away from this exercise

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TEM208: Own your own timeline

This episode is about working at your own pace and being okay with that.

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On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Owning your own timeline and specifically what that means in this pandemic
Being okay with not producing too much art if that's not where your head is at right now
Patreon bonus material is going to be recorded live for the time being as a chance for my patrons to hang with me and each other

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TEM207: Finding balance in these confusing times

This episode of TEM is all about giving ourselves the space to find balance in this new and ever-shifting reality.

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On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Allowing myself the space to find my personal creative rhythm during this international crisis
Being patient and kind to myself under stress
Putting the needs of my family in front of my desire to get things done
Having to make space for things like TEM since my usual life rhythms are gone

Links:

TEM144: Dale Trumbore
TEM145: Finding your creative personal rhythm (TEM Short)
TBJ133: Christopher Bill

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TEM206: Amanda Gookin on jumping first and making art that is unabashedly outspoken

Amanda Gookin is a New York City-based cellist, entrepreneur and activist.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Amanda's motto: "Jump first and learn to swim later"
The value of considering things carefully but when the time comes taking action quickly and decisively
Why being blissfully naive as a young person was beneficial to her creativity
How the idea for another project that didn't quite happen as originally planned led to the creation of PUBLIQuartet
The balancing act of having a successful chamber ensemble
How listening to a political interview with a strong and unapologetic woman during a commute inspired her to create the Forward Music Project
The difficulties of getting a new project with no track record off the ground financially and how she navigated that with the Forward Music Project
How she responds to people telling her to "stay in her lane" and to leave politics out of her art

Links:

amandagookin.com
PUBLIQuartet
Forward Music Project
National Sawdust
The Mockingbird Foundation
Amanda's TEDx Talk

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TEM205: Recalibrating your defintion of success (TEM Short)

The importance of regularly making time to recalibrate your own personal definition of success for yourself.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

A reminder that we shouldn't outsource our own definition of success
The importance of making the time to recalibrate that definition from time to time
The value of getting an outside voice to help us get the "30,000 foot view" of ourselves and our career

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TEM204: Why you're probably not charging enough

The two reasons why you're probably not charging enough.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Valuing your own time enough when considering pricing
The story that pricing tells our customers and potential customers
If no one thinks you are too expensive, you aren't charging enough

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TEM203: The old ceiling is the new floor

What used to be good enough to succeed in music in now simply the cost of admission.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Why incredible technique doesn't equate to success nearly as much as it used to
Insights from a concert presenter
Why we need to recalibrate our efforts to improve at our craft in order to maximize our traction in today's music business

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TEM202: Bandsintown CEO Fabrice Sergent on connecting artists to fans and the value of learning from others

Fabrice Sergent is the CEO and cofounder of Bandsintown.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The rebranding of Bandsintown for Artists and the features available to artists for free
Bandsintown as a discovery engine and why that's so important for both artists and fans
The importance of network effect in a platform when looking to scale something
The value of learning from others and being curious
Utilizing tools that help artists automate things like updating tour dates across multiple platforms

Links:

Bandsintown for Artists
Bandsintown

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TEM201: Simply get going (TEM Short)

This TEM Short is a call to action for 2020 inspired by a quote from Angela Beeching.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

A quote from Angela Beeching that has me fired up
A call to action for 2020

Links:

TEM200: Angela Beeching

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TEM200: Angela Beeching on claiming your artistry and getting over the fear of asking for help

Angela Beeching is the author of Beyond Talent and a music business coach and consultant.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Scarcity thinking and the constant urge to prove ourselves
The value in spending money to get a music business coach
A specific process that enables you to write a bio that truly resonates with people
Why sharing your art is actually caring about the people meant to encounter that art
You're never ready - just take the first step
Productivity Planner journal that Angela is now addicted to
The fear of asking for help
Remembering that you are part of a much larger community

Links:

Angela's book Beyond Talent (Brand new third edition)
Simon Sinek: How great leaders start with why
Angela's amazing blog
Her blog post about not opening her Productivity Planner for 200 days
Basecamp

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Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music

TEM199: Thank you

A heartfelt thank you and a look back on the last 100 episodes of TEM.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the show in any way and enabled me to get to 200 episodes
Lessons learned from a handful of conversations that have occurred since TEM100
The cost of not being yourself
Using thoroughly researched methods
Finding your own personal creative rhythm
Giving yourself permission to pursue the passions in your life that you've been putting off
The importance of getting the right message to the right audience in as clean and concise manner as possible
Should you pivot, persevere, or punt?

Links:

TEM100: A thought about each interview from the first 100 episodes of TEM
TEM122: Chrysanthe Tan
TEM126: Cathy Heller
TEM101: Noa Kageyama
TEM144: Dale Trumbore
TEM118: Rob Knopper
TEM171: John Mlynczak
TEM147: Lance LaDuke

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TEM198: 40,000 songs a day (TEM Short)

Some quick thoughts on a stunning statistic.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The insane statistic that Ari Herstand shared in TEM197
What this statistic means for all of us
Once we make amazing the work is not done
A quote from the future!

Links:

TEM197: Ari Herstand

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TEM197: The democratization of the new music business and polite persistence - A conversation with Ari Herstand

Ari Herstand is a musician in Los Angeles and the author of How to Make It in the New Music Business.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The swell of "middle class" musicians in the new music business
Vulfpeck has no label and no manager and yet just sold out Madison Square Garden
The old music business had one way to succeed - the new music business has 100 ways you can make a career happen
The most important thing any musician can do according to Ari
Why you can't have a Plan B
The democratization of the music business and the ability of any artist to reach an audience without being granted permission first by a gatekeeper
Polite persistence
Ari's very specific advice on writing a great pitch email

Links:

Ari's book How to Make It in the New Music Business
Ari's Take

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How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

TEM196: Why Starbucks isn't overpriced

Why I don't think Starbucks is overpriced even though I'm not a fan of their coffee.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

How Starbucks sells more than just coffee
Why artists must think about the entire experience we are offering rather than just the art in a vacuum
A reminder that not everyone will sign up for the experience you are offering
What we as artists can learn from a world-class restaurant

Links:

TEM Extra: Episode 10 - A bonus episode with Mark G. Meadows discussing the vital need to outsource aspects of your business, the advice he would give to his college-aged self if he could go back in time, and the importance of creating a network early because you will need people along the way

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TEM195: I've never heard of you (and that's not a problem)

Why we shouldn't sweat it when someone who is our ideal potential customer has never heard of us.

Let me help you connect with more fans and make more money in the music business. Get a free consultation from TEM Coaching today

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The reminder I received last week that you no one has heard of everything
Why we can't spend a lot of energy worrying about people having heard of us or our art rather than making art the world can't live without
The YouTube channel I'd never heard of that has over 10 million subscribers (and that makes content I love!)

Links:

TEM126: Cathy Heller
Crash Course

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TEM194: It's all about engagement

Whether it's prospective clients or already converted true fans, it's all about engagement.

Let me help you connect with more fans and make more money in the music business. Get a free consultation from TEM Coaching today

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Why engagement is more important in today's music business than ever before
Remarkable examples of audience engagement from Time for Three, Travelin' Light and Phish
True fan engagement at its best courtesy of Taylor Swift and Umphrey's McGee
How to engage with prospective clients in a remarkable way

Links:

TEM183 Joel Cummins

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TEM193: Finding your five adjectives and the power of outsourcing - A conversation with acclaimed artist Mark G. Meadows

Mark G. Meadows is a musician, actor and teacher based in the Washington DC area and my colleague at Shenandoah Conservatory.

Did you know there are two episodes of TEM every single week? TEM Extra is a weekly episode available exclusively to patrons of the show.

On Last Week's TEM Extra:

Why most people will be against you whenever you try to change the culture somewhere
One hell of a quote from Les Brown about aiming high and dreaming big
The importance of consistently shipping your art when it comes to converting people into true fans (and serving the true fans you already have!)

Listen to last week's TEM Extra here.

On Today’s Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Why being a good person comes out in your music and in your relationships
The universe will tell you what your passion is if you listen to it
The crazy story about Mark landing a lead role in a musical when he wasn’t an actor!
Mark’s remarkable bio (it includes a mission statement!) and how being an outsider growing up informs that mission statement and his art to this day
Finding your five adjectives
Why the best feedback can sometimes come from people you don’t know
Outsourcing and why anything you can teach someone else to do is something you shouldn’t be doing yourself
A reminder that everything (from delegating tasks to making your art) is a practice

Links:

Mark’s website
Mark’s latest album on Bandcamp

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TEM192: Don't let technology use you - A conversation on productivity with Lance LaDuke

For this week's episode I am joined by my Pedal Note Media partner, Lance LaDuke, for a conversation on technology and productivity.

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Did you know there are two episodes of TEM every single week? TEM Extra is a weekly episode available exclusively to patrons of the show.

On Last Week's TEM Extra:

A tweet by Dan Hockenmaier that exaggerates a point about how passion isn't everything but still hits on something incredibly important
Making art that fills a need
Some wisdom from Yoko Ono via fellow musician Alan Theisen about living on someone else's schedule
Going against the grain of the many different cultures we are all engrained within (and why that's so hard sometimes)
The career course corrections I am constantly experiencing by interviewing such brilliant people for TEM

Listen to last week's TEM Extra here.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

If you make something for 90 days in a row and then don't on day 91, would anyone notice?
Thinking of a social media platform as an infinity pool and realizing you are the product
The entrepreneurial lessons you can learn from a trip to the grocery store
The spirit behind minimalism and how it can apply to entrepreneurs
Carving out time to be creative as an individual or as an organization
Finding your creative rhythm and knowing when in the day to do your creative work and when to do your busy work
The shifting collaborative schedule this fall for Pedal Note Media and how we finally seemed to have settled on a good rhythm
Lance's trick to not waste hours a day on social media
Having the self-awareness to know when it would be best for you to change a behavior or some aspect of your life
A system that Lance used this summer to leverage a Sudoku game he was playing into regular productivity
How good we both are at doing busy work done when we have important work to do

Links:

Free Seth Godin Book
Creating the Revolutionary Artist by Mark Rabideau
TEM144: Dale Trumbore
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Creating the Revolutionary Artist: Entrepreneurship for the 21st-Century Musician

TEM191: Keep asking

Sometimes all you have to do is keep asking. Or do you?

Did you know there are two episodes of TEM every single week? TEM Extra is a weekly episode available exclusively to patrons of the show.

On Last Week's TEM Extra:

The list of traits Gary Vauynerchuk values more than skills
The most important things to look for in a business partner
A reminder from Eunbi Kim on the importance of contracts and planning for worst case scenarios
Putting my money where my mouth is (in regards to if no one ever thinks you charge too much money then you aren't charging enough)

Head to Patreon to gain access today!

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The no's will come and you just have to keep asking
Getting the three yes's takes a lot of rejection
The limitless number of reasons why someone may say no to you at any given moment
Keep showing up
Sometimes you just have to find your people rather than trying to turn others into your people (and this also goes for institutions)

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TEM190: Dont fit in

A series of questions to ask yourself to make sure your art isn't fitting in.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

In today's music business, fitting in is the kiss of death
A series of questions to ask yourself to make sure your art isn't fitting in

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TEM189: Dale Trumbore Quotes

This episode of TEM features my favorite quotes from my conversation with composer Dale Trumbore in TEM144.

Quotes:

“My idea of success as I defined it as I was 18 was ‘I will know I am successful when I am making my living as a composer’ and that’s shifted over the years as I mentioned before. I have eight piano students. I’m happy to have them. I’m happy to have a source of steady income.”
“I love having the morning to do business things and the afternoon to do creative things. Again, that’s what works for me. I know everyone’s different. But once you find your own personal creative rhythm you should do everything in your power to make that possible and to create and carve out that space for yourself.”
“That particular essay is also about not getting so attached to particular performers. Like, ‘oh if this one chorus just did my music I would feel like I made it. I’d feel like I was finally successful. I’d get a ton more commissions as a result. That might be true, but looking at my career, and looking at my friends’ careers too, it is very rare that one single performance has that kind of effect.”
“Feeling like you have any obligation to put anything on your website is a recipe for disaster I think. It’s up to you completely how you structure your website and what you put on it and why.”
"You do all this research and it might take five minutes. You don't have to dig deep into the history of what this ensemble has done. But you get a really good feeling for the kind of music that they do and then you look at your own catalog and you see what music you have that would be a good fit for them. An actual, real good fit. And then you say something like 'I think this piece would be a really good fit for you because I've noticed that you loved doing this piece' or 'you did a really beautiful performance of this piece and so I thought you might enjoy my piece."
"I've found too that just labeling things when they come up is so helpful. Recognizing that something is a pattern and that it comes up every time and knowing that you can be like 'Oh, this is the day where I hate everything I've written and tomorrow or two days later it's gonna be fine again.' That helps you move through it, again, without attaching any additional stress or anxiety to that moment."
"It's okay if things take time and they will take time. And if you set a very, very narrow, specific goal for yourself you're not very likely to succeed."

Links:

TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore
TEM126: Cathy Heller of the Don't Keep Your Day Job Podcast on Getting a Major Record Deal Yet Still Failing, Being Analytical About Your Approach to the Music Business and Persevering Until You Close the Gap
TEM169: Thinking of hiring a PR Firm? Listen to this first!
Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life by Dale Trumbore

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Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life

TEM188: Don't go wide (TEM Short)

A TEM Short on resisting the urge to go wide with your art.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Resisting the urge to go wide
Why doing so is a form of hiding

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TEM187: Evolving your organization to increase your impact and being flexible as an entrepreneur - A conversation with David Reynolds, Jr.

David Reynolds Jr. is a music educator in Fairfax County, Virginia and the founder of Vienna Jammers.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

How the Vienna Jammers got their start
Why they needed to officially separate from Fairfax County Public Schools in order to grow the project
The decision to form a nonprofit in 2012 and the reasons behind it
Acquiring skills to further your mission (whether that is strategic planning for a nonprofit or building your own marimbas!)
The importance of keeping a growth mindset as an entrepreneur and an educator
The power of the word "yet"
The evolution of the Board of Directors and their roll within Vienna Jammers
"Every year we get really good at something."
Founder's syndrome
The future of Vienna Jammers

Links:

Vienna Jammers
Louisville Leopards
TEM177: The only morning routine you will ever need (TEM Short)
Growth Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck
How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation by Anthony Mancuso

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How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation (National Edition): A Step-by-Step Guide to Forming a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit in Any State (How to Form Your Own Nonprofit Corporation)

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

TEM186: The key is showing up (TEM Short)

The key to doing anything well is simply continuing to show up.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The benefits you get when you continue to show up
Making a commitment and honoring it

Links:

TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)
Seth Godin's Blog

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TEM185: Becoming a published composer while still in middle school and resisting the expectations of others in order to blaze your own path - A conversation with composer Tyler S. Grant

Tyler S. Grant is a composer, conductor and music educator based in Alabama.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The business reason behind adding a middle initial to his name
How he ended up meeting and working with his mentor, Brian Balmages
The many things Brian has taught him including how to balance your career with the rest of your life
There is something we can learn from absolutely anyone in the music business
The meaningful connections Tyler made with guest artists as a college student by volunteering to drive them to and from the airport
His first composition for band which was only 90 seconds long and took him months to write (which got performed at the Midwest Clinic!)
Why he felt like he had arrived when he got that first piece published and as a result didn't release anything in the following year
Being that driven from an early age and the lessons he learned along the way
Learning to resist the expectations of the industry and others so you can find your own artistic path
Why having a degree in something, while valuable, is not a requirement to creating art
His decision to self-publish his music and to form an LLC
The crazy schedule he kept as a college student to be an in-demand self-published composer (including enlisting the help of his fellow students to get orders out)
Hiring a "ghost printer" to keep up with demand and how that kept his sanity

Links:

tylersgrant.com
FJH Music
Murphy Music Press

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TEM184: If she could do it, you can too

You might not be too busy. It might just be an issue of priorities. An episode inspired by the incredible Toni Morrison.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The incredible story of how Toni Morrison didn't get published until she was a 39-year-old single mother
The story we frequently tell ourselves (we're too "busy") when it's actually just an issue of priorities
Being okay with admitting to yourself that something isn't a top priority

Links:

Tweet of the Week: Rachel Syme (@rachsyme)

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TEM183: Embracing the business elements of music and common mistakes that will tank your career: A conversation with Umphrey's McGee's Joel Cummins

Joel Cummins is the keyboardist for Umphrey's McGee and the author of The Realist's Guide to a Successful Music Career.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Joel's brand new book, The Realist's Guide to a Successful Music Career (trust me - it's awesome!)
Why we have to embrace the career and business elements of music if we want to have successful and fulfilling careers
The Passion Test
The importance of finding like-minded artists to collaborate with (one of the secrets to the enormous success of Umphrey's McGee)
Common mistakes that will tank your career as a musician

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TEM182: Aligning your priorities and actions for a new year (TEM Short)

For many in the music business, September 1st serves as a reset which is a great time to align our goals and actions.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

September 1st marks the start of a new academic year as well as a reset for much of the music business, which serves as an opportunity to make sure our priorities and current actions are in alignment
An exercise to bring these into alignment
A trick to figure out what your priorities really are
Why perfect alignment should not be your immediate goal

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TEM181: Owning your own network and turning an idea into a product- A conversation with Truelinked CEO Sune Hjerrild

Sune Hjerrild is a former professional tenor and the CEO of Truelinked.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The story behind Sune losing all of his opera contacts in France that led him to realize how vital it is for musicians to own their own network
The importance of not having all of your career eggs in one basket
The original idea behind TrueLinked and how it has pivoted over time
The decision to purchase OperaBase and why that brought so much value to the platform
The importance of reaching customers where they are already hanging out
The conversation Sune had with an entrepreneur on a short flight that inspired him to get to work on his idea which eventually became Truelinked
The "Four Big A's" that Truelinked serves: Arts organizations, artists, agencies and audience
Why good agents are still the heart of connectivity in the opera world
The "zero error culture" many musicians are raised in and why we have to battle that if we want to be successful entrepreneurs

Links:

Truelinked
Operabase

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TEM180: The rule of thirds (TEM Short)

The best advice I've ever received about speaking to an audience.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The unintended side effects of catering to the people who are only kind of digging your presentation (spoiler: it waters down the message that is resonating with your true fans)

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TEM179: Discovering your own space and finding collaborators who are deeply commited - A conversation with Eunbi Kim

Eunbi Kim is a pianist, teacher and entrepreneur based in New York City.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

How Angela Beeching changed her life by teaching her how to find her own space within the music business and the world
Eunbi's project Murakami Music and all that went into making it a reality
The importance of communication and contracts with people you collaborate with (and why the best time to discuss things like exit strategies is when everyone is getting along)
Her textbook email asking me about appearing on TEM
Bespoken, a music mentoring organization founded by Eunbi and Gina Izzo
The dangers of comparing your real self to someone else's social media self
The teacher she had in college who was so abusive that she became overcome with crippling self-doubt and how she came through the performance even stronger
Why ego-based fear is so damaging to artists
The power of affirming your own good intentions

Links:

eunbikimmusic.com
Murakami Music
Bespoken
Eunbi's Ted X Talk
Eunbi's Facebook
Eunbi's Twitter
Eunbi's YouTube
Eunbi's Instagram

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TEM178: Purple Cow by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)

A Book Report on an all-time classic, Purple Cow by Seth Godin.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

What is a Purple Cow and how do you make one
The best marketing possible is making your product more remarkable
In today's over-saturated world, only things that are truly remarkable are not invisible
The importance of measuring things (and why anything you measure can be improved)
The single most impactful thing I've ever read in a Seth Godin book (no, really!)

Links:

Purple Cow by Seth Godin
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Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

TEM177 The only morning routine you will ever need (TEM Short)

A TEM Short inspired by a new feature on the TEM Blog, the Tweet of the Week.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Author James Clear's take on morning routines
The byproduct of his simple, two-step routine

Links:

TEM Blog
This week's Tweet of the Week
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TEM176: Managing burnout, not waiting to live your best life and streamlining tasks - A conversation with Elisa Janson Jones

Elisa Janson Jones is an entrepreneur, author, educator and the founder of the International Music Educator Summit.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The crazy number of projects she has going in addition to her full-time teaching job
How she successfully pitched SmartMusic about doing a podcast for them
The thought process behind getting an MBA and the work that has led to
The key to improving anything
The inspiration for her two books (which were both written for very specific business reasons)
Why writing a grant is just like writing a business plan (and why you have to help the organization you're pitching to fulfill their mission)
Why Elisa doesn't believe in work/life balance
The inspiration for the International Music Education Summit and how she decided to price it
The importance of streamlining processes to save time down the road
How she used research and testing to build the summit
The changes that the summit has undergone in just two years
The ownership everyone feels when they are a part of a community
Elisa's incredible life story that has included becoming a mother during college and surviving a very difficult marriage and how those experiences helped to change her mindset about business and life
Living the life you want to live because none of us are promised a tomorrow

Links:

https://www.elisajanson.com/
International Music Education Summit
Sovereign Strategic
The Music Ed Mentor Podcast
Best Practices for Music Educators
The Music Educators Guide to Thrive
The Music Booster's Manual
TEM175: No one has seven ideas

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Best Practices for Music Educators: The Lifestyle Guide for Consistent Growth and Educator Effectiveness

The Music Educator's Guide to Thrive: The Practical Guide for Creating the Lifestyle You Want and the Career You Love

The Music Booster Manual: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Launching a Music Booster Group in Your School

TEM175: No one has seven ideas (TEM Short)

A TEM Short inspired by a quote about ideas from Dr. David Cutler.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

"You never meet anyone with with seven ideas. They either have a couple of ideas or they have a thousand."
How I transformed myself from a couple of ideas guy to a thousand ideas guy
An exercise to help you generate more and better ideas

Links:

TEM40: David Cutler of The Savvy Musician on Being a Creative Problem Solver, Living in a Golden Era for Artists and the Link Between Impact and Income
TEM77: The Savvy Musician’s 10 Tips for 2017 with David Cutler (Part I)
TEM78: The Savvy Musician’s 10 Tips for 2017 with David Cutler (Part II)
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TEM174: Sam Pilafian on producing

Sam Pilafian was a legendary producer, entrepreneur, performer and pedagogue.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

The app Sam recommended to get my ears totally ready for the session
The number one job of any producer (it's not what you might think)
Why a producer has to be "the continuity expert"
How to organize a take sheet to make things easier when the edits are done
The many entrepreneurial lessons I learned from Sam's approach to producing

Links:

TEM32: Sam Pilafian
TEM52: Sam Pilafian
TBJ100: Sam Pilafian
Sam's New York Times Obituary
Some words I wrote for Sam right before he passed
Better Ears app (iOS and Android)

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TEM173: Spotted Online featuring Brodie Welch, Seth Godin and Sam Pilafian

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

On today's episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician I talk about:

Episode 120 of Brodie Welch's A Healthy Curiosity podcast which features an interview with James Clear
The Minimum Viable Audience blog post by Seth Godin
The New York Times obituary of my mentor, Sam Pilafian, and his legacy as a community builder

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TEM172: Don't wait until it is too late (TEM Short)

After losing my mentor, Sam Pilafian, last week, a plea to all of us to not put things off until a tomorrow that may never come.

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TEM171: Delivering the right message to the right audience and using technology to empower musicians - A conversation with NoteFlight's John Mlynczak

John Mlynczak is the Managing Director of NoteFlight.

What You'll Learn:

The most spectacular mispronunciation of his last name (which then became his nickname in college)
How an experience in college showed John the powerful role that technology can play in helping musicians
The challenge of getting technology into the hands of teachers
How NoteFlight started with the assumption that people are going to arrange music no matter what so how can publishers make that easier for people
Why you can't resist innovation
Whether NoteFlight mainly targets teachers who have already embraced technology, the ones who have not or somewhere in between
How NoteFlight found a niche that needed filling in the music notation software world
The complete technical remake NoteFlight had to do just a few years ago
The importance of getting the right message to the right audience in as clean and concise manner as possible
Why all pitches must have a CTA

Links:

http://johnmlynczak.com/
https://www.noteflight.com/

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TEM170: Should a project speed up or slow down (TEM Short)

The danger is getting caught in the middle.

What You'll Learn:

How to avoid getting caught in the middle on projects
The benefits of speeding up a project
The benefits of slowing down a project
A reminder that time is a zero sum game and any time you are saying yes to anything you are by definition saying no to other things
Why we should apply the Pareto Principle to any given project or our portfolio careers in general
A great idea from Seth Godin on how to handle a project that's stalled

Links:

Akimbo by Seth Godin

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TEM169: Thinking of hiring a PR firm? Listen to this first!

Why so many PR firms are a complete waste of money for musicians.

What You’ll Learn:

Why you should never subscribe someone to an email list without their permission
How many PR firms boast about how many people will receive your pitch when those numbers frequently include people who literally have no use for your product and never possibly could
While cold emailing LinkedIn contacts is technically allowed it still isn’t a good idea that will get you any real results
How doing literally five minutes of research can be the difference between a great pitch email and a terrible one (and how few PR firms even bother to do it!)

Links:

Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
TEM126: Cathy Heller

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Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers

TEM168: Founding a youth orchestra when you're still young enough to play in one: A conversation with Marquise Bradley

Marquise Bradley is the co-founder of the Center City Chamber Orchestra and Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.

What You'll Learn:

Where Marquise and his friends got the idea to start the Center City Chamber Orchestra
What gave them the follow-through to execute such a big idea
The biggest challenge moving forward for the organization
His thoughts on how we can make the classical music concert going experience more inclusive
What his reaction was when it was pointed out to him at a young man that most people in a symphony orchestra don't look like him

Links:

Instagram: @marq.bradley
His Facebook
Instagram: @cccorch
CCCO's Facebook

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TEM167: It's all about frequency (TEM Short)

"Habits form based on frequency, not time."

—James Clear from his new book, Atomic Habits

What You'll Learn:

The power of identity
The benefits of easily attainable goals like doing one push-up a day
Why frequency of a habit is much more important than total time spent
A lesson we've all learned in the practice room that applies to everything in life

Links:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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TEM166: Booking a $25K tour and building lifelong connections with fans through house concerts: A conversation with Shannon Curtis

Shannon Curtis is an artist and the author of No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour.

What You’ll Learn:

How Shannon booked her first ever house concert
How she initially used house concerts to fill in dates on her tours which were usually heavier on weekends and lighter during the week
Why house concerts lead to meaningful and long-lasting connections with your fans
The success of her pop-up stores at house concerts
The importance of having an email list and why newsletters are so important
Why she decided to self-publish her book

Links:

No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour by Shannon Curtis
shannoncurtis.net
Misfit Stars
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

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Ego Is the Enemy

No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour (And How You Can Too)

TEM165: A tale of two jewelers

A recent retail experience reminded me of what being on the receiving end of a selfish sales pitch feels like. Here are some thoughts on how we can avoid making people feel that way when we pitch them as musical entrepreneurs.

What You'll Learn:

A reminder of what it feels like to be on the receiving end of a self-serving sales pitch
How a bad sales pitch feels like being on a bad date
A great example of a salesperson playing the long game: trying to not just make a sale but forging a mutually beneficial long-term relationship with a customer
The importance of a point of differentiation when pitching something successfully so the customer doesn't only fall back to price point as the deciding factor
The difference between contacting customers with their technical permission (a former customer) versus contacting customers who truly want to hear from you because your communications provide value to them
Why we can't use bad sales experiences to justify hiding from selling ourselves (because we don't have to do it that way!)
The value of always prioritizing long-term relationships with fans rather than short-term transactions

Links:

Influence by Dr. Robert Cialdini
Yas & Co. Jewelers
TEM19: Ron Davis

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

TEM164: You are not the customer

It is so easy to forget that we are not the person we are trying to serve!

What You'll Learn:

Why we sometimes unintentionally end up creating products and marketing to ourselves rather than to our customers
Why it is vital to learn the "rules" and customs of various social channels before you start plugging yourself there
You will never meet a customer who thinks your product is as important or vital as you do
Don't assume everyone knows something about you that you think is obvious
Some thoughts on optimizing your website and your bio

Links:

Alarm Will Sound
TEM3: Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville
TEM Consulting
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

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The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle

TEM163: The many passive income options for musicians and how to figure out which ones are right for you - A conversation with Brent Vaartstra

Brent Vaartstra is an entrepreneur, musician and host of the Passive Income Musician Podcast.

What You'll Learn:

Brent's path through the music business and how he has transitioned to making a full-time living through passive income
Why you need a lot more than great credentials to succeed in today's music business
How he started his first website and the questions you need to ask yourself before you begin your own
Why it's important to simply start a new thing because you can't ever know everything before you begin
The pitfalls of marketing to yourself or creating content for yourself rather than for the audience you can best serve
How Brent relies on data to inform his business decisions
The process he undertook to initially monetize his online content
How the key to success is finding a group of people with a problem that you are the best person in the world to solve
The importance of having a newsletter even when you are just starting out as an entrepreneur
Brent's advice on "niching down"

Links:

learnjazzstandards.com
passiveincomemusician.com
TEM73: Jessica Meyer
The Sleigh Ride/Slayer Mashup

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM162: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Dale Trumbore and Bree Noble

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

Links:

Godin: The Race
Trumbone: 15 Ways to Be Productive When You're Not Composing
Noble: How Musician's Can Avoid Burnout & Still Be Productive
TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM161: Brazilian Blowout Certified Salon

But what if everyone is certified?

*Today's featured Patreon patron is Keith Bjorklund of Bjorklund Reedworks. Check out that link for an example of an effective website, a really good logo and also a great landing page to announce his 2019 Reed Camp.*

What You'll Learn:

When you solve problems for people they will always give you money
How Sola Salons solves many problems for hair stylists, the fascinating selling points they use to pitch them and how we as musical entrepreneurs can learn from them
Why the sheer number of salons that are "Brazilian Blowout Certified" means it is not a very effective differentiator (and how us musicians fall into that same trap)
Make sure you are going against the grain with your marketing and not with the 99%

Links:

Bjorklund Reedworks
Sola Salon Studios
Patreon
Parker Mouthpieces

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Produced by Drake Domingue

Executive Producer is Andrew Hitz

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TEM160: Music vs. the music business and the seismic shift coming in the industry - A conversation with Matt Oestreicher

Matt Oestreicher is a multi-instrumentalist who is one of the top performers, composers and arrangers in New York City.

What You'll Learn:

How 2018 is such an empowering time for artists
Why Matt doing so many musical things so well is actually a marketing challenge for him
Why how we deal with the human error that occurs in live music applies to being an entrepreneur
How the people not on the very front of the stage are frequently the best people to reach out to when trying to build your network
Intentional networking and why that's not just waiting to run into people
The value of having the audacity to think that you might make it big
The fantasies about the music business you have to cut through in order to succeed
The difference between music and the music business
The proper balance of short-term strategies and long-term strategies and how the proportion of the two should change according to your age and where you are in life
Why he decided to release his first album of songs after he turned 40
How the barriers to creation and distribution being drastically lowered means that much more competition
The seismic shift that the music business has recently experienced and why there is another one coming
What it's like working with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Anita Baker and Weird Al Yankovic

Links:

Matt's new album Dream the World New
mattoestreicher.com
TEM83: John Beder
TEM126: Cathy Heller
Lenny Kravitz playing with a high school choir

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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Drake Domingue

Executive Producer is Andrew Hitz

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TEM159: Learning without doing (TEM Short)

A TEM Short on a Seth Godin blog post that is a call to action.

Links:

Godin: Learning without doing

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM158: Are you building or maintaining? (TEM Short)

The correct answer isn't necessarily what you think!

What You'll Learn in TEM158:

The difference between building mode and maintaining mode
Why the best application of this principal for entrepreneurs is on a case-by-case or project-by-project basis
Two suggestions for helping you prioritize the things that align the most with your priorities and goals

Links:

TBJ48: Scott Hartman

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Produced by Drake Domingue

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TEM157: Building healthy habits and the value of routine - A conversation with Brodie Welch

Brodie Welch is a self-care specialist and entrepreneur.

What You'll Learn in TEM157:

How we are creatures of habit and not creatures of willpower
The importance of knowing your why when trying (why are you trying to implement this habit in the first place)
The power of habit stacking
The five powerful cues you can use to implement a new habit
How using an accountability buddy can be a great tool to keep you on track
Why we should view reaching out to customers who have asked to hear from us as performing a service rather than trying to sell something
The power of a rock solid morning routine (and why it starts the night before)
Some techniques to ensure you are putting first things first
Why wearing how exhausted you are from working hard as a badge of honor is BS
Why identity evolution means that the right thing at the right time won't always be that way because humans are constantly changing
The cost associated with adding without subtracting

Links:

Brodie's website
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

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Produced by Drake Domingue

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The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success

TEM156: Hanging out in the hallway (TEM Short)

We've all heard the phrase "When God closes one door, he opens another." The problem is hanging out in the hallway.

The TEM Question of the Week:

Have you ever been rejected in your career but it turned out to be a blessing?

Join the discussion by heading to http://www.andrewhitz.com/temblog/tem156 and leaving a comment.

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What You'll Learn in TEM156:

How losing an audition ended up directly leading to me getting my dream job with Boston Brass (but how it sucked in the interim)
The timeline for how I lost a major income source a month after announcing I was leaving Boston Brass and right after I found out that my wife was pregnant and how that ended up being a blessing

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM155: Embracing change and reaching a quarter of a million people every week - A conversation with Suzanne Bona

Suzanne Bona is the host of Sunday Baroque, a radio show heard by over a quarter of a million people every week on over 200 stations nationwide.

The TEM Question of the Week:

What skills have you acquired from a non-dream job that you've been able to utilize as an entrepreneur and did you realize those skills might be eventually useful at the time?

Join the discussion by heading to http://www.andrewhitz.com/tem155 and leaving a comment.

Sign up before October 1st for the brand new *TEM Newsletter to be eligible to win a free consultation and also receive a free copy of "Seven Things I Learned from the First 100 Episodes of The Entrepreneurial Musician. Click here for details.

What You'll Learn in TEM155:

Suzanne's background in music and the winding path she has taken to get to today
The importance that a couple of music teachers played in her life (and how awesome my wife is!)
How she founded Sunday Baroque which is now carried by over 200 radio stations across the country and heard by a quarter million people every week
The brilliant idea she negotiated for herself when she started a full-time sales job at a radio station which enabled her to learn the ropes of radio
The skills she learned in her sales job that directly applied to her future entrepreneurial endeavors
How she she ended up partnering with NPR to both produce and distribute Sunday Baroque and the factors that led them to amicably part ways after they had outgrown one another
The benefits of being a small and nimble operation
How technology is becoming a great equalizer in the world
Her attitude that change is hard but change is also interesting
Why Susan still tries to see each episode of Sunday Baroque through a different lens even after 31 years
What made the pitch email from Suzanne's intern so well written and why it got her on the podcast when most of them don't even get answered

Links:

Sunday Baroque
Joey Tartell: Big Picture vs. Little Picture

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM154: The Long Game (TEM Short)

Musicians frequently don't bring the same long game approach to being entrepreneurial as they do to their playing which is a big mistake.

Links:

Gary Vaynerchuk video on the long game
TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM153: What the hell happened to us?

Every child is overflowing with creativity. Then we lose it all. So what the hell happened to us and why does it matter as an entrepreneur?

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What You'll Learn:

How holding myself accountable to my Patreon patrons got me to actually send out my first newsletter in over a year! Thank you, Patreon family!
How school is largely designed to swap our creativity for compliance
An exercise to identify assumptions you make about aspects of your career that could really use some creativity
Why questioning some long-held assumptions is a great way to stand out in a crowded music business

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
My next iTunes goal is 100 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM152: David Taylor Quotes

This episode features thoughts on my favorite quotes from the conversation I had with David Taylor in TEM137: How "Overnight Success” David Taylor Was Named to the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe List by Working 70-Hour Weeks for Years.

Quotes:

“I cut myself some slack in regards to it. That's why at the beginning I thought, ‘I need to be an expert at everything and I need to make sure I'm infused by everything’ and I'm (now) aware that I'm not going to be totally passionate about every single element of the business.”
“I totally agree about sort of giving someone a leash to run. I've really had the most amazing orchestra manager intern this summer. We have this whole job description. You do librarian duties, all this stuff, and then we made the decision to go completely digital and use iPads, so her whole job description changed. Then all the staff meet for the first time on the course as well so it was jumping straight into the fire and she just absolutely smashed it. So I'd go to ask how things were going and she'd already thought of all the problems that were coming up, already fixed them all and had already solved them without me having to worry about anything. When it works well, it's an absolute dream. Once you meet people you get on with creatively and you respect I think it makes it much easier to do the navigating side of things.”
“This is the most amazing time for anyone to create any business or do anything to improve themselves. In the past, let's say even 20 years ago, I'd not be able to do this. Before, you'd have to go to a library and go and talk to the clerk and work out what books you might want and go and find them. Read the back of them. Make the choice which one you want to take home. Take it home. Read it. Find out it's not good. Come back. Even after three weeks you only learn one thing. Whereas now at your fingertips you can find a YouTube tutorial or a blog that someone has done that can tell you how to do it within two minutes and not leave your house or have to put anything over on top of your pajamas. It's unbelievable.”
“I think we're living through the most amazing period of change, not just society-wise, but also in classical music. The organizations, particularly in the UK, that are in the establishment just haven't worked out what's going on and aren't adapting to societal change and the technology change as well. I think they're miles behind in general. So you can completely carve your own path by working out how you can get round these gatekeepers now.”
“Of late I've had a little bit of attention, people want me to go and talk at places. I find it quite interesting because I'm doing exactly what I was doing three and a half years ago. Nothing's changed. But all of a sudden, one thing leads to another and you get more awareness as to who you are and what you're doing. Similar thing, ‘Oh, you're an overnight success’ and it's, ‘No, I've been working like 70 hours a week for the last however long. It's quite a time now.’”
“Also, even though I failed at the YouTube channel, it was an important learning success. The skills I learned from video editing and filming were then taken and put into the orchestra in summer. So it's not as though it's been an entire waste of time. I've come through it learning more and learning more about how to talk to people, learning some filming skills. So it's been beneficial in the long run. But yeah, it's totally important to talk about when things go wrong and I'd love to say the last three and a half years have been perfect and I'm some sort of demi-god, but sadly that's not the case.”

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TEM151: Keeping yourself inspired

Some thoughts on keeping yourself inspired as a musical entrepreneur.

What You'll Learn

How reading two books on any subject will make you an expert who knows more about that subject than 98% of the world
Why seeing live music is so important to me as an entrepreneur
The importance of having friends that are smarter than me

I want to hear from you! Please leave me a comment on the TEM Blog sharing what you do to keep inspired as an entrepreneur. I'll share some of your answers on the next TEM.

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM150: How to 10x your progress and moving on quickly from your bad ideas - A conversation with Modacity's Marc Gelfo

Marc Gelfo is the CEO and co-founder of Modacity,

I can't believe we made it to 150 episodes together! Thank you to each and every one of you for listening and for giving TEM your attention. I wouldn't have made it past the 10th episode without you!

Next stop: 200!

What You'll Learn:

How Marc used his experiences with cognitive science to approach practicing his horn more efficiently
The need for an embouchure change after Marc was already making a living as a professional horn player that inspired him to create software to help himself and others practice more efficiently
How different his first idea in this space was compared to what Modacity is today
The startup accelerator he joined in Silicon Valley that really forced him to question whether his ideas were viable business ideas
Why you need to kill your bad ideas as fast as you possibly can (and how to go about starting that process if you're not good at it)
The difference between visionaries and integrators and why those two types of people work so well together (and why partnering with someone is frequently a better idea than trying to change your type)
How any musician can up their progress up to 10x
The two different kinds of expectations and the four reactions we can have to them (really good stuff!)
How Marc discovered the importance of team as he developed Modacity
Why bringing on advisers as teammates can compliment your weaknesses (and how to pitch them)
How he achieves balance in his life (this was a different answer than I’ve ever heard to this question)
Where Marc sees software for musicians going in the future

Links:

Modacity app
marcgelfo.com
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark Winters
Marc's Interval Meditation Video

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business

TEM149: Don't blend in!

Why you need to double down on the only thing that makes you unique.

What You'll Learn:

Why the only thing that will ever make you truly unique is you
How to get people to consider hiring you to do what you instead of the thousands of other options
Why blending in is the worst thing an entrepreneur can ever do
A reminder that we're all pretty bad at everything until we do it a bunch
How I've attempted to brand TEM interviews a little differently than most podcasts
Action steps to not blend in:
- Ask five people you trust what makes you stand out from everyone else in your corner of the music business and aggregate the list
- Write down all of the ways you get yourself out to the world
- Figure out specifically how to double down on what makes you you on each of those platforms
- Design, execute and ship that content
- Pay attention to whatever metrics you have deemed most useful to see if your new content has moved the needle at all

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM148: Spotted Online featuring Sarah Von Bargen, Ramit Sethi and Seth Godin

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

Today's featured content:

Sarah Von Bargen on sometimes winning the race just because you kept running
Ramit Sethi on making excuses
Seth Godin on quitting because you're behind

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

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TEM147: Pivot, Persevere or Punt - A conversation with Lance LaDuke

We all have three options when faced with adversity. The key is figuring out which is the best path forward for any given situation.

This week's guest, Lance LaDuke, is my parter at Pedal Note Media, my former colleague with Boston Brass and the co-host of my other podcast, The Brass Junkies.

What You'll Learn:

The lesson Lance shares with every freshman at Carnegie Mellon right as they walk in the door
Why I named it The Entrepreneurial Musician and not The Musical Entrepreneur
The reason to try something now is because it will never go exactly how you think it’s going to go (it might even go better!)
The three options we have when faced with adversity
- Pivot (This wall is really tall and I’m going to keep going but in a different direction)
  - Example #1: Lance learning trombone in order to win the Boston Brass audition
  - Example #2: Boston Brass keeping up with the movement of the market by collaborating with both the T'ang Quartet and Imani Winds
- Persevere (You hit a wall and you just keep pedaling)
  - Example #1: The beginning of Pedal Note Media when it was a ton of work and we were losing money (for a good long while)
  - Example #2: How the Modern Musicking Center at Carnegie Mellon University took shape after years of Lance not quite figuring out exactly what it should look like
    - Punt (I’m giving up on this task so I can spend my time on something else)
  - Example #1: A group Lance formed 20 years ago that was great and well received in its short life but wasn’t the right thing moving forward for a host of reasons
  - Example #2: A show Lance produced called "Lance Learns to Play" (which was great and even got him a meeting at PBS!) that was far too much work for the return so he pulled the plug

Links:

Modern Musicking Podcast
TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)
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TEM146: Solving the right problem plus some thought on Gary Varynerchuk's latest book, Crushing It!

Making sure we are attempting to solve the right problem plus thoughts on Gary Vaynerchuk's new book.

We are hiring an intern! Visit pedalnotemedia.com/intern to become a part of the Pedal Note Media family. Application deadline is August 1st so apply today!

Are you looking for a coach to take your career to the next level? Visit andrewhitz.com/consulting to join the many musicians who have used TEM Consulting to make more money and have a greater impact in the music business.

What You'll Learn in TEM146:

The main problem you should be trying to solve (a lot of us frequently don't quite get this right)
Some of my thoughts on Gary Vaynerchuk's fantastic new book, Crushing It!

Links:

TEM19: Ron Davis
TEM144: Dale Trumbore
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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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TEM145: Finding your creative personal rhythm (TEM Short)

The importance of finding a creative rhythm that works best for you.

Links:

TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore
Help me get to my goal of $100 per episode on Patreon (only $19 to go!) by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore

Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer, author and teacher.

What You'll Learn:

The very narrow definition of success Dale had for herself (with a self-imposed age limit!) and why she adapted that definition over time
How she moved to LA but deviated from her original plan of becoming a film music composer
Why creating your ideal community doesn't necessarily involve where you live any more because you can create that community online if you look in the right places
Why the uneven income of an entrepreneur meant she had to get good with managing her money at an early age
The time of day Dale is most productive and why she advocates for everyone to find their own personal creative rhythm
How she analyzes her past career goals in order to inform her new ones
Tips to make a great website (which Dale feels quite strongly about!)
How to craft a personal and relevant email when asking someone for something
The importance of developing your own creative process and how that helps you to ride out the rough patches

Links:

daletrumbore.com
Dale on Setting Goals
Dale's Website Tips
Dale on her Average Day
Dale on Crafting a Great Cold Email
Dale on When Everything Sucks
New Music Box Archives
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TEM143: Learning by Doing (TEM Short)

Turns out you can't learn how to play by basketball by reading about how to play basketball.

Execute > Expect failure > Learn from it > Execute again

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TEM142: Successfully launching a nationally acclaimed music institute before you can even legally drink: A conversation with Buddy Deshler
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TEM142: Successfully launching a nationally acclaimed music institute before you can even legally drink: A conversation with Buddy Deshler

The story behind how Buddy Deshler successfully launched the Fredericksburg Brass Institute at the age of 20 and the lessons he's learned along the way.

What You'll Learn:

The characteristics that led Buddy to not only have such big ideas but the followthrough to execute them as a 20-year-old
Why Buddy built his team based on the people on the team rather than on the specific mission (since that mission can and will change)
How the first iteration of FredBrass was a good idea but the wrong format and at the wrong time (and how they couldn't have figured that out until they tried and failed)
How the benefits of being young and naive help with networking fearlessly
How Buddy approached asking (and affording) big names for the first FredBrass when it obviously hadn't existed before
The failed attempt at FredBrass expansion in 2016 and what they learned from it
How Buddy developed his product, The Entrepreneurial Student, a presentation that he offers to universities and conservatories
The difference between networking and relationship building

Links:

buddydeshler.com
FredBrass
Tidewater Brass
TBJ7: Fredericksburg Brass Institute's Austin Boyer & Buddy Deshler
TBJ13: Alan Baylock
The Entrepreneurial Student
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Tribes by Seth Godin
Buddy's Facebook Artist Page
@bdeshlermusic on Instagram
Featured TEM Blog Post: Nobody Starts On Top
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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

TEM141: How to deal with haters in just one sentence (TEM Short)

Some wisdom from Elizabeth Gilbert on dealing with people who criticize your art.

Links:

Blog Post: Her Best Work is Behind Her
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

TEM140: Outsource this at your own peril (TEM Short)

This is one thing that as an entrepreneur you shouldn't ever fully outsource.

Links:

TEM139: Why You Should Almost Always Run from Traditional Record Deals - A Conversation with Ryan Kairalla

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TEM139: Why you should almost always run from traditional record deals - A Conversation with Ryan Kairalla

Entertainment lawyer Ryan Kairalla explains why it is the most exciting time in history to be a creator of anything and offers some actionable legal advice that all artists need to hear!

What You'll Learn:

Some of the myths about copyright law
Why Ryan’s best clients are the ones who ask a lot of questions (and why you can’t ever truly outsource the legal stuff)
What inspired him to write his book, Break the Business
Why signing a record deal is frequently a really bad idea
The evil that is a '360 Deal'
Why the ability to be quick and nimble in a business sense is the true advantage of being an independent artist
Why Ryan advocates for building your own music empire
LLC’s: Should you form one and why or why not?
How to find the right lawyer for you
When you should and shouldn’t form a nonprofit

Links:

Break the Business Podcast Episode 129 featuring Andrew Hitz
Working Musician Podcast Episode 52 featuring Andrew Hitz
Hypebot
Ari’s Take
Ari’s Blog Post on Distribution for Indy Artists
How to Make It in the New Music Business by Ari Herstand

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How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

TEM138: My best piece of advice for a new entrepreneur

I recently was a guest on the Break the Business Podcast and was asked what advice I would give to a new entrepreneur. This was my answer.

Links:

Break the Business Podcast Episode 129 featuring Andrew Hitz
Working Musician Podcast Episode 52 featuring Andrew Hitz

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TEM137: How "overnight success” David Taylor was named to the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe List by working 70-hour weeks for years

David Taylor is the CEO of Yorkshire Young Sinfonia and was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2018.

What You'll Learn:

The hilarious story of how David came to find out he was named to the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list
The genesis behind the youth orchestra he founded, Yorkshire Young Sinfonia, and the many ways it is different than any other youth orchestra in the world
How it can be really hard to give up control of things as your business grows
Why today is the greatest time in history to create anything
David’s definition of branding and why it is so important for both organizations and individuals
Why David uses the term relationship building instead of networking
The Gary Vaynerchuk 51/49 Rule (and how he used this rule to get a local organization to give him enormous financial support)
How to craft a pitch email that will actually get read

Links:

David Taylor Music
Yorkshire Young Sinfonia
David's Socials (@dtaylormuso)
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Twitter
- Snapchat
David on the Creative Careers Podcast
Networking As A Musician - An Introvert's Guide
TwoSet Violin

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TEM136: Deanna Swoboda Quotes

This episode features thoughts on my favorite quotes from the conversation I had with Deanna Swoboda in TEM135.

Quotes:

"I had designed a program, an assembly program, that could be turned into something that people would be interested in having at their schools. It was a program that music stores and music dealers were interested in collaborating with in terms of recruitment. Sam Pilafian really pushed me to organize that program into a business."
"Working in a nonprofit organization gave me skills, business skills…how to organize my thoughts of forming a business, and how to market, and how to plan, and how to organize."
"I think as musicians, sometimes we think about success, what success means to us individually. We really think it should be from point A to point B, and it should be very clean. In reality, it's the zig and the zag…the roads less traveled that you decide to take that have a direct influence upon your career."
"Really, at the heart of entrepreneurship is opportunity recognition. I think a lot of people may attribute their career to fate or destiny, being in the right place at the right time, et cetera, getting discovered or something, getting lucky. There is something to this. But I think that's a little bit of a passive approach. I really believe that it is that combination of talent, hard work, your work ethic, your attitude, and your determination and perseverance, and recognizing opportunities when they come your way."
"It's so important to be honest with yourself about what is truly going to make you happy. I think that it can change throughout life."
"Speaking of failures, I've had so many failures during my career. Without failures, there wouldn't have been self-improvement and moving into what's next. How do I do this slightly different so that it works, and it's a success."
"Everything leads to something else. Every person that you meet knows somebody else who might have an idea for you or be interested in what it is that you have to offer. Everyone and every one of their friends is a potential customer."
"You also have to communicate what makes you distinctive, and what makes your thing distinctive, and how you set yourself apart."

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TEM135: Developing an idea into a product you can build a business around - A Conversation with Deanna Swoboda

Deanna Swoboda is the creator of Brass Rap, a school assembly program so successful she got rid of her place to live for two full years because she was on the road so much! She is also the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Arizona State University where she also teaches music business and product development classes.

What You'll Learn:

How a mentor pushed her to turn a school assembly program into a business
What she learned from working for a nonprofit arts organization and how she applied that to working for herself in the music business
How success is almost never the straight line from Point A to Point B that we expect
Why you aren’t a failure if you are doing multiple things in order to make money
Why what a lot of people attribute to luck is actually opportunity recognition
The questions you need to ask yourself to help define success for you
The importance of quantifying exactly what it is that will make you happy (and why that is a moving target)
Why failing is integral to moving you into whatever’s next
How the school assembly show she booked up to 250 days a year for 10 straight years was made into a refined product through very intentional research and development
Why sometimes “opportunity recognition” is being prepared to rap for a company president on the spot
The importance of cultivating a good attitude

Links:

TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)
The Sell More Books Show
TEM38: Dan Gosling of ChopSaver
The Accidental Creative Podcast
The Art of Hustle Podcast
Beyond Talent by Angela Beeching

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TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)

A Book Report on one of my favorite Seth Godin books, The Dip.

What You'll Learn:

Why a famous Vince Lombardi quote is really terrible advice
What "The Dip" is and why there are spoils for anyone who can get through to the other side
Why it is vital to quit things at the right time (and not at the wrong time or in a panic)
Why being the best in the world is the key to success (and what Seth Godin means by 'best in the world')
What the biggest lie we are taught in school is
How quitting frees us up to excel at something else
Why it is so bad (and so common) to quit in The Dip
Why scarcity is the key to value

Links:

The Dip by Seth Godin

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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

TEM133: Alarm Will Sound Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Michael Clayville and Gavin Chuck of Alarm Will Sound in TEM132.

Quotes:

"We basically made a commitment to each other to continue to grow with each other. And what that means I think is that, the sustainability of the group is very much about giving everybody in the group a stake.”
"Why is it that we stuck together and what's different between us and those trios and those, you know billions of other small ensembles that exist in colleges around the country? I think a lot of it comes back to communication and feeling that your voice is heard, and feeling respected and appreciated by the people around you, even if you don't always get your way.”
"The skills and talents that you've built up as a musician, working collaboratively, having disagreements that are productive you know, learning to actually harmonize music together, all those things and many more, are skills that translate into organizational culture. If you can take that kind of thinking, then you're essentially repurposing a set of skills that you already have, and refining them towards I think a goal that becomes a sustainable career model.”
"So it's an experience that we can share with people who may not have heard things like this before. They may come into our concert and not know what to expect, and come out maybe, you know, completely blown away by, you know, the fact that they never heard anything like that. Or, they come out scratching their heads but they still had an experience. They had something that they can say was not run of the mill, and I think that's generally what you get out of an Alarm Will Sound show.”
"I have a feeling I don't know if this is true that people ... musicians that go through conservatory music schools, tend to need to think about the experience of a concert much more than say somebody who studied theater or dance. I know that dancers and theater people are trained from the beginning that they are performing from the moment they are in the wing. Everything about that is a performance, and that takes into account what the audience is experiencing. By contrast, when you look at say a symphony orchestra, before the concert quote unquote begins, there's a bunch of people that are sitting there disengaged or when they stop playing, they disengage and it seems that they are not thinking about the fact that actually the experience is continuous over those two hours or whatever it is. And maybe that partly comes from the culture where we focus so much on the notes and the technique that we think are our art and our performance lies in just between the double bars. And one thing that I want to always stress when I talk to people just starting out in their careers as performers is to learn something from our colleagues in theater and dance and to think about the concert as an experience. And one that has to be shaped just as much as you're shaping phrases within a piece, you have to think about what happens between the pieces. What happens in the two minutes before the concert and the 30 minutes after the concert. Those are all important parts of the experiences. When you think that way, it's going to lead you to more innovative and more rewarding involvement with your audience."
"So it's a constant thing you know, I'm on it every day. Marketing is not going to do itself, there's nobody sitting at home at any given second thinking that they want to hear us play, but hopefully we're trying to build that. And so, they are thinking that more and more frequently. It's like ‘Oh, hey, I remember that tune, I want to listen to that again.' So I'm just trying to get some mental space, some brain space and say hey we're there, and take a listen and if you make it to a show that'd be great, come on out to a show, too.”
"I think there are so many interesting things happening in new music today, and really in performing arts across the board. It's a really great time to start something new and to come up with a new idea. I mean we have the incredible power of social media that can make the barriers to entry lower than they were maybe 30 years ago. At the same time, the digitally driven world, where everybody has something in their hands, I think makes live performance more valuable. Having an experience that you share with an audience is becoming more valuable. And I think that's the really interesting moment that we're living in right now, for young musicians to be really thoughtful and intentional.”

Links:

TEM132: Gavin Chuck and Michael Clayville of Alarm Will Sound on Having Conversations With Your Fans, Creative Collaborations and Sharing Meaningful Experiences With Your Audience (TEM Rewind)
Alarm Will Sound

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TEM132: Gavin Chuck and Michael Clayville of Alarm Will Sound on having conversations with your fans, creative collaborations and sharing meaningful experiences with your audience (TEM Rewind)

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-piece chamber ensemble that challenges and reshapes musical conventions through performances of music by today's composers.

What You'll Learn:

How Alarm Will Sound began as a group at Eastman and what has enabled them to survive for so long when most student groups dissolve after college
The importance of communication and transparency in any group
Why they rely on a Strong Executive Model rather than a straight up democratic process
How working as a team in any healthy organization is a moving target as the amount of effort individuals are able to put forth shirts over time
Why groups like Alarm Will Sound are not only competing for gigs with other ensembles with similar missions but with any artists offering an experience which is literally everyone
How musicians can learn from dancers and actors who are taught to perform from the moment they are even on the wings of the stage
The details behind an initiative called Alarm System, where Alarm Will Sound does unconventional collaborates with a variety of musicians
Their collaboration with one of my favorite groups in the world, Medeski, Martin & Wood
The group’s overall approach to marketing and branding and how Michael goes about executing it
Why sharing an experience with your audience at concerts is more important than it’s ever been

Links:

http://www.alarmwillsound.com/before-alarm-will-sound/

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TEM131: Jeff Nytch Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Jeff Nytch in TEM130.

Quotes: * “The lesson that I try to share with my students about that is that no educational experience, no thing that you throw yourself into, is ever wasted. Even if it might seem at the time like it's a dead end, or you pursue something for a while, and you say, "Well, I guess that's not what I want to do." It still has intrinsic value, and you'll be amazed at how sometimes things can come back to serve your career in new ways, in ways you never would have guessed at the time." * "I would look at them and say, 'There's no way that I could ever be as good as they are as teachers' not realizing, of course, that they'd been doing it for 30 years.” * "I spent a lot of the book talking about things that musicians do already that are, in fact, entrepreneurial, to help dissolve this idea that these two things are mutually exclusive. So, I talk about customer focus, for instance. Well, that just means that we are trying to reach our audiences. Isn't that what we all say we want to do? Entrepreneurship gives us a vehicle for doing that.” * "One of the most important things that any entrepreneurial venture has to have is that there's something distinctive about it, something defines itself as being different from or better than whatever else is out there. And if that's at the core of thinking entrepreneurially, then for us as artists, that means our artistic voice, our whatever it is that I personally bring to the world that is uniquely mine, that's my most valuable asset. I don't want to compromise that. If I compromise that, that's not only quote-unquote 'selling out' or 'hurting myself artistically.' That's just not good business.” * "Entrepreneurs are constantly asking questions. Both, 'How can I do what I'm doing right now better or differently' But I think even before they get to that point, young musicians need to answer the question, what is it that they're really passionate about? And not just the music. What else are you passionate about?" * "Yeah, and that's entrepreneurship, really, at its core, because it's about identifying that opportunity that solves somebody else's problem."

Links:

Seth Godin: What Motivates You?

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TEM130: Dr. Jeff Nytch on art and entrepreneurship co-existing, your single most important asset as an artist and his brand new book, The Entrepreneurial Muse

Dr. Jeff Nytch is the Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music at the University of Colorado Boulder and the author of the brand new book, The Entrepreneurial Muse: Inspiring Your Career in Classical Music.

What You'll Learn:

How Jeff had a curiosity about entrepreneurship from a very early age (including opening a “bank” to loan money to his siblings!)
Why no educational endeavor is every wasted and how sometimes two seemingly disparate interests can intersect later in life
What he learned from his six years as the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
How he was drawn to higher ed when he developed a burning desire to teach college students everything he learned only through experience after leaving school
About Jeff’s brand new book, The Entrepreneurial Muse: Inspiring Your Career in Classical Music
How he addresses people who claim that entrepreneurship and true art can’t coexist by giving examples of successful artists who are doing both
Why your unique artistic voice is your single most valuable asset as an artist
Why the question “what else are you passionate about” is so important to being a successful entrepreneur
How Jeff coming to a major arts organization with a complete solution in hand to a problem led to a wonderful collaboration (and getting paid!)

Links:

The Entrepreneurial Muse: Inspiring Your Career in Classical Music
Brooklyn Rider
Time for Three
21CM.org
TEM19: Canadian Pianist Ron Davis
TEM99: Mark Rabideau of 21CM

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The Entrepreneurial Muse: Inspiring Your Career in Classical Music

TEM129: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk and David Cutler

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

Today's Featured Content:

"What Do You See?" by Seth Godin
"How to Start" by Gary Vaynerchuk
"The Mistake That Topples Careers and Industries" by David Cutler
Akimbo, a brand new podcast from Seth Godin

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TEM128: The one thing you should NEVER outsource

Never, ever let anyone else define what success "should" mean for you.

What You'll Learn:

Why it is so imperative that we always define success for ourselves
How our parents can have a huge impact (not always in a good way!) on what we view as success
The pressure, both real and perceived, that colleagues and co-workers put on our views of success and how that can lead to conforming rather than proactively defining it for ourselves
Why comparing the online presence of others to our real selves can have a very negative impact on our perception or reality
How our egos shape what we pursue and what we don't pursue which prevents us from doing the work we were meant to do
Why it's important to regularly (at least every quarter) define in writing what success means to you and how that helps us to identify and to take the best next step, whatever that is

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TEM127: Cathy Heller Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Cathy Heller in TEM126.

Quotes:

"I realized this whole getting a record deal thing, it's like meeting the Wizard of Oz. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to get what you need. At that point, I was able to see the way deals were structured and how, even if the deal would've gone all the way and the record would've gotten made, the odds of me making any money or the odds of me even having any say in the material or any ... It's like it's so once-in-a-lifetime that that actually works out that way.”
"It was like two years of that, and I remember one day driving down the street, and I started to cry. I was crying so hard, and the sunblock was mixed with the tears. I started laughing because I couldn't see. The sunblock was in my eyes. I was like, 'I have to pull over. I can't see.' I decided then and there this cannot work. If I'm going to try to be something that I'm not, and I'm not aligned with what I really feel, I'm going to be depressed. If I'm depressed, then even if people are telling me it's the most practical thing in the world to get a job job, it's totally impractical because I'm miserable.”
"If you try one approach, and it doesn't work, then you must try another approach. People will say all the time ... I meet artists all the time, all kinds of artists in Los Angeles. I meet screen writers, I meet actors, I meet voiceover artists, I meet songwriters, and they're all saying things like, 'Well, I think I tried everything.' But you didn't. You tried one way, and it didn't work. What about the 14 other ways that you can try, and then the other 14 ways you can try if that doesn't work?"
"I'm sort of on a mission now to help every person I possibly can meet to get clear about what they really want to do in this world, and then hopefully give them some inspiration with some real strategies of how to be a better problem-solver and get to do their life's work. I think that the opposite of depression is purpose, and I think that people, if they're doing what makes them happy and they get to make a living doing it, which means they then get to do it all the time, I think people feel they're happier and they're contributing. I think that might be the best way to change the world, because we've no control over all these other crazy factors and things that are going on right now.”
"I have so many artists who come to me, and they're like, 'I can't, because I don't know anybody in the music business.' Then they just let that thought stop them from taking any action, or they'll say, 'I can't because I'm not a producer, and I can't produce my own music. I can't afford a producer.' Okay, did you try going onto Facebook and looking at all of the groups of all of the recent alumni from Belmont and Berkelee and just reach out to any one of those people with enthusiasm and say, 'I would love to create this. Do you want to work with me? Might you find one human being who's willing to do it and get some money on the backend? Be resourceful.”
"I want people to get that if you want to make a living, you have to make something that somebody else needs, that somebody else wants. You'll never get to page three, you'll never get to episode four, you'll never get through the first verse, if you're constantly criticizing yourself. You'll never get to page three, you'll never get to episode four, you'll never get through the first verse if you're constantly criticizing yourself.”
“What I tell artists, this is like a cool trick for songwriters, I tell songwriters to open up a Google Doc, and, when they come up with an idea for a song, I tell them to just spend an hour and don't edit. Just spend a full hour. Put everything in that Google Doc that you could possibly think of that might go into the song. Did you come up with a word? Is there a phrase? Is there a lyric idea? Do you have story that happened when you were three that you might want to call upon and reference somehow in the song? Just put it all in there like you're throwing everything into a big pot, and don't edit yourself. Give yourself a whole fricking hour to just be a free person just playing and flexing the muscle because when you let yourself play, this magic happens where new things come in because you're not constantly trying to filter.”
"I heard Ed Sheeran say it really well. He said, 'If you walk into your vacation cabin up in Maine. You haven't been there for a few months. You turn on the water. It might run brown for a little bit, right? Then you leave the water on, and it starts to run clearer and clearer, and then it's fine. It's totally drinkable, and you have good water. You have to let that water run.' He said, 'When you're songwriting, when you're making anything that you're making, you have to let the water run through.' We talked about this in the beginning of the show. You have to be willing to tolerate the fact that it might be uncomfortable. It might not be perfect. It might not be right away the most beautiful thing you've ever created.”

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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TEM126: Cathy Heller on getting a major record deal yet still failing, being analytical about your approach to the music business and persevering until you close the gap

Cathy Heller is a hugely successful singer-songwriter, the owner of Catch the Moon Music and the mother of three children under the age of six (!) living in LA.

What You'll Learn:

How getting two different major record deals in LA still didn’t lead to any commercial success for Cathy
How cycling through “real” jobs for two years helped her realize that she had to be true to herself and make music for a living
The very thorough research method she used to get her songs successfully placed on television and film
The various things she offers today including her own agency, an online course and a podcast “Don’t Keep Your Day Job” which is all about reverse-engineering your dream job (which led to a book deal with a major publisher)
Why intentionally writing for commercial success is not selling out
How the key to commercial success in business is making something that someone else wants
Why self-perception is such a powerful thing and can easily derail even the most successful person
How ever though a stadium full of people listen to each episode of her podcast, she really is only talking to one person at a time
A songwriting exercise she does to help get ideas out (which is applicable to anyone doing anything)
The importance of sticking with something until you can close “the gap”

Links:

sixfiguresongwriting.com
The Access Program
Catch the Moon Music
Ira Glass - The Gap
Tunefind
Zync Music
TEM on Instagram

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM125: Time for Three's Ranaan Meyer Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Ranaan Meyer in TEM124.

Quotes:

"Yeah, so I decided, based on what I had heard and sort of my professional evaluation of what we had done ... Of course I'm being sarcastic because I had no idea what I was doing, but I had the audacity to say, ‘Well, we're never going to play background music, and we're going to have a flat fee of $1,500.' And this was back 15 years ago right when we started, and like I said, we're college kids slash just out of college. $1,500 for a trio, that seemed like all the money in the world, and Nick and Zach were kind of uncomfortable, but they said, "You know what, Ranaan, if you really feel like you can go get that, go get it.”
"I always encourage people ... I mean, obviously not everybody goes to Curtis, but there are opportunities wherever you are in school, out in the professional world, to look for communities where you can be surrounding yourself with a place to fish. That's crucial. You want to fish in the right pond. So look for those places and then gun for them.”
"There's definitely this thing that happens constantly in our career which is, we were just playing at a show recently for a presenter, and I made the mistake of saying, 'Yeah, so-and-so recommended us for this, right?' and then one of the people that worked said, ‘No, who are they? I don't even know who they are.' I knew for a fact that the person that I mentioned definitely was the first introduction from them to us, but by the time we had arrived there, so many other people had taken credit for us being there. And that's good for us. I mean, that only makes us feel good, and loved, and all that stuff. But the point was is that, people want to take ownership of you, of what you're trying to sell. They want to believe in it, and when you get people to believe in it, that's when you've really succeed to the point of not having to sell yourself. And ultimately, selling yourself is getting them to believe it."
"I'm a big believer in stepping stones. It's very rare in life that all of a sudden at the snap of a finger or the drop of a hat you are on top of the world with everything you possibly could ever imagine for your career. It's a process, and I think it's really good for young artists, or just up and coming artists, to realize that. So, as long as you're going on the trajectory that you want to see for yourself, you should consider yourself a success at all times.”
"If you're interested in more than just picking up your instrument and playing it in tune and in time with a musical feeling behind it, then this is an amazing world that will open up so many doors."
"As a more mature young man, I now have at the top of my notes, whenever I write down the things that I need to do on my daily schedule, et cetera, in big, old, capital, bold font, DELEGATE WHEN POSSIBLE. And I think this is a really important thing to discuss because ultimately that takes a lot of maturity."
"I think it's important to work really hard, to work really smart, and then dream, Man of La Mancha, dream the impossible dream. You know, really, really think about it and imagine it happening because if you can really see it happening, there may just be that opportunity.”

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TEM124: Ranaan Meyer of Time For Three on advice for young musicians, seizing opportunities and why you have to dream big (TEM Rewind)

Ranaan Meyer is a bass player and founding member of Time for Three, one of the busiest chamber ensembles in the world.

TEM Rewind is a new format that will appear sporadically throughout 2018. Some of my favorite interviews were in the very early days of TEM, before many of you were following the show.

This conversation with Ranaan is from the very first episode way back in 2015 and is absolute gold.

What You'll Learn:

Why all it took was one band member who really believed in the band and was willing to bankroll it to get them on the road to success
How from day one they refused to play background music and never performed for anything less than $1500
How even as college students Time for Three was very serious and methodical about who they networked with and how
Why once you get people to take ownership of your product they then do the selling for you
Why you need to be set up correctly and know the right questions to ask before you potentially waste a lot of time and money showcasing at something like APAP
The difference between booking yourself through the commercial market versus the presenting arts market
The three words that Ranaan writes in bold at the top of every To Do list he ever makes
How a power outage before a Philadelphia Orchestra concert led to Ranaan wowing 5,000 audience members and the entire Philly Orchestra before Time for Three was even a thing
The importance of dreaming big because it just might happen if you do
Why it’s imperative to try get to a place in your career where you can delegate some tasks

Links:

APAP
Le Poussin Rouge
Zach De Pue Playing Bach Next to an Airplane

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM123: Chrysanthe Tan Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Chrysanthe Tan in TEM122.

Quotes:

"It’s just the cost of not being yourself makes it so not worth it. I mean I can't even imagine advancing in my life and career turning 40, 50, 60, 70, and then realizing how many decades I just wasn't being myself. That's ... I can't imagine that. That sound torturous.”
"I grew up either you're going to be a soloist or if you're not good enough you might try to get into an orchestra, but even that's rare. Then you'll probably have a teaching studio, and otherwise just find another job or good luck or your path should end here. I never wanted to do any of those. So I thought 'Well, I guess there's no spot for me.’”
“Suzanne is a coach that I've had for almost two years now, just on a more regular basis. And then when I first got back from tour I signed up for sort of a bootcamp course with a coach and got additional coaching from a different person as well. That was necessary for me to ... I needed a whole mindset shift basically. I had so many hang ups and had thought to myself for so long 'Oh, I'm a composer. I'm this and that.' But I wasn't actually going out and doing the things that I wanted to do. And there was some road blocks. I was tired of the inertia. I needed someone else to...shine a spotlight on what I was doing, and make me look at myself, and kind of kick me in the ass a little bit."
"It's really nerve wrecking for me to rely on other people and to rely on such big structures as the pop world, as the gig world, TV world. It makes me really nervous to rely on that for my income, for those big ticket checks. I would much rather craft my own world, my own career, my own path that allows me to be me so I don't have that straight jacket feeling."
"Yes, don't judge someone else's highlights reel to your behind the scenes bloopers."

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM122: Chrysanthe Tan on being yourself as an artist, killing it on Patreon and tips for better time management

Chrysanthe Tan is a composer, violinist, poet and entrepreneur based out of LA.

Want to make more money in the music business? Contact TEM Coaching for your free consultation today to see if we are a good fit. Find out more at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/coaching

What You'll Learn from Chrysanthe in TEM122:

Why the cost of being anything other than yourself is never worth it (and how she learned this through experience)
How assuming the three traditional paths for classical musicians were the only possible routes to success almost led her out of music altogether
How a regular customer at a restaurant where she waited tables ended up giving her the break of a lifetime in the music business
Why she found college much more rewarding after dropping out and coming back a little later in life
How she is able to kill it on Patreon (in spite of it not being as successful out of the gate as she thought it would be)
Why her fear of relying on others for all of her income inspired her to blaze her own path and start her Patreon
How Chrysanthe relies on multiple coaches to keep her career and life on track
Why batching and planning are the secrets to her time management success

Links:

Chrysanthe's website
Her Patreon
Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
TED Talk: What I learned from 100 days of rejection by Jia Jiang
Chrysanthe coach, Suzanne Paulinski

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Also be sure to check out all the cool, entrepreneurial stuff the Hogtown Brass Quintet have going on including their latest album, A Holiday Album, Vol. 1, at http://www.hogtownbrass.com/.

Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

Steal Like an Artist 10th Anniversary Gift Edition with a New Afterword by the Author: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)

Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

Today's Featured Content:

Don't Keep Your Day Job Ep. 47 featuring Jenna Kutcher
"How I Decide" by Gary Vaynerchuk
"Do They Celebrate on Saturn?" by Seth Godin

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

TEM120: Rob Knopper Quotes (TEM Short)

Rob Knopper is a percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera and the founder of Auditionhacker and Percussionhacker.

Quotes:

"Going to the Yes and King Crimson concerts, it's really interesting to see the type of thing that hooks in fans. I think about that when I do my website stuff. You look around the audience and everyone's wearing a black T-shirt and they all have an album cover on the front. There's all these little inside jokes among the fans, just different little aspects of things that happen in the music that people wanna talk about. It's interesting to think about what hooks people in when they start to become a fan of something, whether it's music or business or anything. I think about that when I'm making my stuff."
"I just kind of gave myself permission to go explore all the various things I had put to the side for so long."
"At the time, I was experimenting. I would do something on my site to see if it would work on my personal site. And then, if it didn't work, I would throw it away. If it did work, I would go to the orchestra committee and say, ‘Hey! Let's do this.’”
"I had an idea. I could (lead an individual student through his audition method), but I could literally change the lives of hundreds, or thousands of people, by offering them solutions or a resource that could help them directly improve their own life as they struggle through the process of becoming a percussionist."
"When you read entrepreneurial books, and blogs, and listen to podcasts and stuff, you hear people say that you have to understand your audience and you have to survey them and call them…..They say come up with an avatar or choose somebody in your audience who you're writing for."
"Everybody listening can think about what their specialty is. They still may feel like a student, or they still may feel like a freelancer, but you have a specialty. Everybody has an area of passion, or interest, that is a blue ocean. Until that starts getting filled in, it's wide open for most things."

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM119: A heartfelt thank you and the TEM Thanksgiving Challenge

This episode is a heartfelt thank you to all of you for supporting TEM plus a challenge for all TEM listeners.

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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TEM118: Rob Knopper of the Metropolitan Opera and Auditionhacker on the many remaining blue oceans in the music business, time management and how Auditionhacker developed from a personal method to a product

Rob Knopper is a percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera and is the founder of Auditionhacker.

Want to make more money in the music business? Contact TEM Coaching for your free consultation today to see if we are a good fit. Find out more at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/coaching

What You'll Learn in TEM118:

How observing fans at Yes and King Crimson concerts informs how he interacts with the customers on his website
Why he ignored everything else and focused solely on audition prep before winning the job with the Met
How rewarding it was after winning his gig to give himself permission to pursue the other passions in his life that he had been putting off
How getting involved with the Met Orchestra Musician’s website and social media channels showed him it really wasn’t that hard
A recording project he completed that was a textbook example of finding a blue ocean, harnessing passion and the principle of scarcity
The incredibly honest writings he did about his successes and failures with auditions that really resonated with his customer base
Why it is so important to identify exactly who you are writing or speaking to when producing content (and why it is awfully easy when that person is you)
The incredible number of blue oceans there still are in music since we have far fewer specialists than a profession like the medical one
How Auditionhacker went from a personal method to a product as the result of a demonstrated need by potential customers
How he came to partner with Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician on an online course
How Rob is able to manage his time efficiently and keep his playing at a world class level while maintaining so many entrepreneurial pursuits

Links:

Rob's website
Auditionhacker
TEM101: Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
Teachable
ConvertKit
Evernote

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity [Paperback] [Apr 22, 2015] David Allen

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk

A Book Report on the New York Times best selling book "Influence" by Dr. Robert Cialdini.

What You'll Learn:

The Six Principles of Persuasion, how they apply to a musical entrepreneur and six action steps to utilize each principle
1. The Principle of Reciprocity
2. The Principle of Scarcity
3. The Principle of Authority
4. The Principle of Consistency
5. The Principle of Liking
6. The Principle of Consensus

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TEM116: Kristen Sheridan Quotes (TEM Short)

Kristen Sheridan is the owner of the Sheridan Studio of Music, one of the largest private teaching studios in the Washington, DC area.

Quotes:

"I sent snail mail letters because it was 2001. I sent snail mail letters with stamps and everything to every middle and high school band director in the county, which there are 23 high schools or something like that, and all the attendant middle schools.”
“One of my former teachers did say that his rule of thumb was if you had 10% of your studio empty, then you're charging the right amount.”
"But, I literally just woke up in the morning and was like screwing around online, and looking at my website, and thinking it would look kinda lame. I was like, 'Maybe I should get a logo.’"
"The other thing is just show up, go to things, go to district band rehearsals. There is more hanging out at district band rehearsals, or all-state band rehearsals, or something. Just go on a Friday in the afternoon or something, just listen and see who's around. Denny (Stokes) always says music is a contact sport, and I love that because it's so true. You have to actually show up and make contact to participate in the sport."
"When I was in (college) nobody told me that I had to advocate for myself. Looking back on it, I should've known that. Playing six different ensembles at school that's great, but it's not going to help you get any gigs when you're done. So, do what you can to play, and whatever you can play in. But, also look outside the school and get you some gigs."

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM115: Kristen Sheridan of the Sheridan Studio of Music on building a large and sustainable teaching studio, advocating for yourself and the importance of not being a jerk

Kristen Sheridan, one of the premier private studio teachers in the Washington DC area, talks about everything that went into building her sustainable business.

Want to make more money in the music business? Contact TEM Coaching for your free consultation today to see if we are a good fit.

Find out more at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/coaching

What You'll Learn in TEM115:

How when Kristen moved to town she contacted every middle school and high school band director in all of Fairfax County, what she offered in that letter and why only getting one “Yes” out of the 50+ letters sent got her foot in the door which led to the success she enjoys today as a teacher in the area
How networking led her to be involved as an artist with both D’Addario and Backun
The struggles of being in business while being a people pleaser
How to know if you are charging the right amount for your services
How she legally structured Sheridan Studio of Music when she launched
Where she got a great logo for not much money and how just adding a logo can make a website look really professional
How Kristen has figured out that being a DIY-type person doesn’t mean she should try to do everything herself
What she uses to keep track of the incoming money for her teaching studio
What she would do if she were moving to a new town and wanted to establish a studio and how she would figure out what to charge
The importance of just showing up

Links:

kristensheridan.com
fiverr.com
etsy.com
wix.com
weebly.com
mymusicstaff.com
Influence by Dr. Robert Cialdini
The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible by Eric Booth

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter! Sign up to receive a free copy of 7 Lessons Learned from the First 100 Episodes of TEM.

Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

The Music Teaching Artist's Bible: Becoming a Virtuoso Educator

TEM114: Yuri Cataldo Quotes (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Yuri Cataldo in TEM113.

Yuri Cataldo, who has had success in many different fields, is the host of the Advance Your Art Podcast.

Quotes:

"I was surrounded by gobs of actors, and no one wanted to be a designer, so I had access to all the professors all the time because I was the only person who was excited about it."
"So, I actually had the idea for the Bottled Water Company on that very depressing drive back from New Jersey to Indiana. And so it took me about two years to go from that idea to actually launching the company…. In between that time, I was a waiter. I was an adjunct professor in costume design at Indiana University, also in South Bend. I worked for a TV station selling advertisements. I was a sign holder at Verizon Wireless. I did a lot of small, crappy jobs trying to pay the bills and figure out what to do next.”
"And it was actually at my job as a TV sales rep where I learned a lot about cold calling sales, what people actually look for, what's interesting, because I spent all my time with small business owners.”
"You need to have a reason why reporters will write about you. You could be doing cool shit in your life, but you need a reason at that moment for them to write about it, or nobody cares."
"I don't know if I would personally want to do another Kickstarter campaign because it's 30 days of exhaustion. You have to be on it all the time, reaching out to your customers, reaching out to press. Constantly. We redid the SEO for the page all the time, and retested things, but as long as you approach it as, like, 'I'm going to test this out, see how this goes for 24 hours,' and then do it again, and then again, and then again. It's constantly tweaking.”

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM113: Yuri Cataldo of the Advance Your Art Podcast on how to market with no budget, moving on quickly from a big setback and how he got a product into the gift bag at the Oscars

Yuri Cataldo, host of the Advance Your Art Podcast, shares the story of his wild career path including stops on Broadway, a tech startup and academia.

What You'll Learn:

Why the piano, which he no longer plays that much, is the first thing he heads for when creatively stuck
How Yuri’s early path included mechanical engineering, journalism and theater and how he kept having the courage to change directions until he found something that worked for him
How he was working as a designer on four Broadway shows plus an opera in Los Angeles at the same time when both the 2008 recession and divorce struck at the same time
How he came up with his next big idea literally on the drive back home to move back in with his parents which was immediately on the heels of his life turning upside down
How it took him two years from between coming up with his big idea and launching it and how he had many crappy jobs in the meantime to pay the bills, all the while working on his idea
How one of those crapy jobs led him to learn a lot about sales, which has helped him in every endeavor since then (and how he talked his way into that job with absolutely no experience at all)
Why he started selling bottled water that didn’t even exist yet (and why that is common for entrepreneurs and how we can all learn from it)
How learning to get press and marketing with no money was born out of necessity
Why reporters don’t care about you or your product but really care about the story behind it (and how to use that in your pitch to get coverage)
How he raised 2x his goal during an Indiegogo campaign and the important benchmarks to shoot for
The origins of Yuri's Advance Your Art podcast and why it has turned into a passion project

Links:

Advance Your Art Podcast
The Four-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
Help a Reporter Out
Episode 75 of The Creative Life Podcast featuring Yuri
I Love Marketing Podcast
Genius Network
Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini
Josh Waitzkin on The Tim Ferriss Show
The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

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TEM112: The One Thing Every Musician Must Have

Why every musician in 2017 must have a website and some tips on how to make a great one.

TEM Consulting is running a limited time offer for TEM listeners. Click here to schedule your free consultation today to see if we are a good fit!

What You'll Learn:

Why your website is your electronic storefront and why you have to own your own store (and not just rent one on social media)
How a website helps you cut through the noise and get found by potential customers
Tips to choosing a good URL for your website and where to get one
Why checking the availability of URL's and social media handles should be one of the first things you do when brainstorming a new idea
The importance of initially developing a website that is a Minimum Viable Product rather than putting it off to make it "perfect"
The different platforms you can use to build your own website
Solving specific problems for very specific people (your potential customers) through your website and how that can lead to income

Links:

TEM Consulting
Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
Hover
Wordpress.com
Wordpress.org
Squarespace
Wix

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter! Sign up to receive a free copy of 7 Lessons I Learned from the First 100 Episodes of TEM.

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

TEM111: Pop-jazz duo 23rd Hour Quotes (TEM Short)

23rd Hour is a jazz-pop duo comprised of Sherry-Lynn Lee and George Paolini.

Quotes:

"This is the heart of startup land and when you're doing a startup, and Sherry and I have both been in startups at various times, you try everything. Things that work, you keep doing. Things that don't work, you stop doing. You just have to try them and that's what we're doing."
"But we have this trust and we we are on the same page with where we want things to go and what kind of voice we want to have. So we are able to delegate but also work together and make it seamless."
"If people aren't careful they might not realize that its a marketing email because it’s so personable and that was our strategy. We wanted it to seem like we were really targeting that person and not just sending out a blast email."
"The way we do it is we try to take each win that we have and try to push it a little bit further and I think what works really well is when you position yourself as the underdog that just needs a little push to get to the next level."

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
Thanks to everyone who helped me get to my goal of 50 ratings on iTunes! I appreciate it very much!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM110: Jazz-Pop Duo 23rd Hour on treating your band like a startup, pulling off a successful album launch and how to rock an email campaign

23rd Hour is a jazz-pop duo comprised of Sherry-Lynn Lee and George Paolini.

What You'll Learn:

How this unlikely pair met and ended up working together (Sherry-Lynn had the courage to ask)
Why they ended up targeting the wine industry by using the #WineWednesday hashtag (and the many benefits that have come from it)
How they treat their band as a startup
How they pulled off a successful album release party at a venue and in a city they had never played in before
The benefits of partnering with a local charity
How to send a very successful email campaign with much higher than average open rates and click rates
The importance of knowing your strengths, delegating and using deadlines when you are in a partnership
How they managed to climb all the way to #10 on the iTunes Jazz Chart through a combination of a little good luck and a lot of calculated, specific actions
How a physical guest book can be a great tool to getting people to sign up for your mailing list

Links:

TEM 19: Ron Davis
TEM 83: John Beder
The Mockingbird Foundation
Female Entrepreneur Musician
DIY Musician Podcast
Derek Sivers Blog
Seth Godin Blog
How to Make It in the New Music Business by Ari Herstand
Brassy Broadcast Podcast
Break the Business
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter! Sign up to receive a free copy of 7 Lessons I Learned from the First 100 Episodes of TEM.

Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

Spotted Online is a new TEM episode format featuring thought-provoking articles pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.

Today's Featured Articles:

"Entropy: Why Life Always Seems to Get More Complicated" by James Clear
"Did you publish?" by Seth Godin
"How to Tap into What Really Motivates You" by Daniel Pink

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Seth Hanes is a horn player, digital marketer and author of "Break into the Scene: A Musician's Guide to Making Connections, Creating Opportunities, and Launching a Career".

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Seth Hanes quotes from TEM 107.

Quotes:

"The tactics don't dictate the strategy. The strategy should dictate the tactics."
"I think the first step that anyone should take, before they do anything...don't make a Facebook page, don't even make a website, don't do anything. The first thing you should do is first figure out what is the product or service that you have that solves an actual problem that people have? You have to identify a problem that you can solve."
"That's how I got on all of these (podcasts and blogs.) How can I be even kind of useful to this person? That's how I did that. And it cost me zero dollars."

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM107: Seth Hanes on how to get guest appearances on podcasts and blogs, getting a self-published book to number one on three different Amazon lists and why strategy should always dictate tactics (and not the other way around)

Seth Hanes returns to TEM to tell us all about how he got his book, Break Into the Scene, to #1 on three different Amazon lists.

What You'll Learn:

The importance of having specific goals when marketing and of having a feedback loop to verify whether what you were doing was productive
Why strategy should always dictate tactics and not the other way around
Why the first step should always be identifying a specific problem your product or service will solve for people
How Seth built an email list (including the hard part - getting the first 100 subscribers!) and how he used it to help launch the book
The importance of validating an idea or product early in the process to make sure anyone will buy it
How he was able to get booked as a guest on 10 podcasts and write 10 guest blog posts in conjunction with the book launch
Gary Vaynerchuk's advice on how to launch a book (which is really easy for anyone to do for no money at all and applies to anything, not just a book)
Why he writes in his own voice in spite of the occasional critic
Why the key to marketing yourself as a musician is pushing past the discomfort

Links:

"Break Into the Scene"
Seth's blog post on launching his book
Seth's email
musiciansguidetohustling.com
Aaron Campbell's Young Musician's Guide Podcast
TEM 41: Don't Start with Logistics (TEM Short)
TEM 101: Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician on the Rule of Thirds, Building a Huge Email List and What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Performance Psychology
Jason Heath's Contrabass Conversations
Rob Knopper's auditionhacker

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter! Sign up to receive a free copy of 7 Lessons I Learned from the First 100 Episodes of TEM.

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Produced by Joey Santillo for Pedal Note Media

Corey Brown is the founder of the online bass magazine, No Treble, and worked with Seth Godin to build Squidoo, one of the most visited websites in the history of the internet.

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Corey Brown quotes from TEM105.

Quotes:

"We spent the summer (and) Seth's goal was to prototype (the website.) I don't know why but the team couldn't really pull together a prototype. So I said 'Well this is really too complicated of an idea to just jump into protyping. This thing has to be architected. That's a skillset he didn't bring me in for but it's a skillset I had."
"I'm inherently lazy. People don't think of me that way but I look for efficiencies in everything. If we're doing the same thing twice, I'm like 'Okay how do make this so we don't do this twice?'"
"I didn't see an online magazine for bass players, and there weren't that many of them anyway, but I didn't see one where I thought 'This is what I would want to build'. This was the opportunity to say 'This is the online magazine I think needs to exist and we'll see what happens and we'll see if people agree with me or not."
"In my mind, if you see an opportunity to connect with someone, you should just go for it."

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Produced by Joey Santillo

TEM105: Corey Brown of No Treble on working with Seth Godin, having the courage to reach out to people you want to meet and launching the world's top online bass magazine

Corey Brown is the founder of the online bass magazine, No Treble, and worked with Seth Godin to build Squidoo, one of the most visited websites in the history of the internet.

What You'll Learn:

How Corey fell in love with music and ended up majoring in music at North Texas
How not thriving within the formal structure of college pushed him towards one of his other loves, graphic design
How he ended up working with Seth Godin to run Squidoo, one of the most frequently visited websites in the world, when they didn't know each other beforehand
The importance of architecting a website when building it so you have a clear idea of how it is all going to function together
How he launched No Treble so he would have something waiting for him whenever his run at Squidoo ended
Why he worried entirely about content and traffic and not about monetization (and the parallels there with launching a podcast)
How he's monetized No Treble after the fact
How every time they hit a traffic benchmark at Squidoo Seth Godin challenged them to add a zero as their next goal
How he came to be in charge of the official Jaco Pastorius website (and why when given the chance to connect with someone you should just reach out)

Links:

No Treble
TEM 13: Alan Baylock
TEM 55: 10x Faster Than You Think (TEM Short)
TEM 73: Jessica Meyer
Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
Unleashing the Ideavirus by Seth Godin
Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Tribes by Seth Godin
Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Produced by Joey Santillo for Pedal Note Media

Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers

Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Unleashing the Ideavirus: Stop Marketing AT People! Turn Your Ideas into Epidemics by Helping Your Customers Do the Marketing Thing for You.

The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Dr. John Parks quotes from TEM 103.

Quotes:

"I wasn't good at this thing, and I wasn't good at this thing, and I was kind of good at this thing and then realized it was really hard. So instead of quitting, I just decided, 'I'm gonna practice my butt off'. And so I did and I started getting a lot better and then I started getting addicted to being better."
"I think the goal for every teacher is to teach your students to be their own teacher and there's no better way to do that than by listening to recordings of yourself. It's always humbling. No matter how well you are playing, it's always humbling because it never lies to you.”
"We've recorded several CD's of the percussion ensemble and it's amazing. We get in there to record and the red light goes on and they don't even flinch. You can take really good guys and put them in a recording situation and say you're rolling and all of sudden they (are freaking out.)"

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Produced by Joey Santillo

TEM103: Dr. John W. Parks IV on building a professional recording studio from scratch, being addicted to getting better and pushing boundaries within a traditional job

Percussionist John Parks talks about the innovative recording studio he has built for the use of his studio at Florida State University.

What You'll Learn:

How John went from being a piano major in college to being one of the world's best known percussion professor
How he got "addicted" to getting better and how that fueled his rise in the business
John talks about the incredible recording studio he has built at Florida State and how he learned just about everything about building it and setting it up through asking questions in forums
How this recording studio has enabled a number of his students to start businesses offering pre-screening audition recordings for other students
Why and how John formed an LLC
What you need to start a recording studio (and it's probably less than you think)
How they have progressed to making video
The entrepreneurial skills his students have learned through experiencing this recording project
A resource John would recommend for young musical entrepreneurs

Links:

Garnet House Productions Soundcloud Page
TEM 15: Mike Nickens of The Green Machine
The Savvy Musician by David Cutler
The Savvy Music Teacher by David Cutler

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter! Sign up to receive a free copy of 7 Things I Learned from the First 100 Episodes of TEM.

Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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Produced by Joey Santillo for Pedal Note Media

The Savvy Musician: Building a Career, Earning a Living & Making a Difference

The Savvy Music Teacher: Blueprint for Maximizing Income & Impact

This TEM Short is in response to my conversation with The Bulletproof Musician's Noa Kageyama in TEM 101 where he spoke about the power of embracing the process.

"(Music) was a craft that I needed to work on every day to get better at and even now in other things I do, I'm always really kind of geeked out most about the process of getting better at something, sometimes even more than the activity or the craft itself. I think engaging in this continual improvement process is what really intrigues me."

—Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
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TEM 101: Noa Kageyama of the Bulletproof Musician on the Rule of Thirds, Building a Huge Email List and What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Performance Psychology

Noa Kageyama of The Juilliard School and The Bulletproof Musician talks about being a musical entrepreneur and what we can learn from performance psychology.

What You'll Learn:

The details of Noa's fascinating journey through the music journey which included moving to Japan at a young age for six months to study with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki
How his desire to get out of orchestra at Oberlin led him to getting a double major in psychology
How he built such a great (and popular) website
How a friend challenged him to question whether he was approaching his music as a hobby or a profession
The importance of promoting yourself in a way that feels good to you and his advice on how to get comfortable promoting yourself
How his website and all of his online offerings have morphed over time
Noa's advice on getting comfortable with marketing yourself
How the Rule of Thirds keeps you focused on the people ready to hear your message
How long his average blog post takes to create
What as entrepreneurs we can learn from performance psychology
How he has built an email list of over 32,000 people
The advice Noa would give to a musical entrepreneur who is looking to branch out from "just" teaching or performing

Favorite Quotes:

"(Music) was a craft that I needed to work on every day to get better at and even now in other things I do, I'm always really kind of geeked out most about the process of getting better at something, sometimes even more than the activity or the craft itself. I think engaging in this continual improvement process is what really intrigues me."
"You have to find a way to market that feels right to you, that feels good to you. Like you're doing a service, not trying to take people's money away from them and cheat them in some way."
"The world doesn't become a better place by you hiding what it is that you can contribute."
"If you're not interested in promoting yourself, stay in your $#@%ing basement." (—Ben Folds)

Links:

Noa's Bulletproof Musician Blog
Seth Godin's Blog
Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk
TEM 63: The Number One Trap for Artists (TEM Short)
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Marshmellow Challenge
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
$100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Just Start by Leonard A. Schlesinger
Marketing Secrets of the Grateful Dead by David Meerman Scott

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes

Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
Help me get to my goal of 50 ratings at iTunes (I'm really close!) by leaving a rating and review.

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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Joey Santillo for Pedal Note Media

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead: What Every Business Can Learn from the Most Iconic Band in History

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future

I can't believe it but TEM has hit its 100th episode! Tens of thousands of downloads in 77 countries and all 50 states. That's hard to wrap my head around!

A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, shared TEM with a friend, supported me through Patreon or in some other way helped to make the podcast a success. Also, to our producers and interns at Pedal Note Media, you guys rock!

And of course thank you to the incredible guests who have all donated their time to being interviewed. Turns out the most successful people in the music business are incredibly busy so it really is a sacrifice for them to carve out an hour for some tuba player to grill them about their career path. If you had told a younger me the list of people I would someday interview I would have told you you were nuts!

Even though it is a crazy amount of work, I'm having a blast doing this so no plans to stop any time soon. Here's to the next 100!

Topics Covered:

7:22 - TEM 1 Ranaan Meyer: Being first in a category
8:45 - TEM 2 Pat Sheridan: "For Band, Chorus and Orchestral Winds"
9:58 - TEM 3 Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville: Make art people couldn't live without
11:39 - TEM 4 Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser: Communication and persistence are cornerstones of success
13:44 - TEM 5 Jeff Nelsen: Fearless Performance as it relates to be an entrepreneur
15:44 - TEM 6 Brian Pertl: The perfect meld of artist and businessman
17:32 - TEM 7 Jeff Conner: Networking is a longterm process
19:13 - TEM 9 David Vining: His battle with dystonia taught him to not always approach problems in a linear and traditional manner
20:50 - TEM 10 Jonathan Kuuskoski: The importance of getting into the Build->Measure->Learn feedback loop as quickly as possible
22:37 - TEM 11 Jim Stephenson: The value of humility in a sustainable career
24:10 - TEM 13 Alan Baylock: Let them tell you no
27:01 - TEM 15 Mike Nickens: You do you and don't worry about fitting into a pre-existing mold
29:08 - TEM 17 Lance LaDuke: What else do you do?
31:06 - TEM 19 Ron Davis: Being fungible means you've already lost
33:29 - TEM 21 Max and Scott McKee: Surround yourself with the right people and anything is possible
34:25 - TEM 23 Michael Davis: Funded over 10 recordings through various creative ways
35:40 - TEM 25 Jennifer Rosenfeld and Julia Torgovitskaya: Why even in the worst case scenario you will learn a lot when starting a new venture
37:23 - TEM 27 John Kellogg: Why you need to define for yourself what your own definition of "making it" is
38:37 - TEM 29 Peter Seymour: Being willing to hear the word no literally thousands of times to get things moving
39:19 - TEM 32 Sam Pilafian: How having strengths where others have weaknesses will make you useful and hirable
40:30 - TEM 36 Michael Harley: Southern Exposure New Music Series has a very small yet incredibly dedicated niche
41:56 - TEM 38 Dan Gosling: The incredible ability to go from self-pity to launching your next plan overnight
44:03 - TEM 40 David Cutler: How impact and income are linked if you do it right
45:03 - TEM 42 Nate Zeisler: The importance of knowing your risk tolerance when plotting your career
46:55 - TEM 45 Drew McManus: How his Adaptistration blog not only solved problems for people but also created a community
48:10 - TEM 47 Mike Robinson: Going from the production line making drum heads to a job as the research and development coordinator in six months
49:53 - TEM 49 Ariel Hyatt: Evaluating ROI on social media is like try to monetize a cocktail party
51:32 - TEM 54 Hugh Sung: How they redesigned the AirTurn website a dozen times and paid attention to what worked and what didn't work with each version
53:20 - TEM 57 Lauren Pierce: - She learned how to code and was willing to email Wordpress support 10x a day until she understood everything
54:48 - TEM 59 Garrett Hope: The audacity of asking (including getting a Seth Godin talk onto his podcast)
56:33 - TEM 62 Jason Heath: The best time to start a podcast is five years ago and the second best time is today
58:04 - TEM 69 Seth Hanes: The importance of pitching people the right way (where they are getting at least 51% of the value of the exchange)
1:00:38 - TEM 71 Susan de Weger: Her time in IT helped her realize the importance of having a unique value proposition
1:03:00 - TEM 73 Jessica Meyer: The importance of intentionally networking/reaching out to people you don't know in an organized fashion
1:05:11 - TEM 79 Emilio Guarino: Why if you have no entrepreneurial experience, designing and selling a sticker for a project (like a band you're in) will teach you a lot about business
1:07:44 - TEM 83 John Beder: His use of deadlines to finally ship his documentary after years of making it
1:09:45 - TEM 85 Dana Fonteneau: Figuring out your why before deciding the tools to use and actually building stuff like websites
1:10:58 - TEM 87 Pete Meechan: Finding your niche (like he has with brass music)
1:12:43 - TEM 92 Steve Dillon: How his passion has helped him become an authority on certain subjects which in turn has helped him to solve problems for people
1:14:04 - TEM 95: Tim Topham How he built a community he could serve and then monetized it
1:16:58 - TEM 97 Mark Rabideau: His least favorite thing is a great idea that doesn't get executed

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A Book Report (with the help of rock star co-host Dr. Joanna Hersey) on Roy Baumeister's Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.

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This TEM Short is in response to my conversation with 21CM's Mark Rabideau in TEM 97.

Mark spoke about being curious about not just the world we do live in, but the world you'd like to live in which head my head spinning in a good way!

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Seth Godin spoke to Juilliard students about the state of today's music business and what it takes to succeed and he has graciously allowed me to transcribe it and offer it to the TEM audience as a free ebook.

Click here to get your free copy of Seth Godin: Live at Carnegie Hall from TEM Books

Seth gave a predictably mind-blowing talk and every single musician in the world needs to hear what he had to say.

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TEM97: Mark Rabideau of 21CM on being authentic, remaining curious and straying from traditional career paths

Mark Rabideau of 21CM speaks about finding your own unique path and the skills needed to do that.

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TEM96: Build a community first (TEM Short)

The best thing you can do when launching a product or service is already have a community built.

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Tim Topham in TEM95.

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Australian piano teacher and performer Tim Topham shares how, through the use of a membership site, newsletter, podcast, blog and webinars, he was able to build a wildly successful piano teaching community in an already crowded space.

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There actually is one true key to success and this is it.

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Steve Dillon in Episode 92.

How passion can lead to you becoming (and staying) an authority on a subject.

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The Entrepreneurial Musician just turned two! Hard to believe this little podcast has already made it two full years and over 90 episodes but here we are.

Thank you everyone who has supported the podcast through Patreon, through telling a friend or just through listening. Here's to another two years together!

Episode 92 features Steve Dillon of Dillon Music talking about his 30+ years in the music business. He touches on passion, becoming an authority and the importance of always thinking long-term.

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History is riddled with examples, both inside and outside of the music business, of people fighting reality and it not ending very well.

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Why it's vitally important to never pitch someone the wrong way and the one thing you have to keep in mind to make sure you're not.

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Episode 89 of The Entrepreneurial Musician Podcast is a Book Report on the incredible kick in the pants that is Do The Work by Steven Pressfield. This book will fire you up!

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Peter Meechan in Episode 87.

How "Arnold Palmer Luck" can help propel any career forward.

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Peter Meechan is a professional composer from England who now resides in Canada. He has had compositions performed by the "President's Own" Marine Band, Edmonton Symphony, Black Dyke Brass Band and many other world class ensembles.

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Dana Fonteneau in Episode 85.

Are "external should's" holding you and your art back?

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TEM 85: Dana Fonteneau on Figuring out Your "Why", Holding Yourself Accountable When You Work for Yourself and How She Got Her First Paid Clients Before She Had a Proven Track Record

Dana Fonteneau, the woman behind the WholeHearted Musician and the author of It's Not (JUST) About the Gig: A Musician's Guide to Creating the Mindset Which Leads to Career Success and Fulfillment, speaks about getting to know your why and how that informs everything you do as an entrepreneur.

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with John Beder in Episode 83.

Is a lack of a deadline holding your project back?

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TEM 83: John Beder on Self-Awareness, Having Performance Anxiety as an Entrepreneur and Battling His Inner Resistance

Musician turned filmmaker John Beder talks about making the the film "Composed" and all the entrepreneurial lessons he learned along the way that can also apply to any musician.

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A brief overview of The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, a book that changed how I view marketing and even informed the art I make.

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The two ways to make yourself famous (and which one is a lot easier!)

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Emilio Guarino in Episode 79.

The surefire way to decide whether you should take on a project or anything else.

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Emilio Guarino is a bass player, entrepreneur and author of the new book "Make It: A Guide For Recent Music Graduates".

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David Cutler, author of The Savvy Musician, joins TEM to give some very thought-provoking tips to inspire all musical entrepreneurs heading into the new year.

David returns to the podcast for Part 2 of his Savvy Musician Top 10 Tips for 2017. This is some high protein, highly actionable advice that is guaranteed to inspire you and make you think.

Apply today for the 2017 Savvy Arts Venture Challenge hosted by David Cutler at the University of South Carolina. Partial and full scholarships are available. There are a number of rolling deadlines for scholarships and the second one is February 7th so apply today!

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David Cutler, author of The Savvy Musician, joins TEM to give some very thought-provoking tips to inspire all musical entrepreneurs heading into the new year.

David returns to the podcast and provides some incredible food for thought about the art we make and the business around it. This is some high protein, highly actionable advice that is guaranteed to inspire you and make you think.

Apply today for the 2017 Savvy Arts Venture Challenge hosted by David Cutler at the University of South Carolina. Partial and full scholarships are available. There are a number of rolling deadlines for scholarships and the first one is January 17th so apply today!

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The Business Model Canvas is a tool that every single person listening to this podcast should use and this talk with Lance LaDuke is a great place to start!

Lance regularly teaches the Business Model Canvas to his Business of Music class at Carnegie Mellon University and does a great job of explaining why it is such a powerful tool. The Business Model Canvas will help get ideas out of your head and organized in an way that makes clear what your next steps need to be. I can't recommend the process any more highly for anyone.

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This episode is about the James Altucher concept Idea Sex which I learned from his book, Choose Yourself, and a very simple exercise you can do on a daily basis to learn how to produce great ideas.

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with composer and violist Jessica Meyer in Episode 73.

This episode explores how whenever writing anything, from a bio to a grant proposal, we always have to keep the recipient in mind when choosing the channel, wording and messaging and have to avoid writing as if we ourselves are the intended audience.

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Jessica Meyer is a violist, composer, entrepreneur and music business consultant based in New York City.

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Susan de Weger of IgniteLab in Episode 71.

I discuss the two things you need to put into focus in order to figure out how to proceed with your business.

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TEM 71: Susan De Weger of IgniteLab on Why Selling Yourself as an Artist Is Not Selling out, the Danger of the Word "Should" and Her Specific Advice on Applying for a Grant

Susan de Weger is a musician, entrepreneur, and music business consultant from Melbourne, Australia. She is also the director of IgniteLab at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Seth Hanes, author of "Break Into the Scene: " in Episode 69.

I discuss how Seth gave the perfect pitch to an influencer in the music business which led to a job and helped to launch the most current phase of his career.

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TEM69: Seth Hanes, author Of "Break Into the Scene", on the value of being willing to learn anything, the best time to take risks in your career and turning your skills into leveragable assets

Seth Hanes is a musician, author and digital marketing consultant.

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This episode is all about the importance of starting (rather than talking about starting.)

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This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Ariel Hyatt, author of "Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide To A Powerful & Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign",

I discuss the mistakes I made when executing the Kickstarter campaign for Pedal Note Media's Brass Recording Project in 2013.

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Digital marketing and branding rock star Ariel Hyatt returns to TEM to discuss her brand new book, "Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide To A Powerful & Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign".

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This TEM Short features thoughts about being interviewed by my Pedal Note Media colleague, Lance LaDuke, in Episode 64.

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The tables are turned and the host is actually the one interviewed for this episodes of TEM. Andrew is interviewed by his current partner at Pedal Note Media and former colleague with Boston Brass, Lance LaDuke.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Jason Heath, bass player, podcaster and entrepreneur, in Episode 62.

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Jason Heath is a bass player, entrepreneur, host of the Contrabass Conversations podcast and the author of the Double Bass Blog.

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A short episode about the very empowering 1,000 True Fans concept by Kevin Kelley.

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All episodes of The Entrepreneurial Musician are produced by Joey Santillo.

Within 10 years over half the workforce will be freelancers. Are you ready to live in that world?

This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Garrett Hope, composer and host of The Portfolio Composer, in Episode 59.

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Garrett Hope: Episode 59

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Produced by Austin Boyer of FredBrass

TEM 59: Garrett Hope of the Portfolio Composer Podcast on the Skills Needed in the Freelance Economy, Thinking About Art as a Business and the Power of Outsourcing

Garrett Hope is the host of The Portfolio Composer, a composer, bass player and entrepreneur.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Lauren Pierce, bass player, teacher and entrepreneur, in TEM 57.

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Lauren Pierce: Episode 57

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Produced by Austin Boyer of FredBrass

TEM 57: Lauren Pierce on Building a Popular YouTube Channel, Knowing When to Quit and Teaching Herself How to Code

Lauren Pierce is a professional bass player, teacher and entrepreneur.

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A short episode about the importance of finding a blue ocean to present to the world.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Hugh Sung, world-renowned pianist and entrepreneur, in TEM 54.

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Hugh Sung: Episode 54

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Hugh Sung is a world class pianist, teacher, entrepreneur and host of the podcast, A Musical Life.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about part two of my conversation with Sam Pilafian, tuba player for Boston Brass, in Episode 52.

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Sam Pilafian (Part Two): Episode 52

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This is Part 2 of my conversation with writer, producer, entrepreneur and tuba legend Sam Pilafian.

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TEM51: Are you just checking the boxes?

These are my thoughts on making sure we are not just checking the boxes.

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TEM19: Ron Davis

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Ariel Hyatt, social media rock star and founder of Cyber PR, in Episode 49.

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Nate Zeisler: Episode 42

Ariel Hyatt: Episode 49

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TEM49: Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR

Ariel Hyatt is the founder of Cyber PR. She is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who focuses on the intersection of social media, PR and online marketing.

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TEM48: Can and should continue (TEM Short)

This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Mike Robinson, VP of Marketing for KHS America, in Episode 47.

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Mike Robinson: Episode 47

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TEM47: Mike Robinson, VP of Marketing for KHS America

Mike Robinson is the VP of Marketing for KHS America, the parent company behind Jupiter Band Instruments, XO Professional Brass, Mapex Drums, Hohner Harmonics and many other brands.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Drew McManus of Adaptistration and Arts Hacker in Episode 45.

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Drew McManus: Episode 45

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Drew McManus is one of the premier orchestral consultants in the country and the man behind many projects including Adaptistration and Arts Hacker. He started and sold his first arts-related business when he was in his mid-20's and has since moved on to form many successful organizations.

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TEM44: Don't try to change someone's world view

The "we had brass last year" problem. Some thoughts on why it's a bad idea to try to change someone's world view.

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TEM7: Jeff Conner

TEM19: Ron Davis

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Nate Zeisler of The Colburn School in Episode 42.

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Nate Zeisler: Episode 42

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Nate Zeisler is the Director of Community Engagement and Career Development at the Colburn School and one of the founders of Arts Enterprise. Over a decade ago he was at the forefront of the entrepreneurial movement within academia and is constantly working to educate students about the intersection of business and the arts.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with David Cutler of The Savvy Musician in Episode 40.

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David Cutler: Episode 40

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David Cutler is the author of The Savvy Musician and Associate Professor of Music Entrepreneurship at the University of South Carolina. He is one of the world's foremost thought leaders in the field of arts entrepreneurship and his enthusiasm for the subject is contagious.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Dan Gosling of ChopSaver in Episode 38.

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Dan Gosling of ChopSaver: Episode 38

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Dan Gosling is the musician turned entrepreneur behind the incredibly popular ChopSaver lip balm. His story, from making the finals but then losing a professional orchestral audition to inventing a lip balm that is now sold in over 7,000 CVS Pharmacies, is truly incredible.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with Michael Harley of Alarm Will Sound and the Southern Exposure New Music Series in Episode 36.

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Michael Harley of Alarm Will Sound: Episode 36

Leap First by Seth Godin

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Leap First: Creating Work That Matters

Michael Harley is the bassoonist for Alarm Will Sound and Artistic Director of the Southern Exposure New Music Series. He is also Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the University of South Carolina.

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This TEM Short features some thoughts about my conversation with my Pedal Note Media colleague Lance LaDuke from Episode 34.

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A Conversation with Lance LaDuke on Marketing: Episode 34

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TEM34: A Conversation with Lance LaDuke on marketing

Fresh off of an appearance as a Thought Leader at the "Marketing Chamber Music: A Savvy Strategy for Success" event in New York City, Lance LaDuke joins the podcast to discuss all things marketing including a number of examples of groups who are crushing it.

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This TEM Short features some thoughts about my interview with Sam Pilafian of Boston Brass from episode 32.

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Sam Pilafian Part 1: Episode 32

Peter Seymour: Episode 29

The #AskGaryVee Show

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This episode features part one of my interview with legendary entrepreneur and musician Sam Pilafian of Boston Brass.

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This is a quick run down of what's in store for the podcast in 2016 including a few changes.

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This TEM Short features some thoughts about my interview with Peter Seymour of PROJECT Trio from episode 30.

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Peter Seymour of PROJECT Trio: Episode 29

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TEM 29: Peter Seymour of PROJECT Trio on Energy in Your Presentation, Taking Action and the Need to Be Brutally Honest With Yourself About What You Can and Can Not Do

Peter Seymour is the bass player and manager for PROJECT Trio, the internationally touring trio featuring bass, cello and flute. Peter has had a fascinating path through the music business that has evolved from playing with the Cleveland Orchestra to forming PROJECT Trio.

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This TEM Short features some thoughts about my interview with John Kellogg from episode 27.

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John Kellogg: Episode 27

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John Kellogg is the Assistant Chair of Music Business/Management at the Berklee College of Music and an entertainment lawyer. He is also the author of the bestselling book "Take Care of Your Music Business: Taking the Legal and Business Aspects You Need to Know to 3.0".

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Here are some thoughts about my interview with iCadenza's Julia Torgovitskaya and Jennifer Rosenfeld from episode 25.

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TEM 25: Jennifer Rosenfeld & Julia Torgovitskaya of iCadenza and Cadenza Artists on Dealing With Fear, the Power of Simply Asking and Incorrect Assumptions Musicians Make About the Music Business

Jennifer Rosenfeld & Julia Torgovitskaya are the founders of iCadenza and Cadenza Artists. They are also the authors of a wonderful new book titled "Awakening your Business Brain: An iCadenza Guide to Launching your Music Career".

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Awakening your Business Brain: An iCadenza Guide to Launching your Music Career

Finding reasons why something won't work is easy. But sometimes the key is finding reasons why something will work.

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Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser: Episode 4

Ron Davis: Episode 19

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Michael Davis is a world renowned trombone player and entrepreneur. He is the former trombone player for the Rolling Stones and the founder and president of Hip-Bone Music.

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My interview for Episode 21 with Max and Scott McKee reminded me of the great book by Jim Collins, "Good to Great". In that book, Jim makes the argument that you should start by putting the right people on the bus before you figure out where it is headed.

Links:

Episode 21: Max and Scott McKee

Book Referenced:

Good to Great by Jim Collins

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

Max and Scott McKee own and operate a music education empire which includes the American Band College, the Western International Band Clinic, and Bandworld Magazine.

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Here is my reaction to my interview from Episode 14 with Canadian jazz pianist, composer and entrepreneur Ron Davis. Ron mentioned the dangers of being fungible in today's music business. If you are simply selling skills that many people can do at or nearly at your level, prepare for the race to the bottom in terms of compensation.

The key is to market yourself rather than simply your skills, just as Ron has.

Links:

Episode 14: Ron Davis

Books Referenced:

Linchpin by Seth Godin

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout

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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk

TEM 19: Ron Davis, Canadian Jazz Pianist on the Dangers of Being Fungible, Why Sales Is Such a Huge Part of What Musicians Do and How He Is the Prototypical Example of a Portfolio Musician

Ron Davis is one of the preeminent jazz musicians in Canada who is known for his innovative collaborations and forward thinking. He is a performer, writer, arranger and teacher who has taken a fascinating route to get to where he is today.

He began his professional career by becoming a lawyer. He then got his PhD in French and became an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Then incredibly, after 10 years of not playing a note, picked music back up and became one of the most successful jazz musicians in all of Canada.

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Here are some thoughts about my interview with former Boston Brass and current Pedal Note Media partner Lance LaDuke in Episode 17.

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Andrew sits down with The Brass Junkies co-host and longtime friend Lance LaDuke who discusses how his entrepreneurial endeavors have led him to a career in consulting, performance, media, and academia.

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This TEM Short features some thoughts about my interview with Mike Nickens from Episode 15.

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Mike Nickens, aka “Doc Nix”, is a tenured professor at George Mason University as leader of the university’s pep band, the “Green Machine”. Nickens talks about how networking, branding, and systemized goal setting have advanced his career.

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In this week’s episode I reflect on my interview with Alan Baylock from Episode 11. Alan emphasized not shying away from opportunities because you might not feel ready or qualified. But in reality, that is not something for you to decide. Let THEM tell you no.

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Alan Baylock has had a wildly successful career as a composer, arranger, educator and bandleader. He is approaching his twentieth year as the chief arranger of the Airmen of Note before he takes over as the newly appointed leader of The One O'Clock Lab Band at North Texas.

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This TEM Short features thoughts about my conversation with composer Jim Stephenson in Episode 11.

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Jim Stephenson is a full-time composer and arranger based out of Chicago.

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Jonathan Kuuskoski is the Director of Entrepreneurship and Community Programs at the University of Missouri and is one of the brightest people I have ever spoken.

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David Vining is a renowned teacher and performer in addition to being the founder of publishing company Mountain Peak Music.

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The Entrepreneurial Musician is now posting weekly!

I will still be posting an interview every other week but the following week will now feature a very short episode with me discussing one of the topics the previous guest touched on.

For this week's episode, I am reflecting on Jeff Conner's comments on networking from Episode 7. Many musicians are good are networking but not a lot of them are great at networking so this is an opportunity for any of us to get a leg up on the competition.

Links:

Episode 7 Featuring Jeff Conner of Boston Brass

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Jeff Conner has performed in over 30 countries on 4 continents with his brass quintet, Boston Brass. Jeff talks about how they went from a college group playing small gigs around the Boston area to an internationally touring, full-time ensemble.

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Brian Pertl is the Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music and a former ethnomusicologist for Microsoft. He is the perfect meld of artist and businessman which makes him a very forward-thinking dean.

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Jeff Nelsen is the founder of Fearless Performance, former horn player for the Canadian Brass, and Professor of Horn at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.

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Dr. Tim talks about his career as a college band director, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. He shares what he feels is the secret to all success and his energy and genuine enthusiasm are incredible.

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Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck and Michael Clayville discuss all aspects of the group's cutting edge programming and business model.

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Patrick Sheridan is a conductor, world renowned tuba player and the entrepreneur behind products like The Breathing Gym and The Brass Gym.

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Ranaan Meyer is the bass player for Time For Three, a teacher, and the founder of the Time For Three Foundation.

What You'll Learn:

How Time for Three started almost by accident and how the got (more like created) their big break
The business model Time for Three uses that continues to see them thrive
What's next for the group
The advice Ranaan has for young musicians trying to make a name for themselves in the business today
The importance of having a strong support network (Ranaan leans on his heavily)
The three words that are written in block leaders daily at the top of his To-Do list
How he and his colleague Zach DePue took advantage of a power outage while playing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and proceeded to wow the crowd, amaze the rest of the orchestra and how it helped propel them to stardom
The nonprofit he runs and his other entrepreneurial ventures he runs including two bass camps and his career as a soloist

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