MMP016: What’s Next For Musician Monster And What It Means For You And Your Music
In today’s episode, I explain how we’re putting the last 12 months of learning into practice so that you can get an over the shoulder view of how to earn income from original music. In this episode, you’ll learn: The steps to making passive income...
MMP015: Into The Mind of A Great Musician – What Would Your World Be Like As A Professional Guitarist?
Today’s guest is a masterful musician. Carl Verheyen has been a full-time guitarist since he was 21 years old, holding his first job long enough to pay off his new Les Paul. Despite his success, the way Carl thinks about his role will surprise you. Carl Verheyen...
MMP014: How To Make A Viral Music Video
Today’s guest is Grant McFarland. His band, Galactic Empire, moved from obscurity to stardom almost instantly. They did not have a fan base or a significant internet presence—they had never even released an album. They covered the main Star Wars theme and...
MMP013: Rick Barker Talks About Managing Taylor Swift And The Music Industry Blueprint
Rick Barker loves developing artists and watching them grow. A skill that served him well managing Taylor Swift’s career in the early days of Big Machine Records. Rick talks about growing up poor and stepping down as Taylor’s manager just as he was about...
MMP012: How To Play Guitar Like a Beast In Six Months
It takes 10,000 hours to master a craft. That means practicing for one hour every day for the next 27 years (assuming you have an efficient routine). The good news is that you can 10x the effectiveness of your practice sessions by finding a great teacher. Over the...
MMP011: Danika Holmes – From College Dropout To Full Time Musician
Danika Holmes has played over 400 shows since she decided to pursue music full time in 2010. The path that took here there is rarely traveled–abandoning her Ph.D., only a dissertation short of becoming “Dr. Holmes.” Don’t let Danika’s “luck”...
MMP010: Is The Music Industry Dying?
Flush It Down! I want to give you the skinny before you listen to this episode…because the more I learn, the more I realize why we musicians have trouble building momentum. The OLD music industry is in the toilet We do not hear about it as often because the...
MMP009: Creative Control and The Practicing Mind
The Practicing Mind is: learning and achieving through intention and repetition. And musicians have it in spades…sometimes. By the time Tom Sterner was twenty three he had worked with some of the largest orchestras in the world. He knows what he is talking about...
MMP008: Un-Masking The Potential of A Musicpreneur with Tommy Darker – Part Two
This is part two of a two part series “Unmasking The Potential Of A Musicpreneur” Click here to listen to part one! In part two of our discussion, Tommy and I spend a lot of time talking about indecision. The topic hit home for me because it’s easy to...
