Sync Licensing and Connecting with Supervisors with Chris SD
How Women’s Audio Mission is Closing the Gender Gap in Creative Technology Careers with Cristina Ibarra
New Strategies To Book Paid Gigs in 2020 with Tara B
10 Reasons You Should Release A Holiday Single or EP This Year
How to Use Song and Video Competitions to Build Your Fan Base with Amy Barbera
Amy Barbera has been strategically connecting with people she has been submitting music to. And when she was winning competitions, she was utilizing that to get more publicity and bring her fans on board. I met Amy through the Women of Substance Podcast when she submitted her music. If you are interested to get on…
Navigating Music, Motherhood and Mental Health with Rachel Mason
How To Earn A Steady Stream of Income from Sync Licensing with Michael Elsner
My friend, Michael Elsner, is passionate about teaching sync licensing to musicians to create that passive income and help make our businesses more stable. He will talk about the process he used and why this is the best time to do sync licensing. Michael has a free video series you can subscribe to before July…
How to Triple Your Income Using Online Concerts with Laura Simpson from Side Door
Side Door was created to match artists and hosts for house concerts and alternative venues. They’ve been called the Airbnb of concerts. I’m a huge fan of house concerts but we cannot do that in this era. What Side Door discovered is they can shift this to online concerts and allowed them to shift to…
Embracing Multiple Streams of Income with Fiona Flyte
As part of the Embracing the New Music Economy series I have been doing, my friend, Fiona Flyte, talks about diversifying income on this episode, as well as discuss insights on how she uses content marketing and Youtube as a musician. We have the new and updated income guide, 15 Streams of Income to Tap…
How to Land Online Session Work With Angie and David from AirGigs
How To Seamlessly Transition From In-Person Lessons to Online
To embrace the New Music Economy, this needs not to be a time of pause but of transition. The way that people consume and buy things will change and one of these is giving private lessons online. In this episode, my friend, Tiffany Van Boxtel from the StarSinger.co Podcast, shares how she seamlessly transitioned all…
Embracing The New Music Economy: Plant Some Trees
How To Recession-Proof Your Music Career
During this unprecedented time, it’s understandable to feel powerless. With gigs being cancelled and social distancing eliminating key sources of income, you may feel like your career is paralyzed. But there are plenty of things you can be doing right now to be productive and take actions that will fortify your career against the inevitable…
FEM185: Music Business Management – How To Keep More Of The Money You Make
Is music business management, especially the money part, stressing you out? You’re not alone. Particularly this time of year, you may be scrambling to get your taxes done and realizing that you don’t have a good system for managing your money. Or maybe, you’ve been avoiding music business management and tracking income and expenses completely.…
FEM184 Music Entrepreneur Success – Practical Tools & Mindset
Whether you realize it or not, as a musician, you are a music entrepreneur. If you’re wondering what a music entrepreneur is and how to act like one, check out this Podcast Episode. In order to succeed as a music entrepreneur, you first need to acknowledge that working on your business skills is important. I…
FEM181 Connecting With Fans Across The Globe With Jenn Bostic
Raw, real emotions and struggles inspire pop, gospel, soul artist, Jenn Bostic, to write music that her fans can relate to. Connecting with fans seems to come easy for Jenn Bostic. Her music is unpredictable and she isn’t afraid to follow her heart in the music she creates. In her most recent album, Revival, she…
FEM177 Why You Might Be Resisting Concert Booking & How To Overcome It with Bree Noble & Beth Matthew
FIMC Community Manager, Beth Matthew, shares the struggles that held her back from concert booking and the steps she took to break through booking resistance. Concert booking can be nerve wracking for even the most seasoned artists but unfortunately, it’s something we need to work through if we want to share our gifts with the…
FEM173 Live Venue & Artist Communication with Carolina Castilla
Carolina Castilla, creator of Massive Act, moved from Colombia to Silicon Valley to start her company from scratch, without knowing anyone when she saw a need in the industry. Her mission is to improve live venue & artist communication. Live venue communication with artists can be difficult in the music business so when Founder of…
FEM172 Music Libraries Accepting Submissions with Art Munson of Music Library Report
Art Munson, founder of Music Library Report sat down with me to talk about the benefits of using MLR to find music libraries accepting submissions. Art Munson isn’t new to the world of music library licensing. In fact, he’s had placements on Oprah, America’s Got Talent, Entertainment Tonight and ABC World News. When he was…
FEM171 Making Music Merch More Profitable with Vanessa Ferrer
Vanessa Ferrer , founder of Merch Cat, is an expert when it comes to music merch. With her background in music and business, she created Merch Cat to help musicians leverage this income stream. A successful businesswoman for 15 years, Vanessa Ferrer has managed touring artists and consulted with industry pros. In 2015, she created Merch…