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.

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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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Want to help the show? Here are a few ways you can do that:

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping to make more TEM episodes possible? Join the TEM Patreon family or support the show via a one-time Venmo payment:

https://www.tem.fm/support

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 200 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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.

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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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Want to help the show? Here are a few ways you can do that:

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping to make more TEM episodes possible? Join the TEM Patreon family or support the show via a one-time Venmo payment:

https://www.tem.fm/support

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 200 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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.

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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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Want to help the show? Here are a few ways you can do that:

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping to make more TEM episodes possible? Join the TEM Patreon family or support the show via a one-time Venmo payment:

https://www.tem.fm/support

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 200 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

TEM216: Three tips for better communication

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

Head over to tem.fm for the TEM216 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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

Produced by Will Houchin

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

Head over to tem.fm for the TEM214 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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

Produced by Will Houchin

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

Head over to tem.fm for the TEM214 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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

Produced by Will Houchin

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

Head over to tem.fm for the TEM213 Show Notes including a list of topics covered in this episode as well as links to all references mentioned.

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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

Produced by Will Houchin

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

TEM has a brand new website! Drop by tem.fm and say hello!

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

TEM has a brand new website! Drop by tem.fm and say hello!

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

TEM208: Own your own timeline

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

TEM has a brand new website! Drop by tem.fm and say hello!

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

TEM has a brand new website! Drop by tem.fm and say hello!

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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.

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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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Want to help the show? Here are a few ways you can do that:

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping to make more TEM episodes possible? Join the TEM Patreon family or support the show via a one-time Venmo payment:

https://www.tem.fm/support

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 200 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help me get there. Thank you!

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Produced by Andrew Hitz for Pedal Note Media

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Want to access exclusive bonus coverage while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Hear extra TEM episodes including bonus episodes with every guest while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Hear extra TEM episodes including bonus episodes with every guest while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Hear extra TEM episodes including bonus episodes with every guest while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Hear extra TEM episodes including bonus episodes with every guest while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Hear extra TEM episodes including bonus episodes with every guest while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

http://www.tem.fm/shownotes

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

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

1. Hear an extra TEM episode every single week while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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

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

1. Hear an extra TEM episode every single week while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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

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

1. Hear an extra TEM episode every single week while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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.

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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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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

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

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

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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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

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

1. Hear an extra TEM episode every single week while helping me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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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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

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

1. 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.

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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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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.

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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:

• 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.

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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

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

1. 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.

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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.

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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

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

1. 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.

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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)

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

1. 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.

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next Apple Podcasts goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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.

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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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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)

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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 Drake Domingue

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

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)

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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 Drake Domingue

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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 Drake Domingue

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

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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Produced by Drake Domingue

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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

1. 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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Produced by Drake Domingue

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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

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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 Drake Domingue

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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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)

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

Produced by Drake Domingue

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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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)

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

1. 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.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 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 Drake Domingue

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