State of The Artist Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Why don't Artists and Musicians take social media more seriously if we know that's where we are going to get an audience?

Season 3 kicks off with a discussion about why so many Artists are resisting the digital transition. 

Discussing the sneaky ways we avoid risk and stay in the "controlled middle" so we don't have to face our fears. Our lives and our art is better when we create with risk. 

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Writer's block is a problem with the flow of ideas. It's not like you become less creative. The creativity is simply blocked from flowing through you. It's dead simple to break out of this problem by understanding where it comes from and why it plagues Artists. In this episode, I'll show you exactly how to get your ideas flowing again. 

In this episode I'm discussing the single best tool for marketing an Artist has - catching up with culture. 

Time moves forward and the culture shifts. If you don't catch up with it you become out of date. You stop being cool. The punishment for Artists is we stop being relevant to what's happening now. Because we're locked in the past. Catching up gives you power.

Other people's opinions of your life and your Art limit your creativity and your willingness to take risks. In this week's episode, I'm talking about what it all means, and how to survive the worst disaster Artists face - the opinion of our audience.

Musicians and Artists are intimidated by them, but why? I'm digging into a touchy subject on this one. Which "industry people" are the good ones, and which are the bad ones? Do Artists need them at all? 

Discussing the main reasons Artists and Musicians have trouble focusing and generally keeping life on track day-to-day. How Artists can get control over distractions and start to make progress. 

For most Artists and Musicians, social media feels like a chore we want to avoid even though we know it's the greatest tool in history to share our Art. In this episode, I'm trying to change your perspective on social media by comparing the old model for reaching new fans VERSUS the new model Artists and Content Creators are using to scale their audiences. 

The root problem in all of our lives and Artistic pursuits is fear. Of course it is. Building a fanbase, recording music, posting on TikTok, all of it is made harder because of the fears we are all facing in pursuit of a career. 

This episode discusses 2 types of fear that keep Artists from progressing - fear failure and fear of success.

Luth breaks down the psychology of why 85% of Artists notoriously avoid practice, who gets to opt-out of practicing, and how practice is tied to fear of commitment.