The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz – Details, episodes & analysis

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:

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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