The David Andrew Wiebe Show

Is it time to embrace Web3 as a musician? What steps should you take if you’re interested in making a go of it as an independent artist? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:27 – Web3 is here 01:06 – Learning about blockchain-powered, decentralized platforms 02:13 – Discover the platforms a...

Do you know what your brand message is? Do you know what difference you’re out to make in the world with your music? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:25 – Tara Divina's awakening 02:48 – Why Tara found the career path stifling 03:30 – What does "meaning" mean to Tara? 05:08 – Rediscover...

Do you wish you could be a spectacular failure in the music business? Are you looking for the step-by-step process that will make you an embarrassing disgrace to yourself, your family, and the world? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:32 – A framework for failure 00:52 – Be a jerk to ever...

How do you achieve independent music success on your own terms? What music distribution service should you choose, and what are the nuances you should be aware of in selecting a partner? All this and more in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 01:11 – Catching up with Monica Strut 03:26 – What’s new with Monica? 06:59 – What’s new with...

Are you still promoting your music on Facebook? That’s not necessarily a bad thing. The challenge is that algorithms are constantly changing, and what used to work doesn’t work anymore. Are Facebook pages dead? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 01:17 – Facebook is on a downward spiral 02:11...

The Music Entrepreneur Code – 2022 Edition features an all-new introduction, along with plenty of new tools, resources, and up-to-date strategies and mental models to help you grow and impact a fan base and make a living from your passion. The hardcover edition of the book just came out, so to commemorate this occasion, David reads the updated introduction in this episode of The New Music Industry...

If any part of what you do in music depends on you working with clients, then it’s important to know which types of clients to pursue, as well as which types to avoid. After all, your survival depends on your ability to bring in an income, and nothing can affect your ability to create an income faster than working with clients who endlessly negotiate, waste time, and refuse to pay. That’s what we’...

What did Marty Friedman recently say on ROCK FUJIYAMA that caught my attention? What’s Wolf’s philosophy on achieving success in the new music industry? All this and more on the latest iteration of the monthly, 2022 Edition of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:32 – David and Wolf share what’s new in their worlds 04:44 – The secret is there is no secret 11:48 – The shortcut to...

So, what exactly is going on with Music Entrepreneur HQ and The New Music Industry Podcast in 2022? Will it be business as usual, or are there changes to come? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:32 – David addresses what’s been going on in his world 02:40 – Improvements that need to be made to Music Entrepreneur HQ 03:40...

Are you looking for licensing and placement opportunities? How is multimedia changing, and how does that impact your outlook as an artist? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:31 – What is Artlist and what makes it unique? 05:58 – Where are things going with stock music? 09:01 – The interse...

What would it look like to start a new podcast? How do you market your music effectively? What are the most important tools you could be taking advantage of in 2022? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:35 – Robonzo returns 01:46 – Robonzo’s new podcast startup program 09:56 – The importance of segmenting your audience 1...

What can you expect from the 2022 Edition of The Music Entrepreneur Code? What’s different about this version versus the last? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:26 – The big reveal: The Music Entrepreneur Code – 2022 Edition 01:01 – What led to the creation of the latest edition of The Music Entrepreneur Code 01:54 –...

There are many forms of pain, whether physical or emotional. What if there were tools and products that could help you live pain-free? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:29 – Amos Bracewell makes his return to the podcast! 01:36 – What has Amos been up to since August? 06:18 – Amos’ story: From pain to freedom 10:41 –...

How do you establish a successful music business online and off? How do you create a popular YouTube channel, and market your music or your enterprise successfully? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:29 – Matt Ramsey is back! 01:10 – Matt’s journey to building Ramsey Voice Studio 07:40 – Choosing your focus as a small...

What does it feel like to compose an award-winning score for a short film? What goes into a project like that? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:25 – The story behind David’s award-winning compositions 01:56 – The Long, Lonely Walk 03:00 – Desolation (Broken) 04:18 – Suspense 05:18 – Meet Me Here 07:07 – Closing thoug...

How do you run an independent record label? How do you set yourself and your artists up for success long-term? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:24 – Nick Sadler is back! 00:54 – Nick’s new book 08:57 – Artist contracts and recording agreements 10:02 – Finding an extra set of hands to help you in your career – artist...

Do you have an email list? Are you actively building it? Is your email list continually growing, are you building your community, and is your customer experience as good as it could be? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:31 – What David learned from James Schramko’s course on email market...

Have you ever suffered a crushing, embarrassing, infuriating defeat in your music career? Look, you wouldn’t be the only one. It would be quite unusual for a musician or music entrepreneur to go their entire career without encountering some serious hardship. I’ve been there myself. But when do you give up and move on? Most people quit after the first defeat. And after a long, hard road with a seco...

Every marketer says you’re supposed to define your target audience. Make up some names, find some stock photos online, paste them onto a board along with everything you know about your prospective fans. Have you ever had a disconnect with this process? Were you stopped at any stage of developing your customer avatar? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industr...

What happens when all your plans fall apart because of circumstances unfolding in the world? What do you do next? What could you do? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:28 – Introducing Brendan Jeannetti of Music You’re Missing 00:58 – Why start a podcast? 03:43 – Launching and helping artists get exposure 05:19 – Wait,...

How much reading do you do as a musician? If you’ve been a longtime listener of The New Music Industry Podcast, I suspect you’ve already adopted the learning habit. And if you have, I have no doubt you’re getting a lot of value out of it. But are you making the most of every book you read? It’s easy to pay lip service to your personal growth habit, but the truth is you might not be getting everyth...

What if you could secure, distribute, and promote your music all from one, convenient place? What if you could spend more of your time doing what you love to do as a creator? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:35 – TuneGO – “record label in a box” 04:30 – Will TuneGO make record labels obsolete? 06:56 – What is the imp...

Creating an income in music isn’t that hard. But growing and scaling that income can be. And it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, not knowing what changes or tweaks to make to cause a breakthrough. What’s the number one thing getting in the way of creating an income in music? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:37 – Are we...

What have you learned this past year? How are you applying it to your music career? What difference is it making for you? Have you gotten any breakthrough results? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:29 – Let’s talk about The Music Entrepreneur Code! 01:14 – It’s time to get out your pen and notebook 03:52 – An exercise...

Are you struggling to get people to check out your content? Do you feel like no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to build up your following? That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:31 – The content hustle and organic reach 03:33 – Organic reach is still platform dependent 05:46 – How to create powerful content that r...