Female Entrepreneur Musician with Bree Noble

We talked with Allison Sharpe of Bandzoogle and she gave us some valuable tips on building musician websites that will attract and engage your fans. Allison is also a musician so she knows a thing or two about building a musician website. Join the webinar to learn more about musician websites and to start your own! Elements of an Effective Website Home Page Lesser known BandZoogle Features That Ro...

Today we talk about masterminds for musicians and break down why they are important for accountability. To get started with an accountability partner , join the Get More Done In Less Time Challenge starting on January 23.  In this challenge, we will identify how to create music goals with clear objectives and how you can be productive in your business everyday by having an accountability part...

As musicians and business owners, we often find ourselves stressing out about our music goals and objectives. Setting the right goals and having clear objectives is how we create success in our musician businesses. Often times, we don’t think of ourselves as business owners as well as musicians. Because of this, I am thrilled to be offering my Get More Done In Less Time Challenge starting on...

Watch Or Listen Get my free SMART Goals Workbook , where you will learn how to hone in on the things you should be focusing on so you can make a steady income from music. As music entrepreneurs, we may find it time consuming to plan for a brand new year. Are you stuck thinking about 2016? We are going to talk about how you can release 2016 and plan for 2017.   I want you to grab a s...

Growing up in the music industry, Whitney Wolanin has navigated her way through holiday music, adult contemporary and top 40 hits. She is a shining example as to how staying true to yourself is the best way to nurture your music career. Since age 11, Whitney knew she wanted a music career. At just 13 years old, she was on the stage with the rock bands her father managed and did her first reco...

I’ve discovered that being a true BOSS in my business and creating a musician business plan is a key ingredient to my success. After doing this in both my musician business and my online business, I immediately doubled my productivity and profit in the first 3 months. But it wasn’t always obvious to me why being a boss and having a working musician business plan is so important. Do Mus...

Emily Rose Morrison aka Emii in the music scene is one of the most talented people I’ve met. Can you believe that because of her passion for music, she left her hometown in Ohio for New York to strike out on her own at the young age of 18. What bravery! And she’s a shining example of how to create a fanbase starting from literally nothing. Now, she’s known for her pop and dance music includin...

Symentha Holmes is one of the most inspiring woman out there.  She empowers the world by sharing her own journey from sickness to healthy rockstar with hemp and her healthier lifestyle. She’s the Jane of all trades—from being a model, recording and performing artist, an actor and professional bartender, but Symentha’s  health took a turn for the worst. Suffice it to say, hemp c...

April Kelly is a very passionate woman, especially when it comes to her music. She is not only a singer, but also a prolific songwriter. Because she developed skills in production and utilizes home studio equipment, she is able to churn out incredible music for film and TV on her own schedule. Forming Her Own Band & Building an Audience with Cover Tunes & Original Music Focu...

I have an enlightening and in-depth conversation with Ariel Hyatt, author & founder of Cyber PR, about lessons learned from her own crowdfunding experience and how they can be applied to music crowdfunding. She also introduces her new book on crowdfunding called “Crowdstart”. The book is available for pre-order now on her website and will be out in late October. What Ariel Learned from he...

I talk with music licensing expert Michelle Lockey about how she got into licensing music for Film and TV, the steps she took to learn the trade and hone her songwriting craft to write specific music for Film and TV, and her musical journey that led her through conquering her self-confidence issues to becoming a teacher and course creator for musicians. “How To Make A 5-Figure Income Licensing Mus...

Lauren Spring is a true entrepreneur who not only performs with her all-female band The Krickets and her husband’s band, The Bo Spring Band, but also runs a chain of women’s boutiques called The Fuss in Florida. On the show, she talks about running a wildly successful crowdfunding for musicians campaign for the Krickets newest release. She also details how she gave up music for good (so she though...

SMART Music Goals Are Just Smart Business As I remind you often on the podcast (and the name of this site really says it all), you as musicians are also business owners and entrepreneurs.  It is up to you to decide how you want your business to operate and to set music SMART goals that, when achieved, move you in that direction. No matter where you are right now, it’s never too late to l...

I talk with talented soulful Country artist Morgan Myles about her budding career, her decision to move to Nashville and how she cultivated her songwriting and performing as well as important musical relationships along the way. She also talked about how to tour with a band: the joys, the pitfalls, and the strength it takes to lead. Living in Nashville How To Tour With A Band Using Cover Songs to...

I talk with Jennie DeVoe about why she turned down a record deal contract near the beginning of her career, deciding to remain fiercely independent. We discuss what makes an artist unique and how to always put forth your very best.  She touches on the importance of growing a fan base and what an honor it is to have fans who continue to support you.  Finally she explains how tenacity and...

I talk with Nancy Ruth about her desire from a very young age to learn how to make it as a musician. She emphasizes how important a good music education is. She explains what drew her to move to Spain and how her love of travel and other cultures fits into her music and her career.  We also discuss what you can do to appeal to corporate and International gigging opportunities. How To Make It...

Pinterest For Musicians: Why Have A Presence On Pinterest What are the benefits of using Pinterest for musicians? Pinterest is actually a search engine, although it is well know as a social media site. It is more for images as opposed to videos. In fact, it is the third most popular search engine , after Google and Youtube. It has a definite appeal to and is most popular with women over 25, but my...

I talk to Audrey Callahan, musician and entrepreneur, about releasing Message Music and how it connected with her fans. She talks about how she followed her passion in music and how she started seeing loyal fans and income follow. Audrey emphasizes giving life to music and songs by sharing meaningful messages. She is also the creator of the Ultimate Entertainer Workshop. Strategy for Rel...

I talk with Lisa Brigantino about how to become a full time musician, the perseverance it takes, and how she diversified what she’s doing so she can do music day in and day out. She’s a solo singer/songwriter, runs a music production and rights-clearing company, and does musical comedy shows with her sister too! Lisa’s Experience in Lez Zeppelin Lessons Learned in the Music Business as A Full Time...

Why I Built a Fan Base Over the past 2 lessons, we’ve worked through some pretty heavy stuff in relation to building a fan base. I told you about my epic failure with selling my first album. I explained that it was only when I started analyzing the strategies of successful Indie artists that I was able to launch myself out of total obscurity and start building a fan base that would allow me to sel...

How To Become A Successful Artist By Defining Your #1 Goal This may seem like a silly question… Would you ever build a house without a set of blueprints? Hopefully not! Listen to the last lesson in this series: How to Build A Fan Base Starting With 100 True Fans Yet the #1 mistake you are making is not clearly articulating WHAT you want to achieve and WHY you want to achieve it BEFORE you st...

One time I recorded an album…and no one bought it. OK, I supposed if you count my mom, my dad, my cousins, and a few of my subordinates at work who felt obliged to buy it…then I guess 10 people bought it. I couldn’t figure out what all the successful Indie artists I saw around me selling multiple albums, over-funding their crowdfunding campaigns and selling out big venues were doing th...