Musicians Tip Jar

Today we talk to the intimidating talented Dylan Dunlap who couldn’t be any less intimidating to talk to. He shares his journey through Berklee and getting a record deal all the while finding what it means to take care of your mental health. We also discuss the way ego may be sabotaging the progress on your next project. Music Minds Matter: They offer a safe space for musicians and those involved...

Today we shine a light on how all it takes is finding what value you can bring to the world for it to open up to anything you could ask for. As we jump back into the second half of our conversation with Speaker and content creator, Eddie Pinero, we focus on you and how the best thing you can ever do is give your gifts to the world by investing in yourself. Lets go! “Find that crossroads between do...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. We continue to find ways to simplify this podcast to get you straight to the point. I’m Chris Webb joined by my co-host and the guy who makes the sharpest points, Dave Tamkin. Today we will give you a chance to simplify your life so that you can see what it is you really want clearer. Our guest Eddie Pinero will explain how. “Th...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Today we are jumping back in for the second half of our interview with CDbaby founder, Derek Sivers and we discuss the actual thing that separates the super successful from the rest. Just as it’s often true that the second half of my set is the strongest, this last half of the interview with Derek just keeps cranking up the insi...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Today we get the gift of diving into the mind of CDBaby founder, Derek Sivers. Episode mission/Overview:The best way to understand how this business works is to think about it all from your fans perspective. That is sort of our theme today. But there is SO much in that concept from how that helps you help them and how to allow y...

S3 E1 Musicians & Money: The Movement Why does it often feel so hard to want to both be a musician and be wealthy today? Do you feel your non-musician friends are always worried about you and your ability to split the check? Whether you're a veteran of this business or just getting your feet wet, let’s unpack this tour trailer load of content in time to actually do a soundcheck and get a clear...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Where we are proud to say we make a living being artists, Making art, sharing art and providing the soundtrack to life. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and the guy who tears up every time the titanic theme song comes on, Dave Tamkin. Quote: “At some point, you want to turn your income into an outcome. Die with memo...

It’s one thing to know how to play a scale, it is another thing entirely to actually use that scale in a way that sounds musical. Today we show you the most effective way we have found to actually apply the Financial scale to your life and music business. Quote: “Your business should serve your life not the other way around” - Graham Cochrane After all the talk we have had this season about each o...

We believe that if you are afraid of change then you should just give it to us… That’s some solid tip jar humor right there… I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and a guy whose car has collected more old scents than he has, Dave Tamkin. “Long range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present decisions.” - Peter F Drucker As musicians we are always searchi...

It’s true that knowing where you are going, and that you are going in the right direction, will get you to your destination faster every time. Today we discuss the easiest way to do that with your business with F-ing Forecasting Simply put, Forecasting is the action of projecting your monthly income and keeping track of what money is coming in from where. This is the center of knowing what you are...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Here we just keep repeating the message that planning for the unexpected is at the core of having a sustainable music career. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and the guy never done with strengthening his core, Dave Tamkin. Quote: “Your emergency fund is not an investment, it’s insurance with one purpose - to protec...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Where we think that everything you do should have your stamp on it and hope that nothing you stamp on has any do do. I’m your host Chris Webb, joined by my co-host and the guy who has to tiptoe around my joke every week, Dave Tamkin. Quote: “When you get the money, you still need to keep going; You don’t stop. There has to be so...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Here we believe that the only thing that shreds a guitar player's confidence in their career choice more than Eddie Van Halen is Debt. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and the guy who once had a mullet that would even make Eddie Van Halen blush, Dave Tamkin. Quote: "There are three kinds of people: the haves, the ha...

Over the course of this show we have spent a lot of time talking about both the need to diversify and the idea that doing non-music things is often just a part of the journey. Our guest today, Fabiana Claure, explains that what we have been missing is that all the pieces you do need to be put together as one you. Women’s Audio Mission is a San Francisco/Oakland-based nonprofit organization and the...

Over the course of this show we have spent a lot of time talking about both the need to diversify and the idea that doing non-music things is often just a part of the journey. Our guest today, Fabiana Claure, explains that what we have been missing is that all the pieces you do need to be put together as one you. Quote: “If you really want to succeed in line with your values you have to be willing...

Welcome to musicians Tip Jar, where we talk about musicians and money. Where we show that the root of all evil is not money but actually that A-hole that stole gear out of your buddies van while she was loading out from her gig last night. I’m your host, Chris Webb, Joined by my co-host and the Kevin Costner to this podcast’s Whitney Huston, Dave Tamkin. As predictable as a Hollywood movie ending,...

In The second half of our interview with Jim Attebery, we get to hear the amazing story of how he helped Meghan Trainor go from young attendee at the Durango expo to superstar. If you’re interested in getting into the film and TV portion of the music business, this episode is for you. It’s always been fascinating to us to find out an idea has grown so large in its impact from the origins of where...

If you’re interested in getting into the film and TV portion of the music business, this episode is for you. It’s always been fascinating to us to find out an idea has grown so large in its impact from the origins of where they got started. Today we get to do just that with the origin story of how the Durango Expo started with Jim Attebery. This is definitely a man who has seen a lot of changes in...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Where we stay fresh by posting about money’s power to make your music stronger. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host, the guy that swears by Fans-only for musicians, Dave Tamkin. Quote: “Experiment and find the thing that feels genuine to you and then find the audience to connect with it…that’s really all it is.” Andy R...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Where we enjoy regular quiet bike rides to destress from the business environment of so much noise. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and man whose bike gear even shifts to 11, Dave Tamkin. Quote: In this business…”you don’t have to be the greatest guitar player if you can outwork them” - Andy Rok Following your path...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money. Where we are definitely better at giving you finance tips than selling you that we are funny. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and the man previously known as David Michael Anthony Tamkin, Dave Tamkin. Quote: There is: The Music, The Music Business and The Music Industry. Love the first, learn the second and outsmar...

If you have been listening to the other episodes from season 2, you have already been introduced to the first three of the seven note scale; A is for advance (episode 33), B is for budget (episode 32) and C is for Clarity (Episode 31). But today’s episode is intended to give you an overview of the scale and give you a clearer understanding on how, when used well, this scale can create beautiful ha...

Welcome to Musicians Tip Jar where we talk about musicians and money where we take that “can-do” attitude and turn it into “can-Dough”. I’m your host Chris Webb joined by my co-host and the only person I could find that would put up with my verbiage stretching, Dave Tamkin. Quote: David Hawkin’s “your subconscious will only allow you to have what you feel you deserve” What we believe we deserve, w...

Today we cover exactly how to make the ask when finding the business partners in your audience, discuss what your songs are for and explain the 80/20 rule. So get out on the right side of the bed as we will be right back. Quote: “Desperation is a very bad business partner” -Tommy Jackson The Iowa youth chorus envision a world in which every child in Iowa has access to the benefits of a world class...

Ever wondered how things look from the person who owns the record label or the publishing company or how about the owner of a successful investment firm? Well today you will get a chance to hear from all three because that is our guest Tommy Jackson Quote: “Why do you want to walk through the thick woods when someone has already cut a path and knows where all the rattlesnakes are” Tommy Jackson Th...