The David Andrew Wiebe Show

If you want to achieve anything of significance, you must work on it consistently. But how is consistency achieved? How can you discipline yourself to work on your most important tasks daily? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share the importance of routine and how to develop one that helps you move quicker towards your goals. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 0...

People often talk about setting boundaries. And while boundaries can be important in certain situations, they don’t always work. Sometimes others end up violating them, and sometimes we put ourselves in situations where they have the chance to be crossed, intentional or not. So, we need to ask ourselves: Are boundaries important? Do they exist? What situations should they apply to, and in what sit...

It’s been a while since I’ve done any kind of personal- or career-based update. But I feel like some of the changes I’ve been making to my work life warrant a proper announcement. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share what I’ve been up to this summer, some of the changes that have been occurring in my life, as well as what I’m planning to do moving forward. Download the PDF Tr...

I’m a big believer in self-education. Formal education can teach us a great deal, but its influence only extends so far. If we stop learning, we stop growing, and unfortunately many people stop learning after they leave high school or college. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, you’ll learn about the benefits of self-education. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:...

So, you’ve been building your email list. Now what? Many artists struggle with what email to send their fans and end up falling behind the eight ball. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share 10 types of emails you could be sending to your fans. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – 10 types of emails to send your fans 00:45 – #1: Promotional 01:09 – #2: News...

Would you consider yourself a blogging musician? Did you know that there are many ways to make money from your blog? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explore five opportunities you can take advantage of as a blogging musician. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – 5 monetization opportunities for blogging musicians 00:20 – Is blogging something you should b...

The word “symmetry” leads to questions about meaning, like when we encounter words like “democracy” or “love”. The word symmetry basically means “agreement in dimensions, proportions, and arrangement”. Things that strike us as being symmetrical definitely seem to fit this criteria. We assume that measuring the dimensions, proportions, and the arrangement of something will determine if it’s symmetr...

We live in a complicated world. We live complicated lives within a complicated human landscape. Our complicated lives are made more complicated by the complicated biological, ecological, zoological, psychological, socio-economical, political, technological, and cosmological realities we interact with every day. “Interact” may be too kind of a word to use in many of these cases. So often, too often...

After a time, he allowed the students to exist the bus, still blindfolded, he asked the group to make their best guess for the direction of the university campus, and point their fingers in that direction. Surprisingly, a significant number of the students pointed in the correct direction. He replicated the experiment the very next day with the same students. Only this time, he secretly inserted s...

The compass is a simple ancient device made of natural magnetic material, mounted in free suspension, to interact with the awesome power of the earth’s electromagnetic field. Whether it’s a fourth century Chinese lodestone compass or a modern-day magnetometer, the principles of the compass are universal, enduring, and deeply philosophical. The compass represents, to us, the essential power of elec...

Are you worried about someone stealing your music? Are you trying to figure out the exact process for how to register your songs? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain the basics of music copyright. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Music copyright 00:22 – I’m not a copyright expert 00:52 – Poor man’s copyright 01:41 – The two types of copyrights 01:...

Summer is here in full force. What type of summer have you been experiencing so far? In my experience, there are essentially six types of summers that exist. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, you’ll learn about how these seasonal changes can affect you as an artist. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Seasonal disruption 01:35 – How we look at events shapes...

Have you ever thought about using multiple cameras to capture video content? Are you interested in taking your video production to the next level? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I talk to Will Waters from NewTek, who shares about how to get started with multi-camera video production. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – The importance of video content 00:3...

Music distribution services have made it easy for all artists to get their music on popular online stores and streaming sites. If you have yet to distribute your music digitally, now is the time to get into it. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain the simple process of music distribution. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Music distribution 00:29 –...

Do you create video content? Are you using YouTube to promote your music? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain how to create great quality videos that engage your fan base. If you’ve ever asked yourself what it takes to create unique video content, this podcast episode is for you. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Creating video content 00:30 – Why...

Releasing music is a fact of being a musician. Marketing is the part that sometimes doesn’t come as naturally. You can have a lot of fun with your marketing once you get the hang of it. But just like learning to ride a bicycle, it can be a bit of a challenge to figure out how to do it at first. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explore the five questions you need to ask yourself...

In the last episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I compared music entrepreneurship to creative alchemy. But I wanted to go deeper into creative alchemy as a practice, and that’s what I focus on in this episode. Find out why so many artists and creative entrepreneurs are resonating deeply with this term. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Creative alchemy 00:33 – The r...

Have you ever taken inventory of all the skills and talents you possess? Are you leveraging them to the degree you could be? We as musicians aren’t just creatives anymore. We aren’t just business people either. We’re creative alchemists. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, you’ll learn what it means to be a creative alchemist. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14...

Don’t get me wrong – one hit song can make a big difference in your career. And we should all be grateful should such an opportunity present itself. It is all you need to “make it” in the music industry though? Is that how you’ll make the greatest impact possible? I believe this is an important question to explore, especially if you’re thinking one big hit is all you need. Download the PDF Transcr...

Have you ever heard of mastermind groups? What are they? Who are they for? Should you be a part of one? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain the importance of joining and actively participating in mastermind groups. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Mastermind group for musicians 00:18 – What is a mastermind? 00:39 – Why join a mastermind? 01:35 – D...

Have you ever heard of affiliate marketing? It’s pretty cool – you get to promote products other people have created and earn commissions on them. That’s right, you can make money from things you didn’t even have to create! In this episode, I talk about how to get started in affiliate marketing and strategies you can use to get people to click on your affiliate links. Download the PDF Transcriptio...

It can be extremely challenging to establish a predictable income in the music industry. But it seems like many musicians are trying the same things hoping for different results, which is the definition of insanity. Ready to try something different? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain how to set up your own online fan club. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights...

I can’t believe more musicians aren’t doing this. The truth is that you could be earning a lot more than you are. But first, you must give people the opportunity to spend more with you. Seriously. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain how you can create bundles and packages your fans will eat up. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Bundling and packagi...

Building your brand and networking is the same online as it is offline. It’s just that a lot of people treat it differently, which I don’t recommend. If you take the time to develop relationships, new opportunities will come your way. If you scream into the void and don’t take the time to add value to others, even your successes will be short-lived. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcas...

If you don’t feel like you’re making progress in your career, you have no one to blame but yourself. Perhaps you haven’t even thought about what you’re trying to accomplish, or what steps you need to take to get there. The best way to make steady progress? Make your own rules. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain how you can set your own rules, and the benefits of doing so....