The David Andrew Wiebe Show

In the long run, being a jerk will do more harm than good for your music career. And once you have a bad reputation, it will take a lot of effort to reverse that image. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, we look at why you should be aware of how you conduct yourself while you’re building your music career.

There’s some talk in the industry about the blockchain and what it can do for the music industry. Have you ever wondered what all the fuss is about? Have you found it challenging to understand what’s actually being discussed? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share with you what I learned from reading Don and Alex Tapscott’s Blockchain Revolution.

A lot of people talk about investments. But what most people aren’t willing to admit is that they know very little about how they work, why they’re important, and how much money they’re paying to have their portfolios managed. In this episode of the podcast, I share five insights from the book, The Warren Buffett Way, in an effort to clarify the sometimes confusing and scary world of investing.

There are really only a few things you can do to grow yourself, and listening to audio is one of them. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I take a look at the importance of listening to audio and how it can benefit you on your personal growth journey...

What have I been up to since my last thrilling career update? Why was there a bit of an interruption in content creation during the summer? Where has all the old content gone? All this and much more in the latest episode of The New Music Industry Podcast.

The following 12 questions come from an article titled 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you’re doing? If the average human lifespan was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? What’s something you know you do differently than most people? What one thing...

E. L. Doctorow, the famous American author, was mentoring a young writer who was very interested in understanding the secret of Doctorow’s celebrated literary success. The renowned author shocked the student when he shared his fundamental process for writing. He said: Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see down the road as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole t...

Pokémon Go is dominating the mobile app market, and its success has added $7.5 billion to Nintendo’s market value. What can the music industry from the augmented reality video game? Could we create a game or app that’s just as fun as Pokémon? Could we make music more fun and exciting again?...

Leaders are readers – or so they say. But what is the value in reading books? What can we gain from books that we can’t elsewhere? Why is reading an essential activity to foster ongoing personal development. In this episode, we explore the value of reading, and why every music entrepreneur should make it a priority...

Do you have a mentor? A mentor is someone that leads and guides you in a specific area of life – personal growth, business, sports, music, or other. We all look up to different people, but not always for a good reason. We all listen to people and sometimes internalize opinions and viewpoints, but sometimes not to our own benefit. Let’s explore the value of mentorship...

What is personal development? Why do some people choose a path of personal growth, and why do others not? How do you get on a personal growth program? And more importantly, does self-help really apply to a music career? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I seek to answer these questions in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner...

Dr. Gary Francione, a committed vegan, is considered one of the fathers of the abolitionist theories of animal rights, which basically argues that all sentient or self-aware beings, like animals, share the right to life, with us, and should not be treated as property or product. Other abolitionists believe that all animals, although not persons in the strict sense, possess an inherent personhood a...

Why do we try so hard to impose simplicity on such a complex idea? All of the simple if/then formulas for love, no matter how seductive or poetic they are, must be questioned, because love is complexity. What are your own formulas for the meaning of love? Do they appear to be working out? In this episode of The Question podcast, you will hear highlights from Frederick Tamagi’s presentation on love...

What kind of person are you? Do you take life by the horns, or do you observe from the sidelines until you decide that it’s “safe to play”? We are in exciting times, but the spoils of the age will go to those who take a proactive approach to their careers. What are you doing today to move your career forward? Get in the game – don’t just sit on the sidelines!...

We are inundated, overwhelmed and irretrievably smitten by thoughts of love. We are made willing and vulnerable to the images, words, and expressions of love in popular media and the day to day culture that surrounds us. Movies, television, popular music, advertising, social media, food, sports, clothing, many popular and unpopular causes, and so many other things have all become a kind of sublimi...

The industrial age has come to an end, and we are firmly in the information age. What exactly does that mean for the music industry and musicians at large? How have things changed? How do we adapt, grow, and even thrive in the times we now occupy? These are exciting times if you know how to make the most of them. In this podcast episode, you will learn how…

The music industry has changed, and it continues to morph and evolve. So what exactly is the shape of today’s industry? What components is it made up of? It used to be that we could easily fit every piece neatly into the 4 P’s of the music industry, but is that still the case? In this podcast episode, you will learn what the 11 elements of the new music industry are…

What are the four fronts of music? We could also refer to these as the 4 P’s of the music industry. They are: 1) artist and product development, 2) promotion, 3) publicity, and 4) performance. Each of these four components is still relevant today, though we are seeing less of artist development in today’s business. In this episode of the podcast, I examine these four fronts…

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Dave Ruch, educational entertainer. Dave has found a way to earn a living as a musician without constantly having to perform in bars and coffeehouses. He actually makes more money in less time. Now this got my attention. In this interview, you’ll find out how Dave has been able to build his live performance career…

Have you ever asked yourself whether or not you should have a website as a musician? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, David Andrew Wiebe connects with Glasgow web and graphic designer Ross Barber. They chat about web design, building a website as a musician, communication etiquette in the music business, writing a book, building an email list, and much more...

In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, David Andrew Wiebe and James Moore from Independent Music Promotions hop on Skype to chat about self-publishing and book promotion in the music industry, guest blogging, music marketing and PR, delegating responsibilities within a company, books they’re reading, and much more…

In one of David Andrew Wiebe’s most in-depth interviews, David invites creative extraordinaire Bob Baker to share about self-publishing in the music and creative business, building effective sales pages and landing pages on the web, guest blogging to create a bigger audience, creative and artistic entrepreneurship, and much more…

Thank you so much for your interest in my new podcast. In episode 0, I’d like to share with you what I hope to accomplish with The New Music Industry Podcast.

Photosynthesis is the process in which plants convert light energy into chemical energy that can be used to fuel its activities. But what about this idea that when plants are praised and spoken to positively, they thrive and grow? MythBusters once conducted an experiment in which they got hold of 60 pea plants and divided them into three greenhouse groups on a rooftop. The first group of plants wa...

In the movie, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, a reference is made to how the molecular structure of water can be affected by the words, thoughts and feelings it is consistently exposed to. This isn't something they pulled out of thin air. It is based on the studies of Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese author, researcher and entrepreneur. Dr. Emoto was born in Yokohama Japan in 1943. He graduated from Yoko...