The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz

Seth Godin spoke to Juilliard students about the state of today's music business and what it takes to succeed and he has graciously allowed me to transcribe it and offer it to the TEM audience as a free ebook. Click here to get your free copy of Seth Godin: Live at Carnegie Hall from TEM Books Seth gave a predictably mind-blowing talk and every single musician in the world needs to hear what he ha...

TEM97: Mark Rabideau of 21CM on being authentic, remaining curious and straying from traditional career paths Mark Rabideau of 21CM speaks about finding your own unique path and the skills needed to do that. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes You can help me reach two specifi...

TEM96: Build a community first (TEM Short) The best thing you can do when launching a product or service is already have a community built. This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Tim Topham in TEM95. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes 1. Help me get to my goal of...

Australian piano teacher and performer Tim Topham shares how, through the use of a membership site, newsletter, podcast, blog and webinars, he was able to build a wildly successful piano teaching community in an already crowded space. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes If you...

There actually is one true key to success and this is it. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes 1. Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show:  https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast . 2. Help me get to my goal of...

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Steve Dillon in Episode 92. How passion can lead to you becoming (and staying) an authority on a subject. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes 1. Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1...

The Entrepreneurial Musician just turned two! Hard to believe this little podcast has already made it two full years and over 90 episodes but here we are. Thank you everyone who has supported the podcast through Patreon, through telling a friend or just through listening. Here's to another two years together! Episode 92 features Steve Dillon of Dillon Music talking about his 30+ years in the music...

History is riddled with examples, both inside and outside of the music business, of people fighting reality and it not ending very well. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes You can help me reach two specific goals I've set for myself: 1. Help me get to my goal of $50 per episo...

Why it's vitally important to never pitch someone the wrong way and the one thing you have to keep in mind to make sure you're not. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes You can help me reach two specific goals I've set for myself: 1. Help me get to $25 per episode on Patreon by...

Episode 89 of The Entrepreneurial Musician Podcast is a Book Report on the incredible kick in the pants that is Do The Work by Steven Pressfield. This book will fire you up! Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes There are three ways you can support TEM: You can help me reach two...

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Peter Meechan in Episode 87. How "Arnold Palmer Luck" can help propel any career forward. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Help me get to my $25 per episode goal on Patreon and get a mini-consultation with me! I'm only $1 p...

Peter Meechan is a professional composer from England who now resides in Canada. He has had compositions performed by the "President's Own" Marine Band, Edmonton Symphony, Black Dyke Brass Band and many other world class ensembles. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Help me g...

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Dana Fonteneau in Episode 85. Are "external should's" holding you and your art back? Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Help me get to my $25 per episode goal on Patreon and get a mini-consultation with me! And you can help m...

TEM 85: Dana Fonteneau on Figuring out Your "Why", Holding Yourself Accountable When You Work for Yourself and How She Got Her First Paid Clients Before She Had a Proven Track Record Dana Fonteneau, the woman behind the WholeHearted Musician and the author of It's Not (JUST) About the Gig: A Musician's Guide to Creating the Mindset Which Leads to Career Success and Fulfillment , speaks about getti...

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with John Beder in Episode 83. Is a lack of a deadline holding your project back? Show notes for all episodes of TEM including links to all books and websites referenced in this episode can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes It would mean the world to me if you felt like making a small donation to support what I'm doing with TEM. You can...

TEM 83: John Beder on Self-Awareness, Having Performance Anxiety as an Entrepreneur and Battling His Inner Resistance Musician turned filmmaker John Beder talks about making the the film "Composed" and all the entrepreneurial lessons he learned along the way that can also apply to any musician. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites reference...

A brief overview of The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, a book that changed how I view marketing and even informed the art I make. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes   There are three ways you can support TEM: 1. Help with the ongoing costs of producing TEM by becoming a patr...

The two ways to make yourself famous (and which one is a lot easier!) Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Are you a fan of TEM and want to help out the show? Leave TEM a rating and a review at iTunes ! Want to help "keep the lights on" and make future episodes of TEM possible?...

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with Emilio Guarino in Episode 79. The surefire way to decide whether you should take on a project or anything else. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including links to all books and websites referenced in this episode can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes It would mean the world to me if you felt like making a small donation to suppor...

Emilio Guarino is a bass player, entrepreneur and author of the new book "Make It: A Guide For Recent Music Graduates". Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Want to help "keep the lights on" and make future episodes of TEM possible? Please visit our Patreon page to see how you...

David Cutler, author of The Savvy Musician, joins TEM to give some very thought-provoking tips to inspire all musical entrepreneurs heading into the new year. David returns to the podcast for Part 2 of his Savvy Musician Top 10 Tips for 2017. This is some high protein, highly actionable advice that is guaranteed to inspire you and make you think. Apply today for the 2017  Savvy Arts Venture Challe...

David Cutler, author of The Savvy Musician, joins TEM to give some very thought-provoking tips to inspire all musical entrepreneurs heading into the new year. David returns to the podcast and provides some incredible food for thought about the art we make and the business around it. This is some high protein, highly actionable advice that is guaranteed to inspire you and make you think. Apply toda...

The Business Model Canvas is a tool that every single person listening to this podcast should use and this talk with Lance LaDuke is a great place to start! Lance regularly teaches the Business Model Canvas to his Business of Music class at Carnegie Mellon University and does a great job of explaining why it is such a powerful tool. The Business Model Canvas will help get ideas out of your head an...

This episode is about the James Altucher concept Idea Sex which I learned from his book, Choose Yourself, and a very simple exercise you can do on a daily basis to learn how to produce great ideas. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes Want to help "keep the lights on" and make...

This TEM Short is in response to my interview with composer and violist Jessica Meyer in Episode 73. This episode explores how whenever writing anything, from a bio to a grant proposal, we always have to keep the recipient in mind when choosing the channel, wording and messaging and have to avoid writing as if we ourselves are the intended audience. Show notes for all episodes of TEM including lin...