The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz

TEM122: Chrysanthe Tan on being yourself as an artist, killing it on Patreon and tips for better time management Chrysanthe Tan is a composer, violinist, poet and entrepreneur based out of LA. ***** Want to make more money in the music business? Contact TEM Coaching for your free consultation today to see if we are a good fit. Find out more at:  http://www.andrewhitz.com/coaching ***** What You'll...

Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur. Today's Featured Content: Don't Keep Your Day Job Ep. 47 featuring Jenna Kutcher "How I Decide" by Gary Vaynerchuk "Do They Celebrate on Saturn?" by Seth Godin Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books a...

TEM120: Rob Knopper Quotes (TEM Short) Rob Knopper is a percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera and the founder of Auditionhacker and Percussionhacker. Quotes: "Going to the Yes and King Crimson concerts, it's really interesting to see the type of thing that hooks in fans. I think about that when I do my website stuff. You look around the audience and everyone's wearing a black T-shirt and they...

TEM119: A heartfelt thank you and the TEM Thanksgiving Challenge This episode is a heartfelt thank you to all of you for supporting TEM plus a challenge for all TEM listeners. 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 Don't miss the debut of the TEM Newsletter!  Sign up  to receive...

TEM118: Rob Knopper of the Metropolitan Opera and Auditionhacker on the many remaining blue oceans in the music business, time management and how Auditionhacker developed from a personal method to a product Rob Knopper is a percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera and is the founder of Auditionhacker. ***** Want to make more money in the music business? Contact TEM Coaching for your free consulta...

A Book Report on the New York Times best selling book "Influence" by Dr. Robert Cialdini. What You'll Learn: The Six Principles of Persuasion, how they apply to a musical entrepreneur and six action steps to utilize each principle The Principle of Reciprocity The Principle of Scarcity The Principle of Authority The Principle of Consistency The Principle of Liking The Principle of Consensus Show no...

TEM116: Kristen Sheridan Quotes (TEM Short) Kristen Sheridan is the owner of the Sheridan Studio of Music, one of the largest private teaching studios in the Washington, DC area. Quotes: "I sent snail mail letters because it was 2001. I sent snail mail letters with stamps and everything to every middle and high school band director in the county, which there are 23 high schools or something like t...

TEM115: Kristen Sheridan of the Sheridan Studio of Music on building a large and sustainable teaching studio, advocating for yourself and the importance of not being a jerk Kristen Sheridan, one of the premier private studio teachers in the Washington DC area, talks about everything that went into building her sustainable business. ----- Want to make more money in the music business? Contact TEM C...

TEM114: Yuri Cataldo Quotes (TEM Short) This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Yuri Cataldo in TEM113. Yuri Cataldo, who has had success in many different fields, is the host of the Advance Your Art Podcast. Quotes: "I was surrounded by gobs of actors, and no one wanted to be a designer, so I had access to all the professors all the time because I was the only person who was e...

TEM113: Yuri Cataldo of the Advance Your Art Podcast on how to market with no budget, moving on quickly from a big setback and how he got a product into the gift bag at the Oscars Yuri Cataldo, host of the Advance Your Art Podcast, shares the story of his wild career path including stops on Broadway, a tech startup and academia. What You'll Learn: Why the piano, which he no longer plays that much,...

TEM112: The One Thing Every Musician Must Have Why every musician in 2017 must have a website and some tips on how to make a great one. TEM Consulting is running a limited time offer for TEM listeners. Click here to schedule your free consultation today to see if we are a good fit! What You'll Learn: Why your website is your electronic storefront and why you have to own your own store (and not jus...

TEM111: Pop-jazz duo 23rd Hour Quotes (TEM Short) 23rd Hour is a jazz-pop duo comprised of Sherry-Lynn Lee and George Paolini. Quotes: "This is the heart of startup land and when you're doing a startup, and Sherry and I have both been in startups at various times, you try everything. Things that work, you keep doing. Things that don't work, you stop doing. You just have to try them and that's what...

TEM110: Jazz-Pop Duo 23rd Hour on treating your band like a startup, pulling off a successful album launch and how to rock an email campaign 23rd Hour is a jazz-pop duo comprised of Sherry-Lynn Lee and George Paolini. What You'll Learn: How this unlikely pair met and ended up working together (Sherry-Lynn had the courage to ask) Why they ended up targeting the wine industry by using the #WineWedne...

Spotted Online is a new TEM episode format featuring thought-provoking articles pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur. Today's Featured Articles: "Entropy: Why Life Always Seems to Get More Complicated" by James Clear "Did you publish?" by Seth Godin "How to Tap into What Really Motivates You" by Daniel Pink Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discuss...

Seth Hanes is a horn player, digital marketer and author of "Break into the Scene: A Musician's Guide to Making Connections, Creating Opportunities, and Launching a Career". This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Seth Hanes quotes from TEM 107. Quotes: "The tactics don't dictate the strategy. The strategy should dictate the tactics." "I think the first step that anyone should take, before...

TEM107: Seth Hanes on how to get guest appearances on podcasts and blogs, getting a self-published book to number one on three different Amazon lists and why strategy should always dictate tactics (and not the other way around) Seth Hanes returns to TEM to tell us all about how he got his book, Break Into the Scene, to #1 on three different Amazon lists. What You'll Learn : The importance of havin...

Corey Brown is the founder of the online bass magazine, No Treble, and worked with Seth Godin to build Squidoo, one of the most visited websites in the history of the internet. This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Corey Brown quotes from TEM105. Quotes: "We spent the summer (and) Seth's goal was to prototype (the website.) I don't know why but the team couldn't really pull together a pr...

TEM105: Corey Brown of No Treble on working with Seth Godin, having the courage to reach out to people you want to meet and launching the world's top online bass magazine Corey Brown is the founder of the online bass magazine, No Treble, and worked with Seth Godin to build Squidoo, one of the most visited websites in the history of the internet. What You'll Learn : How Corey fell in love with musi...

This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite Dr. John Parks quotes from TEM 103. Quotes: "I wasn't good at this thing, and I wasn't good at this thing, and I was kind of good at this thing and then realized it was really hard. So instead of quitting, I just decided, 'I'm gonna practice my butt off'. And so I did and I started getting a lot better and then I started getting addicted to being bet...

TEM103: Dr. John W. Parks IV on building a professional recording studio from scratch, being addicted to getting better and pushing boundaries within a traditional job Percussionist John Parks talks about the innovative recording studio he has built for the use of his studio at Florida State University. What You'll Learn : How John went from being a piano major in college to being one of the world...

This TEM Short is in response to my conversation with The Bulletproof Musician's Noa Kageyama in TEM 101 where he spoke about the power of embracing the process. "(Music) was a craft that I needed to work on every day to get better at and even now in other things I do, I'm always really kind of geeked out most about the process of getting better at something, sometimes even more than the activity...

TEM 101: Noa Kageyama of the Bulletproof Musician on the Rule of Thirds, Building a Huge Email List and What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Performance Psychology Noa Kageyama of The Juilliard School and The Bulletproof Musician talks about being a musical entrepreneur and what we can learn from performance psychology. What You'll Learn : The details of Noa's fascinating journey through the music jo...

I can't believe it but TEM has hit its 100th episode! Tens of thousands of downloads in 77 countries and all 50 states. That's hard to wrap my head around! A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, shared TEM with a friend, supported me through Patreon or in some other way helped to make the podcast a success. Also, to our producers and interns at Pedal Note Media, you guys rock! A...

A Book Report (with the help of rock star co-host Dr. Joanna Hersey) on Roy Baumeister's Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength . 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 t...

This TEM Short is in response to my conversation with 21CM's Mark Rabideau in TEM 97. Mark spoke about being curious about not just the world we do live in, but the world you'd like to live in which head my head spinning in a good way! 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. He...