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229 File Management For The D.I.Y. Rock Star Podcast

May 01, 2022 18:10 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

229 File Management for the D.I.Y. Rock Star Video Description As D.I.Y. Rock Stars, we’ve got quite a lot to think about besides JUST writing songs. That’s why I was inspired by the Market Your Message podcast episode, How to Create Systems in Your Online Business (The easy way). First, we’ll share works for us in this area and the accompanying blog post will give their tips. Hey, check out the full discussion and if you want more, here’s a blog post with a recap of the other guy’s sugges...

228. Nine Tips Will Help You Write Quicker, But Better (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

April 24, 2022 19:46 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

228 Nine Tips to Write Quicker, But Better Video Description Inspired by Smart Passive Income 431: Is Writing Still a Viable Content Platform? Medium, Copywriting Tips, and More, with Dr. Benjamin Hardy https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/writing-still-viable-content-platform-medium-copywriting-tips-benjamin-hardy/ There are so many things to get right when you’re writing that it’s important to narrow down a few techniques to keep you buoyant. How to get into flow for writing: 1. L...

227. Musical Discoveries #5 Podcast

April 17, 2022 23:42 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

227 Musical Discoveries #5 Video description It’s been a while since we shared musical discoveries with you, so welcome to number five! Here’s some folks we think you should check out: 1. Roachford “Gonna Be The One” 2. Fink “We Watch The Stars” 3. Mike Posner “Live Before I Die” 4. Animals as Leaders (“Private Visions of the World” on “The Madness of Many” album) 5. Tasmin Archer “On” (2006 album) 6. Royal Blood “Typhoons” 7. The 4 Korners “Portal of Gold” 8. Sigrid “Sucker Punch” 9. S...

226. Basic Legal Documents For The D.I.Y. Rock Star Podcast

April 11, 2022 00:10 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

226 Basic legal documents for the D.I.Y. Rock Star Video description Once you start understanding that being a D.I.Y. Rock Star means having some business savvy, you will appreciate this episode. If you’re not there yet, bookmark this episode to come back to. In this episode, we share some legal documents to consider having as a D.I.Y. Rock Star. We will try to tailor our message for D.I.Y. Rock Stars, but our episode was inspired by the You Are The Brand podcast: Episode 320. How to Prote...

225. Three Ways To Silence Imposter Syndrome (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

April 03, 2022 23:09 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

225. Three ways to silence imposter syndrome (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Video Description What is “imposter syndrome”? Basically, it’s self-doubt on steroids. How can D.I.Y. Rock Stars avoid feeling like frauds? Check out the episode to hear the full discussion or check out the blog post for more: 225imposterblog What about you? What do you do to stop feeling like an imposter? We’ve love to hear about your methods. Leave it in the comments below. #impostersyndrome #fraud #fakeituntily...

224. Three Things We Learned At South By Southwest 2022 Podcast

March 27, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 9.01 MB

224. Three things we learned at South By Southwest 2022 Video Description As you probably know, we have been at the first South By Southwest to be held in-person in 3 years and thought we’d share some of what we learned from the week-long experience. #musicconference #recap #sxsw2022 @sxsw #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie Check out the episode to hear the full discussion. What about you? What have you learned about going to live events that you felt as if you didn’t know before...

223. Differences Between South By Southwest 2022 Vs 2019 Podcast

March 20, 2022 23:40 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MB

223 Differences between South By Southwest 2019 vs 2022 Video Description This is a different kind of episode. We decided to record one on location during our stay in Austin, Texas, at the South By Southwest 2022 conference. Our goal is to quickly highlight some major differences. Check out the episode to hear the full discussion. @sxsw #sxsw2022 #sxsw #diyrockstar #prejippie #austin #bloomingprejippie #musicconference #musicbusiness You may like: • South By Southwest 2019 Playlist: http...

222. How To Prepare For A Music Conference Podcast

March 12, 2022 22:47 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

222. How to prepare for a music conference Video Description This is a list intended to help you put your priorities in place. It is ALSO the list that we are CURRENTLY using in preparation for our South By Southwest trip (that’s happening right now), so this is kinda a behind the scenes look at what we’re doing. #musicconference #preparing #sxsw #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie Check out the episode to hear the full discussion. 12 Steps SXSW planning: 1. Tickets/hotel/airfare 2...

221. 15 Ways To Say “No” (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

March 06, 2022 12:57 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

221. 15 Ways to say “no” (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Video Description This follows up on our JOMO episode ( 195 https://bit.ly/195fomotojomoblog ). What we’ve realized over the years is that now that we are tuned into the things we WANT to do, we have to be careful not to get excited by every opportunity that we are presented with. However, we like to be diplomatic in turning things down, so I have been on the lookout for ways to say no politely. #sayno #waystosaynp #diyrockstar #jomo #pre...

220. Songwriting- Which Is Better Quality Or Quantity Podcast

February 27, 2022 13:07 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

220. Songwriting: Which is better quality or quantity? 💁🏾 Video Description #songwriting #qualityvsquantity #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie This is yet ANOTHER age-old question; as a songwriter, are you trying to write fewer, high-quality songs or are you trying to spit them out as quickly as the Muse downloads them to you? 3 Points for Quantity OVER “quality”: It seems like a non-starter, since we 1. Even if you want quality, you need quantity to get you there. Malcolm Glad...

219. How To Give Better Live Performances Podcast

February 20, 2022 22:24 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

219. How to give better live performances 🎸 Video Description #stagefright #performance #publicspeaking #diyrockstar #prejippie #nloomingprejippie Not only is this a topic requested by members of our Facebook community, Be the Next D.I.Y. Rock Star, but it is a common concern for entertainers of ALL kinds, so that’s one reason we decided to talk about it. We hope to offer a slightly different approach. Check out the episode to hear the full discussion. Check out the blog post for even m...

218 5 Things We Love About The Isley Brothers Podcast

February 13, 2022 23:52 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

218. 5 Things we love about the Isley Brothers Video Description It’s Valentine’s Day and the perfect time to share a group that we LOVE and whose music helps fuel quite a few lovely encounters, The Isley Brothers. Here’s our special playlist to accompany this episode: https://bit.ly/218isleybroplaylist #isleybrothers #love #valentinesday #prejippie #bloomingprejippie 218. 5 Things we love about the Isley Brothers 1. Excellent songwriters (balance funk, rock, as well as funk with prett...

217. Artist Mentoring Program Revealed Podcast

February 06, 2022 21:10 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB

217. Artist mentoring program revealed video description This follows up to episode 213 ( https://bit.ly/213goals2022vid ), where we talked about our BIG goals for 2022. We talked about how we’ve spent so much time building an audience for the blog, the podcast, and the YouTube channel and how we wanted to put some concentrated time into drawing fans of our music. We also talked about how we realized that we KNEW we needed help, so we had run across a couple of options that we were trying t...

216. How To Create A Music - Related Content Calendar Podcast

January 30, 2022 17:08 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

216. How to Create a Music-related Content Calendar video description This episode is a follow-up to episode 213, Goals for 2022 (https://bit.ly/213goals2022vid ), where we mentioned that we wanted to do more pre-planning of our D.I.Y. Rock Star activities. So, when I saw this Creative Juice episode, How to Plan for the Year Ahead in Your Music Career, that shared this process, I KNEW I had to weigh in and share. We’re going to follow this process to create our very OWN music/social medi...

215. Learn How To Be The HERO Of Your Own Story Podcast

January 23, 2022 20:18 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

215. Learn how to be the Hero of your own story video description “You are the hero/villain of your own story.” —Blooming Prejippie (2022 Motto) This one our favorite ideas around here, so when I turned into this Creative Pep Talk episode (ep. 346 3 Steps for How to Start 2022 Back in Your Creative Sweet Spot we KNEW it was going to be speaking our language. So, we’re going to summarize what Andy J. Pizza talks about in his episode, while adding our additional insight. #hero #goals #unwri...

214. Should I Ever Play For Free (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

January 16, 2022 23:16 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

214. Should I ever play for free Video Description This is one of those age-old questions that plague artists of all kinds. Should you ever play for free? Some of the ideas here have been cobbled together from personal experience, from podcasts, and from a book that on my iPod playlist, called Know Your Value; all of these are intended to make you aware of the implications, mindset, and, most importantly, some strategies for make sure you are earning what you are worth. #shouldyouplayforfr...

213 Goals For 2022 For Us D I Y Rock Stars Podcast

January 10, 2022 00:23 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

213. Goals for 2022 Video Description As you might already know, we LOVED the idea of 19 Goals for 2019 (inspired by the Happier podcast) and, amazingly, it is STILL one of our top viewed videos on our YouTube channel. ( http://bit.ly/19for2019vid ) However, as the years are ticking upward, I can’t see the benefit of continuing to make that list longer and longer….🤷🏽‍♀️😳 In fact, as the years have ticked along and I am listening to that still small voice inside of me that says that less, but ...

211. Goal Setting (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 11 Blogmas 2021 Podcast

December 20, 2021 20:43 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 211. G...

212. The Value Of Reflection (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 12 Blogmas Podcast

December 20, 2021 18:47 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 212. T...

210. Creating Online Boundaries (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 10 Blogmas Podcast

December 19, 2021 18:27 - 3 minutes - 3.54 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 210. C...

209. Choose Wellness Community Or Accountability Partners (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star)

December 18, 2021 20:10 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 209. C...

208. Financial Fitness Decreases Stress (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

December 18, 2021 02:45 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 208. Ro...

207. Try Gratitude Journaling (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 7 Blogmas Podcast

December 17, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 207. T...

206. Find Ways To Decompress (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 6 Blogmas Podcast

December 16, 2021 01:36 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 206. F...

205. Choosing Effective Fitness Gear (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 5 Blogmas Podcast

December 16, 2021 00:11 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 205. T...

203. Find Your Flow (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 3 Blogmas 2021 Podcast

December 14, 2021 10:17 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 We hop...

204. Join Communal Fitness (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) – Day 4 Blogmas Podcast

December 14, 2021 00:04 - 5 minutes - 4.77 MB

Health & Wellness (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Blogmas 2021 Video Description Blogmas 2021 consists of 12 days of podcast/video episodes and, for the sake of our sanity, we’ll do one big ass blog post—that’s THIS one right here—that will sum it all up! 😳🤷🏽‍♀️😬 We’re focusing on health and wellness for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. This is going to be a different kind of challenge for us, but we think it’ll be a lot of fun and will get us in the right mindset to start the year right. 💥🧘🏾‍♂️🥳😊 We hop...

Gab & Jam Ep 169 How To Grow A YouTube Or Social Media Following (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

April 04, 2021 21:39 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Ep 169 How to Grow a YouTube or Social Media Following (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Video Description Inspired by Art Juice podcast ep 112, “Artists on Instagram: Tips and Strategies for Success” Accounts are further along than some and less than others. 1. Takes time 2. Do what you like (Don’t turn it into work.) 3. Personal versus business 4. Don’t depend on only one 5. Look at it as marketing (make it a natural extension of what you do) 6. Introduce your post (make it more conversational) ...

Gab & Jam Ep 157 Why Use A Planner (for D.I.Y. Rock Star Planning)?

January 10, 2021 21:51 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MB

Ep157 Why use a planner (for D.I.Y. Rock Star planning)? As you might know, we have just unboxed our latest Plum Paper Planner (https://bit.ly/plumplannerunbox3). I am not going to lie; it was thrilling. But it made me wonder, realistically, what is the purpose of utilizing a planner for the D.I.Y. Rock Star? That is what we are exploring today. In our minds, there are a few really specific reasons to use some method of formal planning and here they are: Reasons to use a planner for D.I.Y...

Gab & Jam Ep 156 Lessons Learned In 2020 Podcast

January 03, 2021 19:32 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

Ep 156 Lessons Learned in 2020 Video Description This year is probably going to be THE most memorable for anyone who is alive right now. It’s had its share of struggles, that’s for sure. But, as always, we like to figure out how to get the good out of EVERYTHING, so we have flipped this idea around and are asking what lessons have we learned from 2020? #lessons #adversity #2020 #diyrockstar #endofyear #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #reflection Lessons learned in 2020: 1. The ability to do...

Gab & Jam Ep 155 Musical Discovery 3 Christmas Edition Podcast

December 24, 2020 18:14 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

Ep 155 Musical Discovery 3 Christmas Edition Video Description Even though it’s 2020 and we’re in the middle of a pandemic, we are still heading into the holiday season. Not only is this the time to remind yourself of how blessed you are if you are alive and healthy, but it’s time to celebrate the season with music. We thought we’d share some more unusual choices for your holiday playlist. (Here is the entire playlist: http://bit.ly/Musicaldisc3playlist ) #holidays #playlist #christmas #...

Gab & Jam Ep 154 The Value Of Refreshing Your Vision Board (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

November 29, 2020 17:52 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

Ep 154 The Value of Refreshing Your Vision Board (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) We've refreshed our board three times now. (Check out more on vision boards: http://bit.ly/rockstarvision ) Why did we do it? Aren't our goals pretty much still the same? Here’s why you MIGHT want to take another look at your overall vision. #vision #visionboard #goals #diyrockstar #planning #prejippie #bloomingprejippie How often should you update it? It's up to you, but the two best times would seem to be abou...

Gab & Jam Ep 170 4 Ways To Find Your Creative Identity (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

November 25, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

Ep 170 4 Ways to Find Your Creative Identity (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Video Description Maybe I see our mission—if we have one—as helping you all—and ourselves—stay tuned into who you truly are. We think knowing who you are is your Super Power and will help you lead a life of purpose and passion. Needless to say, my ears perk up every time there is a discussion of finding one’s creative self. Consider this augmented eavesdropping, since it was inspired—once again—by one of my new favorit...

Gab & Jam Ep 171 Am I A Procrastinator, But Don’t Know It? Podcast

November 24, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Ep 171 Am I a procrastinator, but don’t know it? Video Description Here’s a quote—from one of my current new favorite podcasts, Creative Pep Talk (episode 294: https://www.creativepeptalk.com/episodes/294 ). “You spend your life doing what you spend your days doing.”—Andy J. Pizza We know about the bills, the boss, and the kids, but think about the fact that creating something of value is your passion, so are you making the time and taking the effort to do those things? The reason why we f...

Gab & Jam Ep 173 Why Have A Podcast (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

November 23, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MB

Ep 173 Why have a podcast (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)? Video Description As D.I.Y. Rock Stars, we’ve got quite a lot to juggle already; why would you want to ADD podcasting to the pile? Here are AT LEAST 4 good reasons. 1. Helps build community around your message 2. Helps you showcase your personality 3. Helps deepen people's interest in whatever else you do 4. Helps you meet peers AND role models No one actively encouraged us to start a podcast, but it was a natural outgrowth of several ...

Gab & Jam Ep 153 Why Ugly Is So Pretty or The Power Of Grow On You Tunes Podcast

November 22, 2020 17:55 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

Ep 153 Why ugly is so pretty The power of grow on you tunes As far as we know, this term was coined by our good buddy, Marx Talley. It refers to songs that you really can’t stand initially, but that eventually end up being among your favorites. We’ve talked about this pretty recently, actually. But why do these songs have this twisted power over us? And don’t you REALLY want to know, because you want to have that power over others? (Ep 151 https://bit.ly/Ep151Awfulvid and to Prince G.O.T. h...

Gab & Jam Ep 172 Quick Tips For Recording Your Song Podcast

November 22, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Ep 172 Quick Tips for Recording Your Song Video Description As studio owners and producers of all of our songs, sometimes it’s hard to narrow down our advice on recording your song. Here are some basic advice that will help anybody recording in any genre. Check out the episode to hear our 7 Quick Tips for Recording Your Song (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star). #recordingtips #studioadvice #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #songwriter #music #artist We know that this is just the start wh...

Gab & Jam Ep 174 Doing Inner And Outer Work Is Necessary To Stay Creative Podcast

November 21, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

Ep 174 Doing inner/outer work is necessary to stay creative Video Description What does it take to remain receptive to your muse? That’s the question when seeking a long-term creativity. Here are some things to consider when we want to remain creative: Inspired by Creative Pep Talk Ep 312 "Do You Know Who You Are? Find Your Creative Identity Now" https://www.creativepeptalk.com/episodes/312 Inner/Outer work necessary to remain creative: 1. How to know how much to share 2. How to know how...

Gab & Jam Ep 175 Is There Really Such A Thing As A Great Song? Podcast

November 20, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

Ep 175 Is there really such a thing as a great song? Video Description This is one of those age-old questions that concern ALL of us songwriters. Whether you’re writing for yourself and especially if you’re pitching your songs, you have to bloody ask yourself, “Is there really such a thing as a great song?” Here are a few things to consider. What do you think? How do YOU decide if a song is great? Leave it in the comments below. #greatsong #gatekeepers #diyrockstar #prejippie #blooming...

Gab & Jam Ep 176 6 Tips For How To Podcast Better (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) Podcast

November 19, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Ep 176 6 Tips for How to Podcast Better (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) Video Description This assumes that you are new to the idea of podcasting and it is a follow-up to our recent episode 173 Why should you have a podcast (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)? (https://bit.ly/Ep173podcastvid). Listen to the episode for our advice. #podcastbetter #strategies #newpodcaster #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie Do you have a podcast? If not, why not? Check out episode 173 for reasons why all D.I.Y....

177. How Do You Know When It’s Time To Quit The Music Business? Podcast

November 18, 2020 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

177. How do you know when it’s time to quit the music business? Video Description This is a question that looms every now and again with both celebrities and D.I.Y. Rock Stars alike. Some people think that once you have kids, it’s time to throw in the towel. Others think it’s if you don’t get that major label deal or if they don’t go viral on TikTok…. But, really, how do you know when it’s time? Here are some thoughts to consider before you make your decision. Listen to the episode to he...

178. 3 Travel Options (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) On Gab & Jam Podcast

November 17, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

178. 3 Travel Options (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) on Gab & Jam We’re knee-deep in editing materials from our recent Nashville trip (see video: http://bit.ly/prejippienashvillevid and blog : http://bit.ly/prejippienashvilleblog ). This made us think about some of the choices that were upon us and why we chose one option over the other and what impact that can have on a trip. #nashville #travel #adventure #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #musiclifestyle #postpandemictravel #travel202...

179. 5 Top Tips For Re - Purposing Content (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star) On Gab & Jam Podcast

November 16, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

179. 5 Top Tips for Re-purposing content (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) on Gab & Jam As a D.I.Y. Rock Star, working smarter and not harder is going to help you maximize your time for your effort. Here’s how to grow your social media channels by learning to re-purpose as much content as you can. #growsocials #worksmart #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #musiclifestyle Listen to the episode for the 5+ tips! What do you think? What are some ways that you’ve learned to work smarter an...

Gab And Jam Ep 152 What’s The MOST Important Asset Of The D.I.Y. Rock Star Podcast

November 15, 2020 21:32 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Ep 152 What’s the MOST important asset of the D.I.Y. Rock Star Mindset Video Description I just heard an recent interview with Les Brown (on the Every Day is Saturday Podcast). He said that the MOST important quality that successful entrepreneurs possess is to be skillful at telling a story (or at communicating). We take issue with this and propose that MINDSET is THE most important quality that determines success. Here’s why. 3 Reasons Why Mindset is the Most Important Asset: 1. Mindse...

180. 8 More Tips For Taking Your Own Band Photos (for D.I.Y. Rock Star) On Gab & Jam Podcast

November 15, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

180. 8 More Tips for taking your own band photos (for D.I.Y. Rock Star) Being a D.I.Y. Rock Star means wearing so many hats. Sometimes these hats are on a COMPLETELY different spectrum, vis-à-vis creating art versus logistics, so we’ve found it helpful to have a little bit of a method to the madness, so that you don’t become overwhelmed in the moment, nor overwhelmed to the point where you don’t even try in the first place. After all, some of the things being DIY demands of you are places th...

181. Musical Discoveries #4 On Gab & Jam Podcast

November 13, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

181. Musical Discoveries #4 on Gab & Jam podcast We’re not just musicians, but music lovers as well. We listen to EVERYTHING, but we like to shed light on artists and/or projects that are taking a risk and pushing the bounds of a genre or an idea. Here are just 12 more that we found interesting. Playlist: https://bit.ly/181musicdisc4playlist Listen to the episode to find out why and who are the 12 artists/albums/songs we recommend. What do you think? What artist/song/album would you rec...

182. Best Of Gab & Jam

November 12, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MB

182. Best of Gab & Jam Though this is a “best of” episode, it is NOT going to be like any one that I have ever heard. Instead, we’re going to take this time to re-introduce ourselves to you and to point to a few of the categories that we have covered in our past 4 years. Yes, it is coming up on our podcast anniversary, so we thought we’d do something different today. #bestof #gabandjam #intro #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #diyrockstar Here are our objectives: 1. Introduce ourselves 2. Li...

183. 5 Things We Like About Chicago On Gab & Jam

November 11, 2020 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

183. 5 Things we like about Chicago Though this wasn’t the first time we’ve been to Chicago, but it’s been our first time in a while, so we thought we’d try some different approaches and use it as inspiration for this episode. So, here it is, the 5 things we like about Chicago. #chicago #travel #postpandemic #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #diyrockstar Here are 5 things we like about Chicago: 1. Dining options abound 2. Architectural charm 3. Always something to do 4. Public transportatio...

184. The New Charm Of Old Tech On Gab & Jam

November 10, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

184. The new charm of old tech There seems to be a renewed fascination with the tech of yesterday. So, how do you find value in buying—and using—old tech? #oldtech #vintage #musictech #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #diyrockstar When we say “old tech,” these are the things we are referring to: 1. Vinyl (and CDs, cassettes) are back 2. SP1200, tape-based recording In the episode, we share a few pros and cons relating to the use and charm of older technology. #oldtech #vintage #musictech #p...

185. Why Thrifting (for The D.I.Y. Rock Star)? On Gab & Jam

November 09, 2020 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

185. Why Thrifting (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)? Video Description We’re pleased to welcome only our second guest ever to Gab & Jam, a fellow D.I.Y. Rock Star, who runs a movie culture blog, called Indie Black Girl, and who just happens to be our daughter, Zandalee. Read her blog: Indie Black Girl https://bit.ly/indieblackgirlblog Watch the episode to find out the 6 reasons why D.I.Y. Rock Stars should thrift. #thrifting #vintage #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #branding #music #...

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