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Musicians Institute Alumni - Building A Career AFTER Graduation
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - April 29, 2019 07:10 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFinishing music school is scary, and the reality and viciousness of the music business hits hard. I got interviewed by a current student of Musicians Institute, Callie Wong, who wanted to dive into my experience getting clients in audio production and music in the last 6 years. If you are a...
THE MAINE on Building a Fanbase, Album vs. Single, & More!
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - April 22, 2019 07:10 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe Maine, to me, has one of the most dedicated fan bases in the rock pop world. Not only that, but a dedicated KIND fanbase that supports each other like family, and I wanted to dig into: What they have done and what they recommend others do to build DEEP relationships with fans and follo...
Daniel Grimmett on Making a Living Producing 100% Online, Creating a High-Value Brand, and More
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - April 15, 2019 07:20 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDaniel Grimmett is a pioneer in the online music space with a great eye for finding open spaces in the market and creating high-brand value music producers. Today we take a deep dive into his past creating those high level teams with The Songwriting Team, and how he is helping producers all...
Joey Sturgis on Future of Music Industry, Getting YOU Signed, & Starting A Business
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - April 08, 2019 07:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoey Sturgis is a certified Gold music producer and a serial entrepreneur that has TONS of insight in every angle of the music business. His catalog of work includes Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, We Came As Romans, Joey Sturgis Tones, Band Academy, Unstoppable Recording Machine,...
Punk Rock MBA on The Future of Music Industry, Consumer Behavior, & Psychology
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - April 01, 2019 15:21 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFinn McKenty from The Punk Rock MBA sat down with me for a candid discussion of the music industry in many different facets. As a creator who has a great grasp on consumer behavior (from his vast background in marketing) he gives his input on: How you win or lose your consumer in the first...
Rest, Repose's Tony Cappocchi - Finding RIGHT Members & Managing YouTubers Screen reader support enabled. Rest, Repose's Tony Cappocchi - Finding RIGHT Members & Managing YouTubers
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - March 25, 2019 07:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSO stoked to have Tony Cappocchi (sketty bag) on today to talk business. Rest, Repose recently lost two band mates so he breaks down the good and bad approaches potentional band members have, as well as what they look for in a future core member. He also touches on his sales approach for hi...
Going From "The New Guy" To "THE Guy" for LABEL Projects and Billy Decker - The Ben Johnson Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - March 18, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBen Johnson is the epitome of humility and a desire to learn, and that is exactly how he rose up in the URM community so quickly. I wanted to hear from him his mindset and approach with the situation and how he absolutely CRUSHED it to be working on so many exciting projects with labels and...
Julian Gray Speaks on Getting 90K Monthly Listeners, Signing to mau5trap, and Collaboration
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - March 11, 2019 07:15 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThis episode is straight insanity. Julian Gray is defining hustle for the modern musician with how he built his fan base and network. If you are looking to grow as a musician or creator, and want to understand community growth and attention grabbing on a new level, THIS IS A MUST LISTEN! I...
Building 23K Youtube Subscribers & Growing Your Audience - The Maxadrums Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - March 04, 2019 15:47 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMaximiliam Andersson has spent years carefully watching and executing on his vision to create a consistent funnel for drum students, and his YouTube channel quickly became an incredible source of business and notoriety. He also drops GREAT advice to any creators looking to start in 2019, so...
Making His Own WARPED TOUR & Booking Dave Grohl - The Chris Bowman Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - February 25, 2019 09:22 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsChris Bowman is attacking and crushing on a LOT of fronts, from American Sushi Recording & Mastering, to his own podcast Sushi For Breakfast, booking hugely successful shows in his hometown, and more in the backend. He has ambitions to grow ALL of these avenues to national levels, so we sat...
Austin Hull Speaks on GIVING As #1 & How To Build an AMAZING Community Around Music
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - February 18, 2019 09:07 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAustin Hull of Make Pop Music and Austin Hull Audio & Visual takes me through his mental approach to the online community of 18k people he has created on Facebook, as well as why he has made giving the #1 goal of his online presence. https://www.makepopmusic.com https://www.facebook.com/g...
Breaking Over 700 Listeners on Spotify & Grassroots Growth Tactics with Megan Steinke
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - February 11, 2019 09:02 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMegan has her hand on the pulse of what it means to start and nurture relationships with people both in her local scene and online, and the results of her album release show it! I know a LOT of artists are looking for that initial burst of followers, true fans of their music, that are eager...
Pushing Past Chronic Illness to Create Greatness - The Ryan Gurnett & Nate Nowortyta Stories
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - February 04, 2019 09:06 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIt's so easy to get caught up in the face of bad health news, but Ryan's story is exactly the opposite. With his right hand man Nate, they have created a podcast that has grown and honed in on a niche within the music scene of Buffalo. Let's dive in to how and why they did it. In this epis...
Joel Wanasek Speaks on CRUSHING the Transition to Full-Time Creative Freelancing
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - January 28, 2019 09:01 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoel Wanasek (Monuments, Miyavi, URM Academy) tells us his best tips on transitioning from a part-time creative to a full-time career. This is a quick episode but the knowledge is dense and wise from this man! Massive thanks to Joel for the quick chat. Visit http://urm.academy if you want ...
How The Internet Can RUIN Your Business - A Casual Conversation with Anthony Shea
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - January 21, 2019 08:31 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsA SUPER valuable story about how somebody being an internet troll lost them important people in their network. It's hard to have a full perspective of the power of our words when it's so easy to post at a whim, so this is a reality check for both you and me. So glad I captured this conversa...
Growing a VIRAL YouTube Channel, 3 Bands, and Online Course - The Sean Johnson Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - January 14, 2019 09:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSean Johnson (or Capt.n Redbeard as he is known in the high seas) is certainly staking his claim in the internet world by creating very well niched viral videos on Youtube and incredible music. All of this is amplified with DEEP education in marketing and real world knowledge to continue to...
Big Business Flops - Part 1 - All The WRONG Ways To Bring Up Money
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - January 07, 2019 09:54 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMoney talks are no fun for a lot of people, but it's an important conversation to not only get comfortable with, but embrace. It's part of any business, and if you plan to be a music freelancer, it's time to love it. In this episode we cover: Experiences I personally went through where a s...
An EPIC Marketing Consultation With Finn McKenty - Dissecting My Business Approaches
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - December 31, 2018 09:01 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThis week I brought my personal business questions to Finn McKenty, who gave me some absolutely massive insight that will help me focus my effort, and save me hundreds of hours down the line in 2019! Finn has incredible insights from his marketing work with URM, Periphery, A Day to Remember...
3 MAJOR Pitfalls To Avoid When Setting Goals For The New Year
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - December 24, 2018 09:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIt's time to look forward to 2019 and figure out EXACTLY how you will crush it in every way possible. There are a few pitfalls that I see people making with goal-setting and their approach to the new year, so let's talk about it and how to avoid falling into them! In this episode we cover:...
Creating A Memorable Customer Experience - The Joel Ferber Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - December 17, 2018 09:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoel Ferber went from a college graduate with no clients to recently jumping into full-time music producing, and found incredible value for his client base around the experiences he provided and the high level of care. I break down his past as well as the key takeaways that got him here tod...
A Veteran's Motivation & Journey Into Freelance - The Jon Tate Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - December 10, 2018 09:58 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsToday we pick the brains of a man with an incredible journey, consisting of fighting on the frontlines to today, finding his purpose and motivation to continue forward every single day and truly seize the moment. In this episode we cover: What he uses for daily motivation How that motivat...
Going Full-Time Creative at 20 - The Anthony Potenza Story
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - December 03, 2018 09:09 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOne of the youngest guys I know to be full-time in audio engineering, and he's made a lot of right choices along the way. We cover: How important social awareness is in freelance business and how to implement it Giving without expecting anything in return, and how that yields the best ROI...
Why Kindness is ALWAYS Right in Business & Life
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - November 26, 2018 17:07 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsToday we are going to go over why kindness is the ultimate superpower in both business and personal situations, as well as the consequences for being UNKIND. It's very difficult to be kind at all times, and honestly it's an impossible goal to be perfect 100% of the time, but increasing you...
3 Interaction & Connection Tactics That DOUBLED My Business in 2018
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - November 19, 2018 09:04 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsToday we dive into the three different ways I interacted and formed connections with people throughout 2018 that ended up DOUBLING McLucas Media's income in 2018. All three have their own benefits and drawbacks, but they all feed into each other and have created the progress we have today....
Speaking at The URM Summit 2018 - Providing the Most Value with Steven Ward and Michelle Wiebach
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - November 12, 2018 09:23 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThis week I spoke at the URM Summit to 200 people, discussing the tactics and mindset I used to build up McLucas Media and get my first full-time employee. This is a pre-event discussion with Steven and Michelle, where we talk about ways to rework the messaging within my speech to make it i...
A 4 Step System To Organize Your Work and Personal Life with Proper Systems
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - November 05, 2018 09:01 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsLife is chaotic at every stage, so I promise you will NEED this information to help organize your tasks, priorities, and increase your focus and completion rates. We dive into the system I personally use to manage running this podcast, my music production company McLucas Media, personal lif...
Q&A #3 - Time Management Tactics, Bringing In Repeat Clients, When To Work For Free & More
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - October 29, 2018 08:02 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsToday we went LIVE on FB to answer questions we gathered and share some knowledge! How about time management for the entrepreneur? How to decide what kind of work is actually worth your time? Both when working “on” and “in” your business. How did you get your first repeat client? Do you d...
Dealing With Crippling Inadequacy - 3 Strategies to Beat Imposter Syndrome
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - October 22, 2018 08:29 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe are all going through it but hardly anyone is talking about the cycle of self-doubt we fight on a weekly or daily basis. Let's change that. Hey, it's John! I've had so much first hand experience with imposter syndrome, and it's definitely an ugly beast to face. We start seeing success (...
How To Crush It On Facebook & Be Valuable to Your Audience with Raymond Rasmusson
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - October 15, 2018 08:33 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn a world where people complain about organic reach being throttled, Raymond's audience is well established and continues to get high interaction on his FB posts. He definitely teaches us a thing or two about providing value to an audience online and creating a loyal audience. Thank you s...
Should You Be a "Jack of All Trades" or "Master of One"? The Answer is More Complex Than You Think
The Modern Music Creator Podcast - October 08, 2018 08:21 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsA wide net versus specialization is an often-discussed topic amongst freelancers, and everyone has a set yes or no answer, but it's truly a spectrum depending on your circumstance. Either answer "Jack of All Trades" or a "Master of One" can be correct once you look at some key factors that ...
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