I’m finally back with another career update. I know this is something you guys enjoy, so I didn’t want to leave you hanging. Have a listen to this quick episode to get caught up on how things have been going in the last 90 days.

In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share about the latest happenings in my life and career.

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Podcast Highlights:

00:14 – What’s been happening with career updates

00:54 – What’s new in my life and career

02:45 – My music projects and recent performances

04:12 – Performing with Adrenalize and Long Jon Lev

04:32 – Getting into a groove with The New Music Industry Podcast

05:30 – Trucking along with the Using Your Power podcast

06:27 – How things are coming along with my books

07:24 – What I’ve been learning in quarter one of 2017

07:49 – Gaining clarity with my goals

08:33 – The point I keep driving home about consistency

12:04 – The people I’ve been learning from – James Schramko, Neil Patel, and Eric Siu

12:47 – What I’m looking to do next and how I’m maintaining my focus

Transcription:

It’s been a while since I’ve done a career update. But I know many of you have been following along with them and have shown interest in them, which is why I continue to publish them.

You probably noticed that I fell behind with the updates in January, and though I could have caught up with them in February, I decided instead to do them in quarterly installments.

If you prefer to get monthly career updates from me instead of quarterly updates, you can let me know.

I was feeling like my career updates were beginning to dominate the podcast feed, which isn’t necessarily what I had in mind. My goal is to create content that helps you, so I don’t want to be talking about me all the time.

But if you feel otherwise, be sure to leave a comment or email me.

What’s New?

January and February were both busy months for freelance content work. I haven’t had as much to do in March with blogging, but live performance has picked up some of the slack. Overall, my work life hasn’t changed that much.

But I am starting to look at making some changes again, as things have become somewhat stagnant. This was prompted by a conversation I had with a friend. There’s an entrepreneurial idea I’ve been tossing around for a while, but I put it on the backburner because I just couldn’t see how to make it work. He asked me a question that got me thinking about the problem differently, and now I see how it could be done.

This is good to remember, because sometimes we might not know where to take an idea, but by talking to others and getting their feedback, we can uncover a path we didn’t know existed.

Anyway, this got me thinking about changes in my work life, and possibly even in my living situation. I feel like there is a season for everything, and I seem to be moving into a new season.

I can’t share all the details with you right now, but they will be forthcoming.

These changes, however, should not affect what I do here at The Music Entrepreneur HQ. If anything, it should give me more time to focus on what I’m doing. I even launched a new music PR service for musicians and music businesses. If you’re interested, I would encourage you to go to the products page on the website to learn more.

I’m also working on putting together a live event for this summer. I don’t have any of the details nailed down yet, as far as where it will be or what the exact schedule will be, but I’m excited about it, and hope you will set aside some time in your schedule in August to be a part of it. It will likely be a half-day event, but this is new territory for me, so I’m starting small and simple. Again, keep an eye on the products page for more information.

My Music

As you probably now, I haven’t come out with any new music releases in a while. I’ve been demoing new songs, but some of that hasn’t been going as expected.