The Music Stuff Show

Building Your Team

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On this episode of The Music Stuff Show, we talk about adding more people to your business. We pick apart a few crucial members of your organization, discuss what pieces you really need, and we take a look at how to go about finding them. Please enjoy this episode of The Music Stuff Show: Building Your Team.

 

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Links from the Episode:

  • Tootsie Pop Commercial
  • Punk Goes Pop
  • Meet Cash: The Man Behind The Weeknd
  • Goals episode
  • CAA

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    Episode Guide:

    • Intro [0:00]
    • Sponsor [0:12]
    • Episode Overview [0:54]
    • Tootsie Pops [2:05]
    • Building your team [3:12]
    • What’s a team [4:09]
    • What’s a producer? [7:12]
    • A producer’s going to help you clarify your sound [7:46]
    • A producer is there to take your good idea to great [8:35]
    • You really need someone there to steer the boat and make sure you stay on task [11:36]
    • You gotta be honest with yourself and make sure it’s actually as good as you think it is [14:03]
    • No matter how great you are, even if you’re at the very top, you need someone to help continue to hone you [16:47]
    • If you want to perform at a high level, you have to train at the highest level [17:24]
    • How do you find a producer? [17:32]
    • Find somebody you vibe with [18:30]
    • Just because somebody is a great producer, doesn’t mean they’re a great producer for you [19:40]
    • Managers. What are they? [24:22]
    • Your manager should rival your mom’s enthusiasm for your music [24:57]
    • A manager can either be one of the most beneficial or the most detrimental to your organization [28:38]
    • When you get to a point when your time and the demands on your time become unmanageable, that’s when it’s time to find a manager [30:41]
    • Do you have something to manage? [31:28]
    • If the product’s not there, it doesn’t matter [39:34]
    • What is a business manager? [10:19]
    • While investing in the right things can bring great returns, investing into the wrong thing can paralyze you [41:26]
    • If you are in talks with a potential manager that has push back on the idea of having your own lawyer look over a contract, that is a ginormous red flag and you should run swiftly the opposite direction [49:54]
    • What’s a booking agent? [50:41]
    • Other people are always going to try to take the biggest piece of your pie that they can [52:29]
    • At the end of the day, you’re still going to have to put in the work [59:17]
    • Outro [60:52]

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