How Musicians Make It

The recent volatility of crypto has one side screaming "told you so!" and the other side buying up more assets. Whether we like it or not, crypto has massive implications for buying and selling art, including music, and has the potential to be a massive game-changer for up-and-coming artists who are building their fan-bases online. My guest for today's episode is Drew Morton, who has combined his passion for music making, and his passion for digital art into NFTs that can be purchased on several platforms utilizing several different blockchains.

In this episode, we talk about the upcoming Ethereum merge, which will transition the Ethereum blockchain to something called Proof of Stake, promising to use just 1% of the energy the system currently uses. What could this mean for artists? What could it mean for musicians? Drew and Adam discuss the nuances of the subject while learning about how Drew got in to the scene, and how selling his art as NFTs got his family through some difficult circumstances.

Drew on the web: https://www.drewmadestuff.com/

Drew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewmadestuff/?hl=en

Drew's LinkTree to his NFT Marketplaces: https://linktr.ee/drewmadestuff

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

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On this episode, St. Paul Peterson tells the story of upsetting Prince by leaving Prince's mentorship behind, and going out on his own. Since then, St. Paul has toured with artists like Kenny Loggins, Peter Frampton, Steve Miller, and Donny Osmond. St. Paul's new album "Break on Free" drops June, 2022 as he continues to push his career forward releasing new music, and touring with the greats.

Grab a copy of St. Paul's new album: https://www.paulpeterson.com/

Follow St. Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stpaulpeterson/?hl=en

Listen to the Music on the Run Podcast, hosted by St. Paul: https://musicontherunpodcast.com/

Watch the Funk Friday Video Series on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIG3cWVVGlpf8U1Wg0IasEuQpFuYD3IXH

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Do you struggle with booking gigs? Whether you're just starting out, or a seasoned pro, booking gigs is easily one of the most frustrating and least fun things about being a musician. In this episode, Adam gives you 3 tools that he has used to book gigs all over the world with his own bands.

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Ever wonder why you see the same person in a bunch of high-profile bands? How did they get those gigs? Why does everyone want to hire them? Well, in this episode, Adam talks with Kevin Gastonguay, keyboardist and composer for Cory Wong, Dr. Mambo's Combo, New Sound Underground, and a whole slew of other bands. Kevin reveals his strategy for learning new music, and why he thinks bands continue to hire him over others.

Stream Kevin's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HsDGMEu2jSzE79Uwm6dBy?si=dHOs-BWrQZGJOwI3fHLtWg

Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingastonguay/?hl=en

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Looking to build your Youtube and TikTok numbers? Host Adam Meckler talks with Youtube and TikTok creator Aaron Washington on how he built is Youtube following (The Black Trumpeter) to nearly 50,000 subscribers, and how he built is TikTok (ClarionCast) to over 340K+ Followers and more than 7M likes. Known as "The Louis Armstrong of TikTok", Aaron provides educational content for beginning to advanced trumpeters, everything ranging from how to play a single note, to how to play a complicated Jazz solo. He talks about how he got a gig promoting the Disney Pixar film "Soul", his income pie between teaching lessons and income from Youtube and TikTok, and how he balances regular online content with being a family man, and Chicago-based gigging trumpeter. This was an awesome conversation on finding a niche, finding YOUR. way of doing things, and rolling with it.

The Black Trumpeter on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxdsDoHLjSbcPgnsWLQvxg

Clarion Cast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clarioncast?lang=en

The Black Trumpeter on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblacktrumpeter

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Stuff we talked about

The Psychology of Money book:

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Host Adam Meckler talks with saxophonist, vocalist, producer Sam Greenfield. Sam tours with Cory Wong, and has more than 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His new album Sam Greenfield Sucks features funky and soulful grooves, slammin horn solis, fun songs, and a healthy dose of comedy. The new album also features artists like Dave Koz, Mark Lettieri (Snarky Puppy), John Lampley (Steven Colbert) and many others!

Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samgreenfieldmusic/?hl=en

Sam on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/03ZdbEBsbFHG3uJC6gYiOY

Sam on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamGreenfield/featured

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Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Host Adam Meckler talks with Chicago-based bassist/vocalist/composer/educator Katie Ernst. Katie is one third of the acclaimed trio Twin Talk, which also features Dustin Laurenzi (Bon Iver) on Tenor Saxophone, and Andrew Green on Drums. She has performed with MacArthur Fellow and renown pianist/composer Jason Moran at the Chicago Symphony Center and the Kennedy Center. She's an award-winning bassist and a composer praised by Jazziz, the Chicago Tribune and others.

Katie's Website: https://www.katieernst.com/

Listen To Twin Talk/Buy Some Merch: https://linktr.ee/twintalkband

Little Words on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7EhLjt9dyDxiFf5Mr3DCLF

Twin Talk on Instagram: @TwinTalkBand

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Host Adam Meckler talks with Trumpeter/Composer/Educator/Touring Artist Kris Johnson about his time touring with the Count Basie Orchestra, why he left his University gig to come back to Detroit, and how he's building passive income through online educational content. Kris offers his "Big 3" of being a musician, and how he landed a gig doing the score for a web series. Kris and Adam also unpack the term "Jazz" and discuss the recent use of Black American Music (or BAM) in its place. And of course, they talk a little trumpet.

Learn from Kris: https://www.officehourswithkrisjohnson.com/

Kris' website: https://www.krisjohnsonmusic.com/

Kris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisjohnsonmusic/?hl=en

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Stuff we talked about:

Getting the gig scoring a web series on: http://www.Mandy.com

King Ester (nominated for an Emmy, Kris did the music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tYH0QpTz0g&list=PLVo7nGot4fPipnD8oiIDrnPVsQ4AyGH1Z

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Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss

Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss

Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Host Adam Meckler talks with old friend and collaborator Cameron Kinghorn about his recent move to L.A., his success with his band King Pari, working with Dessa, landing record label and distribution deals, and more. Cameron reveals things that have happened since his move to L.A. that never could have happened had he stayed in Minneapolis.

King Pari: https://www.instagram.com/kingparimusic/?hl=en

King Pari on Tour: https://www.kingparimusic.com/tour

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Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off

Host Adam Meckler has a conversation with indie dance DJ Gigamesh about his rise to fame as a remixing hit-maker. They talk about his deals with record labels, how he got to 3.8 Million monthly listeners on Spotify, and why those Spotify numbers aren't worth what you might think. Matt (Gigamesh) describes what lead him to change career lanes, learn to code, and become cofounder of Sound.XYZ, a web3 company built to solve the fan to artist relationship problem.

Gigamesh feat. Jana Nyberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9lFNglvIQ

Gigamesh on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Bo8Afb2Qbjs4x6kJHyjle

Sound.XYZ: https://www.sound.xyz/

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Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss

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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9

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How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix

Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off