Kingdom of Rock - Music Industry, Tech and Business

Today I spoke with Guitarist Rob Michael about how he makes $75,000 as a guitarist in San Francisco, CA.  Rob talks about his 35 year journey as a full time musician and what you can do to make a decent living off the grid of the music business.  Check him out at http://www.atmostrio.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k38m9sFFtY

If you like heavy metal or thrash, David Ellefson needs no introduction. As bassist and co-founder of the iconic band Megadeth, David has pretty much seen or done it all in the world of rock and roll and especially in the music industry. In this amazing chat, David breaks down the walls and stereotypes of what it means to be a rock star and what it takes to make a living as a music entrepreneur in today's world. We talked about his current and upcoming tours and projects with Megadeth, Dollskin and Metal Allegiance and honestly just had a great conversation about music and life. I hope you all find it as informative and uplifting as I did! After the interview, I talked to David about my dream to be a rock star and shared some of my concerns about being able to take care of my family as a full time artist. His advice to me was "follow the music where it takes you".That got me thinking and I came up with this: Sometimes we try so hard to control our destinies that we miss the destiny right in front of us. Live the best life you can for the benefit of yourself and others right here -in the destiny you are living - maybe the music will take me somewhere else? Time will tell! Until next time - keep dreaming my friends! Matt

John Oszajca may not be a household name but I can't imagine many musicians that haven't heard of Music Marketing Manifesto! John is the creator and CEO of MMM and today John and I discuss how you can sell more music using the concept of direct response marketing. I think you will really find this episode informative and relevant to your quest to become a successful music entrepreneur.http://www.musicmarketingmanifesto.com/

On today's episode, Matt Gibson is joined by co-host Wagner dos Santos and special guest host Nina Noir !  The topic of discussion is how to wear the two hats of artist and salesperson simultaneously.Be sure to like us on Facebook!(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));http://www.kingdomofrock.com/why-musicians-are-afraid-to-sell-to-their-fans/Posted by Kingdom of Rock Podcast for Musicians on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Every musician needs a website that can grow with their business.  In this episode I teach you about all of the building blocks you need to build your own website.Resources Covered - Some of these are Affiliate LinksGoogle Domains https://domains.google.comLiquid Web Liquid WebGenesis Framework StudioPress Themes for WordPressStudiopress Themes StudioPress Themes for WordPressConvertkit ConvertKitBlab BlabYoast SEO https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/Wordpress www.wordpress.org 

John Huldt and I finish up our informative interview about what it takes to make a living as a guitarist in LA!Websites Mentioned in the interviewwww.sivers.orgwww.carvin.com 

In this episode of Kingdom of Rock I spoke with Los Angeles guitarist and music entrepreneur John Huldt!  We covered a variety of topics to include how to determine your monetary value as a musician.