Freebo is best known for his decade of touring and recording with Bonnie Raitt, and has distinguished himself as one of the great bassists of our time, playing on records with CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, and Neil Young. A multi-award winner and finalist in numerous songwriting contests, Freebo’s music reflects his compassionate concern for the world and people around him, and his lyrics and open stage banter have helped him connect with listeners worldwide. He is currently working on his 6th solo album and he has produced music for a number of music projects. He continues touring around the world and we love his belief that “Preparation meets Opportunity.” See more at his website: https://www.freebomusic.com

SUBJECTS: (0:04) Freebo Intro; (1:06) Music Training; (13:38) Music Networking (meeting Bonnie); (23:56) Becoming a Songwriter; (34:17) Live shows -Folk Alliance; (38:51) New Partnership; (40:38) Full Circle-10,000 Hours; (52:28) New music plans; (56:29) Local Opportunities; (58:23) Being Happy

We get serious about make a music timeline to get those music gems out into the world. Here is a step by step list about recording (8:14), release deadlines(10:58), Distribution(14:25), Making videos(18:18) and social & press(22:18). Our final thoughts at 34:31.

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DIY MUSICIANS! Let's get ready to grow your music career in 2025. This was a live webinar in early December 2024. Subjects we cover: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR? First 7 minutes: ideas to grow your career! (10:21)Conquering time & money; (22:54) Update your business; (31:39) Write/Record new songs; (36:07) Getting noticed; (49:08)Perform/book more and (56:06)Reaching out for help! More suggestions at MusicBizMentors.com

This is a short excerpt because as we enter the Holiday season, it is important time to stay connected with your fans. Not just with Christmas content but sharing your thankfulness for all their support. Offer something for FREE to sign up to your email list, special signed products to their loved ones and sharing a holiday tune virtually live! We suggest other ways to connect your songs with other holidays.

Are you really great musician? Today we talk about how to use those music skills to break into a career. We take a look at session work, vocal jobs and how to use your skills as a melody maker. Subjects: (0:04) Intro; (1:29) List of jobs; (9:50) Session work; (15:41) Vocal opportunities; (20:26) Becoming a melody maker; (25:15) More Suggestions. Please subscribe and share with your music friends!                                        More programs at MusicBizMentors.com

This podcast was inspired by the interview with touring musician Scott Gilmore. Subjects we cover: Ideas to conquer the road (10:54), Booking Advice (15:54); Choosing your cities (17:45); Prepare for success (22:12) and Final Suggestions (22:48)

Scott & Sarah have brought their optimistic Americana polish to international stages since 2016. As DIY artists they have performed at both small and large stages bringing their own unique blend of energetic offbeat folk with a retro-tinged, soul-stirring, modern vintage edge. Their hardworking artistic songwriting has earned them 1st place at the 2023 Tucson Folk Festival and 2nd place in the International Acoustic Music Awards. Scott talks about preparing for the road and what the workload is like being touring musicians. MORE AT: https://foxandbones.com/music

SUBJECTS 1:01 Introduction; 5:00 Preparing for the road; 7:05 Booking help & doing it ourselves; 11:58 Songwriting; 17:20 Selling on the road; 22:00 Silver linings; 27:33 Favorite venues; 29:07 Organizing the Portland Folk Festival; 35:50 Shows in Europe; 40:09 What’s next?; 41:21 Booking Conferences; 44:41 Advice

This session concentrates on the importance of growing your music skills that will diversify your skills plus how this can fill your pocketbook. We talk about production music education and how sometimes just showing up to an invite and having excellent work ethic will land you a career in music. ADDED CONTENT: Sticking to deadlines, facing time & money PLUS other music jobs you can land if you have the skills/

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SUBJECTS                                                                                                                                                00:16   Highlights from Robert E Lee interview                                                                                              01:16   A push to network                                                                                                                                03:14   Advancing your skills                                                                                                                      07:15   Skills = Music Jobs                                                                                                                      12:48   Create for media                                                                                                                                  18:48   Get more work                                                                                                                                      25:19 Networking Suggestions                                                                                                                    31:21 Stick to your deadlines                                                                                                                      34:56 Time and Money                                                                                                                                    38:10 More music jobs                                                                                                                                    45:14 Next interview

During the podcast #4 with Robert Lee, who is an accomplished musician, he shares his story and tells us how important it was to network and collaborate with other musicians to develop his own solid music job network! Robert started performing as a first call touring musician and his desire to create more music lead him into multi-media production with song placement for projects like NBC Universal, Fox and the Viacom networks. His business Creative Studios continues to produce music & comedy events like, “Laugh Out Loud” (now on Amazon) in Las Vegas while he continues writing and producing for TV and his own music projects.

Music Page: https://roberteleemusic.com/                                                                                                      Laugh After Dark: https://www.laughafterdark.com/                                                                                      IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4074993/

This podcast gives musicians the Business 'Must-Haves' to quickly get started to making a career in music. Covered here are subjects like: Acquiring a domain name, copyrighting your songs, adding Metadata, making a website, joining a PRO and applying for a DBA to obtain a business checking account. It ends with 3 items you can do this week to push your music career forward! https://musicbizmentors.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhxGH8qAzvWthsQqKmjrDw