A few days ago I came across this story on Reddit about a guy who spent over $30,000 trying to make it in the music industry. He is now broke and has started a job at a bistro. It was a fascinating story about trying to pursue one's dreams and making a career in the music industry.

Unfortunately, this story didn’t end in success (yet) and that’s why I think it’s important to tell stories like this. Because not everything ends with success. At least not in a way you thought about it in the beginning.

A few days ago I came across this story on Reddit about a guy who spent over $30,000 trying to make it in the music industry. He is now broke and has started a job at a bistro.

It was a fascinating story about trying to pursue one's dreams and making a career in the music industry.

Unfortunately, this story didn’t end in success (yet) and that’s why I think it’s important to tell stories like this. Because not everything ends with success. At least not in a way you thought about it in the beginning.

In this episode, we also discuss why it’s important to define what success means to you and why you have to adapt to your surroundings and be able to diversify.

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In today’s episode of the Your Audio Solutions Podcast, I’m answering a question I recently got from a subscriber. He asked, “These days I'm thinking of offering my online mixing services on a website but I do not know where. Is it effective or worth the investment?”

It’s a great question since there are quite a few options these days. For example, SoundBetter, Fiverr, UpWork, etc.

In this episode, you can hear experiences from people I have asked and my own experience and opinion on this.

You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.

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In today's episode, we will be talking about why you need patience and determination to succeed.

This is also the premiere for the first video version of the podcast, so if you fancy watching this episode instead, click here.

In this episode we will be talking about:

* Why you need to adapt to your surroundings

* How that can lead to discovering other passions and work

* The importance of being patient and situations you need to practice it

* My experience and the different routes I have taken

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In today’s episode, we will talk about a few ways of how you can find clients online. The concepts in this episode are something I have experimented with the last few months and it has definitely increased the potential clients that will hire me for future projects.

In this episode you can learn:

How to contact bands online using my tested email script

The “dating trick” for subject lines

The importance of providing value rather than going for the sale straight away

The importance of asking questions and finding out about a clients dreams with a project

The power of reminder emails

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Jerimaya Grabher is the co-founder and owner of Global Positioning Services. A management company with an impressive rooster such as Vance Powell, Greg Fidelman, Ryan Hewitt, Joe Chiccarelli and many others.

In this episode, you can get some valuable insight as to how one of the best management companies out there operates and the work they do for engineers and producers.

In this interview, we spoke about:

* How Jerimaya got started in the music industry and why he became a manager


* How he approached networking and how he built relationships in the music industry


* The downside of networking events and what is a more direct and a better way of going about it


* How he negotiates his client's rates and budgets


* The impact from the decline of CD sales


* How he finds work for his clients and how he nurture existing relationships


* Why label executives, A&R and artist management plays a big role in finding work


* The benefits of having early conversations with artists management


* How producers or engineers can get a manager and what managers can help you with


* Why you shouldn’t confuse management with employment opportunities

Make sure to follow GPS’s Instagram

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F. Reid Shippen is a Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer and producer based in Nashville where he operates from his studio, Robot Lemon.

Reid has worked with artists such as Robert Randolph & The Family Band, NEEDTOBREATHE, Cage The Elephant, Backstreet Boys, Jack White and many others.




In this interview, Reid spoke about:

- Why there’s no such thing as a musical emergency

- How Reid runs the business side of his studio

- The importance of establishing systems

- Why you should underpromise and overdeliver

- His involvement in a music think tank and their projection of a 50-100 billion revenue over the next 10 years

- The importance of work/life balance

- Working out of fear

- Dealing with feeling overwhelmed

- How he uses different rates for people who want more flexibility or not

- What it takes to succeed in the music business

- Working smart vs working many hours

- How to build relationships and networking

- How to be a successful intern

And so much more

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Maxime Raguideau-Obadia is a music producer, musician and studio owner in London. When he is not producing other artists out of his own studio, PoPom Studios, he plays the guitar in the alternative pop band Indigo Face.

I met Maxime a few years ago and have had the pleasure of working on some awesome records with him. I’m excited for you to listen to this interview and I think you can find some valuable things you can apply to your own musicianship and career.

In this interview, we spoke about:

* Maxime growing up in Paris


* Getting expelled from classical guitar school and rediscovering the electric guitar


* Choosing between music and fashion


* His first experience playing in front of a big crowd and the support he got from his fashion lecturer


* His experience moving to London to study guitar at BIMM


* Discovering that he had perfect pitch


* The importance of being able to tell a story through your instrument


* Less is more


* Maxime’s ability as a producer to take your song to the next level


* What he looks for in a song


* The importance of being able to sing what you play


* Easy exercises you can do to learn how to sing


* How he met his fellow bandmates Indigo Face


* Performing in front of 60.000 people


* Tips of getting on to Spotify playlists


* How to hook people in just 30 seconds when listening to your songs


* And so much more

John Paterno is a Grammy-winning Los Angeles based producer, mixer, composer, engineer, mastering engineer, and musician who has worked with a diverse range of artists including: Robbie Williams, The Steve Gadd Band, Soraya & Eros Ramazzotti.

John also features on sites like Puremix.net where he teaches mixing, so check that out.

In this interview we spoke about:

- Working with Steve Gadd, recording drums, over editing and guitar pedals

- How he got started in music and engineering

- Moving to Los Angeles and working as an independent assistant

- How he became a staff assistant at Sunset Sound and how that led him to work for Tchad Blake

- How working for Tchad taught him about focus and some awesome records for you to check out (if you can find them)

- His work as a freelancer and how he built relationships and found new clients

- If a Grammy is as important for your career nowadays

- The notion that there has never been as much money in the music industry as today

- It’s all about the song and the difference between a great song and a hit

- The importance and the benefits of learning other peoples songs as a songwriter

- How John runs his business without the help of a manager

- His process of understanding his clients and how that helps him determine his rates

- How to meet the expectation of what the artist wants their music to sound like

- The importance of asking questions and how that allows you to understand the artist you are working with

And much more

Check out John’s website for things discussed in the episode here: http://www.musicdafoz.com/

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In this episode of the Your Audio Solutions Podcast, we will talk about how you can increase your income and gain more independence.

The different methods discussed in this episode are:

1. Change your pricing to a value-based method


2. How I got a 70% increase by changing my mindset to a value-based method


3. How to increase your rates for past clients plus a simple script you can use


4. Diversify


5. Increase your client base


6. How to build relationships online


I hope you are going to enjoy this episode and please let me know in the comments if you found this helpful or if you have any suggestions for other topics.

Articles mentioned in this episode: Charging Based On Value Rather Than Time

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If you are just starting as a freelance sound engineer and you have never had a paying client, this episode will help you. Even if you already have paying clients this can be beneficial for you.

The tips and techniques I share in this episode is what I did when I started out, and still do.

The tips are:

1. Record Bands Or Artists For Free

2. Shadowing

3. Don’t Ask For A Job

4. Build Up A Portfolio

5. Study

6. Lead Magnet

7. Build Meaningful Relationships

8. Apply For Projects/Jobs Online

9. Use SoundBetter, Fiverr, or Upwork

10. Run Facebook Ads

11. (Bonus) Patience

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Charging Based On Value Rather Than Time

Is It Worth Joining Sites Like SoundBetter, Fiverr or Upwork

Download your free guide: 3 Tested Ways To Increase Your Client Base, here: https://www.youraudiosolutions.com/3-tested-ways-to-increase-your-client-base