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I'm excited to share this interview with Mark Schwartz. Mark is a great trumpet player who has become a great CPA. He has some of the world's top trumpet players as clients as he helps them navigate the shark-infested waters of the business of music.

If there's one thing you need to take away from this interview, it's this: Be vigilant. Be aware of the ins and outs of your business, and choose carefully the people you entrust with the business side of your career.

If you're not charging for your musical product, you're selling your product, and YOURSELF short!

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About the Guests

Across The Board (ATB) is an award-winning Canadian alt pop rock band of multi-instrumentalist musicians with over 300 Youtube videos, soon to release their second full length album SONIC BOOM who seamlessly combine creative talents to push their pop-rock sounds to the edge of the rock 'n roll envelope. ATB completed a successful Canada coast to coast tour in celebration of Canada's 150th birthday and will be touring their new album SONIC BOOM this summer. Follow ATB along on their daily VLOG here.​

With harmonious power vocals and catchy electric guitar riffs, ATB offers a critical chemistry of smooth musical transitions, lush harmonies and infectious lead electric guitar riffs, having developed the unique ability to bond immediately with their audiences--both on air and in live performances-- reflecting their commitment to providing the ultimate live music experience to fans. They are addicting to listen to and even more fun to watch perform.

Guest's Website

acrosstheboardmusic.ca

Relevant Links

Here is the video for PRIMUS:

https://youtu.be/0KdzDJ60T6g

 

Here is the Live Off The Floor for Sonic Boom

https://youtu.be/U1ncIEuT8vU

Here are the show notes for this episode:

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Have a question or comment for me (or my guest) about today's episode? Just drop me a line and I'll answer it right away!

About the guest

Joel Bein (pronounced "bine") cultivates awe, joy, and creative expression by conducting invigorating classical music, and inspires people to invest in themselves, harness personal power, and pursue what makes them come alive. He's the founder of the newly- launched New Orleans Chamber Players, and creator of the Exponentially Empowered Podcast.

how do you define integrity?

Joel references six "pillars" that make for a meaningful life.

Living consciously

Living with self acceptance

Living responsibly

Living with self assertiveness

Living purposefully

Living with integrity

It was the word "integrity" that caught my attention throughout the interview.

Why do you do what you do?

Sadly so many people just do, and they don't know why.

They're just following" the plan." You do it just because that's what everyone else does.

To me, that is not a life lived with integrity. You can be as straight as an arrow, you can never tell a lie in your life – or at least get away with it ha ha. But if you don't have a "why" for what you do, is that a life lived with integrity?

There is a path for those who do not live a life of integrity as musicians. I call it the club/church/wedding rat race. It is what the vast majority of musicians settle for. They can even make a great living making music but they don't have a "why" for doing it.

This and many other things are what Joel and I discussed on today's episode of the podcast!

 

I'm not out in the trenches getting gigs, going through the disappointments and trials that are part of the gig as a MusicPreneur. In fact, the vast majority of my professional experience as a musician was as a member of the U.S. Army. Seeing how I'm completely unqualified, why would you listen to me run my mouth on a podcast called MusicPreneur: Making Money Making Music?

Tanya Brody spent over a decade touring the US sharing her gifts as a Celtic harpist. Now she runs a successful copywriting and marketing business. In our conversation, we talk about the need to be a great writer in your journey as a MusicPreneur.

Working for free vs. working for no pay; being your own patron; why Michaelangelo is important today.

Round table discussion featuring David Cutler of the SAVVY Academy, Jennifer Rosenfeld of iCadenza and Jeff Goins, author of "Real Artists Don't Starve."

You don't want to miss this one!

Duck Duck Go is a search engine that has managed to stay alive by focusing one just one thing. It's the one thing that we MusicPreneurs need to focus on if we want to be successful!

Remember: The live recording of my interview with Jeff Goins is TOMORROW at 2:30 pm EST. For access info, just type MusicPreneur.Community into your browser and join the Facebook group!

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