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Plus, 6 tips to achieve your New Year’s Resolutions It’s that time of year when everyone starts thinking of goals and resolutions. And, usually a few weeks or months down the road, we’ve totally forgotten them or veered off drastically. This isn’t because we’re terrible at following through or just suck at life. It’s really […]

Today, I have percussion instructor, Jose Aponte. José is a senior lecturer at the University of North Texas in the Percussion and Jazz Studies departments, where he teaches drumset and Latin percussion. In addition to his private lesson studio work, José is the director of UNT’s Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band. […]

Welcome everybody to another episode of the Rip’s Music Podcast: Where We Make Your Music Your Business.  Today, is the 2nd episode of season 2 of the podcast. And, we’re doing a series of short actionable episodes for you to start the new year off right. At the time of this recording, the new year […]

Season 2, Episode 1. How to Keep Better Records to Save Money! What expenses should you track to keep your music career safe come tax season. Welcome everybody to a new episode of the Rip’s Music Business Podcast: Where we Make Your Music Your Business. This marks episode 13 and is the first episode in […]

Today, I interview Chris Duncan, owner and director of the Frisco School of Music, Musical Arts Schoolhouse and Frisco School of Performing Arts.  She started off teaching piano out of her home and has built her business into one of the largest private music schools in North Texas. In this episode we talk about: […]

Welcome back to another episode of Rip’s Music Podcast. Today is part 2 of my talk with drummer, Stockton Helbing. Not only is he a drummer, but also a composer, arranger, producer, band leader, educator, music director, author, and entrepreneur. Stockton maintains a busy schedule of performing, recording, and teaching around North America. He is […]

Stockton Helbing is one of the busiest and more diverse musicians in the industry today. Not only is he drummer for iconic trumpeter, Doc Severinsen, artist in residence at Oklahoma State University, and band leader for his own jazz group, he runs and maintains his own private lesson studio, and performs and records constantly […]

Have you ever asked someone, “How do I get a gig” and was disappointed with their answer? Are you missing opportunities by being too narrow in the styles of music you play and listen to? And how can embracing discomfort ultimately be the best thing for you?          Today, I interview […]

Are you playing it safe in your music? Are you stuck in doing things the “right” way or following someone else’s footsteps? How does relying on your music to make money kill your ability to create great art? Today, I’m at Pleasantry Lane Studios with Salim Nourallah, where we talk about his adventures in music […]

Season 1, Episode 7: Why You Should Never Do a Free Gig [Podcast] Plus, 5 Areas that Will Set You Apart From Other Musicians  Welcome to Season 1, Episode 7 of the Rip’s Music Podcast: Making Your Music Your Business. Today, composer/educator, Gabriel Bautista shares his thoughts on how to make your music career more lucrative and credible. Is your desire […]