Sync licensing has quickly become a buzz word in the music world and for good reason - you can make a living in it! Some people don’t even believe that, and end up missing out on a big source of income. There are so many myths about this field because it truly takes years to become an expert in sync licensing and it's constantly evolving. 

There are too many people making uninformed decisions that veer people off course for years. Since we can’t always know what to pay attention to when starting out, industry sync experts Mike Meiers and Anthony Clint Jr. get together to dispel myths about this growing field so you can make informed decisions going forward. 

If one of the greatest skills in our lifetime is adaptability and discerning what’s true and false, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for.

Listen now!

Listen to Anthony Clint Jr.'s Music Is My Business Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/music-is-my-business-podcast/id1558729036

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How many avenues to make money are available to you in music? Gigging may have fallen off a bit for some since the pandemic,  but it’s in full swing again. My friend Lainey Dionne has THE formula for getting your gigs to become a main source of income. 

With some gigs you can get stuck and waste your time, but you don’t have to. You can learn the signs to spot the good ones, know the ways to get them and then become such a boss you even know what you’re worth when booking them. There is a clear path to take your gigging mindset of a hobbyist to a gigging pro. 

She opened my eyes to some cool things I wish I knew when I was out in the circuit. If you’re not totally confident about booking gigs and charging what you’re worth, this episode is for you!

After my first chat with Heather Taylor on the last episode, “Just Say Yes”, where we talked about the music-career affirming conference she went to, it reminded me of my own first conference and how important this one thing I did was so important in getting my career going.

So many great things have come out of this technique that I call Lyft Affirmations. Heather and I sat down to chat about it in this week's episode.

Feel free to leave comment about where you are with this journey!

Saying YES just means that you’re showing up for yourself. And when you show up for yourself, the world can finally see you. It can allow great things to happen, and connections to form.

Today my COO and friend Heather Taylor is on the show! She just got back from a life changing experience at a music conference.

She’s been on her musical journey in a very relatable way, and the energy she had today was so palpable we just hit record while in a meeting to share these thoughts with you. 

Heather recognizes saying yes, and that believing in yourself can be one of the hardest things to do. It took a lot for her to say yes to the opportunity she just came back from, but she’s so invigorated. 

We talk about what taking a risk can feel like, what doors it can open up, what behind the scenes things can stop you and why YOU shouldn’t be the one to stop you. 

We dive straight into the heart of this topic. Listen now. 

You can find Heather on instagram @htcreates_

Lij Shaw is a perfect example that every path to success in music is unique.

He’s a chart breaking, award winning, musician, podcast producer and owner of The Toy Box Studio. Lij isn’t just an awesome person to talk to, he’s incredibly inspirational.

One month he wins a Grammy and the next minute he receives a cease and desist order for operating a recording studio at his home giving him 30 days to shut down.

If you’ve ever recorded in a home studio in Nashville or if you have a home studio in Nashville like me, you have Lij to thank.

Listen now hear his story.

https://recordingstudiorockstars.com/

When you see a problem, what’s your move? Complain, run, or resolve? The uneasiness of feeling disappointed or rejected has kept so many creatives on the benches, just watching the game. We’ve been trained to think it's just win or lose. What we need is more training in redefining and recovering.

Heather Evans and Mike Meiers dive into their own experiences of disappointment. In this episode, you’ll hear stories of grief, rejection, and evolution, what they did about it (or didn’t do about it) and the results. 

The question for you is... is disappointment strong enough to keep you down? We don’t think it is!

What happens when following a "blueprint" gives you mediocre results? What happens when what you're doing doesn’t live up to who YOU are and what you want to do? Mike Meiers and special guest Josh Doyle from 3 Theory Music agree, there’s not enough discussion around this topic of thinking outside the norm. This episode shows you cool ways of viewing your education, music creation process and career.  If every music career is unique, your strength comes from engaging your creativity. 

You can find your unique voice through songwriting, and find your way through this industry by leaning into your creative thinking. If you're wondering if the risk of doing things "differently" is worth it, just remember that out of the box thinkers tend to scale by leaps and bounds.

Episode 66 is our FIRST Youtube LIVE podcast of the year! Now we go live every Tuesday on Youtube with special guests unfiltered! If you want to be a part of the podcast, be there live with us next Tuesday.

Lainey Dionne, is an award-winning, sync placing, indie-pop singer/songwriting ROCKSTAR who graduated from Berklee College of Music. You can find her most recent syncs on Amazon Prime's _Making the Cut. _

She popped on the podcast today to share with us about what is working now in the music industry as an artist, as well as helpful tips about co-writing. We've been co-writing together for a while now so we both have a lot of thoughts on this.

SPECIAL BONUS! I also asked Lainey to give a free training for my podcast listeners! She's sharing her number one tool you can use right now to improve your songwriting. Click the link to get some Berklee wisdom in this quick 10 minute training.

Get the free ten minute songwriting training with Lainey here!

Part two of my conversation with friend and mentor, Josh Doyle, is my favorite. Not just because of all the juicy information, and insight throughout our conversation, but because it's time for our announcement!  Josh is an excellent musician, songwriter, producer, audio engineer, as well as creator/founder of L.A. based record label and sync licensing company, 3 Theory Music. So along with the list of awesomeness, he’ll now also be a mentor and coach at Songwriting for Guitar! 

That’s right! Now if you’re in my Insiders Track membership or one of my classes, you have access to one of the best mixing engineers AND to one of the best people I know.

Let’s get into some golden nuggets from Josh…

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Part 1 : We’re chatting with Josh Doyle, one of my most valued mentors and founder of L.A. based record label and sync licensing company, 3 Theory Music. 3 Theory Music is a collective who have been placed with Amazon, Nike, Nintendo, Toyota, Netflix, HBO, and so much more.

We’re talking Josh’s backstory as a creator and mixing engineer, as well as what led him to becoming an entrepreneur. Josh has navigated the industry in a unique yet natural way, and is sharing his experiences of what worked, what didn’t and what's working now for modern creators.

Next week we’re sharing part II including a big announcement.

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