Our special guest today is Isabella Bedoya, founder of Fame Hackers, an artist accelerator that helps independent artists establish profitable and sustainable music careers so they can get paid doing what they love. As a former A&R for a label under Sony Music, and working for an award-winning social media marketing agency in the past, Isabella helps artists excel in the new music industry by using strategies that work in today’s social media.

Isabella has been invited to speak at the Musicians Institute, BoldTV, Ticker News, iHeartRadio, NBC, KCAA Radio, Beat The Clock Podcast, and published on Medium, Thrive Global, and many more!

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Isabella shares her story about how she went from being a private chef in Beverly Hills to coaching celebrities, influencers, and award-winning industry professionals and making them online sensations.

Things We Discussed

"A&R" - Artists and Repertoire - is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists (singers, instrumentalists, bands, and so on) and songwriters.

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Jason Lyle Black is an award-winning piano entertainer, published arranger and composer for the piano, having authored three bestselling piano books with the world’s largest music publisher, Hal Leonard.  His most popular book, Disney Medleys for Piano Solo, is an Amazon bestseller, with over 10,000+ copies sold nationwide.

Jason performed on the Ellen Degeneres show in Hollywood, where Ellen called him “Unbelievable!”

What You’ll Learn

Jason Lyle Black shares with us how he started in the cruise industry and some first-hand tips on how to have a career for life on stage. He also emphasized that a good rating is very important so you will always get rebooked by agencies.

In this episode, he also shares some performers whom he loves to watch and considered phenomenal performers.

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Aoife O'Leary,  Aoife (pronounced “EE’fa”) is a composer, producer, songwriter, singer and founder of PoppyMoth Productions - a one-stop music production company for music, film, TV, games and session services. Aoife created 3 songs for the movie, Code Name Banshee, starring Antonio Banderas and Jaime King, including Banshee, for the end credits.

She is also the female vocalist of the band Moth Complex. It combines bruising rock with off-kilter electronics – all underlying singer, Aoife O'Leary’s powerful and gentle vocals. The band was featured as “Best Unsigned Band” in major genre-based European magazines and had been touring extensively across the States and playing shows at the infamous Viper Room and The Roxy on LA’s legendary Sunset Strip.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Aoife shares her story of how she landed on scoring a film. She also shared some tips on how to face your fears and overcome anxiety to accomplish your goals.

Things We Discussed

Moth Complex - Aoife’s band

Poppy Moth- Aoife’s production company

Intro to Scoring - a comprehensive course to uncover all you need to know to break into the exciting world of scoring music for media

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Our special guest this week is Kris Bradley, a songwriter/producer who has done some amazingly cool things with Sony BMG, Rolling Stones Magazine, Fox, LinkedIn and Miramax.

She’s the founder of Produce Like a Boss and BoomFox Productions. Kris is a 6-figure musician and a producer business coach.  She teaches musicians how to produce their own music from home, and how to build a business as a freelance musician/recording artist.

What You’ll Learn

Kris shares her story on how it was very challenging for a singer/songwriter who is not technically inclined and didn't grow up in an era or age of smartphones and computers.

Let us know how Kris was able to sit at home, not even have to put on real pants and track vocals, doing jingles for these clients,and making 6-figures as a musician.

Let us also dig into her mantra which is Create, Release, Repeat and learn more about the new music industry, and how to go PRO as a producer.

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Our special guest for today’s episode is Michele McLaughlin. She is a self-taught contemporary solo pianist and composer. She has released twenty-one albums, many of which have received multiple nominations and awards.

She has over 1.5 Billion spins on Pandora radio and has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, both online and in print. Her albums “Undercurrent”, “Life” and “Memoirs” all debuted at #5, #4, and #3 on the New Age Billboard Charts.

She has performed in over 200 concerts. She has been featured on radio stations worldwide, including SiriusXM, MusicChoice Soundscapes, Whisperings Solo Piano Radio and Echoes.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Michele will share how she self-taught herself to play the piano and how she began her journey as an artist. She also discusses how having the proper mindset as a new musician is very important and how being successful as a musician is all about being patient. She also shares how to overcome the biggest obstacle that musicians face which is failing to believe in themselves. She also talks about how important branding is and how the story of the song makes a huge impact.

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Our guest for today is a multi-talented pianist and composer who’s worked with a lot of notable musicians over his career. Steve chose to work with one of the premier new age and contemporary instrumental producers in the world; the GRAMMY-winning founder of the legendary Windham Hill Records, Will Ackerman. Along with Will’s roster of world-class studio musicians at Imaginary Road Studios, Steve has created two albums that have garnered critical acclaim from highly regarded reviewers in the genre.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Steve will take us with him on his extraordinary musical journey from playing in Nordstrom, to joining metal gothic dark band and to achieving his level of consummate artistry he has achieved today.

He also shares how and where he gets his ideas and inspiration in creating his music.

The release of his two albums "Dividing the Darkness" and "Beyond Measures in Time" were very successful.

We will also be getting some wonderful life tips on valuing time, regrets and reaching for your dreams.

Things We Discussed

Dividing the Darkness - Steve’s first album. has charted at Zone Music Reporter, Secret Music, and One World Music Radio since it was released in October of 2015. Steve Rivera received a nomination as “Best New Artist” at Enlightened Piano Radio and was Featured Artist in April of 2016.

Beyond Measures in Time - Steve Rivera’s new release, recorded at Imaginary Roads Studios.

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Our special guest for today is Lynn Tredeau. She is an incredible and renowned pianist who lives and performs in the Pacific Northwest.

After discovering the music of Michele McLaughlin on Pandora, Lynn found her calling in the world of New Age music. She released her debut album, Echoes of Life, in January, 2015, which brought multiple nominations including Best New Artist 2015 by Enlightened Piano.

Lynn’s second album, SnowLight (A Christmas Memory), was released in September 2015. It quickly went to #1 on OWMR received many nominations and won Best Holiday Album 2016 at Enlightened Piano Radio.

In April of 2016, A New Dream became her third release. This album charted on OWMR top 10 for 8 months, was nominated multiple times and opened a door for Lynn's music to be heard on SiriusXM radio.

She has now a total of 8 albums and many many singles.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Lynn Tredeau advises piano teachers to not stick too much on the curriculum, instead let students experiment and let them do some creative things.

She also shared where she finds inspiration for her songs as well as her favorite music book.

Lynn also answers the big question:  Is music still a viable career these days?

Things We Discussed

What the Rain Said - Lynn’s favorite song

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Our special guest today is a Registered Piano Technician with the Piano Technicians Guild. He is a Bechstein Factory Trained Concert Technician. Suffice it to say, he has the knowledge and experience to best help customers fall in love with their piano again.

He has worked alongside and learned so much from some of the best piano technicians in the world. Among whom are Rick Baldassin, Keith Kopp and Torben Garlin.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, we would learn how Matt Johnson started with music and how he ended up tuning pianos and owning MJ Pianos - his own piano store.

He also talked about different kinds of piano such as Steinway, Yamaha or Kawai and he mentioned his favorite one which he describes as having a  very colorful, orchestral, and full sound.

Things We Discussed

MJ Pianos - Matt Johnson’s piano store

C Bechstein - a German manufacturer of pianos, established in 1853 by Carl Bechstein.

Rachmaninoff - a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.

How Firmer Foundation - Jason Tonioli’s piece which is Matt’s favorite

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Joining us in our podcast today is a musician, business coach, and a MINDSET STRATEGY coach. She's done tons of expertise in branding, helping monetize your music online, wellness, time management coaching, building a fan base online, nurturing those fans and introducing an offer that you can sell so you can make money online.

She has a podcast called “The Out to Be Podcast”. It is a podcast for musicians, music entrepreneurs, music industry coaches, and music teachers, that discusses all things music biz strategy.

So far, she has helped hundreds of women in music grow their careers, release music, launch Patreons, start coaching businesses, and double their incomes!

What You’ll Learn

One important golden nugget in this podcast is “create for you.” In the creation process, take everything out. Don't worry about making money. Don't worry about going viral. Don't worry about any of those things. Just say what you wanted to say. And then when you go to that next stage of marketing, that's when you want to bring in the business strategies.

She also emphasized on applying what you learn. There are many free courses out there, but if you do not have that accountability to put everything into action then it is all in vain.

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The Out to Be Podcast - a podcast for musicians, music entrepreneurs, music industry coaches, and music teachers, that discusses all things music biz strategy.

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Joining us in our podcast today is Michael Walker. He is the founder of Modern Musician, a successful and highly renowned musician and entrepreneur. He is a husband, father, and keyboardist for the band Paradise Fears, who made headlines years ago for a technique he started called “tour hacking.”

He spent around 10 years touring full time and during those years, their band released an album that hit number 2 on iTunes as an Alternative Rock Album. They got about 24 million streams on Spotify and toured around the world, playing music full-time, independently without a record label. He also coached thousands of independent musicians and paved the way for them to be successful musicians.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Michael emphasizes the importance of being intentional with who you choose to surround yourself with. He believes that we become the 5 people we spend most of our time with so we better choose our circle carefully.

He also talked about the importance of believing in oneself. If you have anything worthwhile that's worth achieving, it comes with first allowing yourself to believe it's possible and then taking action and becoming the person that deserves to achieve the goal.

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Modern Musician - a team made up of highly-talented musicians who understand what it takes to be an independent artist in today’s industry.

Paradise Fears - his old band

Gold Artist Academy™

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