How's it going Podcast! This week we sit down for a consultation call with Skylar aka Wa$hington for a seriously fresh consultation call. We brainstorm through some really unique ways to approach his fan base and optimize consumption. He is a jack of all trades dabbling in screen writing, book writing and music. We jump right into some fun ways to be creative.. Not so far out of the box its irrelevant but how to move along the edges. Lets get to it!

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Whats up Podcast family! This week I'm inviting you to a serious deep dive into a consultation call with "The Honey Badgers" a touring Folk Americana band as we use some solution based thinking to get there career in position for the next level. We get right to the meat and potatoes about what we can all do to increase revenue, performance opportunities and streaming.

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Podcast! Today we are going to take a look into the start of my personal journey getting into the live performance scene. The ups and downs and how I developed my foothold in the market. Be tenacious and show your grit! It's all about the mindset!

Identifying my selling point - 3:00

Establishing my performance identity - 4:00

Making each performance fresh - 6:00

Establishing goals, building a system, and establishing relationships - 8:40

Branding, retention and utilization of resources - 12:45

Willing myself through the struggle of gigging for food (not money - that was a serious time but its funny now) 15:20

Keeping it real with the work ethic - 16:30

Finessing the gig economy with diversity - 18:15

How supporting the scene supports you - 19:00 

Prioritizing making money through music and its benefits - 20:25

Diversifying my musical income without sacrificing brand - 21:35

Finding out who has the money and getting after it - 25:45

Identifying and building sustainability within the market - 26:50

Whats going on podcast! Today we are going to sit down with the multi-talented musician and artist Aaron Maloney lead singer of sensational east coast cover band "It's All Good". He gives us some incredible insight into the world of being a cover artist, working independently as well as under an agency (Starleigh Entertainment). We get into some great insight about diversifying your musical income and navigating your mental and emotional health in the industry when the work load is sparse as well as abundant. So many knowledge nuggets in this interview that can help you along your musical journey.

This episode Im tackling some questions from you the lister and giving my tips and tricks!

How to book live shows - 0:45

Identifying your market - 1:35

Supporting the scene & how that helps with booking - 3:35

Proper use of promotional resources - 4:00

Value of a residency - 6:00

How to determine rates - 10:25

How to tier your product to accommodate venues - 19:00

How to add value to your rate - 28:30

Which 3rd party distributor should I use for online music distribution - 31:50 

Podcast. Its easy to call yourself an independent artist simply because you have no label representation, but do you have independence? In todays episode we sit down with Keith Profeta, The Indie Band Guru, to go over skills and tactics you can deploy to be in a constant state of self sustainability. The practices discussed today will help get you from artist with no representation to and artist that has a reputation! We had a great conversation about ownership, not taking no for an answer and much more. Check it out and let me know what you think on IG @mccovemindset - to find more on the Indie Band Guru go to IndieBandGuru.com

Keep being awesome podcast! Todays episode is a MUST listen if you're looking to get into the music placement and licensing lane. Wellington Lora is founder of music library the Cueniverse placing music nationally and internationally in some of your favorite TV shows and I'm not "Catfish"ing you! Tons of practical application techniques to get your music placed in TV and advertisement and a SERIOUSLY tremendous story of keeping the dream alive not only for yourself but everyone in your network! I hope you take the nuggets of knowledge out of this episode and use it to advance your career. Check out the IG page @McCoveMindset and let me know what you want to hear more of and how I can help bring you the information you need!

Cheers Podcast, incredibly valuable insight given today with music business entrepreneurs Gayle Dillman and Jeremy Hebbel. We spoke a lot about how they grew their business and relationships with music artists and venues by focusing and prioritizing adding value first and then working the back end.  There are awesome insights about what you will need to avoid the early trappings and missteps of starting a business, identifying what need you business fulfills and key ideologies to happiness within the business. Check it out an let me know what you think on IG @mccovemindset

Education is not limited to an institution. Do you want to be a full time artist? Do you want to learn how to take full advantage of your talents? Take a step inside my Dream, Believe, Achieve school tour as I speak with Brandywine High School students about entrepreneurship in the arts and speak on practical application techniques that can be used to deploy your career today. Q&A following the presentation. 

Execution is key when it comes to success. The greatest ideas are lost and talent is swept under the rug when execution is lacking. Deborah Mannis-Gardner owner of DMG Clearences has successfully become an industry titan in the world of music sample clearances. Expanding her reach to music supervising she has won a grammy for her work in the HBO series "The Defiant Ones" and knows that execution along with having the right team is absolutely vital to your growth and success. I am excited for you to hear her story and mindset as she drops some incredible gems on who to connect yourself with and how to execute against your dreams.