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How To Win When You Feel Like An Artistic Underdog

I’m about to blow your mind. Especially If you’re a regular reader of my articles and listener of The C.L.I.M.B. Podcast. Ready?   Your goal is NOT to sell music, merch, tickets, and make a living as an artist.   What?   This…
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You’ll Die If You Get Hung Up On The How

Too many of you get hung up on the how you’re going to get your dreams accomplished. You should only be focused on the why right now.   Why?       Because if you’ve read my articles and listened…
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How Do Valuable Contact Lists Actually Boost Your Career?

I love artists, especially indie artists like you. I live every day to help them. Sometimes I’m motivational, inspirational, educational, and sometimes I’m all three. Today is educational and it’s all about contact lists. Creating…
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Happiness Drives Everything

“I’m not some great philosopher. This is simple shit. ONE AT BAT. THIS IS IT. YOU’RE GOING TO DIE. Like, I don’t understand…here’s what I don’t understand. I want to talk about complaining. I want to talk about complaining. If…
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How To Be A Better Leader

Success in your artist career depends on your ability to clearly articulate your vision, your goals, and the values that your organization will follow to attain said goals. Essentially you need to be a better leader.   You need to be…
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Drop This Habit Now and You'll Absolutely Guarantee Success

Too many of you seem to naively rely on your musical gift as if that is the end-all-be-all to success.       In fact, many of you seem to be utterly dumbfounded at that lack of attention you receive from the industry…
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Authentic: YOU Are The Only Thing That Is Truly Unique

I hear so many artists pontificating about being “original” or “authentic” in their art. Most artists do not bring their unique authentic selves to their art because that requires a lot of intelligence, work, and vulnerability.   All…
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Content Is The Bridge That Will Actually Get Them To Listen

Your bridge to reaching new fans and getting them to love you and give your music a chance is amazing content.   Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m sure you’ve heard that one before.   Just like I hear all the record biz people talking…
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Powerful Story Branding Will Make You More Successful

If you aren’t aware of story branding yet then you’re welcome, in advance. This is your introduction.   It’s going to change your life and, YES, I’m going to give you a real world example in this article.   Do you…
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What Is The Right Approach To Ensure Your Artist Success?

There is an over-promise of artist success amongst all artists in all genres like country, rap, rock, pop, etc. This over-promise has become the key ingredient to your failure.   It’s causing you to lose.   I give credit…

How To Make Adversity Grow A Loyal Fan Base

Why are we so afraid of a challenge? Why do we lose sleep over the thought of pending adversity?   If you’re familiar with me it’s easy to see my attraction and fascination with Gary Vaynerchuk. We think similarly and have similar…
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What If You’re Waiting On the Wrong Things?

I received a little heat for my last blog article entitled How to Actually Get Paid Living As An Artist. People reached out and commented (complained); they thought it was a misleading title   “When do I find out how to get paid?”…
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How To Actually Get Paid Living As An Artist

How do you get paid to live an artist's life?   Artists ask me this question all the time. The answer is there are endless ways to get paid for your art.   Most artists don't see the answers or fail to ask the right…
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Why Does Social Media Have To Be Obnoxious Marketing?

Many artists cramp up at that the thought of marketing. It's understandable because the experiences that stick in their psyche the most are of obnoxious marketing.   In fact, I want you to consider something.   Most of the…
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What Music Marketing Questions Do You Need to Succeed?

Follow me on this and I'll steer you to asking the right music marketing questions.   It was 1976 (I believe), I was 8 years old. Don’t ask me why, but my parents (thank GOD) took me to our local outdoor concert shed called Alpine…