When not in the studio or playing on the road, Drew Ryder Smith can be found in Nashville or New York City – usually hanging out with any dog he sees. My guest for this episode is a country singer-songwriter, Drew Ryder Smith. He [...]
Image by @wendywei on Pexels.com A good friend of mine used to have a bug up his arse (maybe still does) about part-time musicians. He has spent a good deal of time extolling the virtues of being a full-time musician and disparaging part-time musicians. I don’t take this [...]
Shannon Curtis grew her community, her email list and her income by rethinking her tour strategy. This episode features singer songwriter and queen of house concerts Shannon Curtis. It's another installment of the Unstarving Musician rewind series where I showcase a past interview. And [...]
"We learn a lot more from failures. The irony is that, as soon as you get comfortable with something and start coasting, the only way is down." – Jann Klose on audience growth and success Jann Klose says that performing is the best music [...]
Fabiana Claure is a concert pianist and educator who has created a business around her music and artistic sides. Teaching others how to do the same is her passion. Fabiana resides in the U.S., but has also lived in Bolivia and Cuba. She says that living [...]
Kevin Breuner of CD Baby joins me in this episode to discuss music distribution, education for the DIY musician, his journey with CD Baby, his band Small Town Poets, and the DIY Musician podcast.CD Baby started out as a place where musicians could circumvent the middleman by [...]
