Dean Johanesen – Album Artwork, Song Reference Files, Record Release Mode, Balancing Creative Time, Arc Of A Thematic Album, Writing Press Releases, Release Campaign Framework, Heightened Creativity, Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival (Ep 246)

“Dean Johanesen spiced up his repertoire of acoustic guitar-driven fare with a sonic palette that calls on Spanish rumba-style instrumentals, speakeasy-era Americana, and swinging hot club jazz dosed in circus tent hues." – Leilani Polk, Creative Loafing - Tampa My guest for this episode, [...]

2022-12-15T15:29:42-06:00December 16th, 2022|Creativity, Marketing, Podcast|

Forward, The Unstarving Musician’s Guide To Getting Paid Gigs (2nd ed.)

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 [...]

2022-12-08T14:22:11-06:00December 7th, 2022|Income, Marketing|

Fia Nyxx – PR, Marketing, Common Indie Artist Struggles, Video Collaboration, Release Strategy, Recording Studio Lessons, Confidence Through Repetition, And Theatrical Performance (Ep 244)

Fia Nyxx went to school for PR and starting her own PR company. My guest Fia Nyxx is considered stylistically as somewhere in between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. She embraces a theatrical approach to her music and experimental clash of genres.  Fia is [...]

2024-04-30T10:09:01-06:00December 2nd, 2022|Marketing, Performing, Podcast|

Shannon Curtis – House Concerts, Building Connections And Community, Release Strategy And Her 2018 Album “Both At The Same Time” (Rewind Series Ep 243)

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 [...]

2023-04-14T14:19:42-06:00November 11th, 2022|Income, Marketing, Performing, Podcast|

Choosing A Platform For Your Musician Website (Ep 242)

Choosing a musician website platform should start with knowing your goals. (Image by Peace, love, happiness from Pixabay) Choosing a website platform should start with knowing your goals. To help you choose a platform for your musician website, I offer this shortlist of my [...]

2022-11-04T10:53:16-06:00November 4th, 2022|Marketing, Podcast|

Choosing A Domain For Your Musician Website (Ep 241)

The task of choosing a domain for your musician website involves both creative and technical considerations. (Photo by @flyd2069 on Unsplash.com) The task of choosing a domain for your musician website is an important one. Shout out to Dreamhost for this great blog post, [...]

2022-10-20T15:18:28-05:00October 21st, 2022|Marketing, Podcast|
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