How Musicians Make It

Two Music Technology Ideas You Could Start Today

Adam talks with two music technology founders about their software, why they built it, and how they use it. Adam, Jeff, and Anton even discuss some music tech startup ideas that any musician could start to build today.Jeff and Anton have also organized a music technology event called Wavefront (www.wavefrontmn.com) that will feature a bunch of MN-based music technology companies including Jamstik (https://jamstik.com/) and Campfire Foundation (https://www.cfmusic.org/), among others.Tickets to Wavefront (August 1st, 2024) are free, but you must have tickets to attend. You can find tickets here: www.wavefrontmn.com---------Jeff and Anton's company Caedence: https://caedence.io/(synchronized practice and performance control)---------Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigbossJoin the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss-----------------------------Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654------------------------------Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/

Becoming a Professional Musician

In this episode of HMMI, Adam sits down with his old friend Bjorn on the Life. Money. You. podcast and discusses what it was like for Adam to build his career as a professional musician. How did Adam even out the month-to-month swings of full time freelance income? How did Adam get his first gigs, and begin to build a paying audience of fans for his music? These questions are answered and then some. Listen as Adam discusses his side hustles including pulling back the curtain on Gig Boss, and his AirBnB. How Adam got his first educational gigs, and how he diversifies his income (and how that saved him from near disaster) are also on the table.----Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigbossJoin the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss-----------------------------Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654------------------------------Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/

Braxton Cook: Signing to a Record Label, Finding a Manager, Building a Team

Adam talks with Saxophonist/vocalist/composer Braxton Cook about how he first got connected in the music scene during his time as a student at Julliard, how he found is first manager, why he decided to sign his first multi-album record deal, how a young musician can develop language, his desert island albums and a bunch more.-------Follow Braxton in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/105491034183068?hl=enBraxton on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BraxtonCookSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/60k4atxgEIMFz4DWHp0le1--------This podcast is brought to you by Gig Boss App. The Gig Boss App is a one stop shop organizational tool for freelance musicians and bandleaders. Anyone can use it for free. We built this app because HMMI host Adam Meckler struggled to organize his schedule, finances, and the details of a gig while playing . Get your band on the same page. You'll never have to tell someone the wifi password again. It's in the app. Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigbossJoin the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss-----------------------------Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654------------------------------Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/

You Should Have an Email List - Here's Why

Adam talks about why you should have an email list, how to build an email list, and what sorts of things to do with your email list. Fund your next project, sell tickets to the next show, and do it without the need for social media.-----------------Stuff I talked aboutMailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/How Musicians Make it on Youtube:How Musicians Make in on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/howmusiciansmakeit/?hl=enHow Musicians Make It Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss/------------------Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigbossJoin the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss-----------------------------Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654------------------------------Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/

"Know Your Value" // w Blues and Roots Artist Joyann Parker

Adam sits with Billboard-charting Blues and Roots artist Joyann Parker for a talk on setting boundaries and knowing your worth as an artist. Joyann discusses what it is like breaking through the Blues and Roots scene, paying dues, and smartly leveraging original music. In particular, she explains how she leveraged social media to get the attention of the Green Bay Packers, and the Wisconsin Badgers over her song "Sconnie Girl". Adam and Joyann also discuss Joyann's Patsy Cline tribute show and how Joyann is able to convert fans of Patsy Cline into fans of Joyann Parker. -------------- Joyann on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81twf9J052SGHz2TOtKdtQ= Joyann's Website: https://www.joyannparker.com/ Joyann on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannparker/?hl=en Joyann on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MJtg4hkHkYR60qZC97UOQ?si=Qq07kuJxR3KqPzEw9AJJmw ----------------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the How Musicians Make It Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss/ ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here": https://open.spotify.com/track/13zafzswHeME0TtkZpAoZn?si=284d9fd871f34cf1