The New Musician Mindset
Arts & Culture Podcasts
How do musicians like us - who've spent years mastering an instrument, hours upon hours practicing and wriiting, spending our money on music gear, rehearsal spaces and recording studios - stay in flow and survive as full-time musicians?How do we engage the fullness of our knowledge, skills and experiences to get more students, more performance opportunities, connect with our fans and build our audienceso we can support ourselves using our craft?Welcome to the New Musicians Mindset....
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United States
Description:
How do musicians like us - who've spent years mastering an instrument, hours upon hours practicing and wriiting, spending our money on music gear, rehearsal spaces and recording studios - stay in flow and survive as full-time musicians?How do we engage the fullness of our knowledge, skills and experiences to get more students, more performance opportunities, connect with our fans and build our audienceso we can support ourselves using our craft?Welcome to the New Musicians Mindset....
Twitter:
@aprilfletcher
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 9 - It's Good Medicines.
5/25/2022
It's always nice when you can hang with other musical like-minds...Whether for a jam, pizza or just creative synergy.
Duration:00:40:43
Episode 7 - Navigating Musical Identity
4/21/2022
As musicians, our musical identity is constantly evolving as we move through our musical lives. Here we talk about some ideas, experiences and maybe possible solutions on how to navigate said identity as it evolves with time.
Duration:00:37:23
NMM's New Co-Host: LI-STA
4/9/2022
This is the intro to NMM's new co-host LI-STA.
Duration:00:31:55
So...About Repurposing Content...
3/12/2022
Some people are content-making machines and are able to churn out tons of content regularly. I've never been one of those people and I suspect I'm not the only one.
This podcast has a few ideas on what repurposing your content is, why you might want to give it a try and some examples of how.
Enjoy!
Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aprilfletcher)
Duration:00:05:38
New Name: The New Musician Mindset
3/3/2022
I changed the name of the podcast...again!
This episode is the thought behind why I changed the title of the podcast and the reason why good to put some thought into a title and subtitle. Plus a little bit about my story and what's coming up in the new and improved podcast!
Submit your questions, topics or apply to be a guest. Click on the link:
https://forms.gle/vf63TNp9TAPSFw7V9
Click here to learn more about what I've got going on (this is so a work in...
Duration:00:26:13
Unnecessarily Complicated
2/14/2022
Making things way more complicated than they need to be is something many of us do and it keeps us from getting our content out there (and things done, in general).
I have this problem so I decided to share some of the things I'm doing to help myself get my content out and maybe it'll help you too. Plus I throw in a few other tips that might be helpful.
The websites that I mention in the podcast:
For free photos and videos for your content, check...
Duration:00:13:56
5 Ways to Sell Your Expertise Online
2/12/2022
Okay, so the core of this episode is about, ultimately, monetizing online.
You know stuff and you can boost your income a wee bit or maybe a lot by selling your knowledge online.
There are many different ways of doing it, I've included 5 here.
Click this link for more content and my social media:
https://sociatap.com/aprilfletcher
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/aprilfletcher)
Duration:00:07:18
My Accountability Podcast
5/15/2021
Hey there everybody! This is my podcast of my accountability and discussing what I'm doing verses what I should be doing. Aside from this little bit that I'm writing, there will note be other notes.
There's no point to doing this podcast if I'm not sharing what is happening...it's part of the point.
Honestly, this is exciting! I'm so glad and super grateful to be doing this and sharing it with you, warts and all. Hopefully, you will be able to pull some kind of value from it.
Thanks for...
Duration:00:14:57
3 Steps to Marketing Yourself Online
4/26/2021
There are 3 simple yet complex to marketing yourself online. I'm sure there are other thoughts on this but for my purposes this works in a nutshell.
Stop by and say hello on our Facebook Page: The DotCom Musician
Stay in the loop on DCM announcements and events: The List
Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aprilfletcher)
Duration:00:08:29
How To Give Yourself A Raise
4/16/2021
Stop by, say hey and give me some love on the DCM Facebook Page!
One of the reason I started DCM is to share ideas and strategies to build your fan base and put a few more dollars in your pocket.
This podcast is all about that. I share 3 ideas to help put you on that track: a concept by Kevin Kelly, interaction and engagement and giving music lessons (but it's probably not what you think!).
Here are the two links I mention in regard to Kelly:
The article
The Video
Support the show...
Duration:00:15:21
Mobile Podcasting Experiment + You Might Want A Mentor
4/6/2021
Stop by and say hello on The DotCom Musician Facebook page.
Continuing from my exploration of different ways of recording a podcast, I decided to do a mobile podcast, something I've never done. I recorded and edited on my year old iPad.
Post-recording notes:
Anchor's editor is super basic and simple to use. At first, it didn't seem like my edits (just trimming the beginning and ending of the recording) but it just needed to be refreshed. After I almost gave up, I discovered the edited...
Duration:00:08:48
3 Super Inexpensive (and Low Tech) Ways to Record A Podcast
3/28/2021
Hey there!
This is my old but new, new but old podcast. My Little Podcast is now The DotCom Musician Podcast. I talk about it at the beginning of the podcast, so check it out for details (although it's really no big deal!).
Is there a Facebook page? Of course there is! See one of the microphones mentioned in the podcast by clicking here:
The DotCom Musician Facebook Page
Okay, a couple things I mention during the podcast:
Anchor.fm
Audacity
Thanks for listening!
Support the show...
Duration:00:13:15
When You Have To Recalibrate...Again!
3/2/2021
My good ol' mailing list. Click the link so I can say hey to you every now and then. This is the link.
Interestingly, I think mentioned recalibration only once....
Mostly this one is an accountability report.... But I do mention an awesome teacher and go on about her about.
Her name is Rachel Miller. I talk about her a lot - her thing is building audiences/customers on Facebook and organically (aka free). Here's a link to her website: RachelMiller.com. I don't know much about her other...
Duration:00:17:38
3 Things You Need for a Lead Gen System
2/2/2021
Check out the last episode for more on lead magnets
The 3 Parts to set up a Lead Generation System
What is a Lead Generation System and why do you need one?
Your lead generations system will help you build your email list and gather leads
Your list is the backbone to your digital marketing
Here are the pieces of this system:
Lead magnet. This should be tightly related to the affiliate offer, so that anyone who wants your lead magnet will naturally want to buy the affiliate offer....
Duration:00:08:24
You're Gonna Need A Lead Magnet
1/18/2021
I'm super excited about the new year and the awesome things that are to come!
I have a couple of key things that I'm focusing on in general this year. One is mindset - a topic that I already love but need more practice. The other is list building so I wanted to start off the year reviewing an element to that with is creating a lead magnet.
A good lead magnet is an excellent lead in to the service or product you ultimately want to lead your audience to. It is a piece that is of value to...
Duration:00:11:17
2020 Takeaway
1/6/2021
I recorded this a few days before Christmas.
Wanted to get this posted. I will be adding better notes shortly.
#betterdonethanperfect
Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aprilfletcher)
Duration:00:10:36
Dropping the Ball and Slipping into Old Habits
12/8/2020
I dropped the ball. This episode is about that with a couple of solutions that I'm doing to solve it. Maybe they'll help you too!
I'd love to share awesome things and thoughts. Click on the link to join the list! Thanks!
My Little Podcast list
Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aprilfletcher)
Duration:00:13:30
Fiverr
11/20/2020
Have you heard of Fiverr? It's a website with serves for all kinds of media, creative and business oriented tasks.
I've been a fan of Fiverr for years but, recently, I started using it a whole new way and wanted to share. Check it out!
Hey now! Click the link to join my list. I'll keep you up to date on the occasion awesome thing or annoucement.
April's List
Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aprilfletcher)
Duration:00:10:56
Mindset and a Shift the Just Happened
11/10/2020
Mindset. It is everything and a topic I'm constantly focused on in some way. In order to frame your life the way you want it to be, the correct mindset is, again, everything.
A big boost to many women's mindset just happened this weekend.
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I'll be back with the links in a minute.... I have a totally nerdy article on neurotransmitters and brain stuff on Facebook @globalvibecreative and my My Little Podcast page (btw please Like this page - thank you!!)
Just to put a little science...
Duration:00:17:10
The Dream 100
11/7/2020
Dream 100 is a way to put your business into the stratosphere. It takes TIME and it takes WORK but it benefits....
I’m still working on mine, but I’m all in!
I mention doing your own research on the topic but there’s one person you should definitely look into in regard to the Dream 100. His name is Dana Derricks and the Dream 100 is his thing (well, he didn’t come up with it but his company is built on it).
Dotcom Secrets. I mentioned is an awesome book. Get it. Click the link and you can...
Duration:00:15:53