Creative Mindset

There’s a fantastic concept known as "Who Not How" (made famous by entrepreneur coach, Dan Sullivan). Let me show you a quick example of how to use this mindset piece. Let’s say you're a musician looking to exponentiate your career - either as a hit songwriter or releasing your own artist project. It’s possible - you might have been stuck in the “HOW” mode... ... CONTINUE READING

Are you tired of being frustrated as an artist or a professional songwriter? You know, putting in that day to day grind and not seeing the results you’re looking for? Well, let me ask you an important question. In fact, for all of us, this could be the question of the year. Why show up as yourself, or even writing session #200 of the year as “basically” the same person as yesterday ... CONTINUE READING

What’s the most important thing you should be focusing on - when it comes to your career? Hmm - you might be shocked and surprised after reading this post. “That’s riiiighhtt,” as Milton Erickson once frequently said (note - that’s some foreshadowing coming). So, yeah, I’ll go out on a limb that this post might be one of the most important ... CONTINUE READING

So, you just released your new music - and now it’s a few days, a week, a month, 3 months later. You've been checking your stats every day - monitoring the streams for your single, EP, album, etc. And now - low and behold - you can’t avoid the truth. Your new release has tanked. ... CONTINUE READING

I’ve been in the music business for over 25 years, mostly as a music publisher. I’ve dedicated my life to the pursuit of amazing music. So with that intro and context in mind, the question of the day - which you might be wondering as well is… Why does music suck so hard right now? And for your poignant question, I’ve got 10 answers for you below ... CONTINUE READING