The Career Musician

Learn the secrets of the music industry and how to build a lasting career!

Music Interviews
Music
Performing Arts
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#187 Band Together for Community Not Competition
20 min
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#186: 4 Rules of Networking
11 min
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#185: I Need A Gig
8 min
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#184: Ghosted 3 Strikes
8 min
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#183: Insincere Sincerity
7 min
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#182: Existential Music Crisis
7 min
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#181: Music Is Not For Musicians
6 min
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#180: Play The Changes
7 min
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#179: Payday Friday | Gig Work Don't Come Easy
9 min
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#178: Creative Flow State | Optimize Your Home ...
26 min
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#177: Music Publishing 101 | A Few Things To Know
Through an interesting analogy involving a unique instrument found at Goodwill, Nomad highlights the importance of owning your creative work.
12 min
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#176: Mining the Gigs You Want | A Fresh Perspe...
In this overly saturated world of commerce, entertainment and business dealings, sometimes it takes a whole new approach and perspective to mine the gigs we want and need!
6 min
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#175: What Makes A Pro Musician in 2025? | 3 Th...
Amateurs practice, professionals prepare...
17 min
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#174: Grammys For The Win? | Art vs. Sport
Human bias and the arts
35 min
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#173: CYO | Master your Money as a Musician by ...
Being your own CYO will grow your bottom-line
15 min
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#172: Should You QUIT The Music Industry?
18 min
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#171: NAMM President John Mlynczak | Industry, ...
How NAMM can boost your career as a musician
45 min
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#170: Why Time Is Every Musician's Secret Weapon
Consistent Time Usage Compounds Into Mastery
16 min
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#169: The Musician's Journey of a Rockstar | Je...
Jed Elliott (bassist for The Struts) and his co-founder Chelsea Szabo (Executive Life Coach) of The Musician's Journey Podcast discuss what it's really like to be a legit 'Rockstar' and maintain some semblance of normalcy in everyday life.
67 min
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#168: Tito Daniel | Get Your Music Heard on Das...
Every Tuesday, Nomad features indie artists on "Radio Ready", his new show only on Dash Radio. Submit your music now, to get your music heard!
34 min
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#167: Sherilyn | Stop Faking It And Release Mus...
Release Music Like a Pro Bootcamp provides step-by-step personalized coaching to give songwriters the tools and guidance that they need to record, publish, and promote their music professionally in 12 weeks!
26 min
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#166: Jody Friedman | Insider Secrets to Placin...
Jody is here to teach independent musicians how to have a thriving career in music by consistently licensing their songs to films, tv shows and ads
32 min
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#165: Eric Baines | Come From A Small Town? No ...
Eric is the current bassist for the legendary band, Chicago, and is here to show us how to not just get the gig, but to keep the gig!
60 min
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#164: Belle Johnson | Are You Doing Everything ...
Belle reveals her secrets to longevity in the music industry.
45 min
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#163: The NAMM Show Pt. 1 | Feat. Chris Lord-Al...
This episode features the one and only Chris Lord-Alge, famed mix engineer, and ASADI, young influencer on the rise, and killer Career Musician.
13 min