The Persevering Artist

This episode picks up in the middle of chicken wings and pizza at The Rock in Tacoma, WA. Kiva and I go in depth on chicken wings, who has the best and why, our secret recipes and we review the wings we're in the middle of consuming... then we talk about the upcoming UFC and you'll get my LHW prediction. * I keep saying Anthony Pettis but what I mean is Anthony Smith. Just in case anyone wants to correct me. My apologies… I was drinking beer for cryin' out loud.

Here's the first ever Random Conversations. I take the maiden voyage with my beautiful, awesome wife.

Success is looking for four things from you... today, I'm talking about no. 2: Innovation

Of the four things success is seeking from us, here's No. 1.

Success requires an effective, daily routine from you.

Life's greatest conundrums of love, relationships, God, money and self-worth can be solved from this one question...

You can't control the effect, but you directly control the cause.

6 key factors in choosing your mentor... and 1 to grow on!

This story is incredible. There are no rules.

Your dreams are waiting for you to implement these 4 things. Success or failure to achieve your desires rests on whether or not you do them.

In the music business, survival is the ultimate success. Here are the best gigs you could score to keep you free to pursue your passion of full-time industry professional while paying your bills.

Face it, nothing lasts forever. When your band breaks up, will that mean the end of your career, or a steppingstone toward a bigger and brighter career? Personal brand development is the subject of this quick episode.

Don't live by your emotions.

The title says it all.

Don't come across like an amateur by using incorrect words.

Feeling like you're spread too thin on social media? Here's a word of wisdom.

KO (in a good way) any audience with this combo.

Here's the #1 way to avoid them.

Want to grow your community? Here's a hack that will supercharge that growth.

Whether or not you will be rich, successful, influential or happy, it's 100% your choice.

Let me give you some tips that will allow you a peaceful show day and a killer performance!

Here are four solid tips from a road warrior.

Booking tours cold turkey is the stupidest thing you could do. Here is some great advice that won't burn you out on the road.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel. Here are 3 quick things to remember!

The music business is actually the retail business. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Let me offer my solution for the problems of fear, panic, anxiety & depression...

Starting and stopping, changing lanes, contributing to too many conversations = poor leadership and lots of painful lessons

The grapevine is real and you don't know who may be listening.

Want to survive as an artist? Here's how...

There's always 10lbs of BS attached to the word “Community”. In today's podcast, I give an excellent description of what it actually means to grow a community around your project.

If you're going to grow an engaged following, you must know what you're doing with your socials.

I make 6 INVALUABLE points here that will save you time, resource and headaches!

If you want to maximize your exposure and gather an enthusiastic fanbase, here's some food for thought.

The bare-necessities of home recording.

Semantics are important. Make sure you know what you're talking about if you're gonna be using the term.

Where to begin if you don't know how to record music.

Ever wondered how to get signed to a major recording contract? Here's the basic truth...

Success is never achieved alone. I have an incredible team of people around me keeping me on track. Let me tell you about the different roles that I deem necessary...

This mostly involves keeping your mouth shut... I'll explain.

How much time should you devote to music and how much time should you devote to paying the bills?

What is new about the new music business?

Here's the simple answer.

If today's podcast was a material, it would be gold... solid GOLD! And it's FREE...

A day job isn't a Plan B. It's a way to survive by keeping the bills paid before your music business financially sustains you. May I suggest a few solutions?

The worldwide misconception is that if you're in a band, you're either living in mom's basement or else you're on the cover of Rolling Stone. Let me shine a little light on the subject...

If you're the typical singer-songwriter, you're missing out on more than 50% of your royalties. Let me help you get smart!

What is a P.R.O. and how does it help me?

Licensing your songs is one of the highest income earners for musicians. What is licensing?

I continue on about how recording artists and songwriters earn money. Super interesting, plus, it doesn't get anymore simple than this...

Music sales, digital downloads and interactive streaming all generate this type of royalty...

There are many ways to create a decent living for yourself as a recording artist/songwriter, but here are the top 3 ways to earn from your music...