The DIY Artist Route

Series produced by D. Grant Smith

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Artists, musicians and creative entrepreneurs are on similar journeys. How to take your creation as an artist and creative business enterprise to the next levels of success from audience growth, management, and development are all questions that we experience on this pathway.

Fortunately there are some amazing people to join us on our route to provide wisdom, insights and advice to help steer us in the direction of success and fulfillment.

Artists, musicians and creative entrepreneurs are on similar journeys. How to take your creation as an artist and creative business enterprise to the next levels of success from audience growth, management, and development are all questions that we experience on this pathway.

Fortunately there are some amazing people to join us on our route to provide wisdom, insights and advice to help steer us in the direction of success and fulfillment.

Each episode of The DIY Artist Route features someone who has found success on their path in music, art, community building, business, marketing and beyond who share their keen insights into how to make it work for us. Past guests include crowdfunding starter Benji Rogers (PledgeMusic), singwer-songwriters William Fitzsimmons, Tony Lucca, Jerzy Jung, and more, marketing expert Seth Godin and much more. Hide full description

Artists, musicians and creative entrepreneurs are on similar journeys. How to take your creation as an artist and creative business enterprise to the next levels of success from audience growth, management, and development are all questions that we experience on this pathway. Fortunately there are some amazing people to join us on our route to provide wisdom, insights and advice to help steer us in the direction of success and fulfillment. Each episode of The DIY Artist Route features someone who has found success on their path in music, art, community building, business, marketing and beyond who share their keen insights into how to make it work for us. Past guests include crowdfunding starter Benji Rogers (PledgeMusic), singwer-songwriters William Fitzsimmons, Tony Lucca, Jerzy... Show full description


7 Pieces

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Matthew Belair is a coach for athletes in the mental game of preparedness. His insights into how to focus on winning to see that come into being is...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2016
  • Length: 21:42
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Singer-songwriter Matthew Mayfield has experienced both ends of the musical career spectrum. Formerly signed to a record label and now operating as...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 26:44
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The past finalist on NBC's The Apprentice shares insights into community building with nonprofits in Austin, Tx, lessons learned working with Donal...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 21:42
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Tony Lucca is an indie singer-songwriter who has traveled the course of music on both sides of the fence: as an artist on a major label and as a DI...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 31:44
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Benji Rogers is the founder of the crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic. He's also a music super fan, and gigantic proponent for the Direct-To-Fan mov...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 24:06
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Seth Godin joined me in an exclusive conversation on what makes real art (and what is just weird), why most musicians aren't building tribes but sh...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 19:40
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What is the mission behind your music? Do you seek to entertain, inform, or be an outcry against a social issue? The mission behind your music is e...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 24:28