Cutting Out the Music Business Middleman–Bradford & Kimberly Loomis

Bradford and Kimberly Loomis are of the dynamic duo, married couple variety. Kimberly is highly involved in Bradford's career. Among her contributions are tech support, photography, co-writing, and community management.   Our conversation opens with how Bradford was thrust back into music following economic change and a job loss. It sounds like it's turned out to be the best career choice that's ever been forced upon him. 🙂    He has a weekly Facebook live broadcast on which he performs, conducts guest interviews, and interacts with his growing community. Bradford sees these broadcasts as a channel for supporting others, as much as he sees it as a place to share his music. Cutting out the middleman is a primary focus for the Loomis'. My favorite example is that they host their own subscription platform for patrons. This is in lieu of Patreon, a wildly popular platform for subscription based communities. They also created their own recording label.   We discuss all of this plus their entrepreneurial take on the business of music, Bradford's music mastermind group, house shows (aka house concerts), how his partnership with Kimberly is making a difference in his career, and much more. SHOW NOTES BradfordLoomis.com LineageArtistry.com Bradford's house concert resource page Patronage without the Middleman (blog post by Kimberly Loomis) Bradley on Instagram Bradley on YouTube Patreon.com Shannon Curtis Jamie Hill Seattle Living Room Shows   RELATED EPISODES Blues, Folk and Change–Tony Harrah House Concert Tours & Community – Shannon Curtis Life and Songwriting on the Road–Crystal & Pete Damore   Visit UnstarvingMusician.com for more episodes and bonus content.