Today's Indie Musician—Mawk Phoenix (Ep 165)

This is the second installment of Today's Indie Musician series in which 'm talking with former guests of the podcast to do deep dives on the industry, what's happening during these wild times and where we see it going. These episodes were done as research I did for a Forbes.com article on the Six Skills All Indie Musicians Need Today. Our guest today is Mawk Phoenix from episode 131. We discuss my various suppositions about the important elements an indie musician must master these days. I share my experience recording drums at home, which was fun to discuss with Mawk given his experience in production and sound engineering. Mawk's long career gives him a unique perspective on the skills indie musicians need today. Episode Highlights We start by talking about how artists need to be entrepreneurs (05:43) and go on to discuss: (08:40) Building a community versus followers (10:15) Re-inventing how we perform (17:40) Recording at home and digital distribution (22:44) Building a niche audience Quotable The path is not to getting a deal anymore. The path is to creating your own business and your own branding. –Mawk Phoenix For full resources and show notes go to UnstarvingMusician.com