A Career in Music with Bob D'Eith
by Bob D'Eith
A weekly podcast where 30 year music industry veteran Bob D'Eith sets out a pathway for musicians to succeed in the very challenging music industry. Bob is a Recording Artist, Music Lawyer, Record Company Manager, Author and Music Association Director who has seen it all. Jumpstart your career now. “If you’re hoping to make a career out of music, this...could be the difference between getting it right and flaming out.” Alan Cross (Broadcaster and Host of The Ongoing History of Music)
Episodes
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Chapter 11: Ten Steps to Success
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith 10 Steps to Success 1) Do you understand what role you want to play in the music industry? If you are in a band, does each member of the band understand his or her role in the group? 2) Do you write and/or perform GREAT songs? 3) Have...
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Chapter 10: Perseverance
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Perseverance is critical. If you hear of an overnight success story, there is a very good chance that this happened over a 10 year period. Yes, there are some artists that get a fortunate spike in TikTok views and get a lot of...
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Chapter 9: Go after every revenue stream
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Go after every revenue streams They say that the music industry is a game of pennies, well maybe fractions of pennies these days...but, it is really important to know what revenues you can make from your masters, your songs, your…
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Chapter 8 Planning for success
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Planning for success Setting clear goals and mapping out a plan to achieve those goals is really important. Many artists just throw the music out there and hope for the best.I like to say that you make your own luck in this business....
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Chapter 7: Treat your music career as a business
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Treat your music career as a business We all just want to write songs and perform live. All that business stuff sucks...well, maybe, but it is an evil necessity to jumpstart your career. Make your own luck by treating your music career…
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Chapter 6: Success with the Media
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Success with the media Learning how to get attention from people in the traditional and digital media is very important. Learning how to be effective at getting your message out is equally important. Let's talk about making friends with...
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Chapter 5: Music in a digital world
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Music in a digital world. We are analogue beings living in a digital world. Streaming, AI, Social Media, Videos, TikTok...it is a lot. Let's dive into the challenges and opportunities that digital presents to musicians. I have been in the...
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Chapter 4: Creating a killer live show and touring it
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Creating a killer live show and touring it. So, you have great songs and amazing recordings. Performing is another thing to really dig into. Listen to this chapter for some pro tips on building your show and creating something that can...
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Chapter 3: Creating world-class recordings
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Creating world-class recordings Everyone has a studio in their computer, but does that mean you are creating recordings that will stand up to other artists in your genre? With over 100M songs on Spotify, how do you stand out from the rest?…
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Chapter 2: You need a Great Song
A Career in Music with Bob D'Eith Songwriting It all starts with a song - sounds trite, but it is true. A lot of artists can write a good song, but what is really needed is a great song. let's talk about that! I have been in the music industry for 30 years as a recording artist, music lawyer,...
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Chapter 1: Understanding your role
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Understanding your role What role do you want to play in music? Are you a solo artist? A band? What role do you play in the band? Are you ready for a life on the road or do you really want to work behind the scenes? You can save a lot of…
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Introduction: Why listen to me?
A Career in Music :10 Steps to Success with Bob D'Eith Why listen to me? I have been in the music industry for 30 years as a recording artist, music lawyer, record company manger, author and music association director. I can help you to jumpstart your career in music, saving years of trial and...
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A weekly podcast where 30 year music industry veteran Bob D'Eith sets out a pathway for musicians to succeed in the very challenging music industry. Bob is a Recording Artist, Music Lawyer, Record Company Manager, Author and Music Association Director who has seen it all. Jumpstart your career now. “If you’re hoping to make a career out of music, this...could be the difference between getting it right and flaming out.” Alan Cross (Broadcaster and Host of The Ongoing History of Music)
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