The podcast often featuring interviews with music industry insiders who would never take your call!
Episodes
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Should I be playing cover gigs? Maybe I should be focusing only on original gigs? Can I be playing both?
SHOULD I be playing both? Are they each valuable to my career? ALL GREAT QUESTIONS! Push play on your podcast machine so the M3 Boys can hip you to some real answers on this one!
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Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
On this installment of the M3 podcast Adam and Michael focus on the importance of determining what is working in your career. How can you be sure what path to take? What should you be focusing on? Is that a worthwhile activity to spend your precious time on? The boys break it down to the most elemental level on this one!
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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
On this weeks episode of Mentoring For The Modern Musician, the Scharff Brothers discuss the difference between working for yourself as a musician and being an entrepreneur. These two job descriptions are not interchangeable!
While it’s true, an entrepreneur generally works for themselves, and a self-employed individual may be an entrepreneur… neither by definition both!
Confused? Great! Push play for some clarity!!!
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Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
You finally got that big opening slot, huh? Congratulations! Well done you! You might want to listen to this weeks M3 podcast before you play it... seriously. The Scharff boys have some genuine words of wisdom on this one about how to truly take advantage of your good fortune and hard work in getting this gig!
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
On this episode of Mentoring For The Modern Musician The Scharff Brothers tackle the subject of the isolation and insular nature of the Solo Artist.
There are steps you can take to combat the loneliness, overwhelmed and isolated feeling of being a solo musician. What are some of those methods? Push play and the boys will share some immediately actionable steps!
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Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
This week we discuss the thing we knew was gonna happen…we talked about it…people said we were wrong, or crazy, or both. Well we are not going to spend a half hour saying I told you so- not the whole half hour – but we are going to talk about the demise of iTunes, how we got here and what it might mean. Grab a beverage and listen up!
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Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
This week the Scharff Brother’s ask you the question “What’s your Value ADD?” In an in-depth exploration of a different angle on the age old question “Why do I care about your little band?” There will be many helpful hints and some personal, self-deprecating factoids. While honoring their mission to bring you the REAL talk about the industry, the boys help you parse out who you are and why we should all care. Authenticity, clarity of vision, self-reflection and creativity along with remembering not to be a dick, or a lady dick.
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Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
This week the on the M3 podcast the boys discuss life’s only true constant… CHANGE! By the time you read this, who knows how many of the things discussed on this episode may have already changed! So grab a beverage and tune in before its all totally passed you by!!!
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Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
This week the M3 podcast, the boys take the time to begin a discussion on the importance of diligently monitoring your Mental Health. Sadly, this is another topic that most industry professionals and participants either turn a blind eye to or simply don’t want to acknowledge as an elementally critical topic! Never ones to shy away from the difficult subjects, Adam and Michael dive right into the deep end of the pool on this one. Want to refresh your own thinking on the topic? Jump in and swim around in it with them!
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Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
This week the Scharff Brother’s bring back Head of A&R for Rough Trade Publishing A.J. Tobey to break down the ins and out of the music industry “happening” we call South By Southwest! As a 15 year professional attendee, A.J. has tremendous insight into this storied industry gathering. Interested in how it works? Has it changed at all over the last decade? What’s the cost? Can fan’s attend? What’s the process to get a showcase? What’s with the 3 story Doritos stage? Plug in and take notes, these are just some of the questions that get answered about SXSW on this weeks M3 podcast! We love A.J. and so will you!
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