PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER today, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! There’s a lot of fear flying around these days about AI taking over the music industry. And while most of the Industry is fixated on how AI is changing the game on the songwriting and production side, that’s not what I want to talk about today. I want to talk about the one thing AI can’t touch... In this issue 🥽The BEST Way To Beat AI 🛠️This Is For You Crafters & Aspiring Crafty Creatives 📰Need-To-Know Music...
7 days ago • 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION September 5, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! I can still picture myself pacing the kitchen floor, phone clutched tightly in my sweaty palm... "Sounds like a great program", the person on the other end of the line said. "How much do you charge?" Gulp... In this issue 🥽How To Go From Sweaty Palms To "I'm A BOSS" 🛠️Get Unfiltered Pro Feedback On Your Songs 🎧Why Live Shows Matter More Than Ever In 2025 📻Add These Songs To Your Playlist "Um...uh....well...", I...
12 days ago • 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER September 3, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! Recording an album or EP is an expensive undertaking. To add to whatever pressure that creates in you, the songs you decide to include can make or break the success of the project. It’s a very important decision that can’t only be based on emotions, attachments, and preferences. Some facts and data must be taken into account. I like to call this using “data over drama.” As artists and especially...
14 days ago • 8 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION August 29, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! If back to school packed your calendar a little tighter, you are not alone. New drop offs, new pick ups, lunch packing, after school shuffles. It is a lot. When life feels squeezed, it is easy to put your music on the back burner. But here is a positive and more productive way to look at it. A new season brings fresh energy and new routines. You do not need more time. You need a few small pockets where you learn a...
19 days ago • 6 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 27, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! I am a sucker for a chance to win. In high school, I called into the radio and won Huey Lewis tickets, a river rafting trip, movie tickets, albums, and even $100 for knowing "the hit of the day." I once even won a silk plant (what high schooler doesn't need a silk plant). I did not even want it, but I knew the trivia answer and couldn't help myself 😆. My fingers just spontaneously dialed the number, like a...
21 days ago • 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION August 22, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! When I was growing up, I measured time in school years instead of calendar years. Honestly, I never really stopped. My husband was a doctoral student when we got married and later became a professor, so our family schedule has always revolved around the academic year. Every late August feels like a fresh start for me, and that rhythm has shaped how I approach goals in my life and in music. Back-to-school season doesn’t...
26 days ago • 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 20, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! I know the word “metadata” sounds like something you’d only hear in a Silicon Valley boardroom. It feels like it belongs in a conversation about coding or tech startups, not in a musician’s life. But let me assure you, metadata is not just for "tech bros." It’s for you, me, and anyone who wants their music to actually get found, placed, and paid for. Think of metadata as the label on your favorite jar of...
28 days ago • 3 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION Friday August 15, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! You finally carve out an afternoon to work on that song that has been playing in your head for days. You sit down, open your laptop, and click on the project. Inside are three versions with almost the same name. You open one and realize it is missing the bridge you wrote last month. Another has the bridge but the wrong vocal take. The one with the right take is missing the harmonies. You check your phone for the...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 13, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! Picture this: you get an email from a music supervisor who is interested in licensing one of your songs for a new show. Exciting, right? But then the stress kicks in. Where are the files she needs like the final master, the backing track and the stems? You start hunting through folders that are all over the place. Maybe you have some files on your desktop, others on Google Drive, some on your phone. You open...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read