PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 29, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! What makes a song unforgettable? It's rarely the parts that feel easy or comfortable. The songs that stay with us, the ones that make us pull over to the side of the road or replay a certain passage until we've memorized every nuance, they all share something essential. They understand the power of tension and release... In this issue đĽ˝The DNA of Hit Songs (And Lasting Careers) đ ď¸The 5 Songwriting Tools...
5 days ago â˘Â 6 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION October 24, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! This week I attracted a troll on Threads. You know the type, the one whoâs determined to discredit you because your version of success doesnât look like theirs. He told me I shouldnât be giving advice because I hadnât been âsuccessful.â I couldnât help but smile a little, because what he meant by success was probably fame, followers, or maybe a record deal. My definition (and likely yours too) is very different... In...
10 days ago â˘Â 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 22, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! This weekend, my daughter and I were in the car when she started telling me about some of the songs on Taylor Swiftâs new album. Iâll be honest, I hadnât been in a rush to listen to it. Not because I donât like Taylorâs music, but because she releases new songs so often that ânew albumâ doesnât exactly feel like breaking news anymore. But as my daughter talked, I noticed a change in my attitude. She told me...
12 days ago â˘Â 4 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 15, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! I started the Profitable Musician and this newsletter to help you make money from music. And income starts with marketing. But most traditional marketing advice just doesnât land for musicians. Why? Because music isnât toothpaste. Itâs not a weight-loss program. Itâs something far deeper, more personal, and way harder to define. Marketing gurus, especially the "bro" kind, bag on musicians because they can't...
19 days ago â˘Â 4 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION October 10, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! The first album I ever recorded was while I was pregnant. During my first pregnancy, my daughter was prone to hiccups EVERY SINGLE NIGHT about 2 AM. I would toss and turn and try to go back to sleep, but it never happened. So after nights of lying awake watching my stomach bounce up and down, I started a new routine... In this issue đĽ˝I Recorded My First Album At 2 AM! đ ď¸From Voice Memo To Demo Roadmap đ§Create Themed...
24 days ago â˘Â 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 8, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! In my early years as a singer/songwriter, I was writing a lot. I was probably writing one or two new songs each week because I was bursting with inspiration and ideas. I wanted to get my songs in front of people who could give me constructive feedback. I also wanted to enter them into contests and promote them to other artists and sync libraries. But my demos sounded terrible! No one was going to take them...
26 days ago â˘Â 4 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION October 3, 2025 Happy FEM Music Friday! If you have been hearing a lot of "no" lately, I want you to know there is nothing wrong with you or your dream. Every artist I know has experienced plenty of nos on their way to more yeses (including me). What changes the experience is not begging harder or shrinking smaller. It is a subtler but stronger shift. You begin asking as the version of you who expects good to happen and moves as if it already is. I call...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 6 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 1, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! Since we're headed into the home stretch for 2025 and today is the start of Q4, you probably expected me to talk about financial stuff today, right? While it is true that Q4 is often the most lucrative for artists, especially if you do a lot of Holiday gigs or run Black Friday promos, here's the thing... Leading up to Q4, I've already talked a lot about this stuff. If you've noticed, I try to help you be...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION September 26, 2025 Happy FEM Music Friday! Before you read another word... bring to mind the last time someone told you your song meant something to them. Maybe they said it got them through a hard week. Maybe they whispered that it helped them feel less alone. Maybe they messaged you at midnight to say your lyric changed the way they saw their story. Hold that memory for a moment... In this issue đĽ˝Money Matters, But This Matters More đ ď¸Ladies...WOS...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 6 min read