The Music Mastery Podcast w/Leezythegifted

This is it! Thank you so much for listening to the podcast. I hope you've enjoyed this 1-year journey with me. Not sure what's coming next for me but I'm excited for the future.

Can leading with love actually help you become successful? Let's find out.

There's a lot of mistakes that I've made in my music career but one thing I've learned is to follow your heart.

How you treat a casual recording session with your friend is how you're going to treat the rest of your career.

Being an entrepreneur is who I really am. It's not cool. It's not trendy. It's just who I am. I love my life and I love the life of bringing value, learning, and building. Being an entrepreneur means you don't know what you're doing and I wouldn't have it any other way.

When you fail to prepare then prepare to fail. Preparation has helped me so much in many areas. Not only in my music career but in my life as well. If you want to create momentum and consistency then you NEED to be prepared. You can't just show up and expect to get the job done. You need to be ready before the clock starts.

You either look for reasons to do it or excuses not to do it. Today got a lot busies than I thought it would and I did NOT manage my time well. No matter what though I will still hold my commitment to bringing you value every single day through this podcast.

When something goes wrong in your life it is crucial that you react the correct way within the first few seconds and minutes. A lot of people choose to victimize themselves. That habit leads to further losses in your life. We all know life is tough. How will you respond? Victimized or...

Are you ready to be completely inspired??? Jennifer Jerald has got A LOT of spirit, but her story shows that no matter what your upbringing is you can persevere and conquer the day.

Jennifer's Website https://jenniferjerald.com/

Jennifer's Podcast https://anchor.fm/Jennifer-Jerald

Jennifer's Youtube Channel

There might be something that you don't know about taking action. A hidden benefit if you will. Through my 10-year journey I've realized that the best lessons I've learned have come from taking action and seeing what happens. I know that's something that a lot of artists struggle with so I wanted to record this episode to help shed some light on the major benefit of taking action.

It's FRIDAY BABY!!! So many blessings to celebrate today. Mainly I FINISHED MY BOOK!!!!!! I'm so happy to have finished it and will be super excited to let you read it. Stay tuned and stay strong.

As I finish the last chapter of my upcoming book it got me thinking about our responsibility as musicians.

What does it take to create music that is legendary? I got to sit down with Shay Leonia to discuss legendary music careers, music production, and we want to get out of the future of our own music careers. Shay has been on: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" performing with Janelle Monae, and has been a part of many other musical performances.

Shay Leonia IG https://www.instagram.com/shayleonia/

Shay Leonia's Website https://shayleonia.com/

How would you like to hear from not 1, not 2, but 5+ expert musicians on how to make it in the industry? I got to be a part of the first official "Bop Mop roundtable." If you haven't heard of Bop Mop, it's the Netflix of beats. You literally pay a flat monthly rate and get unlimited access to HUNDREDS of beats. You can click the link below to check it out. The founder, Eric, is who brought all of us together and hosted this. We talked about marketing, release strategies for musicians, and how to come up with unique offers for music producers.

I started writing my book “10 Lies Of The Music Industry” today and I wanted to read you an excerpt from it. Today we discuss 2 lies of the music industry: 1) It’s ALL About The Music and 2) You Need A Record Label

Have you been letting these lies of the music industry hold you back? I decided that it's time for me to put a stop to the lies that up-and-coming artists are hearing. Today I started writing my first book. No final title yet. Gonna be out soon

I've been listening to Seth Godin's audiobook "This is Marketing" and it really made me start thinking about how that applies to us as independent musicians. How are we going to truly serve people with our music? What impact does our music make on the world? How will we further our culture? 

Now that I've started generating some real revenue and have everything set up as a real business, I feel so much more motivated to come up with new ideas for my future launches. Things are moving fast now and I'm so excited to see what the future holds.

So today I'm making a big boy move and opening a business bank account. This is NOT because I want to feel like a big boy it is because I literally have to. Right now it makes sense for me. Today we're going to discuss why it makes sense for me and if it makes sense for you to do the same.

After the launch of my first direct-to-consumer music funnel it's time to start thinking about the next move. In this episode I detail exactly what I plan on doing for my next launch.

Want to know how I generated over $700 in revenue in over 7 days WITHOUT spending money on ads and without any social media promotion?

I used a much more unique and effective strategy of selling my music. That's right... SELLING MY MUSIC! Not merch, not concert tickets, not a livestream, not mixing and mastering, not collaborations. My MUSIC! Ya know, the stuff that Spotify pays us a grain of sand for? I outline the whole strategy here on this in-depth episode.

Stephen Chavez has SO MUCH experience in the music industry. He used to manage Pitbull's social media and now manages indie artists as well as puts together events in Houston, TX. We talked about digital marketing, and how one of his artists has DOMINATED the last 4 years with his aggressive social media strategy.

Been having a bit of a rough time mentally so I thought I'd share with you guys.

These are really the great days when I'm NOT feeling it but I push through.

Are you SICK of not knowing how to earn money with your music career? Are you tired of feeling like you need to keep up with the latest growth tactics on social media just to realize that it really didn't do ANYTHING for your goals? On this episode we discuss the sales process of how someone goes from never hearing of your music to actually PURCHASING your products.

WARNING: Too much realness about record labels, streaming services, and the music marketing "experts" on youtube. 

Want to know more about having a direct-to-consumer relationship with your fans? Listen here on how I'm currently doing that with my new release "Decade Collection."

Decade Collection is my ENTIRE discography all in 1 place. It includes 118 songs, 6 albums + 1 unreleased album, 55 videos, a 2-hour secret talk show, and 100 images. This is meant to inspire you to follow your passion for the long haul and enjoy the journey. Grab your copy in the link below

Staying inspired can be very difficult. This episode should give you some tips on how to stay inspired to consistently create and finish your work.

This is a great story of a time I produced my own show during my time at Chico State.

Are you living an average life? Don't you want more for yourself? Aren't you sick of not having the confidence, money, and lifestyle you want? Don't worry, this isn't a sales pitch for any course or book I'm selling. Just listen to this episode and you'll know what I mean.

You know that feeling when you're so close to a huge breakthrough?

Alright I caved. I HAD to tell you what I'm working on. I have a big launch coming up in the next few days and it's going to be my biggest project I've ever done.

Having the right people around you and the right people to guide you will make a HUGE difference in your music career. I myself have experience with having the right mentors and being part of the right community and it has done wonders for me.