TEM185: Becoming a published composer while still in middle school and resisting the expectations of others in order to blaze your own path - A conversation with composer Tyler S. Grant

Tyler S. Grant is a composer, conductor and music educator based in Alabama.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

• The business reason behind adding a middle initial to his name
• How he ended up meeting and working with his mentor, Brian Balmages
• The many things Brian has taught him including how to balance your career with the rest of your life
• There is something we can learn from absolutely anyone in the music business
• The meaningful connections Tyler made with guest artists as a college student by volunteering to drive them to and from the airport
• His first composition for band which was only 90 seconds long and took him months to write (which got performed at the Midwest Clinic!)
• Why he felt like he had arrived when he got that first piece published and as a result didn't release anything in the following year
• Being that driven from an early age and the lessons he learned along the way
• Learning to resist the expectations of the industry and others so you can find your own artistic path
• Why having a degree in something, while valuable, is not a requirement to creating art
• His decision to self-publish his music and to form an LLC
• The crazy schedule he kept as a college student to be an in-demand self-published composer (including enlisting the help of his fellow students to get orders out)
• Hiring a "ghost printer" to keep up with demand and how that kept his sanity

Links:

• tylersgrant.com
• FJH Music
• Murphy Music Press

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And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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TEM184: If she could do it, you can too

You might not be too busy. It might just be an issue of priorities. An episode inspired by the incredible Toni Morrison.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

• The incredible story of how Toni Morrison didn't get published until she was a 39-year-old single mother
• The story we frequently tell ourselves (we're too "busy") when it's actually just an issue of priorities
• Being okay with admitting to yourself that something isn't a top priority

Links:

• Tweet of the Week: Rachel Syme (@rachsyme)

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

1. Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes

TEM183: Embracing the business elements of music and common mistakes that will tank your career: A conversation with Umphrey's McGee's Joel Cummins

Joel Cummins is the keyboardist for Umphrey's McGee and the author of The Realist's Guide to a Successful Music Career.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

• Joel's brand new book, The Realist's Guide to a Successful Music Career (trust me - it's awesome!)
• Why we have to embrace the career and business elements of music if we want to have successful and fulfilling careers
• The Passion Test
• The importance of finding like-minded artists to collaborate with (one of the secrets to the enormous success of Umphrey's McGee)
• Common mistakes that will tank your career as a musician

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

1. Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes

TEM182: Aligning your priorities and actions for a new year (TEM Short)

For many in the music business, September 1st serves as a reset which is a great time to align our goals and actions.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

• September 1st marks the start of a new academic year as well as a reset for much of the music business, which serves as an opportunity to make sure our priorities and current actions are in alignment
• An exercise to bring these into alignment
• A trick to figure out what your priorities really are
• Why perfect alignment should not be your immediate goal

Want to help the show? Here's a couple of ways you can do that!

1. Help me get to my next goal of $100 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. My next iTunes goal is 150 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes