The Indie Musician Secrets Podcast

Jamaal "Boss Eagle" Curry

There are no “secrets” to success -- just things you haven’t learned yet. Join Billboard-charting Hip-Hop artist & music business coach, Jamaal "Boss Eagle" Curry, as he talks digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus shares interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support read less
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EP 027 // Three NON-NEGOTIABLE Things Every Musician Should Have
Oct 4 2023
EP 027 // Three NON-NEGOTIABLE Things Every Musician Should Have
There are no "secrets" to success, just things you haven't learned yet. Join me, Billboard-charting Hip Hop artist and music business coach, as we talk digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus share interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. In this episode, I discuss the three non-negotiable things that every musician should have. These items are essential to running a successful independent music career. --- Need a new or updated website? Get a 30-day FREE trial and 15% off the first year on any plan with Bandzoogle by using code: BIZMINDEDMUSIC Or, visit: http://bandzoogle.bizmindedmusic.com Get your email marketing game on with AWeber. Join today for FREE by visiting: https://bizmindedmusic.aweber.com Start selling your music merch online with Printful today! Sign up for a FREE account at: http://printful.bizmindedmusic.com Want to have your online merch store set up for you? Check out: www.merchtower.com ----- Connect with Business Minded Musicians: Website: http://businessmindedmusicians.com Learn: https://bizmindedmusicschool.thinkific.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/businessmindedmusicians Facebook: http://facebook.com/businessmindedmusicians Twitter: http://twitter.com/bizmindedmusic Share this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiemusiciansecrets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support
EP 025 // Build Your Fanbase Online With These FIVE Direct-to-Fan Tools
Aug 10 2022
EP 025 // Build Your Fanbase Online With These FIVE Direct-to-Fan Tools
There are no "secrets" to success, just things you haven't learned yet. Join me, Jamaal aka Boss Eagle, Billboard-charting Hip Hop artist and music business coach, as we talk digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus share interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. In this episode, we look at FIVE different direct-to-fans tools you can use to build your fanbase online from the article, “5 direct-to-fan tools to build your fanbase online” by Melanie Kealey at Bandzoogle.  Read the full blog post here: https://bandzoogle.com/blog/5-direct-to-fan-tools-to-build-your-fanbase-online/?pc=bizmindedmusic GROW YOUR MUSIC! +Website: Get a 30-day Free Trial of BANDZOOGLE, PLUS 15% Off Any Plan for the First Year: https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=bizmindedmusic +Emails: Collect Emails & Communicate with Fans on ACTIVECAMPAIGN - https://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M4P672YD +Merch: Sell Your Merch Online and Ship Worldwide with PRINTFUL - https://bit.ly/bmm-printful_onlinestore +Courses: Create and Sell Your Online Course with THINKIFIC - https://bit.ly/bmm_thinkific30 B.E. Sure to RATE & REVIEW! Connect with Business Minded Musicians: Website: http://businessmindedmusicians.com Learn: https://bizmindedmusicschool.thinkific.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/businessmindedmusicians Facebook: https://facebook.com/businessmindedmusicians Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizmindedmusic SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiemusiciansecrets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support
EP 024 // Placements on Netflix, Verizon & More with STOCK MUSIC: Interview w/ Evan Oxhorn
Aug 3 2022
EP 024 // Placements on Netflix, Verizon & More with STOCK MUSIC: Interview w/ Evan Oxhorn
There are no "secrets" to success, just things you haven't learned yet. Join me, Jamaal aka Boss Eagle, Billboard-charting Hip Hop artist and music business coach, as we talk digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus share interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. In this episode, I chat with stock music artist and founder of Stock Music Musician, Evan Oxhorn, who went from playing in bands throughout high school & college, to earning nearly $20,000 licensing his music. His music has been featured in spots on Real Housewives, Netflix, Verizon, Comcast and more--written and independently recorded in his home studio. He’s also been featured in Forbes and Side Hustle Nation. If you're interested in creating and licensing music, you don't want to miss this episode! CONNECT WITH EVAN GET 10% OFF ALL Stock Music Musician Courses! Use CODE: BizMindedMusic https://www.stockmusicmusician.com/ SOCIALS https://www.youtube.com/c/StockMusicMusician https://twitter.com/stockmusicmuscn https://www.facebook.com/stockmusicmusician/ B.E. Sure to RATE & REVIEW! Connect with Business Minded Musicians: Website: http://businessmindedmusicians.com Learn: https://bizmindedmusicschool.thinkific.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/businessmindedmusicians Facebook: https://facebook.com/businessmindedmusicians Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizmindedmusic SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiemusiciansecrets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support
EP 020 // From College Athlete to Making $20K in 24 Hours with NFTs: Interview w/ Pip
Jun 29 2022
EP 020 // From College Athlete to Making $20K in 24 Hours with NFTs: Interview w/ Pip
There are no "secrets" to success, just things you haven't learned yet. Join me, Jamaal aka Boss Eagle, Billboard-charting Hip Hop artist and music business coach, as we talk digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus share interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. Thomas Pipolo (Pip), 26, is a pop artist, singer-songwriter and NFT music artist who sold $20k worth of his ‘Backstage Pass’ NFT’s in 24 hours. As an advocate for blockchain technology in the music industry, Pip has launched one of the first blockchain record labels, Cotton Candy Records, to help artists build and grow their music careers on the blockchain. Pip has been featured in Yahoo!, Business Insider, NFT Now, Thrive Global, Showbiz CheatSheet and HipHopDX. His debut EP ‘Cotton Candy Skies’ dropped May 27th, and was made possible through the sale of Pip’s NFTs. CONNECT WITH PIP https://www.pipmusic.xyz/ https://www.instagram.com/pipmusic_/ https://twitter.com/Pipmusic_ https://www.tiktok.com/@pipmusic_ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wYjE80aPC9C0sPFPCzyjb?si=iDflngyRQ72OTJDlqGXLEQ B.E. Sure to RATE & REVIEW! Connect with Business Minded Musicians: Website: http://businessmindedmusicians.com Learn: https://bizmindedmusicschool.thinkific.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/businessmindedmusicians Facebook: https://facebook.com/businessmindedmusicians Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizmindedmusic SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiemusiciansecrets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support
EP 018 // Nobody Can Steal Your SUCCESS: Interview w/ Ben London of Black Fret
Jun 15 2022
EP 018 // Nobody Can Steal Your SUCCESS: Interview w/ Ben London of Black Fret
There are no "secrets" to success, just things you haven't learned yet. Join me, Jamaal aka Boss Eagle, Billboard-charting Hip Hop artist and music business coach, as we talk digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus share interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. The Indie Musician Secrets Podcast welcomes our very first guest to the show: Ben London--music professional, recording artist and current Executive Director of Black Fret Seattle. He's also held senior positions with Experience Music Project (MoPop), The GRAMMYs, Hewlett Packard and Northwest Polite Society. Ben was the inaugural chair of the Seattle Music Commission and has served on boards including KEXP and the Vera Project. His music has been featured in a wide variety of movies and television programs. London currently performs as a member of the Seattle band STAG.   Don't miss this fun and insightful interview, with a music industry pro who went from playing in bands as a youth in Cleveland, OH, to getting signed and touring, to having an illustrious career in the music industry -- oh, and who also STILL rocks the stage with his band! ABOUT BLACK FRET Black Fret is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that believes popular music is art, worthy of support as the opera and symphony have been supported for generations. Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXRPybzYPEA&ab_channel=BlackFret Artist Testimonials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS2vZP0Yut4&ab_channel=BlackFret Visit: https://www.blackfret.org/ B.E. Sure to RATE & REVIEW! Connect with Business Minded Musicians: Website: http://businessmindedmusicians.com Learn: https://bizmindedmusicschool.thinkific.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/businessmindedmusicians Facebook: https://facebook.com/businessmindedmusicians Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizmindedmusic SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiemusiciansecrets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support
EP 014 // 21 Ways to Make Money as a Musician (Part 2)
May 12 2022
EP 014 // 21 Ways to Make Money as a Musician (Part 2)
There are no "secrets" to success, just things you haven't learned yet. Join me, Jamaal aka Boss Eagle, Billboard-charting Hip Hop artist and music business coach, as we talk digital marketing, social media, technology, and more, plus share interviews with musicians and industry experts, to help you unlock the “secrets” and take control of your music career. This episode: Part 2 of "21 Ways to Make Money as a Musician," from the Bandzoogle #Blog. We cover numbers 8 through 14 in this episode. Thank you to @Bandzoogle. Check out the original blog post here: https://bandzoogle.com/blog/18-ways-musicians-can-make-money?pc=bizmindedmusic *Got merch? Start your own online store with on-demand printing services and no inventory: https://bit.ly/bmm-printful_POD *Need a website? Get a 30-day Free Trial of Bandzoogle, PLUS 15% OFF Your First Year: https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=bizmindedmusic *Planning a Crowdfunding campaign? Get “CrowdStart” by Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3FzYazs   Don't Forget to RATE & REVIEW! Connect with Business Minded Musicians: Website: http://businessmindedmusicians.com Learn: https://bizmindedmusicschool.thinkific.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/businessmindedmusicians Facebook: https://facebook.com/businessmindedmusicians Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizmindedmusic SHARE this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiemusiciansecrets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiemusiciansecrets/support