Season 1
Looking to build your Youtube and TikTok numbers? Host Adam Meckler talks with Youtube and TikTok creator Aaron Washington on how he built is Youtube following (The Black Trumpeter) to nearly 50,000 subscribers, and how he built is TikTok (ClarionCast) to over 340K+ Followers and more than 7M likes. Known as "The Louis Armstrong of TikTok", Aaron provides educational content for beginning to advanced trumpeters, everything ranging from how to play a single note, to how to play a complicated Jazz solo. He talks about how he got a gig promoting the Disney Pixar film "Soul", his income pie between teaching lessons and income from Youtube and TikTok, and how he balances regular online content with being a family man, and Chicago-based gigging trumpeter. This was an awesome conversation on finding a niche, finding YOUR. way of doing things, and rolling with it. The Black Trumpeter on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxdsDoHLjSbcPgnsWLQvxg Clarion Cast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clarioncast?lang=en The Black Trumpeter on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblacktrumpeter ______________________________ Stuff we talked about The Psychology of Money book: https://amzn.to/3RIQ0tU ____________________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ------------------------------ Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ----------------------------------- How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off
Host Adam Meckler talks with saxophonist, vocalist, producer Sam Greenfield. Sam tours with Cory Wong, and has more than 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His new album Sam Greenfield Sucks features funky and soulful grooves, slammin horn solis, fun songs, and a healthy dose of comedy. The new album also features artists like Dave Koz, Mark Lettieri (Snarky Puppy), John Lampley (Steven Colbert) and many others! Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samgreenfieldmusic/?hl=en Sam on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/03ZdbEBsbFHG3uJC6gYiOY Sam on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamGreenfield/featured ____________________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ----------------------------------- How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off
Host Adam Meckler talks with Chicago-based bassist/vocalist/composer/educator Katie Ernst. Katie is one third of the acclaimed trio Twin Talk, which also features Dustin Laurenzi (Bon Iver) on Tenor Saxophone, and Andrew Green on Drums. She has performed with MacArthur Fellow and renown pianist/composer Jason Moran at the Chicago Symphony Center and the Kennedy Center. She's an award-winning bassist and a composer praised by Jazziz, the Chicago Tribune and others. Katie's Website: https://www.katieernst.com/ Listen To Twin Talk/Buy Some Merch: https://linktr.ee/twintalkband Little Words on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7EhLjt9dyDxiFf5Mr3DCLF Twin Talk on Instagram: @TwinTalkBand ____________________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ----------------------------------- How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off
Host Adam Meckler talks with Trumpeter/Composer/Educator/Touring Artist Kris Johnson about his time touring with the Count Basie Orchestra, why he left his University gig to come back to Detroit, and how he's building passive income through online educational content. Kris offers his "Big 3" of being a musician, and how he landed a gig doing the score for a web series. Kris and Adam also unpack the term "Jazz" and discuss the recent use of Black American Music (or BAM) in its place. And of course, they talk a little trumpet. Learn from Kris: https://www.officehourswithkrisjohnson.com/ Kris' website: https://www.krisjohnsonmusic.com/ Kris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisjohnsonmusic/?hl=en __________________________ Stuff we talked about: Getting the gig scoring a web series on: http://www.Mandy.com King Ester (nominated for an Emmy, Kris did the music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tYH0QpTz0g&list=PLVo7nGot4fPipnD8oiIDrnPVsQ4AyGH1Z ____________________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ----------------------------------- How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off
Host Adam Meckler talks with old friend and collaborator Cameron Kinghorn about his recent move to L.A., his success with his band King Pari, working with Dessa, landing record label and distribution deals, and more. Cameron reveals things that have happened since his move to L.A. that never could have happened had he stayed in Minneapolis. King Pari: https://www.instagram.com/kingparimusic/?hl=en King Pari on Tour: https://www.kingparimusic.com/tour ____________________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ----------------------------------- How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off
Host Adam Meckler has a conversation with indie dance DJ Gigamesh about his rise to fame as a remixing hit-maker. They talk about his deals with record labels, how he got to 3.8 Million monthly listeners on Spotify, and why those Spotify numbers aren't worth what you might think. Matt (Gigamesh) describes what lead him to change career lanes, learn to code, and become cofounder of Sound.XYZ, a web3 company built to solve the fan to artist relationship problem. Gigamesh feat. Jana Nyberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9lFNglvIQ Gigamesh on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Bo8Afb2Qbjs4x6kJHyjle Sound.XYZ: https://www.sound.xyz/ ____________________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ----------------------------------- How to Make it in the New Music Business Book: https://amzn.to/3Pls5ix Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/?affcode=267075_yqqy4mcn - Use code "GIGBOSS" at checkout for 10% off
Host Adam Meckler has an epic conversation with producer, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist Jaron Jay. Adam and Jaron talk about Jaron's job making music for a sync licensing company in Germany, Jaron's workflow as a producer, the scene in Australia, making music through a pandemic, vintage beer commercials, Virtual Reality and lots more. Jaron even calls Adam out for using a 4 over a Major 7 chord on Adam's new album. Jaron on Instagram: @Jaron.Jay Jaron on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaronjayofficial ____________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ____________________ Stuff We Talked About: Work Hard Playlist Hard Book: https://workhardplaylisthard.com/ Epic Pharrell and Rick Rubin Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnahkJevp64 Pharrell and Robin Thicke Settlement: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robin-thicke-pharrell-williams-blurred-lines-copyright-suit-final-5-million-dollar-judgment-768508/ Tracks that Sync Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60280763-tracks-that-sync Music for the Water Walkway: https://shiftingparadigmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-the-water-walkway New Device Puts Music in Your Head: https://techxplore.com/news/2020-11-device-music-headno-headphones-required.html
Host Adam Meckler and guest Tess Nyberg talk about how Tess chooses music when she's working on ads for brands like Cheerios, Skippy, Hormel, Reeses, Larabar, Totinos and more. She is Group Creative Director at Martin Williams Advertising, and sits on the board of MPLS Madwomen, an organization that exists to empower women's voices and increase gender equity in the Twin Cities creative industry. _____________________ Stuff we talked about: Pond5 Music (stock music database): https://www.pond5.com/ Marmoset Music: https://www.marmosetmusic.com/ Who'z the Boss: https://whozthebossmusic.com/ Blacklabel Music: https://www.blacklabelmusic.com/ Tracks the Sync Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60280763-tracks-that-sync ______________________ From Tess: Cheerios: https://youtu.be/sAEV2JuZCag GOODBELLY: https://youtu.be/6zcndR_vS34 General Mills Cereals: https://youtu.be/NV8sYr9Nw8g Allina Health: https://youtu.be/MCz2uP9NfPk ^These are ads I (Tess) did. The music between these varies greatly in style. But definitely sets the tone for the spots. ______________________ A: An Ad you didn't do where the music makes the spot? T: A classic: https://youtu.be/jdccNAOvPHg _____________________ Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9
Host Adam Meckler talks with Scott LeGere, who has engineered Grammy nominated albums, done commercial spots for companies like Target and Walmart, owned and operated indie record labels, recording studios, media companies and more. He's Assistant Professor of Music Industry at Minnesota State University Mankato. Plus...he's an optimist! Hear from Scott on why he believes there are reasons to be optimistic for artists today. Work Hard, Playlist Hard book: Here Chart Metric: Advancing Music with the Power of Data: Here NIVA ---- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9
Host Adam Meckler and guest Lucia Sarmiento talk about Lu's recent tours with Pit Bull, how she built her followings on Youtube, Spotify, and Instagram, and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Lucia tells the incredible story of how she got the gig with Pit Bull, and talks about getting comfortable with the non-musical aspects of performing like dancing, in-ear monitors, and "looking like a rock star" while playing the guitar. She talks about her continual exploration in to who she is as an artist, and her desire to explore things like singing and dancing on a deeper level. Lucia shares the advice she took to heart when she had the chance to hear Arturo Sandoval speak in Lima, Peru, where she grew up. She talks about making the transition from Peru to the United States, following your dreams, and determination. Lucia Youtube Lucia Spotify Lucia Instagram Lucia Facebook -------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9 ------------------------------ Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654