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How To Tour In A Foreign Country (and other thoughts on building a successful international career) Feb 11, 2019

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Stuff We Talk About This Episode: - How butterflies taste - Should you just move somewhere? - Tom and Vance want to go to Japan - How to have a successful conference experience - Making friends with other bands and swapping shows - Trading trust remotely - Working towards collective wins - Be kind and respect people - Put community first - Hiring an attorney - You need a pro once you need visas - Don't be scared of borders - Don't forget you have value Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

How To Pay Your Bills With Spotify Streams Feb 05, 2019

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Who the heck is Emune?
We like chill lofi beats
Putting out 17 bodies of work in 2 years
Put. Out. Your. Music.
Making $2,800 - $28,000 per month on Spotify
Making $30,000 a year making music
Treat music like your job
Tom and Vance aren't financial advisors so remember it's just our opinions

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

What It Takes To Get A Publishing Deal and 2 Million Streams with Singer // Songwriter: Eric Dodd Jan 28, 2019

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WE MADE IT 1 YEAR!!!
Who is Eric Dodd?
Going from golf to music
How many songs Eric had to write to become a better songwriter
What is a published songwriter?
Writing 300-400 songs before getting his first cut
Putting in the work is the secret sauce
The importance of working out for your mental health
Getting 2,000,000 plays on Spotify
Finding the right manager and label
The importance of patience in business relationships
Growing to 20k followers on Instagram
The plan to continually grow an audience
New music Eric has coming soon

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Budget? Jan 21, 2019

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Vance converted to iPad Pro
The caffeination of tea
Investing in making music
Learn how to use the stuff you have
Visual content isn't optional
Connecting with creators on Twitch and YouTube
Get to the 1000 true fans
How to run ads on social media
The right way to make a t-shirt
Thinking outside the box
Creating micro events

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

Content is the Cornerstone of What You Do Jan 14, 2019

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Kyle Reflects on iSpy

Stuff We Talk About This Episode:

Why you should make content for the week between Christmas and New Year's
How much women blink
Thinking of music like a sports team
"Doing the right thing" vs doing what you actually think is dope
Taking your fans on a journey
Create to your ability
Why Tom started vlogging

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

The Top 5 Things To Help You Succeed In Music In 2019 Jan 07, 2019

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Stuff We Talk About This Episode:

Ear Bacteria
Hit Publish
Be Consistent
Collaborate
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Stop Caring About What Other People Think

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

Tom & Vance's 2019 Goals Dec 31, 2018

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Tom & Vance's 2019 Goals

Stuff We Talk About This Episode:

How high penguins can jump
It's hard to move forward with no feedback
How much we get out of doing the podcast
Setting goals for 2019
The Music Stuff Show's goals for 2019

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

Finding Your Lane Dec 24, 2018

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Animal Paw Dominance
Can you do more than 1 thing at a time?
Namesake vs Brandname
People can only understand about 3 different things about you
Not doing things that fall outside your brand
Finding your lane

Behold the Future Dec 17, 2018

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Tom wants Vance to move
Dust particles in your home
Adoption of new tech in music
Music never wants to adapt
The music industry is going to change as more indies become hugely successful
Bands are idiots
Records sell if the whole record is actually good
People don't want to believe that work is the answer
Gear is worthless if you don't do the work
It's on you to stay relevant

Did you know you can always reach out to @tomdupreeiii and @vancefite if you've got questions for the show? They want to see you succeed in the music industry and are always down to help!

Is iPad the Future of Music Creation? Dec 10, 2018

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Shorts are not a reasonable thing to wear without purpose
Dimes
Henny Tha Business is the Casey Neistat of mobile music
Apple is quick to cannibalize themselves
What's the long-term future of computing?
Vance is throwing his laptop in the trash

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