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Pitching to Media Outlets: A How-To Guide for Independent Artists

As the Editor-in-chief of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, I wish I heard from more independent artists directl...
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Amanda Cook
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Career Satisfaction for Music Entrepreneurs: Take the Career Assessment

No matter where you are in your career– whether you are just starting out in your music career...
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Astrid Baumgardner
The Art of Collaboration: 10 Essential Skills for Successful Music Entrepreneurs

The Art of Collaboration: 10 Essential Skills for Successful Music Entrepreneurs

Collaboration is at the heart of innovation in the artistic world. This is not a new concept: think...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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5 Steps to Achieving Balance This Summer

Summer is officially here! For many of us, it means a change in routine and the opportunity to do th...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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The Growth Mindset of Success

The 4-Step Process to Inspire Music Entrepreneurs to Optimal Achievement Whether I am teaching conse...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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5 Questions to Barrett Hipes (director of Juilliard’s Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship)

Juilliard recently announced a gift of $5 million from Juilliard Board Trustee Michael E. Marks and...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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Financial Planning For Musicians: 6 Steps to Financial Security

Now that you have worked on your financial literacy chops (see: How To Take Charge Of Your Finances...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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How To Take Charge Of Your Finances As A Musician

  Kudos for choosing to make a life from your passion! What that means is that instead of going...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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Live Your Values: 3 Steps to Help Music Entrepreneurs Walk the Talk

In my last post, we examined how music entrepreneurs can find their values in order to make empoweri...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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Find Your Values: How Music Entrepreneurs Make Smart Career Choices

Values are your qualities of intrinsic worth and the principles that run your life. Core values help...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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Living in Flow: How Music Entrepreneurs Achieve Optimal Performance

Creative people know the feeling of being "in the zone", the state of effortless concentration and j...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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Time Management for Music Entrepreneurs: 4 Strategies to Achieve Your Goals by Focusing On What’s Important

Musicians need a lot of help with time management since they have so much going on and they have to...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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SMART Goals for SMART Music Entrepreneurs:  Step One to Making Your Dreams Happen

Musicians abound with passion and creative ideas. For many, however, this abundance of ideas can be...
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Astrid Baumgardner
The Mindset of Success:Four Pillars for Today’s Music Entrepreneurs Part 2

The Mindset of Success: Four Pillars for Today’s Music Entrepreneurs Part 2

Last time, we examined the mindset of success of today’s music entrepreneurs, featuring four Yale Sc...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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The Mindset of Success: Four Pillars for Today’s Music Entrepreneurs Part 1

It is a fascinating, challenging time to be a musician. Traditional institutions struggle to remain...
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Astrid Baumgardner
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5 questions to Astrid Baumgardner (lawyer, professional certified career coach)

I am very happy to announce that Astrid Baumgardner will soon start contributing to I CARE IF YOU LI...
Author
Thomas Deneuville
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10 things to consider when you’re submitting an album for review

As the editor-in-chief of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, I have been receiving a growing number of submission...
Author
Thomas Deneuville
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Do you have a composer elevator pitch?

I was attending a Marketing seminar a few weeks ago and as the presenter was discussing 30-second el...
Author
Thomas Deneuville

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