This is a very exciting episode with not one but TWO guests! Both Katie and Bree are musicians who have built their own businesses within the music industry out of their passion for helping others make money doing what they love!

In this episode, we chat all about how to have killer launches for your music, merch, teaching or coaching offer or any other product/service you want to put out there. We also talk about where to start if you want to build your own business!

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Today I'm chatting with Frankie Clarke, vocalist of L.A. Pop-Punk band, Frankie & The Studs. In this episode, Frankie reveals how she has used social media to grow her fanbase, get bigger shows and even a record deal.  

• Follow Frankie Clarke on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/frankieberry
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• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

In this episode, I give you my top tips for managing money within your band partnership.  These are practical strategies as well as mindset tips to get rid of the awkwardness and start treating music more like a business. 

I also get pretty deep into my own money story and limiting beliefs I once had and how I got over them to feel more positive about my own and band finances.

• Join the Being in a Band Membership - https://bit.ly/BIABMembership
• Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify!
• Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND
• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

This is part two of my Facebook live with Curtis Dewar of Dewar PR. We talk about why your visuals matter and the reason bands don't spend money on their branding. It's not due to lack of funds, it's due to lack of self-belief!

Links & Resources

• Apply For My 6-Month Mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/
• Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify!
• Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND
• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

This is part one of a Facebook Live I did with Curtis Dewar from Dewar PR where he asked me all about the coaching world. I explain what a coach does, why I have like, THREE, coaches right now and also give some general music industry guidance. Part two coming tomorrow!

Links & Resources

• Apply For My 6-Month Mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/
• Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify!
• Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND
• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

Today I'm chatting with Kristy who is a professional music grant-writer! We chat about all things grants for musicians including lead-times, tips and tricks and some of the biggest mistakes she sees bands making when it comes to applying for funding.

Find out more about Kadence Group - https://kadencegroup.com.au/

My article for Bandzoogle on available music grants in Australia - https://bandzoogle.com/blog/funding-for-musicians-music-grants-in-australia

Apply for my 6-month mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/

Join the Being in a Band Membership - http://bit.ly/MembershipBIAB

Pre-Save my band's new single - https://bit.ly/TLMPreSaveHindsight 

In this episode, I give you a little bit of a life and career update within my biz and band that I've been dying to share with you! It also means some big changes and the beginning of an exciting new chapter!

Apply for 6-month mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/

Join the Being in a Band Membership - http://bit.ly/MembershipBIAB

Pre-Save my band's new single - https://bit.ly/TLMPreSaveHindsight 

Today I'm chatting with pop/electronic artist, Luna Vexa, who reveals how she Crowdfunded 10k in a month for her album last year! In this episode, she always speaks about her mental health journey balancing bipolar with her music career and how she has manifested some pretty crazy sh*t including playing her first show to 2,000 people in Germany! Oh, and stay until the end to learn how to survive a shark attack!

This was such a fun interview, make sure you follow Luna on all her socials @lunavexa and share a screenshot of this episode on your Stories to let us know you dug it!