Hi team,

This is a wrap up of 'Season 1' for this podcast!

...and yes it will return. (yay!).

I'm guilty of spreading myself too thin - or - perhaps it's me realising that what I truly wish to accomplish and do and enjoy in the world, takes more time and effort than I've been acknowledging!

So - expect to see a bit more of me on YouTube and socials, a lot more of me on Spotify, and behind the scenes I'm busy deep diving into a mixing course to better understand and produce the music I'm currently recording. Whether or not it still all gets sent to a mix engineer or producer we shall see, but loving the gear and ability to access and learn all of this!

As mentioned in the podcast - check out https://www.graemejamesmusic.com/

See you down the track!

David

I hope you get a sense from this podcast of how much the little vision I wrote down of recording over here means to me - now that I'm actually here doing it. It was a little note in my journal where I mapped out what life would feel like *IF* I truly was in Bali recording my album and going for what I truly wanted.

My story and take on personal development and finding fulfilment along the way. This came from previous comments on the podcast, and I trust you get something from this weeks episode as we veer away from music for the week.

**Full show notes and links updated shortly.

Well - this is a slightly awkward conversation tbh - and that's probably what makes it valuable.

A self life and direction check, and for some of you it might bring up the same awkward feels when I started to lean into and take a look at this stuff.

Also because it feels like it needs mentioning - nothing you choose will be a wrong choice, and only you'll know if you're lying to yourself, or are fully in alignment also.

You'll always get your own self feedback about what you're up to and what is the next step. For me some of these 'nudges' are quite subtle and only show up as you dig or spend time contemplating them.

For others they're crazy obvious hah!

And - even if you do get a nudge or idea when listening to this - it doesn't mean you have to quit everything and act on it (although you can if you wish!).

Much love from me! xoxo

David

PS. If you want details or to support the album recording - here they are!

https://buymeacoffee.com/dshanhun/new-album-way

Excited to share this episode with you all, and whilst it won't solve or create that 'magic' vibe we're all going for, there are certain things that we do have control over to set ourselves up for a win or success - or at least moving towards better and better shows and scenarios!

I chat about a few things you can do to help setup your environment, including staging, lighting, chatting with venues about the setup, turning off other distractions, and having yourself be a focus of an event or gig. This doesn't mean it will always happen perfectly, or that if you do all of these things every event will be a total winner, but it give you some ideas you can do to improve for the next show, or to give yourself the grace to accept the show and gig for what it was (and not beat yourself up for days after!).

It also means you can chat through some of these things with clients for events, and in doing so you become a more valuable person on the team, as you're helping them get the result they are after by hiring you. (sometimes event planners don't consider this aspect, or are simply too busy managing each aspect of the event and miss details like this that can be super important to how the night/event runs).

As mentioned at the end of the podcast - I'm heading off on a writing trip and will be sharing that in more details via both YouTube and in BTS footage through the following link. If you wish to support me in that space here is the link:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dshanhun

Yep - today we're discussing essentially why some artists who are worse than you do much better than you - it's their vibe!

So, frustrations and tongue in cheek aside - there's a lot to dive into on this, and a lot of factors make up your vibe. You may even need to do different things to have your energy and vibe right on the night compared to the next person!

If you'll be frustrated about making mistakes on the night - you'll need to suss that so you can feel good on stage, and feeling good on stage you'll then pass that on to the room and to your audience. You could of course just get over yourself regarding mistakes and work on improving for next week, but most of us have more difficulty letting go of certain thoughts than simply doing the work to match who we feel we should be.

Anyway - enough chat for here - have a listen and let me know your thoughts!

xoxo

David

This may or may not be quite what you're expecting from today's podcast and title - but I trust you'll get a valuable message or insight for yourself all the same.

Perhaps it should have been titled - 'Welcome to being a Human' hehe.

As always - reach out if you want to connect via the website at:

www.davidshanhun.com

hey fam!

This weeks episode was triggered by a purchase of mine, where the creator of the course sold me on their values and approach - and then DID THE OPPOSITE as part of their own marketing (it was a bit ick). I have much respect for them and there's great content and useful learning for me in it - AND - it made me want to make sure that sort of shit is not in my content and marketing, and doesn't show up in my brand.

Also - I have been guilty of this before - doing things that work to 'get a sale' etc.

I see it a bunch in various people's content online and IT'S ALWAYS SHORT TERM! You might get a sale etc, but it feels yuck and we all pick up on it.

Something that didn't get shared in this episode (but as I write this I recall it)... Ages ago I used a sales technique I had learnt and sold a CD to somebody - I got the sale but man did it feel yuck and like I used them. Which, realistically is what happened.

I'm sharing this from my values and the brand I'm creating - you obviously don't have to agree or have the same values or opinions as I do...

So why listen to the podcast?

Because chances are you'll get some insight for your own brand, or you can make changes if you've been doing something slimy. It might feel like it hurts on day one, but long term I've always found myself better off.

Enjoy!

David