6 Figure Home Studio: A Music Business Podcast

It seems like you’re working every waking hour of every damn day, but your income hasn’t budged.  As a matter of fact, your income has been stagnant for the past 3 years.  What the hell do you do to fix this?  Welcome to Jim Stewart’s life 12 months ago. He was in this position – trying to figure out what the hell he could do to get himself out of a three-year rut.  Listen now to find out how Jim doubled his income in 1 year. 

Do you struggle with niching down and finding what you’re “made” to do? Maybe it’s just you being a stubborn engineer personality… Some of the most popular businesses in the world almost failed but because they were willing to pivot and focus on a new ideal customer they’ve become massive successes. Listen now to hear Chris Graham and Andy J. Pizza of Creative Pep Talk discuss finding what you’re born to do!

As an engineer in a small town, sometimes you just hit a wall… You’ve worked with everyone, and even with repeat clients, you can’t earn more money in your current situation. So what do you do? Move halfway across the country and start giving donuts to people working at music studios… You may just end up getting a Grammy nomination and working with Kanye West. Listen now to find out how you can follow in the footsteps of Jesse Ray!

Do you have problems talking to your clients? Do leads (potential clients) balk during negotiation, costing you the deal? By asking questions you can lead your clients and leads gently to the conclusion that you want them to find so they don’t get defensive or feel threatened. Questions also let you solve their problems more easily because you know exactly what they’re trying to accomplish with their music. Listen now to find out how you can improve your business by asking the right question

A quick "inbetweenisode" about winter NAMM 2020. If you're going to be there, you need to hear this. Go to http://thesixfigurehomestudio.com/namm to join our NAMM Facebook community.

Are you stuck in a dead-end, draining, stressful job with bad hours that you just want to quit? Is the only thing stopping you from leaving that job to pursue audio the fact that you need the money? Chances are, it might be easier than you think to swim in a blue ocean instead of drowning in the red ocean. Listen now to find out four different ways Chris and Brian would start a successful audio business if they were starting from scratch in 2020!

Can you feel the rising tide? The world of online mixing is becoming more and more saturated with engineers who all do the same thing. Are you one of those engineers, drowning in the masses? Listen now to find out how you can set yourself apart from everyone else so you can be in a blue ocean by yourself rather than the red ocean filled with sharks.

Have you been waiting for some magical moment to raise your rates? Maybe you think you need a Grammy before you’ll be able to charge more, but the reality is, you may be ready NOW.  Every day that you put this off is a day that you’re missing out on earning more, weeding out bad clients, and achieving a better work/life balance.  It can be scary, but if you follow the advice we share here, you may be pleasantly surprised.  In fact, it could be the best thing you’ve ever done for your bu

You’ve hit a wall… You just aren’t getting enough clients… There’s only a small trickle of people coming through your door… Marketing sounds like a great idea, right? Think again! Marketing a subpar product will result in a subpar response. Even if you’re an amazing engineer, chances are there’s something you can improve in your business so you can earn more money in an efficient manner, without jumping straight to marketing. Listen now to hear how you can improve your business s

Most audio engineers are prone to having the personality of a technician. Cold, ego-filled, and always right, we have a reputation of being difficult to work with. To be a successful business-owner, technicians need to learn how to balance their personalities can all co-exist with the inner artist. Learn how you can successfully pacify each of your conflicting personality traits to run your business while making friends and keeping clients happy by listening now!

When your business hits a plateau and your income has stagnated (or worse, decreased) it can be a stressful, terrifying time.  Let’s fix that – find out 5 reasons for plateaus in your business, and how you can solve the problem so you can continue growing your business!

You hustle and grind–day in and day out… You work so much that you often forget to eat, or worse, your meals consist of potato chips and soda. That’s just how life is, right? By neglecting yourself you are digging a hole… deeper and deeper and deeper.  It’s time to take a step back, reset your focus, and take care of THE most important part of running your business… you. But what exactly is self-care? Learn how the right balance of stress+rest can be rocket fuel for your studi

In 2012, I had my first nightmare client when it came to revision requests. I was mixing 5 songs for a band, and it turned into one of the worst projects of my life. I had entered Revision Hell. If you’ve never experienced anything like this, I envy you. It’s only a matter of time before you experience a project like this. The good thing is that it forced me to re-evaluate how I handled the revision process... Today, we’re going to discuss how to keep this from ever happening to

As an audio engineer, you probably think in a very specific way… Along the lines of “this is what I do, and this is how I do it.” But what if a client expected you to do a little something different? That’s what happened to Brandon Rike, a merch designer turned creative director when Twenty One Pilots expected him to do all of their graphics work. Now, Brandon consistently works with some of the biggest names in music... Listen now to find out how Brandon built a great business.

Are you sick and tired of chasing leads to get more work? Do you come across songs you worked on a year ago only to see it has 5 million streams… and you weren’t credited?  For some, passive referrals are a huge potential source of leads… Are you one of the many audio entrepreneurs missing out on tons of potential clients? Find out how to start getting more passive leads today!