6 Figure Home Studio: A Music Business Podcast

In this episode, Brian and Chris cover the three hard conversations you need to have with every client in order to set the precedent from day one. These conversations will ensure your relationship can last not just through the project, but for the rest of your career.

Last week we showed you five different strategies you can use to generate leads for your studio. The problem is this... If you don’t know the right way to convert someone from a lead into a paying customer, none of those lead acquisition strategies will matter. In part two of this series, we’ll be discussing how to sell your services to these new leads in an ethical, effective, relevant way.

If you ask any struggling studio what their number 1 problem is, the answer will almost always be “we need more clients”. This is because no studio can survive without a consistent stream of paid work. In this series, we’ll be tackling this issue head-on. Our goal is for this series if for you have clarity on what steps you need to take in order to make this career an attainable goal instead of just a pipe-dream.

Striving towards a big overarching goal when starting your business is great to aim for. But without the ability to test and measure your progress along the way, there’s no way of knowing where you might end up.

Checklists may seem dull and boring, but the reality is this: Checklists help you to systemize tasks in your business which frees you up to focus on the things that actually matter. The things that actually push the needle in your business. In this episode, Brian and Chris explain their thought process behind some of the checklists in their business and how you can start implementing them in yours today.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the popularity of video games like Fortnite and PUBG has exploded over the past year. Is it possible to take what we learned from these games and apply it to running a business? You bet your sweet ass it’s possible, so enjoy this ridiculous episode of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast.

You cannot be successful if you fail to address what we call “single points of failure” in your life. One of these alone could severely hamper your chances for success. In this episode, we explore many different potential “single points of failure” in our lives.

We’ve all heard the phrase “the riches are in the niches”.... While this may be true, it’s important that you do a few specific things in order to make the most of your new audio niche. In this episode, we give you a checklist of things you need to implement ASAP in order to give yourself the best chance for success.

Passive income is the Holy Grail of income types, but it’s something that eludes most audio entrepreneurs. Most of us simply trade dollars for hours. One way to start building passive income is to venture into the world of sync licensing. In this episode, we interviewed the CEO Soundstripe – a rapidly-growing micro sync licensing platform. He helps break down the wall of confusion and helps us make sense of what’s working in today’s world of sync licensing.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever gone “batch it crazy.”

Software has all but replaced the need for much of the popular hardware from 20+ years ago. What little hardware that is required to get started keeps getting cheaper and cheaper. Recording budgets have been shrinking, and many major studios have shut their doors. While many people have struggled and failed to adapt, massive opportunities have been opened up for the average home recording studio.

Working on BIG records for major artists is probably a dream for a lot of you and most likely a big reason why you got into this industry. The hard truth is that for most people, this won’t happen quickly. So listen as Brian and Chris break down 5 audio niches that you maybe didn’t know existed and could take advantage of today (even if you’re trying to break into another niche).

Consistent income is something that all of us strive for but most of us struggle with. While there are plenty of ways to make money in the audio industry, how do you know which one is right for you? Well in this episode, Brian and Chris break down the positives and negatives of the different ways that can help you pull in a consistent income.

Self-doubt is the biggest enemy to success that we see in our community. This is something that has prevented a lot of us from achieving our goals. If you’re unable to get out of your own damn way, then no amount of marketing, gear acquisition, audio training, or networking will make up for it. This episode explores the root cause of self-doubt, as well as some potential “seeds” of self-confidence that you can plant today in order to start the long journey of overcoming this crippling problem.

Whether you realize it or not, you negotiate with people nearly every day of your life. Even if you refuse to negotiation, you’re STILL using negotiation tactics. In today’s episode, you’ll learn 11 negotiation tactics you can use in your career today, in order to earn more. So before you negotiate the rates on another project, buy another piece of gear, or sell off some unused equipment, this episode will help you improve one of the highest “dollar per hour” skills you could ever use.