Summary: <p>“The Mikes” are joined by Brian Thompson of <a href="http://thornybleeder.com/">Thorny Bleeder</a> to talk about the shift of creators taking control of their own art and careers. Brian’s site focuses on helping musicians take command of their career. The conversation starts on the space, but grows into the way that people can work to ensure the success of their own creations. <a href="http://bettermess.com/">Schechter</a>, <a href="http://productivityist.com/">Vardy</a> and Brian discuss the challenges that come along with balancing the creating along everything else involved in helping those creations find an audience.</p> <p><em><strong>Note:</strong> We ran into a little Skype trouble, but hope you’ll agree the conversation is worth the occasional quality drop. Schechter was also wrong, KBS is indeed a breakfast stout.</em></p> <h2>What Mikes Are Drinking</h2> <ul> <li>Mike Vardy - <a href="https://littlecreatures.com.au/stockists?bars=true&beers%5B%5D=3&bottleshops=true">Bright Ale | Little Creatures</a> </li> <li>Michael Schechter - <a href="http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/kbs/?av-submitted=true">KBS | Our Beers | Founders Brewing Co.</a> </li> <li>Brian Thompson - Green Tea</li> </ul><h2>Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/enough/2013/4/9/ep-197-reach-for-the-stars-and-expect-nothing.html">Enough - Ep 197 - Reach For The Stars And Expect Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/enough/2013/4/2/ep-196-luddite-in-training.html">Enough - Ep 196 - Luddite In Training</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking.html">Amanda Palmer: The art of asking | Video on TED.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/cmdspace/2013/2/6/028-technology-and-music-with-john-roderick.html">CMD+SPACE - 028 - Technology and Music, with John Roderick</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stageit.com/">Stageit | A front row seat to a backstage experience.™</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pledgemusic.com/">PledgeMusic</a></li> <li><a href="http://alexdaymusic.com/">Alex Day</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.artofdyingmusic.com/news.php">Art of Dying // News</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/mikesonmics/2013/1/18/episode-51-how-to-get-an-interview-with-jonathan-coulton.html">Mikes On Mics - Episode 51: How To Get An Interview With Jonathan Coulton</a></li> <li><a href="http://frontalot.com/index.php/">MC Frontalot :: Nerdcore Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="http://illegal-art.net/girltalk/">Girl Talk</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/mikesonmics/2013/3/15/episode-59-drafting-with-greg-pierce.html">Mikes On Mics - Episode 59: Drafting with Greg Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="http://phoster.bucketlabs.net/">Phoster - Make your Own Poster</a></li> <li><a href="http://thornybleeder.com/">Thorny Bleeder: Music Marketing, Branding & Motivation for the DIY Independent Musician.</a></li> <li><a href="http://madewithover.com/">Over</a></li> <li><a href="http://socialmediacamp.ca/">Social Media Camp | May 6–8, 2013 in Victoria BC | Keynote Speaker: Mari Smith</a></li> <li>Follow Brian on <a href="http://twitter.com/thornybleeder">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Follow Schechter on <a href="http://twitter.com/mschechter">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://alpha.app.net/mschechter">App.net</a> </li> <li>Follow Vardy on <a href="http://twitter.com/mikevardy">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://alpha.app.net/mikevardy">App.net</a> </li> </ul><p>This episode is brought to you by: <a href="http://squarespace.com/70decibels">Squarespace</a>, the secret behind exceptional websites. Go to <a href="http://squarespace.com/70decibels">squarespace.com/70decibels</a> to start your free trial and use the offer code '70decibels4' at checkout to get 10% off your first order.</p> <p><a href="http://www.buzzsprout.com/episodes/converted/86737.mp3">Download</a></p> <p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/"></a></p>
