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Candid conversations with music industry leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and people pursuing alternative lives. Join audio engineer, punk, and business man Dave Swillum in the thick of pursuing a creative passion in a serious way.
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Alright let’s reverse a bit. The guys spoke last week about their choices and plan changes to include their day job to fund their creative careers for an added amount of time. This week we talk to someone who is only 9 days into their jump to see what’s in their head and what’s right for you.
The boys chat with Simon James AKA Seamonster a graphic designer and artist from Maine. We speak to Simon about his fresh jump into business and his perspective driven from monetary and life challenges. Managing your day when all the time is controlled by you and staying disciplined, getting out of hard financial situations, and taking on your day to day creative business.
In This Episode We Cover
When you jump
Discipline and daily schedule
Losing your job
Living off low income
What’s worth the money?
Enjoying the small things
Bouncing back on a budget
Starting cheap or free
Creating demand and control
Foot in with Non-profits
Fitness helps business
Putting ideas to action
What’s your weakness as a operator?
Physical properties that put you in different state
Taking in influence from day jobs
Quotes
“ That day that I decided to submit all this paperwork and money on two businesses was another day just like any other” Simon James
“ I personally believe everyone in America should have two 20 hour jobs instead of a full time job because everyone burns out. Having your hands in multiple pots” Simon James
“ You can’t tackle every problem that you have and everything you have to address in just one day, there’s not enough time in the day to do it. So don’t worry about everything you need to do in THAT DAY, but be aware of everything that has to be done. Keeping structure when you have that much freedom is key, you can’t just not do anything or your screwed.” Host Dave Swillum
“It’s your mind or your money right now that dictate when is the time and if one of those is sour it needs to be fixed” Host Dave Swillum
“If you act casual then your day will be casual, and what you get done that day will be casual” Host Dave Swillum
Simon’s Links
Website
Simon’s Interior Painting Company
Facebook
Art By Seamonster
Instagram
@theseamonster207
Simon’s Recommended Resources
The Happiness Lab
Podcast he digs
How I Built This Podcast
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
Email
Youtube Channel
For audio advice and more in depth music content from Dave
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
E40
Everyone has told you never to quit your day job, we’ve always told you TO quit it……today we aren’t. Ok let’s back track. We really want you to when it makes sense but we want you to set up your jump for a long term win and marathon win over a short term feeling of fulfillment that isn’t backed by strong risk mitigation.
Hear how Dave and Ryan have set their year up with day jobs to use the funds and time to attack their creative careers. We dive into the thoughts and feelings behind why people jump too early or too late from their day job and how it can best serve you. EVERYONE is in a different unique situation and only you can know what is serving you and your mission and WHEN it makes sense. Let’s talk it out, feel better about they WHY behind our choices, and see how we can make our day job serve our business and creative lives.
In This Episode We Cover
Does your day job serve you?
When to jump?
Why you should keep it
Why you shouldn’t
Ways it can play out
Using your resources
What’s in your way and what are YOU doing about it?
Why it’s important to time it right
Preparing Actions vs. planning and the delta
The plan
Dave and Ryan’s new planning for 2020
Quotes
“ I want to be invincible. I want to still do the jump, but I want it to be as small as possible. I don’t want to be knocked out on the first punch, I want three to six months of curve balls that I can’t expect and being able to survive through them. It’s about what can I do to eat more shit, put my head down, and get to that spot?” Host Dave Swillum
“When we say plan, I’m not talking 2020 resolution, what is the plan? What are you going to being doing during the day? What’s an actual day to day look like?” Co-host Ryan Carrigan
“ Doing things to set yourself up for a long term win. I’m not in this to just make nothing, not support my family, and feel bad about shit. I want to create things that are creating income without me being there only. I need to create businesses and assets that aren’t a 1:1 ratio, I want to die 100 doing what I love not 5 years of fire then burn out quick.” - Host Dave Swillum
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
Email
Youtube Channel
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
E39:
You ever hear "It’s not what you know, it’s who you know"? This episode is brought to you by networking! After meeting Zach from a mutual online encounter we brought it offline with some coffee and decided to link up to podcast after a great conversation and match of interests and life. Zach Zyla is a freelance audio engineer working out of Manchester, NH after going to school for audio.
In this episode we talk about how important networking is and how to do it in a meaningful way so it truly makes you and others connect in life rather than just for perks and benefits. We talk about measuring your business after having no boss to tell you how your doing and building relationships. It’s a smaller world than we give it credit for and thats definitely true in music too.
In This Episode We Cover
- Content release strategy for artists
- Building a community
- Answering the audience
- Bridging the creative gap
- Releasing music in the modern day
- Measuring your performance yourself
- NETWORKING
- Relationship building
Quotes
“ You can’t be a shark in the water, I don’t come up to people and be like we’re gonna be friends and your gonna pay me. We’re gonna connect and if something happens cool, if it doesn’t whatever.” - Zach Zyla
“ I’m not shitting on 9 to 5 if you are advertently happy doing that, go do that every single day. It’s starting to be a big issue in our time because of debt to income ratio in our generation. You spent a lot of time working, if your doing something that you don’t like to do then……sometimes you spend more time doing it more than seeing my wife, friends, or family….there needs to be a real good reason for me to be doing that time away from them.” - Host Dave Swillum
“I never really wanted to connect with a million people, but now I’m at this point in my life where I’ll shake anybodies hand, like lets be friends. Worst case they’re a photographer and we don’t cross paths and never meet up again but best case I need a photographer or a band needs one and we connect and collaborate. You never know, it’s definitely worth while.” - Zach Zyla
“ Buy equipment as an expense, it’s part of you doing that thing instead of getting something waiting to use it.” - Zach Zyla
Zach’s Links
Zach’s Email:
zacharyzyla@gmail.com
Zach’s Website
@zachzyla
Facebook
Zach Zyla Audio
Zach’s Content Release Guide
https://www.zachzylaaudio.com/content-release-strategy-guide
Zach’s Recommended Resources
Six Figure Home Studio Podcast (I LOVE THIS TOO!)
https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
E38 Basement Music For NFL Placement W/ Dominic Mosher
Today we talk to Dominic Mosher of Mosher Audio out of Michigan to walk through getting connected through genuine interest in others, forming a life around your creative career to support it, and changing your contact with friend groups that may be helping or hurting your goals.
Dominic started writing music for licensing in the NFL and other large brands from a simple conversation and works to record music for his band the Highlight Reel and other bands in the Michigan area. Join us during your busy holiday season driving through crazy traffic or walking through retail stores to stay on point with your creative career and prepare for 2020.
In This Episode We Cover
- Genuine interest in others
- Connecting with the right people
- Small thing’s add up
- Setting boundaries to set up for success
- Spending less time with those that slow you down
- Passive people effect
- Staying focused
- Keeping balanced in your connection life
- Physical vs. mental day job, mental currency
- Patience as an entrepreneur
Quotes
“You just have to keep writing, you just have to keep writing.” - Dominic Mosher
“It’s all those little tiny details that add up to that one beautiful piece of music, it means more because you know what went into it.” - Dominic Mosher
“ There can be a passive effect from those you surround yourself with” - Host Dave Swillum
Dominic Mosher’s Links
Dominic’s Website
https://www.mosheraudio.com/index.html
@dominic_mosh
Dominic’s Recommended Resources
The 50th Law
By Amistad
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
E37 Desert Island Goals for 2020 & Self Awareness
If you were on an island with no financial, health, or other societal constraints but was limited to just being able to do a few things during the day with a few people who is there and what are you doing? Everyone needs a sense of purpose and everyone needs people because thats part of being human. But let’s get clear on our goals. I like brewing home brew, I like hiking, I like camping, I like a lot of people in my local music scene, I like a lot of podcasters But who do you NEED and what do you NEED to do?
Getting prepped for 2020 and any year I think it’s important to get very clear on the goals that matter and the actions you NEED to take to move in your life towards the creative or alternative lifestyle your after. I’ve wasted time in the past by saying yes to too many things and staying busy to feel busy. This years events have made it really simple for me to make decisions on what REALLY matters in my life. Quick thirty minute episode to talk through mindset on making big decisions simple to set the right goals for you. Dave talking to Dave 5 years ago to give advice learned over the years working towards the dream.
In This Episode We Cover
- The most important things to you
- Needs V. Wants
- What to say yes and no to
- How to make big decisions simple
- When should you take action?
- What factors hold you back?
- Addressing the urgent
- Total cash flow over everything
Quotes
“ You can’t win a game with the best defense ever if your not scoring any points” - Host Dave Swillum
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
E36
When you hear the word "investment," what do you think? Money? Stocks? Or is there a little more to it. This week the guys are back together before the end of the year to talk about investments. What is it that you are investing in? Do you invest momentary resources into your venture?
How much time and dedication do you invest?
How much do you invest in the one thing you have your whole life for certain...you?
These are all pivotal questions that change across the variety of mediums that we engage with. Join the guys this week as they navigate all the new upcoming changes with them, the podcast, and what it means to take your "investments" to a new level. Enjoy!
This week
- Updates on the podcast
- Looking back on the year
-What level are you investing at?
- When do you know that you're getting serious?
- It's not just about investing money
- Goals for the upcoming year
- Cutting the fluff
Quotes
“ You Follow the things that your prepared to have nothing for” Co-Host Ryan Carrigan
“If you can make less doing what you give a shit about than what your doing right now and that’s fine with you, your on the right path. Keep going that way.” Co-Host Ryan Carrigan
"Invest in yourself, it's the only thing you have your whole life." - Host Dave Swillum
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
The voice acting class Ryan just got into!
Bill Dewees Voice Talent/Coach - "The Voiceover Blueprint"
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
E35
Have you been trying to figure out the music industry?
After finishing my MBA in Music Business from SNHU and Berklee I wanted to share a taste of real world music business from someone that’s been living through the changes and still breathing it in LA. I met Joe Solo briefly while eating lunch at an Audio Engineer Society Convention in LA a few years back. I spent a summer helping Joe with some vocal editing and learned an incredible perspective from him on how to approach a mix.
Joe has continued to adapt, create new business avenues, and move forward in music business and works to teach young artists and engineers pursuing a career regularly so in this episode we break it up.
What makes a great song?
What works and what doesn’t in the new music industry?
In This Episode We Cover
- How does the music industry work
- Experts vs. real life
- What NOT to do in the music industry
- Everything starts with a good song
- Reliability: How many people can you connect with?
- Looking outside your own creative ego
- What makes a great song?
- How to judge your own creative?
- Strategy to collaborating
- Reputation is EVERYTHING
- The “Jerk hole tax”
Quotes
“ Without a good song your lost, you’ve got nothing.” - Joe Solo
“A good indicator of a good song is watching how the body moves, and not someone you know.” - Joe Solo
“Everyone thinks their baby is adorable but there are ugly babies in the world.” - Host Dave Swillum
Joe Solo’s Links:
Website
info@joesolo.com
www.facebook.com/joesolo1
IG/Twitter
@joesolo1
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
E34
Another episode out in the field! Join us today from Exeter Drum Works wood working shop in New Hampshire. Now I can’t say that being a drummer didn’t have anything to do with me choosing to go after this episode but it’s certainly good for anyone looking to make their own product, sell a boutique brand, or just likes to hear a hustle story.
We certainly talk drums but we also talk making the leap, getting your first income from your career, and competing as a small boutique brand against other larger manufacturers and competitors.
In This Episode We Cover
- If you don’t like what’s made, make it
- Getting into manufacturing goods
- Competing with national brands
- Three years and then making drums
- Tricks to keep committed to your dream
- Vision’s effect on creators
- Collaborate don’t compete
- Band Roles
- Music Instrument industry
- Trends in musician product consumption
- Differentiators
Quotes
“I don’t want to be here anymore, I don’t have an issue with the work, I don’t have an issue with people I just don’t want to be here anymore because I wanna be making drums.” - Jeff
“ What else is there to do, this is what I want to do.” - Jeff
“ If your a creator you create.” - Host Dave Swillum
Exeter Drum Works Links:
Website’s
https://www.exeterdrumworks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ExeterDrumWorks
IG/Twitter
@exeterdrumworks
Jeff’s Recommended Resource
If you want to build drums look through forums and youtube. Search koko jig to get into it.
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Patreon
(If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
E33
Welcome to number 33. We carry on the conversation on Social Media for creatives but take it to the macro. After talking application and practice in E30 from my own experience and how Ryan built Robot Dog Studio with video content in E31, today we talk to someone who is on the large scale of social media.
Please welcome a top 100 influencer in the fashion industry with 2 million followers on IG, entrepreneur, and model Simonetta Lein. We had a killer conversation on what things are important for a modern social media and marketing game, an authentic identity with your living, and giving back. Super good info in here and amazingly authentic individual to talk to. Let me know what is working for you or challenging you with your creative outreach @davewakeup I want to know !
In This Episode We Cover
- Growing social media accounts from scratch
- Using influence for good
- Tools for improving social media results
- Being authentic
- Story telling, what’s your story?
- Give your very bestHuman touch
- What’s your message? Your tribe?
- Taking interactions and bringing them offline
- Entrepreneur life isn’t easy
- Be able to say no and be able to say yes
- Rest V. Giving Up
Quotes
“ I’m not someone who’s opposed to working, I’m just someone that’s opposed to spending my time doing something that I hate. I’m a hard worker I’m good to go for a 15 hour day 18 hour day if it happens that way, I just don’t want to put in 8 hours of something I hate. “ - Host Dave Swillum
“Your vibe attracts your tribe” - Simonetta Lein
“Learn how to rest, not to give up” - Simonetta Lein
Simonetta’s Page Links
Website’s
Facebook
Simonetta Lein
IG/Twitter
@simonettalein
Simonetta’s Recommended Resource
Human Revolution
Dezakway Kaida
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
Email
Youtube Channel
For audio advice and more in depth content from Dave
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
E32
On todays episode we look to deliver some great music industry insight for indie artists and experience/ mindset thoughts for entrepreneurs. Today we speak with Scott Page Saxophone player/Rhythm Guitar for Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Toto, CEO of ThinkEXP LA based media immersive entertainment company, and technologist.
Scott has such a diverse background between music and entrepreneurship that we cover a lot of ground. Looking at story telling for your brand, creating an experience over a product, and understanding why we do what we do and if it will work.
In This Episode We Cover
What are you trying to do?
Brand story telling
Modern music industry
Music business for indie artists
What do YOU stand for
Access to data and how to use it
Lean start up principles
Test and validate!
Fail fast
Your skills vs. what you need
Starter or Finisher?
Execution > the idea always
Quotes
“Are you a starter or a finisher? Figure out who you are and fill the room with people who provide the other” - Scott Page
“ You can’t get educated on everything, take the just-in-time approach to education. We don’t have time to get educated on everything so pick what you need right now and get it for the best impact”. - Host Dave Swillum
“ What people don’t understand is the idea is the simple part, it’s all about the execution”. - Scott Page
Scott Page Links
Website
ThinkEXP
https://www.facebook.com/iamscottpagefrompinkfloyd/
IG/Twitter
@iamscotpage
Scott’s Recommended Resource
Co-founders equity calculator
Running Lean
by Ash Maurya
The Power Of Now
By Eckard Tolle
The Lean Canvas
One page business plan template
https://leanstack.com/leancanvas
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
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