Being In A Band

This is part two of my Facebook live with Curtis Dewar of Dewar PR. We talk about why your visuals matter and the reason bands don't spend money on their branding. It's not due to lack of funds, it's due to lack of self-belief!

Links & Resources

• Apply For My 6-Month Mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/
• Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify!
• Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND
• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

This is part one of a Facebook Live I did with Curtis Dewar from Dewar PR where he asked me all about the coaching world. I explain what a coach does, why I have like, THREE, coaches right now and also give some general music industry guidance. Part two coming tomorrow!

Links & Resources

• Apply For My 6-Month Mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/
• Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify!
• Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND
• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

Today I'm chatting with Kristy who is a professional music grant-writer! We chat about all things grants for musicians including lead-times, tips and tricks and some of the biggest mistakes she sees bands making when it comes to applying for funding.

Find out more about Kadence Group - https://kadencegroup.com.au/

My article for Bandzoogle on available music grants in Australia - https://bandzoogle.com/blog/funding-for-musicians-music-grants-in-australia

Apply for my 6-month mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/

Join the Being in a Band Membership - http://bit.ly/MembershipBIAB

Pre-Save my band's new single - https://bit.ly/TLMPreSaveHindsight 

In this episode, I give you a little bit of a life and career update within my biz and band that I've been dying to share with you! It also means some big changes and the beginning of an exciting new chapter!

Apply for 6-month mentorship - https://monicastrut.com/bandcoaching/

Join the Being in a Band Membership - http://bit.ly/MembershipBIAB

Pre-Save my band's new single - https://bit.ly/TLMPreSaveHindsight 

Today I'm chatting with pop/electronic artist, Luna Vexa, who reveals how she Crowdfunded 10k in a month for her album last year! In this episode, she always speaks about her mental health journey balancing bipolar with her music career and how she has manifested some pretty crazy sh*t including playing her first show to 2,000 people in Germany! Oh, and stay until the end to learn how to survive a shark attack!

This was such a fun interview, make sure you follow Luna on all her socials @lunavexa and share a screenshot of this episode on your Stories to let us know you dug it!

Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify !   Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND   Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

Last night my band decided to remove the majority of our existing music off streaming websites. In this episode, I take you through how we came to this decision as well as the ins and outs of the rebrand currently underway ahead of launching new music.

Join The Last Martyr's mailing list for a FREE download of the EP version of 'Like a Ghost,' exclusive BTS content and more! >>> https://bit.ly/TLMmailinglist

Join the Being in a Band Membership - https://bit.ly/BIABMembership Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify ! Get a 30-day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND

Today we're going through some of the most common BIG mistakes bands/musicians make when it comes to releasing music and doing PR campaigns! 

This is also a reminder that the 13-day PR Challenge/Course myself and my industry colleagues within the PR/media industry are running kicks off in 24 hours! Enrolment closes Tuesday afternoon (US time) and it's a "Pay what you can afford," payment model so you can do it no matter your budget! I can't wait to meet you and help support you further on your journey!

Sign up for the PR Challenge - https://dewarpr.lpages.co/13-day-challenge/

Interview Tips for Bands Episode - https://bit.ly/InterviewTipsShowNotes

You Never Know Who is Watching Blog Post - http://bit.ly/youneverknowwhoiswatching

PR Made Simple PR Course - http://bit.ly/PRMadeSimple

Today I'm chatting with Bree Noble from The Profitable Musician podcast and Women of Substance Radio! In this episode we go through her Musician's Profit Path 5 Stages of Music Career Growth resource as well as her journey in music starting out later in life at 30 years old.

Learn more about Bree's Work + get free resources - https://femusician.com/breenoble/   Join the Being in a Band Membership - https://bit.ly/BIABMembership   Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify !   Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND   Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

In this episode, I teach you a practice I like to do that helps with overcoming self-doubt and self-worth issues. I also share details about the upcoming 13-day PR Challenge!

Join the PR challenge now! https://dewarpr.lpages.co/13-day-challenge

Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify !   Get a 30-day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND   Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset

This episode sees the return of publicist and marketing guru, Curtis Dewar of Dewar PR. We talk about a range of topics from your marketing budget, PR and release strategy, growing a Facebook Group, writing awesome ad copy and more.

Links & Resources

• Follow Curtis: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Music Marketing Mixer Facebook Group
• Join the Being in a Band Membership - https://bit.ly/BIABMembership
• Get my free Spotify Playlist Cheatsheet at monicastrut.com/spotify!
• Get a 30 day free trial + 15% off your first year of Bandzoogle - https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=BEINGINABAND
• Join my free Facebook Community - http://bit.ly/MusicMarketingMindset