James Newcomb is a professional trumpet player in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he has been featured as a soloist with the military band as well as his own solo endeavours. He is the host of two podcasts: Trumpet Dynamics and the soon to launch, MusicPreneur: Making Money Making Music.

KEY EPISODE INFO

1. James' Key PointsConvincing others that my passion will prevail.
2. Learn how to monetise your abilities

• Takeaway Create high-quality content and people will follow as word of mouth is the most powerful marketing tool. Guest linksTwitter - https://twitter.com/musicpreneur16
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/musicpreneur16
• Website - http://musicpreneur.com/
• Email - [email protected]
• Top quotes"I was in the US Army for two different stints."
• "I decided that music was going to be my profession."
• "Although I’ve very good at playing trumpet, the people I’m competing against are much better."
• "I decided to go back into the military and 3 turned in 4 and 5 years."
• "We played music in support of the military."
• "I struggled with nailing down a core audience."
• "I am more involved with my trumpet that ever before but I hardly play at all."
• "I sometimes get burned out."
• "My biggest marketing in word of mouth."
• "I knew if I put out quality content, people would listen."
• "The value of getting people to know, value and trust you."
• "Musicians are graduating from college and thinking 'what do I do?'"
• "Learn how to monetise your musical abilities."
• "I saw myself as directly contributing to something that was morally wrong."
• "My wife made it clear in no uncertain terms that she did not support my decision to leave the military."
• "I just had to man up."
• "I wake up everyday and do the work I want to do."
• "My success rests on me."
• Timestamps0:30 - The first career of many
• 1:55 - The realisation
• 2:20 - Official discharged
• 2:30 - Being a musician in the military
• 3:10 - Free entertainment
• 3:45 - The call out
• 4:20 - The idea
• 5:30 - Time to focus
• 8:30 - Top priorities
• 10:35 - The void of entrepreneurship for musicians
• 12:00 - Naivety
• 13:14 - Education…. Now what?
• 15:13 - Conditioning
• 18:00 - What forced the change?
• 20:15 - The challenges
• 20:51 - Overcoming my biggest challenge
• 22:20 - The second challenge
• 23:09 - The third challenge
• 24:06 - Time to man up
• 25:45 - Was it worth it?
• 26:36 - Guest links