The Getcha Some Productions Podcast

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 11Special thanks to Nikki Payne at https://www.thelifepa.co.uk/ for this podcast because she did a lot of great work for us to recently.https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.com/podcastA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.Not your typical “how-to” podcast: For a new listeners, each episode is a live business meeting. We are figuring out how to build a music production company as we go and listeners can come along for the ride.Every podcast is a business meeting, every business meeting is a podcast. This podcast is (always) candid.In this episode we discuss:Dan pops on with a $6-million-man sound. Inadvertently.Dan has two new additions to his family: a dog and a bass guitar. Both brown.We spend a lot of time discussing the nature of the Sunburst finish on his bass.We want to feature Nikki Payne at https://www.thelifepa.co.uk/ for this podcast because she did a lot of great work for us to recently. And she offers the first session for free so get out there and hire Nikki.Here's a fairly in-depth comparison article which would be good to read before making a choice:https://www.mamboserver.com/bluehost-vs-squarespace/Nikki did a great job breaking down which one was better and even recommended to us that we go with Bluehost for our purposes and we went with her decision and, in the end, we did choose choose Bluehost.We very briefly go over some of the details of why Bluehost is better for our purposes but will just reference that article and let you do your own research. And, we certainly are not going to just list all the pros and cons here in the show notes.I make a confession that I was having a personal block with this decision in choosing a hosting service for our website. I think it’s probably very common that, when you’re building a business, certain decisions can seem hard even if they’re really not and I think that was the case here. Of course, some decisions are actually hard. Maybe this on was?!?! So, I was having a block. To get through the block we decided to just farm out the decision making process and spend a nominal amount of money to get through it (which probably would’ve been maybe $30 bucks or so for an hours worth of work if we hadn’t got it for free due to the promotion).  We pretty much had only two tasks to get through for this particular episode. The first task was to choose the hosting service which we did and it was Bluehost.We also had a plan to discuss the vision statement and the mission statement for the company.The vision statement is supposed to be a very broad and abstract sort of conceptual motivation for the podcast.The mission statement is different. Mission statement is something that would be emblazoned in a big plaque or a big banner at the entrance of our office if we ever have one. Or, it would go on the wall in a big poster underneath our logo. It would be on the first page of our annual report for shareholders. Stuff like that.Vision Statement: Tapping the unlimited creative potential of the human mind!Mission Statement: To create constantly,...

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 10https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomeA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.Not your typical “how-to” podcast: For a new listeners, each episode is a live business meeting. We are figuring out how to build a music production company as we go and listeners can come along for the ride.Every podcast is a business meeting, every business meeting is a podcast. This podcast is (always) candid.In this episode we discuss:We talk about the whether it’s appropriate to eat carrots on the podcast or not.We’re making it a point to celebrate the little wins and we are celebrating the fact that this is our 10th episode. We actually made it to the big one zero.Let this be a lesson to you, Mr. and Mrs. DIY Musician, you have to celebrate the little wins.We need to do a mission gut-check to make sure that we’re on track and they were pursuing something that is worthwhile.So, we actually spent some time trying to craft a draft a mission statement.As always we’re opening the kimono. We’re showing our entire process to the world so you’re getting to see us trying to figure out what our mission statement actually is…in real time. Live. With no net. And no edits.We start going over the components of what our mission for the podcast is. And broadly, there are four parts (sort of):We’re bringing relevant/useful/important/Inspiring information to the DIY Musician.Education. Education is a big part of our mission, however, an essential part of our podcast is that we are learning as you are learning so we’re on the ground level with you. So, it’s not as if we are bestowing down upon our listeners this information but rather that we are on the ground floor and sharing our experience as we learn.Entertainment. We tossed around the idea of maybe telling a music related joke on each podcast which is pretty stupid idea. Either way, we need to be, in some way, entertaining.Accessibility and relatability. It’s important to note that one of the main ways that we foster a connection with our listeners and within our tribe is that we are in the weeds with you taking care of the nitty-gritty. Once again, ee are on the ground floor learning and doing and sharing our experience as we go.Dan highlights the idea that feeling connected with others as being the one item that really jumped out for him and struck him as most important. I think I agree with him.Dan actually has a very poignant and deep point when he says that connection to others, connection to ourselves and connection to our creative energy is very important. That’s something that I tend to lose sight of cell I think it might be important for us to revisit that on each episode or before each episode. We’re trying to foster connection here. Whether that’s connections to each other or connection to your self connection to your creative energy. It’s really important.So, bullet 4 should be amended to say fostering connection to ourselves, to others and to our creative energy through the sharing of our experience.Music does not happen in a vacuum. It functions better in a connected world.Genius quote of the Day: humans are connected people.We talk about the ideal listener/client avatar again.Customer/Client/Listener/Viewer AvatarA possible ideal customer/client/listener/viewer of our podcast is an independent, DIY musician. Our ideal independent DIY musician is determined, curious, motivated, conscientious, thoughtful, creative, intelligent, community oriented,...

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 9https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomeA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.Not your typical “how-to” podcast: For a new listeners, each episode is a live business meeting. We are figuring out how to build a music production company as we go and listeners can come along for the ride.Every podcast is a business meeting, every business meeting is a podcast. This podcast is (always) candid.In this episode we discuss:Once again, you are listening in to a live business meeting between Keith and Dan as they build a media Empire. This is the early stages of the burgeoning media Empire.Our episode 9 corresponds with day 6 of Colin Gray’s thepodcasthost.com free program on building a podcast podcast.The free program is called start pod And day 6 is all about where you should put your podcast on the web.We decide to build our own website to host a podcast.Considerations when choosing where the host your website or cost, features, scalability, whether you can host commerce on it, etc.We spend a lot of time talking about the pros and cons of certain website providers and the different plans offered by them.Colin recommends Bluehost to host your website but I already have experience with Squarespace so I want to see a comparison.We decide to hire Nikki Payne the life PA to build us a spreadsheet comparing the two providers that we narrowed it down to: bluehost and square space.https://www.thelifepa.co.uk/One important point is that making the website is pretty much the first tangible thing that we’ve done so far besides making these recordings. So the act of making a website actually makes this whole thing become real in a sense.It is, I suppose, a kind of a small decision - where you’re going to host your website - but it is an important Business decision and it’s pretty much the first major milestone business decision that we’ve made so far.It’s a concrete step in having this business become real, in that it’s out in the world instead of just being on my personal device where it could go away at any moment and no one will ever know.Then Dan said, “catch you on the flippity flop.”When we talk about Futurama, a subject close to both of our heartsAlso, Malcolm in the middle is one of the greatest shows of all time.Bryan Cranston is a geniusDan was the guy who got me into Futurama in the first place.Thanks, as always to Colin Gray of the The Podcast Host, for his instructionhttps://www.thepodcasthost.comThanks to Nikki Payne of https://www.thelifepa.co.uk/#MusicProductions#TheHandshake#DIYMusician#MusicRecording#MusicTechnique#TheArtistsLife#Jazz#Rock#Fusion#Creativity#Creative Music#Music#HipHop#thepodcasthost

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 8https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomeA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.Not your typical “how-to” podcast: For a new listeners, each episode is a live business meeting. We are figuring out how to build a music production company as we go and listeners can come along for the ride.Every podcast is a business meeting, every business meeting is a podcast. This podcast is (always) candid.In this episode we discuss:We start off with some light COVID-19 chatterWe restate the purpose of the podcast to cover all things related to music production including writing great songs, putting a band together, marketing, gear and everything else you can think of that’s related to music production. Right now we’re still trying to figure out how to make a friggin podcast.We are up to part five of the podcasthost.com free program by Colin Gray on how to make a podcast.Step five of Colin’s program is figuring out why people should listen to your podcast. Colin says that you have to figure out what problem you are solving in your podcast. You have to figure out what will entice people to continue to listen week-in and week-out.What problem are we solving in this podcast?The very basic problem we’re solving is to bring information about music production to people. More specifically, we are bringing relevant music Industry information to the DIY Musician.We are bringing relevant music Industry information to the DIY Musician.(Dan has a very interesting idea about focusing on how to interface between the creative community and the large music industry conglomerates. Definitely a topic for future discussion.)Once again, we are bringing relevant music industry information to the DIY Musician. Now, there is already a podcast (a really good podcast) that covers that. So what do we do to to distinguish ourselves from them.We need to bring something different to the table. First, we can’t just bring information but bring entertainment. Of course this is all pretty generic stuff. But it bears saying at least for the start to make sure that there’s a solid base or goal is to work off of. We always have to be informative and we always have to be entertaining.Here’s an important point: We’re not bringing an overwhelming amount of industry expertise. We have been in the music industry (in a sense) for a long time but we’re not experts on music production at all. We’re showing people that you can start with very little knowledge and learn on the way. We’re showing people that they can produce music on their own because we’re showing how we do it from the ground up.Our brand is that we are essentially on the same level as our listeners. We’re just starting out as well and learning as we go. So hopefully our brand is particularly accessible in that way. And inspiring because we’re showing people that we can do it and they can do it too.Key aspects of our brand are relatability and accessibility.One of the great things about podcasts is that they happen consistently in little doses. So the most powerful thing about the podcast is that we have an opportunity to bring a small dose of encouragement on a regular basis and I think that we can really make a big difference in peoples lives by doing that.Another key aspect of our brand is embracing our uniqueness.Once again, this is literally our business meeting. You are getting to listen in to our business meeting for better or for worse.Practically everything that is happening with the business is happening

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 7https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.com/podcastA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.Not your typical how to podcast:&nbsp;For a new listeners, each podcast episode is a live business meeting. We are figuring it out as we go and hopefully it is of value for people to listen in as we do so.Every podcast is a business meeting, every business meeting is a podcast.&nbsp;This podcast is (always) candid. We pull back the curtain.In this episode we discuss:Even though we are on episode seven of the podcast were actually only up to step four of Colin Gray’s podcast creation program (link to program below)Step four of the podcast creation program details using Music in your Podcasts and where you can find good free music. We decided that, when we are ready to use Music, will just make it ourselves.In the interest of keeping it simple and making it easy for us to stay consistent making these podcasts we decided to do no audio editing which means we’re not gonna use Music at all. At first.We reference one of our brands.&nbsp;www.getchasomeguitar.comI pitch Dan on the idea of contributing bass lines for my rhythm changes lesson for www.getchasomeguitar.comDan is a great bass player and gets the right of first refusal and all recording assignments for the underlying brands of Getcha Some ProductionsDan refuses. He says go with the jazz guy for the jazz stuff.I also offer Dan the ability to host bass guitar lessons on the Getcha Some Guitar Website.&nbsp;Dan definitely wants to start doing some bass lessons. Probably geared toward an intermediate player.&nbsp;Talk a little bit about Dan’s target market. I suggest that he should look for wealthy middle-age men who can pay $100 an hour or $50 for half an hour bass lesson.We talk a bit about how to handle the finances of the business. One idea is to, at first, open up a joint account where all the business bills are paid and all the revenues flow into.Even though we went over time we actually start to get into a kind of more of a business meeting conversation. So I talked a little bit about my philosophy of business. Can we discuss how important it is for people to feel like they are partners in the business and that they will benefit from the success of the business as much as anyone else. That just makes people feel good. Also it gives people an incentive to do their best and achieve their highest of ability.To have a really good business, you have to set the tone. You have to make everyone feel good.If you love your business, you want to make everyone else love it too, including your employees. Because you want them to do their best. And you don’t want them to hold your business back in any way.We took a little bit about socially responsible capitalism and Jon Mackey.Thanks, as always to Colin Gray of the The Podcast Host, for his instruction<a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

We pay a tribute to a true guitar hero. Eddie Van Halen

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 6https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.comA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.For a new listeners, each podcast episode is a live business meeting. We are figuring it out as we go and hopefully it is of value for people to listen in as we do so.This podcast is (always) candid. We pull back the curtain.In this episode we discuss:[Starting with a very low energy intro]This is an emergency podcast to discuss something very important with Dan. It also happens to be Friday the 13th in March 2020 that we were recording…coincidence?&nbsp;You be the judge.This is a surprise podcast topic that I’m springing on Dan in the moment. He has no idea what we’re going to talk about.First order of business: I suggest that Dan get some kind of password keeper because we’re going to have to both keep track of all the different passwords that we’re going to need to get into all the different websites/apps that we have for the business.Impromptu Internet marketing idea having to do with COVID-19 and the fact that one of our brands/bands is called The Handshake. The handshake, as a form of greeting, is possibly dead because of COVID-19. Is the band dead?www.thehandshake.bandWe brainstormed a bunch of different marketing slogans surrounding the fact that people don’t shake hands anymore. Due to COVID-19.&nbsp;Here are some that we thought of:Fuck social distancing! The Handshake!Give yourself a handshakeWorried about COVID-19,? Give yourself a handshake!In the age of coronavirus the handshake is dead. Long live the handshakeHere’s a handshake that won’t give you a virusSome handshakes are still good for youEveryone still needs a handshake.What’s a world without handshakes?How many hands have you shaken todayWhen was the last time you shook hands?This handshake is sick #COVID-19Thanks, as always to Colin Gray of the The Podcast Host, for his instructionhttps://www.thepodcasthost.com#MusicProductions#TheHandshake#DIYMusician#MusicRecording#MusicTechnique#TheArtistsLife#Jazz#Rock#Fusion#Creativity#Creative Music#Music#HipHop#thepodcasthost

Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 5https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.comA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.In this episode we discuss:Get out there! Find someone you like to work with! Make art!&nbsp;Say yes!You don’t need to know what you’re doing when you start!We’re getting professional!&nbsp;We are very professional!!&nbsp;We already know how to do this.&nbsp;We’re only doing this for your benefit.&nbsp;Wink wink!There’s a phone ringing in the background.&nbsp;It’s called ambience people!If you have a creative idea you can and should start today with what you have!We’re starting with the simplest possible process for recording this podcast and we won’t change it until we can do so while also keep our same level of consistency with putting a Podcasts on a regular basis…which we are barely doing at this point!! We want to keep it as simple as possible for as long as possible.Our main task right now is to get better at presenting. Not to make the shiniest finished product.Bottom line is, we are starting this process using only our iPhones. We’re using only the equipment that we have available to us right now.This is the perfect day and age for starting a podcast and for producing music because most of the equipment that we need to do it is right in our hands all day long.&nbsp;Smartphones!!Most important take away: all the equipment that you think you need to start making music is unnecessary. If you have a laptop and/or A smart phone, you can and should start today. You should start today. And, we should start taking our own advice.I’m the brains of the operation and Dan is the beauty.&nbsp;Dan is the personality. Dan is the talent. We should be paying him!&nbsp;It’s decided, Dan needs either a stipend or a Per Diem.All businesses need to make money. So we need to have a strategy where we begin making money from the very first day.So, of course, we developed a marketing plan for our reverb.com affiliation but five or six months later we have not implemented it at all! How dumb is that!One of our jobs is to learn to become online marketers!Thanks, as always to Colin Gray of the The Podcast Host, for his instructionhttps://www.thepodcasthost.comThis podcast is (always) candid. We pull back the curtain.#MusicProductions#DIYMusician#MusicRecording#MusicTechnique#TheArtistsLife#Jazz#Rock#Fusion#Creativity#Creative Music#Music#HipHop#thepodcasthost

https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.comA podcast covering all things related to music production: from the first note to the last fan and everything in between.In this episode we discuss:In a sense, OUR TRIBE!A possible ideal customer/client/listener/viewer/community of our podcast is an independent, DIY musician that is determined, curious, motivated, conscientious, thoughtful, creative, intelligent, community oriented, cooperative, organized, generous, passionate, etc.Thanks, as always to Colin Gray of the The Podcast Host, for his instruction.https://www.thepodcasthost.comThis podcast is (always) candid. We pull back the curtain.We came up with the idea of having a checklist for the intro to every podcast so we make sure we cover all the same things every time.&nbsp; Duh!!We also discussed again the ideal customer listener and avatar. We mentioned that Colin Gray suggested coming up with an ideal listener which is different from the avatar.Dan smartly points out again that the avatar is, perhaps, a tool to make recording the podcast more conversational. To give us someone to speak directly to while recording.I(Keith) pointed out that it’s not just who we want to market our podcast to but who do we want to be associated with.Our Tribe.Answer: Elon Musk!! JKWe would like to be invited to a party on Elon musk’s yacht or spaceship pleaseThe musicians codeWhat is the musician’s code?We discussed how important it is for our local community to listen to the podcast and participate in it as well.#MusicProductions#DIYMusician#MusicRecording#MusicTechnique#TheArtistsLife#Jazz#Rock#Fusion#Creativity#Creative Music#Music#HipHop#thepodcasthost

https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.comIn this episode we discuss:Creating a 10 Word Summary of our podcast.Podcast covering all things related to music production from the first note to the last fan.We started episode 2 with step one we have to go back to step zeroIn the last episode we discussed creating an persona for our ideal listener. We jumped the gun on that episode.Before creating a persona for our ideal listener, we were supposed to…Create a 10 word summary of our podcast ideaGood news, we are starting this podcast with a blank mind…like all great podcastersKeith Says: A 10 word summary is great but what about a complete business plan?Once again Daniel Kutcher bringing me back to earth.&nbsp;Dan Says: Don’t try to create a whole big business plan let’s just follow the process and do the 10 word summary.This podcast is a real time chronicle of the process of creating a media empire… A production companyA 10 Word Summary is also kind of like an elevator pitchDan and I have minds that go everywhere. But we have to be super linear to get things doneStating this again: we are learning as we’re doing thisJust get in there and do one thingThis is Danibushttps://www.thepodcasthost.com

https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.comIn this episode we discuss:We start working on the intro. From the first note to the last fan and everything in between.The elevator pitchReiterating that we don’t know what we’re doing. We’re figuring it out as we go in the listener hears every step of the way.We don’t know how to make a podcastPut in Colin Gray's links as wellhttps://www.thepodcasthost.comQuestion: Who is this Podcast for?Answer: the DIY MusicianCreating a target audience and persona to target the podcast toDo we really need to create a persona if we’re talking to each other?Dad has a good point, we should make this ideal audience persona someone that we can identify with.&nbsp;Dan surreptitiously convinces me that making a persona is a good exercise.Meet Miles and Jodi.Miles is deadBlonde guys are creepy.I still have my 20-year-old crocsDan wears leather boots

https://reverb.grsm.io/GetchaSomehttp://www.getchasomeproductions.comIn this episode we discuss:Dan got a new iPhone 8Creating a media EmpireFacebook adsWhat is Getcha Some Productions?The process is the productWhy do a podcast?Link to Shawn Stevenson in the model health showhttps://themodelhealthshow.comBrand buildingConvincing Dan to become a partnerHow do you do a podcast?Link to Colin Gray in the podcast host.comhttps://www.thepodcasthost.comFiguring it out as we goLearning as we doTeaching as we learnWinging itThe energy creating aspects of a cauldron of hormones