Posts by James Newcomb

Many moons ago, around April 2016 to be exact, I was fully immersed in hosting and producing the Trumpet Dynamics podcast. Although it’s taken on new life as of late, it wasn’t exactly my top priority for a few years between 2016-21 I published a new episode once per week in those early days. It…

The following is a true story. This past weekend, Sana and I met some of her coworkers for lunch at the nearby mall. It was amazing hot pot (think boiling soup in front of you while you cook meat and veggies yourself) and all in all a good time. After I had had my fill,…

Greetings, amigos. This week’s edition of the musicpreneur.com podcast is just out of the oven and sending it’s warm vibes all over the internet as we speak. Jim Lambie spoke with the great bassist Bryan Beller, founding member of The Aristocrats, and has toured with the likes of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and many others.…

My wife Sana and I just watched the biopic of the great Frank Sinatra on Netflix. If you’re in the market for a great watch, I highly recommend it. I’ve always been a fan of Sinatra, even though he was before my time, and this documentary revealed a lot about his personality, principles, convictions, (sometimes…

This past week, my colleague Jim Lambie sent me a Voxer message about a podcast recording he had just done. Like anyone beginning something brand new like a podcast – especially one that was already going like the musicpreneur.com podcast – Jim is still a bit unsure of himself and was a little bit hesitant…

One of my favorite memories from my childhood was visiting my great uncle Bob at his property in Tenstrike, MN. It’s about a 5 hour drive north of the Twin Cities where I spent most of my childhood. Uncle Bob’s property was very large, probably 10 acres or so, and he loved to garden. He…

I was perusing real estate listings in the Virginia Beach area the other day. That’s where Sana and I will be living permanently once her visa to reside in the U.S. is approved (and we received some good news on that front this past weekend, fingers crossed.) Of course there’s like a kajillion listings, so…

Throughout my working life, I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the complaint, “There’s too many chiefs, and not enough indians.” This outdated, immensely offensive in certain circles of society analogy refers to everyone in an organization being in charge of something, but no one seems to be available to do the actual work. I…

A couple of years ago, I was performing a solo concert in Virginia Beach. Well, I was one of a few featured soloists for this event, so it wasn’t just me, but I was playing several solos. I was due for a haircut, so I went to the barber down the road. I wanted to…

Last week, I was given the task of republishing an episode one of my clients originally published a couple of years ago. I guess an interview fell through at the last minute, and we were in need of something. So, having a backup plan, we had identified an episode from the past we could use…