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3 things I’ll miss when we leave Vietnam

By James Newcomb | May 2, 2021 | Comments Off on 3 things I’ll miss when we leave Vietnam

Our days in Vietnam are numbered. While I don’t know the exact number at this moment, the plan was never to stay here indefinitely. A few developments have…developed in the last couple of weeks that lead me to believe we may be cutting out of town sooner than later. That being said, there are a…

How podcasts make money

By James Newcomb | April 29, 2021 | Comments Off on How podcasts make money

Whenever I tell people what I do, namely podcasting, one of the first questions that invariably comes up is… How do you make money with podcasts? Do you get a tiny cut every time someone hits the play button? Do you have any type of agreement with Apple to share revenues? And the list goes on.…

That time I allowed someone else to steer my ship

By James Newcomb | April 27, 2021 | Comments Off on That time I allowed someone else to steer my ship

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…

If you build it, they’ll come – but they might not stop

By James Newcomb | April 26, 2021 | Comments Off on If you build it, they’ll come – but they might not stop

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,…

Being great on your instrument aint special, it’s assumed

By James Newcomb | April 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Being great on your instrument aint special, it’s assumed

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.…