PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION May 22, 2026 Happy FEM Music Friday! There is something I want to say to my introverted performers. You can love being on stage and still feel completely drained by everything around the performance. Those two things can live in the same person. And for a lot of musicians, they do. The stage can actually feel like the easier part. You know what you are there to give. Even if you get nervous, there is a structure to it. You step up, you sing, you play,...

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER May 20, 2026 Hey there, Profitable Musician! What if I’m an introvert? I hear this question from musicians all the time. Sometimes it sounds like, “I know I need to promote my music, but I hate feeling like I’m shouting for attention.” Sometimes it sounds like, “I do not want to be on social media every day.” Sometimes it sounds like, “I can perform on stage, but the thought of constantly selling myself makes me want to crawl under a blanket.” And...

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION May 15, 2026 Happy FEM Music Friday! I had a conversation on the podcast recently with my friend and fellow musician Tara B that I have already gotten several heartfelt thank you notes about. We were talking about what it means to be an older artist, especially as women, and this one thing came up that felt so familiar. It is this feeling that you need to warn people before they see you. Like, “Just so you know, I’m over 50.” Or, “I took a lot of years...