Success Beyond The Score

Here is the transcription of episode 1 of season 3 of the podcast "Success Beyond The Score". Happy reading!

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PODCAST INTRO

This is “Success Beyond The Score”, a podcast giving insights and tips to help you learn how to build your music career, from the best in the field, by Millicent Stephenson. Millicent is a multi-award winning saxophonist and endorser of Harry Hartman's Fiberreeds who is currently serving on the executive committee of the Musicians Union. With over 40 years of experience in the creative industry, Millicent has honed her performance and business skills. She provides personal development, training and coaching via her online platform: www.successbeyondthescore.com.

EPISODE INTRO

Hi! I am Millicent Stephenson and there are three things I absolutely believe in (apart from technology, which would the fourth thing). Number one, I believe every musician, whether you ...

Oh, what an adventure it was for Millicent to post the content of the podcast Success Beyond The Score live on YouTube for the third season! Through a bit over two weeks, she talked about many essential things you need to know to grow your music career:

1. Mon 4th July: Welcome and what to expect. 
2. Tues 5th July: Does your music have the juice to pull a crowd?
3. Wed 6th July: Why do musicians get killed by sound?
4. Thurs 7th July: I’m a musician. Why do I need a business plan?
5. Fri 8th July: Three reasons why you should charge for your music starting today!
6. Mon 11th July: Is playing for free a contradiction for musicians?
7. Tues 12th July: Do you have a music hobby or a music business?
8. Wed 13th July: This is why you should video record your Gigs.
9. Thurs 14th July: Stop! Don’t record until you’ve done these!
10. Fri 15th July: Three essentials for putting on your own show.
11. Mon 18th July: Three reasons why you should contact the sound engineer before your Gig.

You can revisit any and al...

Today is the first of eleven days of amazing FREE live sessions to help you go further in your music career. At 1pm UK time, find Millicent on her YouTube channel talking about this series, what you can expect, and the seven stages of a gigging musician.

Don’t forget you can interact with Millicent during the sessions through the comments section. If you can’t make it to the livestream, don’t worry, the video will be saved in her channel for you to watch later.

This is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3jS2FFouihpBOjgAxFj-A

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See you there at 1pm!

There are some musicians who go for many years without really knowing how to earn consistently from their music, or how to turn their music into a successful and enjoyable music career. 

Here’s the good news, this Monday, I start 11 days of amazing FREE live sessions, on YouTube covering a variety of ingredients to help you on your journey. Feast your eyes on the topics:

1. Mon 4th July, 1pm: Welcome and what to expect. 
2. Tues 5th July, 1pm: Does your music have the juice to pull a crowd?
3. Wed 6th July, 1pm: Why do musicians get killed by sound?
4. Thurs 7th July, 1pm: I’m a musician. Why do I need a business plan?
5. Fri 8th July, 1pm: Three reasons why you should charge for your music starting today!
6. Mon 11th July, 1pm: Is playing for free a contradiction for musicians?
7. Tues 12th July, 1pm: Do you have a music hobby or a music business?
8. Wed 13th July, 1pm: This is why you should video record your Gigs.
9. Thurs 14th July, 1pm: Stop! Don’t record until you’ve done these!
10. Fri 15th July,
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The podcast Success Beyond The Score is soon to have a new season! The wait has been long but we promise it was worth it. We’ll provide details soon (as soon as the end of this week!), but while the time comes, why don’t you listen to the seasons that are already there?

No matter if it is your first time, or if you have already studied the episodes and benefited from applying what you learned to your career, we believe there’s always something new to take from these capsules of key knowledge of the music industry, provided by decades of experience by Millicent and her guests.

You can listen to the two seasons on the following platforms:

• Spotify
• Stitcher
• Libsyn
• Deezer
• Apple Podcasts

And you can watch the videos of season 2 on YouTube.

Stay tunned!

The brand name “Success Beyond The Score” started as a podcast back in 2019. Since then, it grew into the this website full of different resources for emerging musicians. The podcast itself has two seasons with 50 episodes in total, covering all kind of relevant topics for artists who want to achieve their goals in the music industry.

Usually, people stick to the latest content of shows that have been airing for a while. In the case of the podcast "Success Beyond The Score", doing so would not be advantageous. Have you never listened to it? Or maybe you did so long ago and don't remember much? Go to episode one of the first season and start, or restart, your journey into the secrets of the industry.

If you want all the episodes with their respective info, so you can choose what to listen and in what order, you can do it in this link. Share and discuss with your colleagues, and of course, be sure to contact Millicent if you have topic suggestions or questions you’d like to see address...

The season 2 finale of the podcast Success Beyond The Score is available now! Listen to Millicent Stephenson highlight the best from the interviews she held during the season, comment and add on the advice by the guests and thank every one of them for their fantastic advice and contributions.

Click here to watch the episode on YouTube.

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Don't forget to leave comments and to share with friends that are also working their way into the music business.

Also, let's take this chance to confirm there will be a season 3 of the podcast. Stay tunned!

As we are close to the end of the year, this episode of the podcast "Success Beyond The Score" is dedicated to reflection, in particular about the critical event that marked 2020 and 2021: the coronavirus pandemic.

How did it affect the music industry? Specifically, how did it impact musicians? Today you will hear true stories from Anna Brooks, Tony Bean, Louise Dengate, Dan Whitehouse, Abigail Kelly and Ruby Turner MBE, in which they will tell us about their hardships, opportunities, the good and the bad.

Find the video of the episode on YouTube and choose your favourite podcast platform to listen to the audio version on this list.

A new episode of my music business podcast “Success Beyond The Score” is now available on YouTube and all major podcast platforms!

This time, I asked my guests about their careers’ highs and lows. What did they learn from both the brightest and the darkest times of their careers? What do they value the most after all the ups and downs? You let me know what you think, leaving a comment.

Also, remember that there is a new free download, dedicated to some key actions you can do to always get paid before gig day.