E102: Seeing Yourself & Making A Living Off Of Your Music W/ Kimayo

E102:

Local artists are so important to my life as an audio engineer and local musician myself. I think there is a lot that can be done to make music be a business on every level. Today I’m joined by Kimayo a NH based Folk Pop artist on the Unlable record label from our previous discussion on the show. Kimayo brings serious talk on self worth, abundance verses scarcity mind set, making a living off your original music as a local artist, getting past large life hardships and challenges, and lots more. Great conversation for mindset and music business. Go check out her music! She’s a great person and artist.

In This Episode We Cover

Using music and creative as an expression
Pretending to be someone you’re not
Impactful interactions
When others have confidence in you but you don’t yet
Working to not live with regret
Living to live without regret
Making decisions out of fear or abundance or possibility
Shift in perspective
Getting clear
Sharing YOUR story

Quotes

“Other people had confidence in me being a musician that I didn’t. As I had this nudge from other people I started asking if they’re so confident in my ability then why am I not?” - Kimayo

“It’s one thing to have a clear vision, to play out, to gig. It’s a different approach to treat being a musician as a business and running it as a company.” - Kimayo

Kimayo’s Recommended Resources

How To Make It In The New Music Business

Ari Herstand

https://amzn.to/3sBdS62

18 minutes

Peter Bregman

https://amzn.to/3u2WDe8

Braving The Wilderness

Brene Brown

https://amzn.to/3cyfo3a

Untamed

Glenon Doyle