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Liner Notes

by Robonzo

I'm a musician and host of The Unstarving Musician podcast. Liner Notes is my biweekly newsletter that shares some of the best insights garnered from the many conversations featured on the Unstarving Musician. Topics covered include, songwriting, touring, sync licensing, recording, house concerts, marketing, and more.

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Unstarving Musician | What a marketing day job taught Ezra Vancil about music sustainability

Happy Friday! What if the "corporate" business thinking you avoid is actually what enables sustainable creativity? That's what returning guest Ezra Vancil discovered. After 10 years with the same band, running his own label (Near Home Records), and producing a 14-month double album project while working full-time, he has learned that systems are more important than motivation. Three Insights from Our Conversation THE 5AM CREATIVE ROUTINE: Ezra wrote/produced Morning & Midnight during 5-8am...

12 days ago • 2 min read

In a recent edition of Liner Notes Insider, I shared Eli Lev's insight about songwriting as processing rather than producing—a shift that removes the "will they like this" pressure and connects you to authentic creative work. Processing can help you create work based on genuine experience instead of manufacturing content for an imagined audience. But processing your experience raises another question: which experiences are worth processing? Not all struggle creates good art or builds...

about 1 month ago • 5 min read