Thrive Episode #85 - How To Be A Successful Singing Entrepreneur with Jennifer Truesdale

Jennifer Truesdale is a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach in the Boston area.

A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a 30 year veteran of the music industry, she has written, produced and performed on recordings for major network television shows including: All My Children, Soul Food, Melrose Place, Sunset Beach, One Life To Live and The Young and the Restless.

Jennifer is the Director of the non-profit organization Chick Singer Night Boston, a nationally recognized performance series for women that showcases up and coming female performers while helping to support music programs in local schools and community organizations.

She is the author of the book “Get Paid to Sing: The Singer’s Guide to Making. Living Making Music” and will be releasing a brand new CD of original and newly arranged songs in January.

In this episode, we talk about:

06:00 - What is a huge misconception in the music industry that we don’t talk about that often?

07:30 - Was Jennifer always making money as a musician? How did she figure it out?

09:30 - What are some things that musicians don’t know about the music industry that gets in the way of making money?

13:00 - Who did Jennifer make her album for? What is it about?

17:00 - How does Jennifer start with writing her songs?

20:00 - How did Jennifer know that she wanted to be a musician?

21:30 - What is Jennifer’s advice to people who want to be musicians?

25:00 - How can you stand out as a musician?

27:00 - How do you figure out who your audience is?

28:00 - What kind of album is Jennifer’s latest one?

29:00 - What is the process of recording an album?

34:30 - What does it mean for Jennifer to Thrive?

You can visit Jennifer’s website at JenniferTruesdale.com.

Jennifer’s book - Get paid to sing.