{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusicpreneur-movement.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fs02-04-1gUrNRXx","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"S02:04 The Journey of a Young Independent Artist | Abi Muir","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4a623b18-9f74-4c63-854f-25e6225e5824/1fbed392-465d-4845-83a1-0e56cdeedcea/abimuir-coverart.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Are you a young artist? Do you feel like your friends don't understand you and your career goals? Do you want to learn about sword dancing?\n\nIf you want to feel encouraged and feel like you're not alone in your music journey, then this episode is for you!\n\nToday on the show we have Abi Muir! She's an award-winning artist who was recently presented the John Lennon Songwriting Contest award for Rock with her song Stockholm. \n\nOn the show we discuss:\n03:40 - Story behind Heebee Jibees\n05:12 - Talking about Highland Dancing\n07:35 - Family background\n09:30 - Biggest challenge as a young artist starting out\n11:15 - Dealing with negative Peer reactions to music\n14:00 - Biggest accomplishments in the past years\n15:30 - Process of recording with a live band compared to alone\n17:30 - Things we wished we would've known years ago\n17:58 - Don't worry about what others may say\n18:46 - Everyone has a place in music\n25:00 - Positive things to come out of a pandemic\n26:30 - Fun things about the producing process \n27:30 - How Abi proaches songwriting\n30:00 - Defining success\n32:40 - Dislikes of putting an album together\n36:20 - More information on sword dancing\n39:03 - Harry Potter fan\n44:35 - Superpower that Abi would like to have\n46:00 - Abi's rendition of the Office theme song\n46:50 - Abi's super secret talent\n49:00 - The power of seeing and focusing on what you want\n50:53 - Worst piece of advice\n54:40 - Is music theory needed?\n57:30 - Advice to other young artists\n\nFollow her journey at abi.muir on Instagram and other social media platforms!\n\nSo grab your pen and paper, and get ready to take some notes!\n\nYou don't want to miss this! Share with someone whom you respect and think would benefit from this!\n\n_____________________________________________________________________________________\n\nHello and welcome back to the Musicpreneur Movement podcast! \n\nWhere we learn from the best in the music industry as I ask the deep questions that no one dares to ask so that you can skyrocket your music career!\n\nGo to @MusicpreneurMovement on Instagram or Facebook to stay connected!\n\nWe'd love to hear from you and see how we can best serve YOU to help you reach your music goals. So if you're ready to finally start making some real progress in your career, DM me \"ready\" and we can send you a road map of things that will help you get to that next level!\n\nIt'll help you gain clarity in where you are going and discover anything that may be holding you back from having a successful career!\n\nYou'll feel motivated, reenergized, and have a clear strategy moving forward.\n\nThank you for joining us and we'll see you next week!\n\n**Remember, you're only ONE step away from changing your life!"}