State of The Artist Podcast (Luther Mallory)

Why don't Artists and Musicians take social media more seriously if we know that's where we are going to get an audience?

Season 3 kicks off with a discussion about why so many Artists are resisting the digital transition. 

For Artists in search of an audience, good news! The mass market has died and the niche has won. This episode, we dive into why this is important and how it affects our quest to build an audience and a career. 

This week, we discuss a new model being used for audience building by Artists and Musicians online. And we vow to accept the frustrations that come with the "incremental growth phase" while we start building momentum on social media. 

Fear is THE topic of all topics for Artists and Musicians chasing a career. This week we begin to unpack anxiety and how it affects us on stage, on social media, and in life.

Luther Mallory on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/luthermallory

Sara Sue Vallee on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sarasuevallee__/

Sara's Baby Girl music video:
https://youtu.be/pU2zohsMFm4?si=GHRaGMTCj3pfyLAT

As part of the previous episode, Anxiety Versus Artist, here's a 6-minute guided meditation you can listen to without stopping what you are currently doing, and it will help you manage your anxiety for the moment. 

For the first time on the podcast, we've got a guest! 

I asked one of my favorite singers of all time what he thinks of fame, achieving international fame, and how the pursuit of fame has changed since the 1990s.

Darren Hayes is an Australian artist who achieved massive fame and success in a band called Savage Garden in the 90s. You're probably familiar with songs of his like Truly, Madly, Deeply, and I Knew I Loved You. 

Darren Hayes on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/darrenhayes

Luther on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/luthermallory

In this episode, we discuss the spiritual path of the artist and how different beliefs and practices can help creatives, artists, and musicians tap into inspiration, presence, and guidance from beyond the material world. 

I'm Luther Mallory, an artist performance coach. You can DM me and introduce yourself here: https://www.instagram.com/luthermallory/

This episode features soundbites from the following incredibly cool artists that sent me voice notes on the topic of spirituality:

Ellevan : 
https://www.instagram.com/ellevanmusic/

Ellevan's Podcast Episode with me! : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPvSTwpaEc0&t=1392s

Moksha : 
https://www.instagram.com/shivas.rose/

Danah-Lee : 
https://www.instagram.com/danahleemusic/

Kelly Bado : 
https://www.instagram.com/kellybado/

Luth discusses the most common cause for depression in Artists and Musicians - lack of progress, and digs deep into overwhelm, losing belief in yourself, and how to bounce back from the depression cycle that Artists often fall into. 

Luth discusses the psychology of fan behavior and what Artists and Musicians should be paying attention to when beginning to build a fan base. 

Luth discusses the impact of having, or not having, the mythical unicorn that is "talent". The psychological impact on talented Artists who rely too much on their gifts, and on less naturally talented Artists and Musicians who need to leverage "work" over "talent". 

Luth breaks down the psychology of why 85% of Artists notoriously avoid practice, who gets to opt-out of practicing, and how practice is tied to fear of commitment. 
 

The root problem in all of our lives and Artistic pursuits is fear. Of course it is. Building a fanbase, recording music, posting on TikTok, all of it is made harder because of the fears we are all facing in pursuit of a career. 

This episode discusses 2 types of fear that keep Artists from progressing - fear failure and fear of success.

For most Artists and Musicians, social media feels like a chore we want to avoid even though we know it's the greatest tool in history to share our Art. In this episode, I'm trying to change your perspective on social media by comparing the old model for reaching new fans VERSUS the new model Artists and Content Creators are using to scale their audiences. 

Discussing the main reasons Artists and Musicians have trouble focusing and generally keeping life on track day-to-day. How Artists can get control over distractions and start to make progress. 

Musicians and Artists are intimidated by them, but why? I'm digging into a touchy subject on this one. Which "industry people" are the good ones, and which are the bad ones? Do Artists need them at all? 

Other people's opinions of your life and your Art limit your creativity and your willingness to take risks. In this week's episode, I'm talking about what it all means, and how to survive the worst disaster Artists face - the opinion of our audience.

In this episode I'm discussing the single best tool for marketing an Artist has - catching up with culture. 

Time moves forward and the culture shifts. If you don't catch up with it you become out of date. You stop being cool. The punishment for Artists is we stop being relevant to what's happening now. Because we're locked in the past. Catching up gives you power.

Writer's block is a problem with the flow of ideas. It's not like you become less creative. The creativity is simply blocked from flowing through you. It's dead simple to break out of this problem by understanding where it comes from and why it plagues Artists. In this episode, I'll show you exactly how to get your ideas flowing again. 

This is a brutal question most people obsess over, regardless of how "far" they've actually come. For Artists and Musicians, it is a creativity crushing, life-energy sucking, limiting force. This week, we're breaking it down and figuring out what to do about it. 

The pandemic continues and a lot of Artists have lost their momentum and motivation. SoTA season 2 deals with the pandemic and episode 1 is the shot of motivation you might need to start to turn things around, claw out of depression and overwhelm, and start to move forward again. Love you.

Has the Pandemic crushed your productivity leaving you miserable and hating yourself for not achieving your 2020 goals and now you're sitting up in your bed watching the remake of Willy Wonka, eating chips like a grizzly bear, head filled with thoughts of your inadequacies as a human being? This is the episode.

It's mid-pandemic and Artists are starting to get sick of feeling horrible. It's time to start getting momentum back and this episode deals with the secret ways we subconsciously avoid taking responsibility for pushing our careers forward. 

Overthinking is something that truly plagues Artists. In this episode, I'm giving you 3 ways to stop your racing mind. I learned these the hard way. 

Discussing what it's like to be an Artist at the very top like Justin Bieber, cancel culture, technology, and how targeting the niche is the only option left to find success, and to keep your emotional/mental health safe in this post-pandemic music industry.

Breaking down Charli D'Amelio's Tik Tok strategy and what Artists and Content Creators can learn from her. 

Discussing the sneaky ways we avoid risk and stay in the "controlled middle" so we don't have to face our fears. Our lives and our art is better when we create with risk. 

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