Music On Your Own Terms 141 ”Steph Belcher - Take The Money And Run”

Music On Your Own Terms 141 - Steph Belcher - Take The Money And Run In this episode I talk to Steph Belcher, owner of When Songs Mean Business, that teaches independent musicians how to manage their finances and formulate a plan for their business. Steph talks about a few different tax filing statuses that artists might have to think about when claiming both income and expenses, across several years, as well as some different categories of partnerships a musician might encounter when working with cowriters and producers. Finally we talk about the role that music has played in Steph's life, from growing up in a musical family including her grandmother that was a professional pianist, writing CD reviews in a local newspaper in her teens, which led to indie music promotion for an early streaming tech company, and also what music has meant to her surrounding life events such as losing her dad to cancer, her wedding, and her children. Click here for the main show notes page! Steph Belcher on the web - https://stephbelcher.com Steph Belcher on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/whensongsmeanbusiness/ Steph Belcher on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stephbelcher/ Musician's Money Collective - https://when-songs-mean-business.mykajabi.com/offers/n93v6iQF/checkout Madelyn Grant on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdIgG6b9e3DZVmroWzu9w?si=KozzfsRSTVe7splolLQ7Ow Topics discussed in this episode : High School Rock Off | Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame | Zac Brown Band | Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers | Kate Voegele | Music CPA | Scary Pockets | Odesza | Tyler Duncan Make sure you check out the Support The Podcast Page to get deals on various items mentioned above! --- Support the podcast by buying me a coffee! Thank you! --- Please welcome our new sponsor Ignite Your Music Career! You may remember in episode 90, I chatted to internationally acclaimed musician and educator Craig Dodge, about sync licensing and his course Ignite Your Music Career. Ignite teaches you how to earn more royalties, up front sync fees, and recurring revenue from your music. Learn more or sign up today here! --- Check out the new merch in the store at store.musiconyourownterms.com, or click the link in the menu. --- This episode is also sponsored by The Skinny Armadillo Print Company Specializing in screen printing, embroidery, design, on demand digital printing, web stores, fulfillment and more. Visit https://theskinnyarmadillo.com/ or call 817 546 1430 --- Website - http://www.musiconyourownterms.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MusicOnYourOwnTerms/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/musiconyourownterms/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/MusicOnYourOwn1