#40 Steven Melin: Pick ONE THING And Do It Consistently For At Least 6 Months

<p>If you recognise the name “Steven Melin” it could be from one of <strong>many</strong> different places!</p> <p>Steven is primarily a video game composer - and in the show you’ll hear us chat about niching down into specific topics like he’s done - but he’s also an author, online instructor, YouTuber, Podcaster…</p> <p>…you name it, he’s done it!</p> <p>One of the really wonderful things about Steven is that through all of his musical projects he’s always maintained a “Family First” focus - which is the title of his bestselling book, <em>Family-First Composer</em>.</p> <p>His approach to everything he does has been to support his life as a father, foster parent, and husband.</p> <p>I’ve followed Steven for a while and one of the things that I’ve been fascinated by, and the reason I wanted to get him on the show, is his approach to business and marketing as a composer.</p> <p>You might have heard me talk in the past about all the the marketing books and strategies I’ve studied to help me build soundtrack.academy - and I’m always wondering how those books can be applied to composition.</p> <p>Well, Steven has dived head first into implementing and experimenting with a lot of these strategies - many of which I’d just assumed wouldn’t really work in the composing world.</p> <p>So if you’re looking for some new strategies to market yourself as a composer, then this episode is a must-listen for you!</p> <p>Here’s three things you’ll learn:</p> <ol> <li>Exactly how Steven has built a team of music assistants, and why that’s essential for growth as a composer</li> <li>Why starting fast and changing slowly can help you build a pyramid of skills that support your main goal</li> <li>How you can increase your income by <em>five-hundred percent</em> without ever having to ask <em>“what’s your budget?”</em> again!</li> </ol> <p>If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I would <em>really</em> appreciate it if you left a review to help more people find out about it. I’ll even give you a shoutout in the next episode!</p> <p>A