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Cheryl B. Engelhardt is a composer, songwriter, and consultant who got her start in music playing piano at age 2. After majoring in Biology and doing water quality research (aka scuba diving) for the government, she decided that music wasn't just a "hobby" and that she wanted to make a living composing and performing. Since then she's gone on to release four albums and also write jingles and commercial music for brands like Honey Nut Cheerios, Lysol, Lowes, and College Humor. In this interview Cheryl shares how she transitioned into making music her full-time career and various ways that she has made herself stand out from the crowd!

Music Biz BestiesKatherine ForbesSeptember 19, 2017Bestie Chat, Cheryl B. Engelhardt, Interview, Composer, JinglesComment

Survey: Tell me all about your website

It's becoming easier and easier to be able to DIY your own website these days... so last week I created a poll in the Music Biz Besties and YEP Facebook groups to see just how many people are designing their own websites vs hiring a professional. I expected to see the majority of people DIYing their site, but 91%... woah!

Website How ToKatherine ForbesSeptember 12, 2017Website, DIY, Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, SEOComment

How to be Your Own Artist Manager

When I started my artist management internship in 2011 - I knew next to nothing about the music business! But as a list maker and organizer, I quickly made multiple checklists so that I could keep up and make sure I was on track. A year later, I was hired full time at that management company because those checklists had proven to be a necessity to function! Woah. Cool.

Free DownloadKatherine ForbesSeptember 03, 2017Artist Manager, Management, Checklists, Free, Download, Printable

Music Supporting Houston

The devastation Hurricane Harvey has caused in southeast Texas this past week has been awful, to say the least. While not all of us can physically help the community recover and rebuild, there are many ways to pitch in! This is a list of various ways to donate and give through musicians or music related events and products.

From KatherineKatherine ForbesAugust 31, 2017Hurricane Harvey, Benefit, Relief, Music, Music RowComment

Stop the glorification of busy

I’m so guilty of answering the “hey, how are you?” question with a “I’m busy... but that’s good!” reply. Maybe this is you too?

I’ve gotta admit, when I turned over my calendar to August last week and saw how filled up it had already gotten, I had a quick moment of panic.

From KatherineKatherine ForbesAugust 08, 2017Glorification of Busy, Goals, WorksheetComment

Cancer's side effects on my life and business

Social media has a way of letting people into our lives so easily (like hello, I was able to live stream my piano getting moved into our new house)… but so often we only share what I like to refer to as our “highlight reels.”

Today I'm sharing what being the wife of a cancer survivor looks like through my eyes because, well, I've never really shared my side of the story. I'm also telling this hoping that letting you in to my life past my highlight reel and sharing my lessons learned will be encouraging or inspiring to at least one person who reads this!

From KatherineKatherine ForbesAugust 04, 2017Testicular Cancer, Cancer free, life lessons {@} Comments

The NEW Bandsintown Manager

Bandsintown has a new Beta Manager platform... and I'm excited to show you what it can do in this video tutorial!

Social Media How ToKatherine ForbesAugust 03, 2017Bandsintown, Tour Dates, Video, Tutorial, How toComment

Bestie Feature: Khloe Churko

Khloe and I met when she was in Nashville for the Music Biz conference earlier this year. I could immediately tell she was a fun person to be around... and not only that but that she knows her stuff when it comes to the music business!

Music Biz BestiesKatherine ForbesAugust 02, 2017Bestie Feature, Recording Studio, Las Vegas, Music ProducerComment

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