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189 - A Social Media Deep Dive

Feeling overwhelmed by social media as a musician?

This episode is your deep dive into crafting a clear, professional, and magnetic online presence.

I share proven strategies for optimising your profiles, creating compelling content, and building real connections in the music world.

Whether you’re a beginner or looking to sharpen your social game, this episode is packed with actionable tips to help you stand out and grow your career.

🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more practical music career advice every week!

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188 - The Overwhelm Fix

Feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to do as a musician?

Between teaching, performing, creating content, and managing your actual life… it can feel like you’re constantly behind or burning out. In this episode of A Drummer’s Guide To…, I’m sharing the systems and mindset shifts I’ve used to go from chaotic and overstretched, to focused and fulfilled in my creative work.

In this video, you’ll learn:

✅ How to prioritise when everything feels urgent

✅ Simple tools to reduce decision fatigue

✅ The real reason you're overwhelmed—and how to fix it

✅ My exact weekly structure for balancing creativity, rest, and income

📌 New episodes every week — subscribe for more tips on surviving and thriving as a working musician.

👇 COMMENT below: What’s your biggest source of overwhelm right now? Let’s talk about it.

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187 - Reigniting Your Spark

🔥 Feel like your creativity’s dried up? You’re not broken—this is part of the process.

Whether you’re a drummer, musician, or creative of any kind, it’s normal to go through phases where inspiration feels completely out of reach.

I’ve been there—burnt out, bored, and wondering if I’d lost my spark for good. In episode #187 of A Drummer’s Guide To... Reigniting Your Spark, I’m sharing:

🎯 Why periods of low motivation are actually necessary

🛠️ Simple, real-world strategies to reignite your inspiration

🧠 How to spot patterns in your creative slumps—and use them to your advantage

💡 Why stepping outside your comfort zone could be the reset you need Creativity doesn’t always look exciting. But sometimes the best growth comes in the quiet.

🎧 Tune in on YouTube or your favourite podcast platform. Just search A Drummer’s Guide To…

🌟 Want more support on your journey?

Visit www.emilydrums.com/ama to submit a question

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186 - Shaken, Then Stronger

💥 This is the real reason you’re feeling lost in your music career right now...

💔 Are you a musician who's been through big life or career changes—and suddenly feel like you don’t even know who you are anymore?

😔 I’ve been there. From leaving a high-profile gig, to divorce, to a total career and identity shake-up… I know what it’s like to feel completely untethered.

🙌 But here’s the good news: those moments don’t have to break you—they can build you.

🎙 In episode #186 of A Drummer’s Guide To... Shaken, Then Stronger, I’m sharing:

✔️ How identity shifts can fuel personal and professional growth

✔️ The truth about bouncing back when life knocks you sideways

✔️ Why optimism, curiosity, and support are your superpowers in tough transitions

👀 If you’re at a crossroads in your career or life, this episode is for you.

🎧 Search A Drummer’s Guide To... on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to tune in.

🥰 Got a question for a future episode? Head to www.emilydrums.com/ama

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185 - The Skill of Being Seen

📌 The REAL reason you're not getting hired as a musician… isn’t your playing.

🎯 Are you a talented musician, putting in the hours, but still struggling to land gigs, connect with the right people, or build momentum in your career?

😬 I’ll be the first to admit — for years I thought my playing would speak for itself. But in this episode, I reveal why that mindset kept me invisible to the very people I was trying to impress.

🎙 In Episode #185 of A Drummer’s Guide To... The Skill of Being Seen, I’m breaking down:

• 🎭 Why visibility is a skill — and how to build it with purpose

• 📱 The key elements of a musician’s online presence that actually get noticed

• 🔄 The truth about consistency vs. perfection in your content

• 🤝 How to build genuine relationships in-person and online

• 🚫 The common mistake that makes great musicians look unprofessional (and how to fix it fast)

👀 If this has piqued your interest and you're ready to start showing up like a pro, then listen to episode #185 – The Skill of Being Seen – available on all podcast platforms and right here on YouTube!

🎧 And if you’re serious about building a sustainable, fulfilling career as a professional musician, subscribe to A Drummer’s Guide To... for new episodes every week

184 - Showing Up Strong

🎯 Is this the REAL reason you’re not landing the gigs you want?

✨ It’s not just about chops—it’s about how you show up.

🎸 Are you a musician who’s “good enough” but still struggling to get hired – especially when it really counts?

😬 I’ll be the first to admit, for years I unknowingly gave off “don’t trust me” energy. I was insecure, doubting myself, and wondering why the opportunities weren’t coming.

🎙 In episode #184 of A Drummer’s Guide To… Showing Up Strong, I share:

🔹 What showing up strong actually means

🔹 How to project confidence (even when you’re not feeling it)

🔹 Why believing in yourself creates trust in others

🔹 Simple things you can do today to start shifting how people see you

👀 If this has piqued your interest, then check out podcast episode #184 – A Drummer’s Guide To… Showing Up Strong

📱 And if you’d like the curtain to be lifted further on how to create a sustainable career as a professional musician, then search for A Drummer’s Guide To… on all good podcasting platforms and YouTube!

183 - From Hobbyist To Hired

📣 Are you a musician playing with mates, but don’t know how to pivot into the pro world?

👀 If you’re a musician who is confident in their skills and playing with friends but want to take the leap into the professional world without knowing where to start, then you might like my podcast episode #183 - A Drummer's Guide To... From Hobbyist To Hired

🤯 For me there is definitely a mind-shift that had to happen from playing with friends to wanting to pursue music as a profession

🎧 In this episode, #183 - A Drummer's Guide To... From Hobbyist To Hired I share the things that I feel would get a hobbyist over the threshold into the professional sphere:

🙋‍♀️ The importance of getting out there in the flesh, and how I tackled that as someone with major social anxiety

💪 How I used and use social media to leverage every interaction

💬 How I made contact with people to get some insight into the professional world

👀 If this has piqued your interest, then check out my podcast episode #183 - A Drummer's Guide To... From Hobbyist To Hired

🎙 And if you’d like the curtain to be lifted further on how to create a sustainable career as a professional musician, then search for A Drummer's Guide To... on all good podcasting platforms and YouTube

🥰 Support this podcast now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emilydrums

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182 - Gig Vid Glow-Ups

🚨 If you are a musician wanting to level up your socials video game, then my podcast episode #182 - A Drummer's Guide To... Gig Vid Glow-Ups could be for you!

👀 Are you a musician who is trying to post videos to showcase yourself, but…

😫 you feel you’re not getting any traction

😖 you feel that the quality is too low

😤 you just have no idea what to post!

🙈 Let me tell you, I’ve been there, trying to find some decent footage to post, or create my own, and then by the time I actually get something, I find it’s rubbish quality, or boring, or I feel so insecure I don’t even get to the drafts page on my Insta, and just abandon ship altogether!

🎙️ If this sounds familiar to you, then join me in my podcast episode #182 - A Drummer's Guide To... Gig Vid Glow-Ups. In the episode I share:

💡 How to make the most of even the worst phone footage

💡 How to make the videos really HIT with your audience

💡 How to present yourself in a pro way through your socials

👀 If this has piqued your interest, then check out my podcast episode #182 - A Drummer's Guide To... Gig Vid Glow-Ups

🎙 And if you’d like to learn all the other things it takes to be a professional musician, aside from playing your instrument, then search for A Drummer's Guide To... on all good podcasting platforms and YouTube

🥰 If you have a question you’d like me to answer on a future episode, you can submit it at:

www.emilydrums.com/ama 

 

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181 - Before You Quit...

🚨 If you’re a musician and thinking about quitting, STOP, and listen to this!

 

👀 If you’re a musician that has been grinding away doing, or trying to do the pro thing, but feel like the only thing you're getting closer to is throwing in the towel, then my podcast episode #181 - A Drummer's Guide To... Before You Quit… is for you!

 

🏳️ I’ll admit, there have been many times I’ve come so close to just giving up, tired of it all, ready to be defeated, and literally going to grab my white flag of surrender…

 

🙌 However, I (thankfully) didn’t.

 

🎙 In my podcast episode #181 - A Drummer's Guide To... Before You Quit… I share exactly how I have brought myself back from the brink in various ways, and if I found myself in that position now, how I would tackle it.

 

🛠️ Hopefully these tools will help you too, if and when you get to that point (because to a degree I think we all need to!)

 

👀 so if this has piqued your interest, then check out my podcast episode #181 - A Drummer's Guide To... Before You Quit…

 

🎙 And if you’d like to learn all the other things it takes to be a professional musician, aside from playing your instrument, then search for A Drummer's Guide To... on all good podcasting platforms and YouTube

 

🥰 If you have a question you’d like me to answer on a future episode, you can submit it at [www.emilydrums.com/ama](http://www.emilydrums.com/ama)

 

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180 - The Invisible Goal Gap

🚨 Do you feel there is a gap between your goals and where you are right now, but you don’t know what the in-between contains?

😩 Are you a musician who doesn’t know the components that need to be in place to obtain your goals?

🧐 Or maybe you know the skills needed but are waiting to ‘get the call’ before you get good at those skills?

😖 Or maybe you’re working on the skills, but you don’t know what level they need to be at before you can start looking for opportunities? 🎙 If any of this is resonating with you, then my podcast episode #180 - A Drummer's Guide To... The Invisible Goal Gap could be for you!

👀 Personally I have experienced the ABSOLUTE WORST CASE SCENARIO where I got the call, got to the gig, and didn’t have the skills!!!!

🎧 I don’t want that for you, and so that’s why I share my ethos on having the skills in place for your professional goals in my podcast episode #180 - A Drummer's Guide To... The Invisible Goal Gap

🎙 And if you’d like to learn all the other things it takes to be a professional musician, aside from playing your instrument, then search for A Drummer's Guide To... on all good podcasting platforms and YouTube

🥰 If you have a question you’d like me to answer on a future episode, you can submit it at www.emilydrums.com/ama 

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