“I was thinking about the distance between myself and what I loved.”
— Paul Simon, speaking about creating his song Graceland.
Here are the posts that have appeared in the New Music Lives™ Group on Facebook this week...
• "Hey Jude” from Amazing Stories on Facebook— 44 years before, Paul McCartney told told a five-year-old Julian Lennon to, " take a sad song and make it better.” And Julian had done exactly that... taken a childhood defined by absence and pain and transformed it into music. Into art. Into an album called "Jude" that his Uncle Paul was listening to in an airport, proud of the man that little boy had become.
• Music Business Bank Account Setup | Music Career Step 34 from Matt Jacoby of turnuptoeleven .com— Ready to master music business bank account setup and avoid tax nightmares? This video reveals why proper bank account setup is essential for managing taxes, protecting yourself financially, and building a legitimate music career.
• The One Music Industry Secret Everyone Pretends Isn’t Happening from joelgouveia.substack .com— Take any release and list the expenses: • Producer: paid • Mixing engineer: paid • Mastering engineer: paid • Graphic designer: paid • Photographer: paid • Videographer: paid • Studio time: paid • PR: paid •
Marketing: paid • And the one person who isn’t paid up front? The songwriter.
• 'Tis the Season… the TrueFans AMP™ 125
• in partnership with UpToEleven and Matt Jacoby
What Eleven Does for You
Eleven Music Career Center provides one-on-one coaching and group learning programs specifically designed for musicians, bands, DJs, and producers who are serious about turning their passion into a profession. Through offerings like the Career Musician Program (a 12-week intensive) and the Career Musician Mastermind (monthly group coaching), Eleven guides artists through brand building, audience engagement, revenue generation, and the operational foundations every music business needs.
Who Eleven Helps Most
Eleven works with aspiring and early-stage musicians— including their parents— who feel overwhelmed by the business side of music. These are artists who want more than gig-to-gig survival; they want clarity, direction, and a real plan for making music their livelihood.
The Transformation
Artists who work with Eleven move from isolation and uncertainty to confidence and action. They gain the tools to understand their value, price their work appropriately, build genuine fan relationships, and create sustainable income streams. Most importantly, they stop feeling like they're "trying" to be musicians and start owning their identity as professional artists running real businesses—keeping 100% of what they earn while doing what they love.
About Matt Jacoby
Matt Jacoby is a drummer of over 30 years, entrepreneur, and digital marketer who founded Eleven Music Career Center with a clear mission: helping serious musicians build sustainable, independent careers without giving up ownership of their art or their income.
As someone who describes himself as "musician first, business coach second," Matt understands the unique challenges artists face. While he never felt cut out for life onstage, his deep passion for business operations and entrepreneurship led him to bridge a critical gap in the music industry— teaching fellow musicians the business skills they need to thrive independently."
Real People. Real Conversations. Real Results.
That's Eleven Music Career Center.
Eleven's step-by-step guides, community events, and personal support are designed to provide the practical steps and encouragement you need to avoid pitfalls and foster growth. Eleven doesn't just give advice. They provide progress.
Don't miss out on UpToEleven's cornerstone resource, Tap to subscribe to Matt's Setlist Newsletter— available every Tuesday, it's a weekly digest of essential career-tuning tips and a treasure trove of free resources to take your music journey up, up and away.
... and here's the more...
• Music Artists First— Literally on Facebook— Many historians believe the first-ever radio broadcast of music and speech was heard by radio operators on US Navy and other ships in the Atlantic on Christmas Eve, 1906. Instead of the usual beeps and pulses to transmit codes, they listened to Reginald Fessenden play a violin solo of the Christmas carol “O, Holy Night.”
• The Story of Graceland as Told by Paul Simon on YouTube— a Fascinating Peak Behind the Creative Curtain. As one commenter noted, "Extraordinarily profound - in words that us lay men/women can understand. There is little about popular song that Simon does not get.”
• So, they want a famous artist to record one of your songs from Jason Blume on Facebook— "Since the overwhelming majority of hit artists only record songs that they have co-written, publishers seek writers who they believe they can pair up with successful artists.” Yet another reason to follow Jason Blume. He's the real deal. Always.
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