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Mark Pritchard featuring Bibio - Give It Your Choir (Mixed)

On your journey to be the best version of yourself, there comes a time when it seems like the more money you make, the less healthy you are.  This is what we like to call The Money Health Paradox.  In this week's episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down the four different levels of the Money Health Paradox and give advice on how to avoid it.

310: The Money Health Paradox

For the last six months we've been bombarded with stories about the positive impact AI can have on our lives, with very little conversations about the downsides of it.  Things have changed a bit over the last few weeks as stories started to surface about the music and film industry's fight against the rapid adoption of AI.  This week, Blueprint and Illogic break down three stories about different segments of the entertainment industry whose fight against AI appears to be a clear sign of trouble ahead.

311: The Industry Strikes Back Against AI

The long-awaited results show for Blueprint and Illogic's latest fitness challenge.  Did they reach their goals? Tune in and find out.

312: Fitness Challenge Results Show

With this season's NBA playoffs being more wild and unpredictable than ever, there has been a lot of action but more importantly, a lot of lessons.  In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic, break down five big lessons that artists could learn from the NBA playoffs.

313: What Artists Can Learn From the NBA Playoffs

A recent survey found that 75% of artists lose money on their music releases.  And while those numbers are pretty discouraging, you don't have to be among the majority that lose money this way.  In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down eight strategies that will help you stop losing money on your releases.

314: Why Most Albums Lose Money

Over the last year, we've discussed Blueprint's decision to get a driving job due to the fallout from covid shutting down the music industry, but things took a big turn this week when he announced that he had purchased his own semi-truck.  In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic discuss everything that went into his decision to purchase his own truck and become an owner-operator. And how that decision will ultimately give him more freedom to put more into his art again.

315: Blueprint Buys a Semi-Truck

Although conversations about what artists need to do to be successful happen all the time, very rarely do they speak about the role that money (or the lack thereof) plays in an artists career. This creates a situation where talking about money has largely become taboo, but we think it's more important than ever to be honest about it. In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down ten things artists consistently get wrong about money and the impact it has on their career.

316: Ten Things Artists Get Wrong About Money

A few weeks ago, the internet was buzzing about two new challengers to twitter,  Threads and Spill.  And while there were millions of people who signed up for the new apps, there were others who stayed where they were at because it just felt like too much.  It begs the question: are there too many social media platforms for artists to maintain nowadays?  We dive deep into that exact question in this week's episode.

317: Too Much Social Media

The popularity of music streaming services has created a situation where the average music listener can consume as much music as they want without paying anything for it.  As a result, sales of physical music aren't what they used to be.  However, despite the abundance of free music, fans still buy music.   In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down why fans still buy music even though they don't have to anymore.

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