What If I Created A Music Career That Looked Like This Feat. Bree Noble

In this episode Durell is joined by singer/songwriter, podcast host, music educator and consultant Bree Noble. Durell and Bree begin the episode talking about how they got connected. Durell shares that he discovered Bree via a couple of past guests Briana Ruelas and Katie Zaccardi. Bree shares that she is originally from Northern California but currently resides in Southern California. Durell shares that he loves educating creatives because he sees education is often the missing link that stops them from being successful. Durell shares that the beautiful thing about doing music in today's DIY era is the ability to create a music career on the terms that you see fit as an indie creative.

Durell asks Bree about her earliest memories of music and she shares that she would sing a song by Charlie Rich entitled “The Most Beautiful Girl” and she would record herself singing with the radio. Durell asks Bree about what made her decide to leave her very successful corporate career in finance to pursue a music career. She shares that she spent 10 years trying to pursue music while still working a corporate job which wasn’t working but the turning point came when she made the decision to quit her corporate career to raise her daughter. Bree shares that she asked herself the question of what things would look like if she approached building her music career as an actual business because she wasn’t taking that approach up until that point. She shares that relationship building and using resources to create opportunities was very instrumental in her beginning to see success. Durell shares that most indie creative brains don’t function in a way that causes them to take the type of approach that Bree took to move her music career along on her terms. Bree also shares that she was glad she had to take the approach that she did because she is very much of a control freak and didn’t really like the idea of a label telling her what to do.


Durell and Bree talked about the places that she would perform at when she was actively touring and doing shows. She shares that she was very non-traditional when it came to the places she performed. She would perform at churches, conventions, and women’s groups because her music was more inspirational and Christian based. She shares that she would perform her life story in song which she enjoyed because the demographic of women really resonated with her. She shares that she would also perform at non-profits which one in particular supported those who are visually impaired because Bree was born with glaucoma.

Durell and Bree talk about her expansion into the media space and why she decided to create a radio station that highlighted indie female artists called Women Of Substance Radio. She shared that the station really started as a hobby because she wanted to listen to quality music and since this was before streaming there was no way to create playlists so she created an online radio station. She shares that the station eventually became a podcast which still runs today. She shares that she felt there wasn’t enough representation of women being highlighted in the mainstream indie space which is why she wanted to highlight the best music she could find and get them heard by more people. Durell and Bree talk about her being the host of the “Profitable Musician Podcast” where she teaches creatives how to tap into multiple streams of income. She is also the creator of a signature framework called “The Musicians Profit Path” which she has presented at several music industry conferences and is also a best selling book on Amazon.


Durell and Bree end the episode talking about some of the educational programs that she created such as the Female Musician Academy and Rock Your Next Release. She shared that wanted to create a community and space where women can be free to discuss and learn from each other and be transparent about their experiences building a music career in today's ecosystem and marketplace.

For more information on Bree Noble, please visit her social media platforms and websites below:

Bree Noble Stand Alone- http://www.breenoble.com
Profitable Musician-https://profitablemusician.com/
Women Of Substance Radio- http://www.wosradio.com/

Social Media
Instagram- @profitablemusicianllc