Nashville Artist Development University
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Follow your dream. Get your education. Go change the world.
It starts with a thought…
“I get one life. I do not want to waste it. I want to spend it doing what I was put on this Earth to do. Music. So now what?”
Now it’s time to be unique, elite and not one of the millions of artists who go into this business blind. Now…it’s time to get your education.
Our proprietary Online Music Career Program provides innovative real world Education and Training that develops Singer Songwriters into Artist Entrepreneurs.
We remove the fear and guesswork of “What should I be doing next?” by providing step-by-step courses taught by experienced Producers and Instructors who successfully work in the music business every day.
Our process puts the control back into your hands empowering you with the tools you need to fully develop your music, master the world of Business and Marketing, fulfill your dreams and control your destiny.
Full Program Includes:
–Connection to Industry Professionals
–Community of fellow Artists/Musicians
-Proprietary step-by-step:
Online Music Career Program
• Vocals, Songwriting, Live Performance
• Studio and Recording
• Business, Sales and Marketing
• Social Media Promotion
• Networking and Relationship Building
• Branding
• Touring
• Release and Radio
• Regular LIVE online workshops and Q&A sessions
• NADU Master Certification
– Private Instructors available*
*(limited placements: application / approval required)
MUSIC MYTHS and TRUTHS
Don’t allow misconceptions rob you of your dreams.
MYTH: I just need a manager/producer. I need to be “discovered”. (Click to expand)
TRUTH: This puts your future into the hands of someone else. Whoever discovers you, owns you.
NADU artists are self empowered to build and control their own future, then work with managers or producers (if needed).
MYTH: To make it you just need to be “the best”.
TRUTH: The Music Business is not a singing contest where the very best and most talented singers win the prize. Millions of incredibly talented singers fail every day. And we’ve all heard famous singers that “aren’t that great”.
The most successful well known artists may have talent but they are also (more importantly) skillfully educated in the music business.
Regardless of their level of talent, they’ve done the daunting work of building a brand around themselves.
And that’s what we teach you to do. Be the best possible singer you can but also be “the best” at building your brand. That is what will set you apart and will create your success.
MYTH: Take the safe route. Spend the $200,000, go to college and get your degree.
TRUTH: The last thing an artist needs when starting their career is a mountain of crushing student loan debt.
With our Program you are not charged for campuses, real estate or for courses like “advanced social studies” or “17th century music history”.
We only teach you the things you need to achieve your goals.
“Get your degree” can work well in other occupations.
But pause for a moment… Where do you apply for a salaried position that’s offering $100k/yr + benefits to be a Singer/Songwriter/Performer?
Unlike a doctor, accountant or mechanical engineer Singer/Songwriters cannot simply “get a degree and land a great job”. There are no jobs.
Many artists don’t think about that until they’ve graduated with $200,000 of student loan debt only to discover no one is hiring Singer/Songwriters. So they often end up taking their degree to a regular job (that they didn’t want to begin with) and struggle to make all of those monthly student loan payments. That’s not helpful for starting a music career.
The good news is… there is a viable career path.
The marketplace dictates that every Singer/Songwriter must be an Entrepreneur, able to build their brand and operate their own business around their talents.
And that’s what we train you to do.
Don’t spend $200,000 to “get your degree” only to discover there’s no one to show that piece of paper to.
Get your NADU Master Certification, get a real world/practical education and become an Artist Entrepreneur. When it comes to being a full time Singer/Songwriter/Performer you have to build and run your own career. There is no other choice.
MYTH: It will happen because I believe. I have faith!
TRUTH: Absolutely, have faith and believe in yourself.
But stop having faith in the .0001% odds of being discovered by a TV show or in that magical moment of being scooped up by the guy with the cigar. That kind of blind faith destroys thousands of artists every day.
Instead, re-direct that faith and all that energy into a more positive, tangible place. Have faith and believe in the results of getting your education, following a proven program and doing the work.
That, is faith well placed.
MYTH: The music business is the worst business in the world.
TRUTH: The music business is the BEST business in the world!
This profession can sometimes get a bad rap. The secret is: It’s actually not a bad business at all. It gets a bad reputation because this industry has historically provided lousy Entrepreneur training for Singer/Songwriter/Performers. Or most of the time, no training at all. That is the true point of failure for the music industry. Not artists. And not you!
Consider…any profession that didn’t train its people would suffer a similar reputation. Can you imagine doctors practicing medicine having received absolutely no training? Disaster. And it wouldn’t be the doctors fault. It’s the lack of available training.
Yet, that’s what musicians have had to struggle through and contend with over the decades. Absolutely absurd.
The good news is: Just like other professions, with proper education and training (and hard work) a music career can provide a great income for life as well as incredible personal fulfillment and unbelievable experiences that are not available in the corporate world.
“I’ve worked for some great companies in corporate America and I’ve run my own successful businesses.
However, being a full time Singer/Songwriter/Performer for the past 15 years (while providing a very comfortable living for my stay at home wife and two kids) I can tell you one thing, this is the BEST business on the planet.
I’ve impacted people with my music, shared the stage with my heroes, received private tours of the Air Force Thunderbirds hangar (with my father), performed the national anthem for the NFL (Denver Broncos), performed for a joint session of the Colorado Congress, performed my own music for stadiums of 20,000 people, headlined shows for over 60,000 people and traveled all over the world to places like Costa Rica, Jamaica, The Persian Gulf, Cancun and more. This business, is awesome. And you should absolutely do it.
But what’s most important to me is the fact that I was actually able to spend more time raising my sons because I became a musician. I would have spent less time with them had I stayed in the corporate world. (That seems backwards doesn’t it?) And I wouldn’t trade that time with my sons for anything on earth.
Starting any profession with no industry specific education or training is brutal. But we’re fixing that.
I’ve lived in both worlds and I can tell you with absolute certainty, without training music can be a brutal and miserable existence set for sure failure. But once you’re properly trained on how to put it all together it’s the absolute best business in the world hands down!”
– Kory Brunson (NADU President)
WHAT MAKES NADU DIFFERENT?
THE NADU DIFFERENCE:
The only program in the world that includes
Support Team Training and Education.
“No one is self-made in this business.”
– Kory Brunson (NADU President)
Every artist has or needs a Support Team. People who love them, believe in their talents and work diligently in the shadows so that their artist can stand in the spotlight.
These are the unsung heroes of every successful artists journey.
So who is supporting them?
Dad, Mom, Husband, Wife, Friends, In-Laws… These wonderful people often suffer in silence, working and struggling in a business they absolutely do not understand just to support someone they love and believe in. Sometimes their best efforts even backfire and cause even more frustrations for the artist and themselves, straining or even irreparably damaging relationships.
It happens a lot.
We are changing that.
So let’s do what no one else is doing.
Let us support…your Support Team.
And protect those relationships by putting those problems on our shoulders
WHAT WE PROVIDE:
Our one of a kind Support Team Training Series educates, informs and encourages those wonderful people on your Team with information and language tailored specifically for their unique and vital role in your success.
Support Team Program Includes:
-How the Music Business actually works
(Reducing stress by providing clarity & understanding)
-Do’s and Don’ts of helping your artist
(Protects the relationship and accelerates progress)
-Avoiding the most common mistakes
(Saves them valuable time and money)
-Regular LIVE workshops for Support Team Members
(Expert advice and mutual support from a community of others who are experiencing a similar journey)
The NADU Difference (continued):
“There’s no reason to become a successful Artist
if you lose who you are as a person.”
How many famous artists can you think of whose lives have been destroyed by their own success? Too many to list…right?
Our industry has a problem.
The toxic cycle of only teaching artists how to make money as performers, while providing no real training on how to survive personally, just to send them out to the wolves and watch their emotional, financial and family lives implode is unacceptable.
So we’re changing the industry.
You are a human being with immeasurable value.
Your happiness and the people you love is what matters most and what matters first. You do not want to lose that.
But protecting it takes meaningful, proactive, intentional training and focus. That’s what we do.
WHAT WE PROVIDE:
Drawing from real world experiences our
Personal Development Program is stacked with cautionary tales, proven tools and consistent training that builds a healthy, solid, personal foundation for every artists journey to find true success.
Includes:
-Strengthening personal identity and self worth
-Separating your personal value from your brand value
-Accounting, tax, legal and financial training
-Mental, physical and emotional health
-Relationship skills that can be used in any walk of life
-Using your talents to impact and change the world
Founders
Testimonials
Kory Brunson
NADU President
Co-Founder
Billboard charting singer songwriter and performer who originally worked in corporate sales as well as insurance & finance.
Spent the past 15 years providing for his stay at home wife and two boys by releasing music and performing live throughout the U.S. as well as Costa Rica, Jamaica, Cancun, Dominican and for our troops in the Persian Gulf including performances for the NFL Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and AMA Supercross as well as sharing the stage with Dierks Bentley, Thomas Rhett, Trace Adkins, Little Big Town, Chris Young, Lee Brice, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.
Jason Wyatt
NADU Co-Founder
Nashville Producer and former lead singer for the four time Top 40 Billboard charting band The Lost Trailers, Jason Wyatt is a well respected long time Nashville music veteran.
A husband and father of 4, Jason knows exactly what it takes to achieve success in the music business while also finding fulfillment in his personal life.
Kevin McCoy Band
“Before I found NADU I was ending my nights owing the bar money. Some nights I’d make $500 for the whole band. I was so frustrated.
I signed up, followed the program and did the work. Now I’m getting offers for $2500+ a night, I’m opening for major acts and taking care of my family. Life is good…
Sweet Tea Trio
“After spending two years following this program, we ended up with an incredible EP, landed a deal with Ken Levitan (Vector Management) and found ourselves opening up for Kid Rock on his national tour in front of thousands of people. It’s been an incredible journey so far.”
Don’t get caught in the “WRUPP”. (What is that?)
Earn your NADU Masters Certification through our Online Music Career Program, control your future and create a life around music.
• High paying gigs
• Healthy & growing fan base
• Opening slots for major artists
• Headline tours
• Strong social media presence
• Travel to far away places
• Incredible experiences
• Robust annual income
• Amazing LIFE around music
Start your journey today.
Start your journey here
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Individual Courses
Personal Development
Songwriting
Support team
Instrument and vocal training
Studio and Recording
Branding
Social Promotion
Business and revenue
Networking and Relationship building
Live Performance
Touring
Release and Radio
Recommended!
Online Music Career Program
-Master Certification-
Online access to videos
Online portal to save progress
Yearly meet up in Nashville
Cohort placement
Monthly webinars
Email help (Response within 1 business day)
Brand evaluation/Review
Live performance review
Yearly meet up in Nashville (VIP access)
Plan C
-Master Certification-
Online access to videos
Online portal to save progress
Yearly meet up in Nashville
Cohort placement
Monthly webinars
Email help (Response within 1 business day)
Brand evaluation/Review
Live performance review
Yearly meet up in Nashville (VIP access)