Books by David Andrew Wiebe

The New Music Industry

Adapting, Growing, and Thriving in The Information Age

"David has his finger on the pulse of what it means to be a musician in this day and age. He is optimistic without being impractical. He says everything that everybody should be saying on the subject but isn’t. You would be doing yourself a disservice not reading his words. This is a manifesto for the modern musician. Required reading." – Corey Koehler, Music Marketing Guy

The Essential Guide to Music Entrepreneurship

How to Balance Your Creativity with Business

"Really excellent book. Concise and to the point, and most importantly it focuses on what really matters: not the nitty-gritty tactical stuff that changes practically every week - but the crucial mindset and strategic thought work that's required to succeed as an entrepreneur.

For any musician wondering what it's going to take to make a living with their music in the modern world, this book is a tremendous all-in-one resource to answer that question for you." - Christopher Sutton, Musical U

The Essential Guide to Creative Entrepreneurship

How Creatives Build Powerful Brands That Magnetize Opportunity

"David and I have regularly performed live together for nearly a decade. What hit home with me about The Essential Guide is how perfectly laser-targeted the advice and strategies, many of which I never would have thought of, fit what I want and need to achieve as a veteran musician – even though the target audience includes all types of artists."  – Brennan Arsenault, professional musician, performer, and music teacher

Start Your Year the Right Way

Goal-Setting, Planning & Achieving Big in Your Artistic Career

The definitive, concise guide to creating your year with intention as a creative, and achieving the goals that matter to you. Plan your work and work your plan.

The Music Entrepreneur Code

How to Get Paid for Your Passion and Impact Fans Without Wasting Years of Your Life and Thousands of Dollars

"I sat down to read your book this morning. And, even though I had a jam-packed day and a lot of other things to do, I got hooked and ended up reading it all the way through. It's packed with value and gets straight to the point. No fluff in this book." – Brent Vaartstra, Learn Jazz Standards

The Music Entrepreneur Companion Guide

Secrets to Making it in the New Music Business

A deeper dive into The Music Entrepreneur Code, with specific stories, statistics, case studies, examples, and powerful leadership lessons glaned from world-class training you won't find anywhere else. Unplugging from The Matrix? This is the guide.

Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook

The Definitive Guide to Getting it Done for Artists

"As an independent musician, you must keep learning, growing, and doing things that get you ahead in this game. I recommend this book, by my good friend, David Andrew Wiebe. This book is going to help you get things in order, so you're more productive and efficient. Not just going down a to-do list, but doing things that move you ahead." – Emo LeBlanc, recording artist

Digital NO-Mad

Exposing the Lies of the Freedom Lifestyle and Grass is Greener Syndrome

Is the 4-hour workweek a myth? Can you really design a life of your choosing and enjoy it to its fullest? Can anyone set up an automated cash-machine internet empire to give them complete financial and location freedom? This book asks the big questions.

The Renegade Musician

Stepping Out of the Shadow of the Old Music Career Model

"I couldn’t stop turning the pages!

Authentic, real, honest and very down to earth, brimming with helpful tips, practical advice and most importantly, common sense.

A must read for any aspiring entrepreneur!" – Christina McDonald

Flashes of Elation

Navigating the World as a Sensitive, Creative Soul

Flashes of Elation features 50 essays detailing Wiebe’s journey and discoveries in candid detail, from anxiety attacks to finding those rare flashes of elation that make you feel like you’re on top of the world. Any artist looking to accomplish more, create an independent income, overcome discouragement, understand themselves better, and improve interpersonal relationships owes it to themselves to pick up a copy of this book to find their path to fulfillment and empowerment.

The Ferry Letters

Candid Thoughts on Losing it All and Starting Over

In The Ferry Letters, we find Wiebe riding the ferries between Vancouver and Vancouver Island while engaging in deep, inner work to resolve childhood trauma, and attempting to sort out one of the messiest seasons of his life.

From the strange, late-night creatures aboard the 10:10 to Nanaimo to the deeper meanings of life and the inner workings of the Universe, Wiebe’s deep contemplations will make you wonder, laugh, and possibly even cry.

Champion of Artistic Success, Vol. 1

The Power of Creative Expression

If you are an artist or creator searching for ways to boost your creativity, get exposure for your work, or develop habits and practices that help you accomplish more, then you need to get your hands on a copy of Champion of Artistic Success, Vol. 1 for an overdose of fuel-injected inspiration to scale the next mountain on your creative journey.

The Awakened Masculine

Stories of Reclamation, Power and Presence

Awakened Masculine is a deeply reflective and transformative collection of stories that redefines what it means to be a man in today’s world. Challenging generations of rigid expectations around strength, power, and emotional restraint, the book explores the cost of those inherited roles and the profound shift now unfolding as men begin to reconnect with their full humanity.