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Episode 101: How Independent Artists Build Funding Without Giving Away Ownership
Season 1 Episode 101
When you approach crowdfunding with a plan, it becomes one of the most powerful tools an independent artist can use to fund an album, a tour, a music…
9 hours ago
Episode 100: What 100 Music Industry Conversations Taught Me
Season 1 Episode 100
Episode 100 is a landmark for me, so I went back through the first 99 conversations and pulled out the 10 biggest lessons I want every music creator …
1 week ago
Episode 99: Why India Is Becoming Music’s Next Global Powerhouse
Season 1 Episode 99
Royalties don’t disappear, they get stuck. When the data can’t identify you, the system can’t pay you, even if the money has been collected. That’s w…
2 weeks ago
Episode 98: Music Royalties Explained - Distribution vs Publishing
Season 1 Episode 98
Confusing distribution with publishing is one of the fastest ways to lose time, miss money, and second guess every release decision you make. I’m Jon…
3 weeks ago
Episode 97: How Artists Build Real Fans In China (Platforms, Strategy & What Actually Works)
Season 1 Episode 97
China can look like the biggest opportunity in music and the easiest place to get lost. I sit down with Jonathan Heeter, who runs Middle8, an outsour…
4 weeks ago
Episode 96: How Indie X Turn Fans Into Income (Artist Ownership & Revenue Strategy)
Season 1 Episode 96
The fastest way to stall a music career is to build a following you can’t reach. I sit down with Jack McCarthy from IndieX to get practical about art…
1 month ago
Episode 95: How SongPot AI is Changing Music Discovery (And What It Means for Sync & Creators)
Season 1 Episode 95
You can feel the right track in your bones, but finding it inside a giant catalogue can still be painfully slow. That gap between what we mean and wh…
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 94: How To Build A Music Fanbase From Zero
Season 1 Episode 94
The leap from making songs to building a career isn’t magic — it’s momentum you can engineer. I pull back the curtain on how to launch a brand-new ar…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 93: Inside Hit-Making With Grammy-Winning A&R Pete Ganbarg
Season 1 Episode 93
Hits don’t happen by accident. They happen when the right singer meets the right song and a focused team executes without ego. That’s the throughline…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 92: Why Artists Don’t Need Permission Anymore
Season 1 Episode 92
What if the power in music has already shifted—and you just need the receipts to prove it? We sit down with Nashville and LA veteran Jason Hollis to …
2 months ago