Art to Income

Michael Elsner has had over 2,000 placements of original music on TV Shows, Films, and Commercials, as well as Film and Video Game Trailers. In his third episode, he shares how he gets paid multiple times for the same track by writing trailer-friendly music and getting key placements.

Michael Elsner has had over 2,000 placements of original music on TV Shows, Films, and Commercials, as well as Film and Video Game Trailers. In his second episode, he dives into part of the process he uses to get placements, and how he focuses on the "outcomes" every time he spends time in the studio.

Michael Elsner has had over 2,000 placements of original music on TV Shows, Films, and Commercials, as well as Film and Video Game Trailers. He joins us to talk about how TV discovered him by accident, and how it changed his thinking about making a living in the music industry.

Rich Redmond is one of Nashville’s most passionate and recognizable musicians. Known and respected not just for his impressive tenure as both touring and recording drummer for Country Superstar Jason Aldean, but also as a master educator and coach for aspiring musicians across the United States.

In this episode Rich shares what it took stand out and how being professional can mean the difference between never getting a call back, or leading down a path to playing in front of stadium crowds.

Tommy Barbarella, the Keyboard player for Prince and The New Power Generation, Art Garfunkel, and Nick Jonas talks about moving to Minneapolis after watching Purple Rain, playing with Prince in The New Power Generation and ultimately working with the Minnesota Orchestra on the Purple Rain Tribute Performance for the Vikings Halftime show.

Gwen Stefani's base player, Derek Frank, talks about what it takes to get great session gigs and how doing your research as a musician, along with perfecting your skills, can really set you apart.

10-time Grammy award winning producer Reid Shippen shares insight on what it takes to succeed in the music industry (which includes loving it so much you bleed from your eyes) as well as what the next frontier of media looks like.

In this episode, Ally Venable from Centric Screenworks covers everything from how she broke into the industry to working with favorite artists like Kelsea Ballerini, LeAnn Rimes and Joel Crouse.