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Flower KC manages the most successful metal band from Nepal; Underside, as well as being one of the founders and directors of Silence Festival in Nepal. He is also part of a team spearheading the campaign "Metal For Nepal", an organisation set up to help those suffering and starving on the Nepalese border.   In this episode Flower talks at length about this crisis and what people can do to help.  A donation of £25 is enough to feed a family of four for seven days. There are also art prints, apparel and other products that are on sale with all the proceeds going to help those people who have lost their jobs and aren't allowed back into their own country. They don't have any food or shelter and are in desperate need of help and support. 

Any donation helps - you can learn more and make a donation here:   https://www.metalfornepal.org/

Eli Chamravi is the director for Wild Thing Records and Wild Thing Presents based out of sunny Australia!  The Australian music scene is booming, producing many incredible bands over the years. It's hard to break a band onto the international scene and takes tremendous amounts of hard work and patience to go beyond the reach of your local scene.  Eli shares some of his thoughts, his ideas and experience on how bands can do this no matter where they're from.

Check out some of the awesome bands and good work Wild Thing is doing: wildthingpresents.com   wildthingrecords.com  

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Have you ever missed a day of work? Ever called in sick or just slept in? Well, Alex Baker hasn't. Does that make him a better person than you? Arguably. Does it make him a better radio presenter than you? Almost certainly.   The Kerrang! Fresh Blood Radio show has championed some of the most influential bands the UK has to offer. Alex's long-standing career and experience make his seal of approval truly sought after and is a big vote of confidence for any band who is lucky enough to get featured on the show.  Fresh Blood airs every Wednesday night from 10pm (GMT) - midnight.   

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We all love a festival. They're a huge part of our culture and community. Obviously, in light of recent events, festivals and live shows have all been hit extremely hard.  Goc O'Callaghan is one of the 3 Founders and Director of ArcTanGent Festival. Since 2013 Goc and the team have been putting on a truly special festival and growing a real sense of community along the way.   In our chat, we go over the highs and lows of planning and putting on a festival, as well as current challenges facing promoters at this time and what you can do to help ensure that they are all in a position to come back bigger and stronger next year.  

For more info please follow Goc @:  

Instagram @gococallaghan 

Twitter @gococallaghan 

www.arctangent.co.uk 

Instagram @arctangentfestival 

facebook.com/atgfestival 

Twitter @atgfestival  

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For over 10 years The Ranch has been producing incredible music by some of the best bands and acts the UK and rest of the world has to offer.   From mixing, mastering, profiling to rehearsing in the amazing live room. The Ranch is an awesome place to go and produce great music.   

Check them out here: 

http://ranchproductionhouse.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/theranchprod... 

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Check out Katherine's advice and experience working for 5B artist management. They represent some of the biggest bands in rock and metal including Babymetal, Behemoth, Megadeth, TesseracT, Slipknot and Trivium.   

Check out their roster here:  https://www.5bam.com/ 

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Ever wondered how pitching to radio stations and getting on things like The Rock Show actually works?   Well in this episode we answer all of that and more - our legendary guest is the awesome Carly Maile whose credits include producing the Rock Show on BBC Radio 1, and overseeing various other productions across 6 Music and podcasts via the production company Somethin' Else.  Carly was kind enough to share her thoughts on working in radio, how DJ's and producers share ideas and how to get started in the business.  Check out Somethin' Else and all the cool work they do here: www.somethinelse.com  

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Flo is a Project and A&R Manager at Nuclear Blast Records as well as the co-owner of his own management agency Deadshot Music management.    With years of experience managing campaigns and overseeing large projects from start to finish, Flo was kind enough to give us some of his time and discuss the things bands should do when approaching labels. Where they need to be in their career before they can expect label attention as well as what to expect once they're signed.   We discuss marketing, branding and the costs involved being in a professional long term band.   Loads of pure gold in this interview. Lots of stuff people will find invaluable and applicable to their own bands and marketing efforts.   

You can checkout Deadshot Music Here: https://deadshotmusic.com 

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https://www.nuclearblast.de/en 

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Remfry is an experienced journalist who specialises in all things metal and rock.  He co-hosts the Riot At Podcast with his mate Stephen Hill.  Their combined knowledge and passion for music gives way to an honest and thorough music review podcast, that is both entertaining and controversial!   

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Twitter https://twitter.com/riotact_podcast 

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Jake is a freelance journalist who rights for the likes of Kerrang! and Loudwire.  Jakes interviewed over 200 bands and listens to ALOT of music. Definitely, someone whose opinion is worth paying attention too.  

You can follow Jake on Twitter - @JakeRichardso17  

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