US metal bassist LimeGreenBass joins Krissy to discuss songcollaborations and connecting with other musicians on social media. Check out his story of how he got started on the bass as a self-taught musician, some bands and other bass players that inspired him to play music, and tips for new musicians who are gettingstarted.

Learn how to collaborate with other musicians using socialmedia, the possibilities as a self-taught musician, and helpful tips about getting started as a bass player. If you’re a metalhead who wants to learn the bass, tune in!

Instagram: @limegreenbass

YouTube: @iglimegreenbass

German composer Mister LA chats about becoming a composer and provides insight from his own experience. His unique epic, fantasy-inspired music (think Game of Thrones meets Metallica) comes from his broad knowledgeand background of music.

Check out his story, from playing a variety of instruments (cello, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and classical guitar) to being inspired by Hans Zimmer to coming up with ideas and working with DAWs to produce the music. Learn tips on how to find your unique sound as a music composer and see if you resonate with some of the same habits that we’ve both built as songwriters!

Instagram: @misterlacomposer

YouTube: @misterlaofficial4772

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/03fFgnsjaxdYB4xkHQmqYx?si=imR3Hma-RQ6h2OBOhCHGBA

Social media plays a key role in growing your online presence as a musician. Krissy discusses how she is using Instagram and YouTube to grow organically (with no ads). Applying the skills from her marketing roles, as a digital producer and content marketing editor, along with certifications in SEO and social media marketing, she discusses how marketing also plays a role in music.

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is an important part of YouTube, and anyone can use SEO to increase their views, even if you don’t have hundreds of subscribers! Instagram makes it easy to connect with other musicians at your level, providing an easy way to collaborate on both cover songs and original music.  

The How To Become a Musician podcast covers indie artists, social media tips, and stories about musicians in different genres of music. Watch the full episode to catch clips of upcoming interviews, starting on Tuesday!

Welcome to the How to Become a Musician podcast! Krissyis a singer/songwriter working to release her music and interviewing other indie artists from around the world. The goal of this new podcast is to share insights, ideas, and strategies for indie artists who are just getting started or want to grow.

This episode covers a variety of careers in the music industry,from teaching to songwriting to performing. It provides an intro of what will be covered in the podcast, from social media to songwriting.

Host Krissy is a script editor with a background in marketing and editorial roles, with a degree in communication and certifications in social media and SEO, and experience in education, including articles covering music theory. On the music side, she sings, writes songs, plays guitar, (some piano), and produces her songs in the DAW.

Weekly episodes will cover marketing tips, songwriting, socialmedia, and other music topics. Watch the full episode for clips of the upcominginterviews!

Do you want to learn how to become musician? Whether you want to pursue music as a side gig, a full-time career, or just as a hobby, this podcast is for you!

Host Krissy chats with new indie artists from around the world, from Australia, Italy, Germany, the U.S. and more! They share their stories of how they started doing music, from learning instruments to songwriting to promoting their music on social media.