Made It In Music: Interviews With Artists, Songwriters, And Music Industry Pros

Tori Harper is an up and coming 19-year-old songwriter and artist from Nashville, TN. Whether she is performing solo, with her band, leading in Worship, or performing featured appearances, Harper's goal is the same, to make Christ known and to point her audience to the truth of the gospel. She has been working on her debut album that will release soon. Her newest singles are out now and can be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music. 

She is joined by her manager (who is also her father), Dave Steunebrink (Paramore and Tenth Avenue North Artist manager) on this episode of the Full Circle Music Show. 

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In this episode, we are joined by our very own Seth Mosley, X, Stacey Willbur, Logan Crockett, and Jerricho Scroggins. 

We dive into the success and growth that we have been experiencing here at Full Circle Music and talk about the journey getting here. We will touch on the state of our Record Label, Full Circle Academy and our internship program as well. We hope you enjoy our first ever, Full Circle “State of the Union” address. 

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Indie artists About the Author are here to give you some mighty useful hacks for touring on a budget! Here are a few take-aways:

Learn how to effectively cold call venues to book your band.
Rent a compact (high MPG) car. And pack as light as you possibly can.
Offer your services (load in and load out, etc…) to a touring band for free room and board on their bus to save even more money!
Spend very little on food. Budget your food wisely. Some Chipotle locations offer free food for touring musicians. You’re welcome…
You can go ahead and give a listen to About the Author’s music. Find links to their social media outlets and so much more at

www.abouttheauthormusic.com 

More info on RYFO: [rye-foe] is a non-profit advocate for outreach to musicians.

www.ryfo.org

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In the final edition of our Music Marketing Series, we were privileged to interview SamCart Product Expert, Scott Moran.

SamCart is a web-based shopping cart software built for business owners or anyone who is looking for a powerfully simple way to sell more of their products online. Scott is the brother of Brian Moran, the founder and CEO of the company. Scott gives amazing insight into how his company can make you more money with less work.

We will…
Learn about up-sells and how to make $40 selling a $10 item.
What musicians can sell as up-sells.
Why direct to fans (or sale funnels) is the superior way to market.
How staying away from selling in markets that have a lot of competition (Amazon and iTunes for example) may benefit you.
And of course, how SamCart can benefit you!

To get involved and get FREE stuff, go to this link:

WWW.FULLCIRCLEMUSIC.COM/SAMCART

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As always, thanks for listening and be sure to give us a review on iTunes if you have not already done so.

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In this edition of our ‘Music Marketing Series’, Seth and Logan interview the wonderful Sarah Reeves and her manager/husband Phillip Kothlow. Sarah and Philip give so many useful tips in this 60+ minute podcast. Here are just a few points:

START a YouTube channel. You do not know who could be watching.
Learn how to budget wisely.
Consistent uploads are key.
Use your iPhone at first if you have no other camera to use. You can record in 4K with newer iPhone editions.
Pre-Record your audio and lip-sync during your video for maximum quality.

They give us insight about the licensing you need to upload and sell your covers on YouTube and outside of YouTube as well.

For anyone working in the industry, these are marketing strategies you must know, and WANT to know. So, have your pen and paper ready, this one is packed full of great resources.

Please go ahead and check out Sarah Reeves music if you’d like. You can find links to her social media outlets and so much more at sarahreevesmusic.com.

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In this edition of ‘Meet the Team’ and our ‘Music Marketing Series’, we interview our very own Head of Marketing, Logan Crockett.

Email marketing lives on! Logan will discuss music marketing that not too many artists use to gain a larger fan base and start bringing in a lot more profit. Learn about such things as how to build up your email lists, what Auto-Responders are and do, and how to create a landing page for your website.

Logan’s important tip: Don’t leave your own marketing in the hands of others. Take initiative yourself.

Be sure to follow us at our new Instagram and Facebook at @officialfcmusic to stay up to date with everything going on in the world of Full Circle Music. Also, email Logan at [email protected] to receive guidance on how to put into action all the tips he shares in this episode.

As always, thanks for listening and be sure to give us a review on iTunes if you have not already done so.

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Welcome to our Songs for the Church series! This week we have Chris Estes, VP of Bethel Music in Redding, California.

Chris grew up in New Orleans and quickly developed a love for Jazz and Metallica (like peanut butter and jelly)! He soon found himself in college for marketing and played in a few bands to keep his musical engine going. Soon after he began road managing a few bands from college for a few years, found a new life in the Lord, and began managing digital marketing for Integrity music in 2005. Shortly following his career there, he began digital marketing for Hillsong, then Hillsong United, and then Hillsong London. After his seven-year journey with Integrity and Hillsong, he began taking over digital marketing for Bethel Church.

In this episode, Chris tells us how the digital marketing role has changed since he started with Integrity Music and gives deep insight into how you can boost your online following and create great content for the web (what makes more and more people interested in your music). Chris will dive into his own strategies for us to take away and help grow our own audience.

Also, be sure to follow us at our new Instagram at @officialfcmusic to stay up to date with everything going on in the world of Full Circle Music. As always, thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe and give us a review on iTunes if you have not already done so.

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In this edition of ‘Meet The Team’ we interview our very own Jerricho Scroggins.

Jerricho went from a little town in central Indiana, graduated from Full Sail University in Florida, and then moved to Nashville and starting interning at Yamaha Music Group. We hear how the doors opened to Chris Stevens and Seth Mosley shortly after moving. Not long after getting a gig with Chris, Jerricho found himself with his very first Grammy Award. In his 5 years in the music industry, he has already garnered a whopping 4 Grammy Wins! Not something too many people can say about themselves…

In this episode, we learn so much about where he has been and how he got to become an engineer and head of operations for Full Circle Music. Jerricho also shares some great knowledge for those seeking internships and a career in the industry. This is one podcast you won’t want to miss!

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During this episode, we go live backstage at the K-Love Fan Awards. We are joined by so many artists and they all have something for sure that you can take away. We get their take on the why of their music. They give us their take on why they feel their music connects with so many people.

This 2 part series is jam packed as we interview David Crowder, Mercy Me, Jeremy Camp, Tauren Wells, Jesus Culture, Colton Dixon, and many more.

To continue following our adventure of moving to our new studio location, please go to www.instagram.com/officialfcmusic

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During this episode, we go live backstage at the K-Love Fan Awards. We are joined by so many artists and they all have something for sure that you can take away. We get their take on the why of their music. They give us their take on why they feel their music connects with so many people.

This 2 part series is jam packed as we interview David Crowder, Mercy Me, Jeremy Camp, Tauren Wells, Jesus Culture, Colton Dixon, and many more.

To continue following our adventure of moving to our new studio location, please go to www.instagram.com/officialfcmusic

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