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

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

June 27, 2017 FCM068 – How Artists Can Dramatically Increase Returns Buying Selling CDs and T Shirts with Tom Laune

Tom Laune, mixing engineer, record producer and Bulletproof Wealth coach (special-ized financial service) joins us in the Full Circle Music Studio this week. Tom has re-corded and produced some of the biggest records in the christian music industry with artists such as Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Rich Mullins and many more.
During this episode, Tom gives up his secrets to finding security in your finances. De-voting himself full time to advising people on making wise choices with their finances and seeing big investments that will last for future generations, Tom tells us what it takes to see major profit, opposed to living paycheck to paycheck. This is a must listen for everyone and could help you immensely down the road.
For more information about Tom’s Bulletproof Wealth business and to get in touch with him you can go to www.stressfreeplanning.com
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37 min
June 20, 2017 FCM067 – 11 Years Before The Record Deal with Chad Mattson

Chad Mattson, lead singer for soul-pop Christian rock-band Unspoken, was in the studio this week. He shares with us some gold nuggets of knowledge you don’t want to miss.
In an ever-changing industry where the singles are the driving force behind its success, Chad fills us in on how signing a publishing deal was an aid to his band. Publishers can help push songs to the next level, to never settle for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd drafts of songs.
Chad tells us the answer isn’t always a record deal. The answer to success in the industry is to follow the leading of God’s spirit and use your gifts to serve people and serve God. He tells us if you want to break into the indus-try you need to write as much as you can with as many people you can. For the up and coming songwriters, Chad advises to take every opportunity to write with whoever, whenever and start building those connections.
This and so much more on this episode of the Full Circle Music Show.
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35 min
June 16, 2017 FCM066 – Inside The Minds Of Songwriting and Publishing Legends

In this podcast episode, we sit down with a panel of three industry professionals, in front of a live Full Circle Academy first ever secret Writers Retreat audience. The panel includes CCM Singer/Songwriter Jason Gray, Publisher and Creative Director for Full Circle Music Stacey Wilbur, and Citizen Way Leader Ben Calhoun.
Each panelist fills us in on how they feel about the doom of the album and how singles are key to making a break as an artist. They take questions from our live audience and give us some advice on how to get heard in the music industry, without relying on getting your songs to the labels being your only choice. This and much more knowledge is given to us in this amazing panel of friends who know what they are talking about! Prepare to get some great nuggets you can take away and apply to your life.
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43 min
June 06, 2017 FCM065 – How To Build A Massive Career On The Road Without Help From Radio with Tyler Bryant

Publishers, Labels, Managers etc. – When these are not working to your advantage, step up to the plate and become advantageous for yourself.
Texas guitarist, singer, and blues-rocker Tyler Bryant started playing guitar at the age of six. Since then, Bryant has assembled a powerhouse band, the Shakedown, quickly earning a buzz on the blues and rock touring circuit. The band has opened shows for the likes of Aerosmith, B.B. King, Clapton, AC/DC, and Guns N’ Roses.
Tyler will give some insight into how to get on the road and tour with such bands without having radio hits. This and much more in this episode of the Full Circle Music Show.
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34 min
May 30, 2017 FCM064 – How Dustin Fennison Went from 0 to 40,000 On Spotify

As an independent artist, Dustin Fenison has acquired over 40,000 followers on his Spotify artist page. Lead singer of the worship band People of the Earth, based out of Somerset, Kentucky, Fenison shares with us some extremely helpful tips to grow and market our Spotify playlists.
A few things Fenison talks about:
•Searching for user playlists at the top of the search and pitching your song to be an addition to their playlist can help boost your streams.
•When creating playlists, know to stay in your genre and know your genre.
•Treat it as a radio station and add songs that you yourself would like to listen to.
So, grab your pen and paper and be prepared to record these practical tips to take your playlists to the next level.
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46 min
May 17, 2017 FCM063 – Ask Me Anything #4 with Seth Mosley and X

Drew Langhals is a Songwriting Major Freshman at Trevecca Nazarene University, bringing her questions to the podcast this week for our 4th “Ask Me Anything” with our own X O’Connor and Seth Mosley. Drew asks Seth and X what they think is contributing to Worship music becoming more and more popular on CCM Radio Stations and tips on how to write worship songs that will connect with our churches congregations. Later, she asks for advice on how to be a well bal-anced jack of all trades and how to not spread yourself too thin learning everything possible in the business and achieving subpar results.
All of this and more, on this episode of “Ask Me Anything” on the Full Circle Music Show.
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44 min
May 11, 2017 FCM062 – How To Have Your Songs Sung In Church with Jared Anderson

There are musicians who know from the very start just what they want to do. The path for Centricity music artist, Jared Anderson, is not quite stereotypical.
Anderson received a degree in Music Composition from Oral Roberts University in 2001. He took a liking specifically to Jazz and Classical arrangements and admits that he had his misgiings about worship music, which sometimes contain simple melodies and repetitive lyrics. However in this scrutiny, he found himself beginning to lead worship for his home church in Colorado. Soon enough, it was evident to him that God was calling him to be obedient to write and lead worship songs. Not just to write them, but to live them and walk like He did.
In this obedience, Anderson tells us some stories that would lead him to writing such widely known worship tunes such as “Almighty”, “Hear Us From Heaven”, and one that spread through churches across the globe like wild fire, “The Great I Am”.
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48 min
May 02, 2017 FCM061 – Talk Less Listen More with Pete Kipley
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“Talk less, Listen more. Don’t stop learning.”
Simple, yet extremely effective advice from Dove award-winning producer, Pete Kipley, for up and coming music producers. Singer/Songwriter Bart Millard (Mercy Me) and Kipley began Simple Records, their record label together in 2004, signing The Afters and Phil Wickham to name a few… He has since worked with countless artists in CCM including Mark Schultz, Kutless, and Matthew West.
Kipley talks about how to keep up with the ever changing music industry, still keeping his family first, and how his role as a producer is about protecting and serving the artist above all else.
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48 min
April 25, 2017 FCM060 – Music Is A Team Sport with Brandon Bagby
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Brandon Bagby had a unique beginning to his career as a CCM Guitarist. From chasing a corporate career to playing bars at night and churches on weekends, Brandon walks us through his journey on how he broke into the music biz. He talks about his move to Nashville, his discovery of a passion to paint, finding his first mentor to help him become a session guitarist, and then eventually landing his position as guitarist for Audio Adrenaline.
Brandon is also the founder of Worship Team Builder, a company that focuses on training and empowering worship leaders around the globe to use their gifts to the fullest. To find out more about his company or to book him at your church, go to worshipteambuilder.com
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46 min
April 18, 2017 FCM059 – Finding Success in Music with Jeff Pardo
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We have Jeff Pardo in today telling us his story from touring to writing songs and producing. He gives us good tips on transitioning and how he got started. One of the most recent songs that he has co-written and co-produced is Matt Hammitt's “Tears” https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tears-single/id1192575000
-“Never Stop Learning”
-“Practice Gratitude”
-“Know What Your Goal Is.”
Those are a few highlights from Jeff Pardo's conversation with us on the Full Circle Music Show.
This episode is hosted by X O'Connor, Grammy-Winning Music Producer with Full Circle Music.
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54 min

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