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

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This episode, we have Casey Brown with us. He's been on quite the journey, from being a student at Belmont to songwriting/producing full-time and now touring with Rascal Flatts.
Ever wonder what the key skill for being a pro music producer is? Listen to this episode and you'll find out. It's probably not what you think.

He talks about the people who surround him, and the importance of having an excellent mentor. We also hear from him on work vs life balance and how that's difficult to manage.

A final note he leaves everyone with is to be an “Encourager”.

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Today we have Walt Smith. He is the bass player for Jeremy Camp. We hear the story of bass player to tour manager and the inside scoop and tips for that.

He offers up keys to success on landing a gig. One of them is Location and explains why. Other tips he offers to being a good tour manager. One of those tips is being detailed oriented. To find out the other tips you'll have to listen.

This is one of the podcasts you would benefit having a pencil and paper around.

I'll end on a quote before you check it out.

“Learning what you don't want to do is just as important as learning what you want to do”

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Today we have Mike Payne. We hear his story of growing up with music to touring as a guitar player to now living life as a successful session player.

Keys to focus on are parts, timing, and your tone. We also get the inside scoop of his favorite pieces of gear as of right now.

One thing he ends on is never stop learning. Always learn something new and keep tweaking for new sounds.

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You may not have heard of Roger Love. But we know you've heard of Eminem, John Mayer, Selena Gomez, Jeff Bridges, Tony Robbins, and Brendon Burchard. Who is behind helping them find their voice? It is Roger.

This week we take a personal turn and hear from Seth Mosley, Grammy Winning Producer and Songwriter, about his experience working with Roger love for 3 days.

This is the 5 lessons learned from working with Roger Love.

I learned the same tricks he taught Jeff Bridges, Eminem, John Mayer, Tony Robbins, Selena Gomez, and more.

He even taught Joaquin Phoenix to sing for his starring role in Hollywood Blockbuster about Johnny Cash, “Walk the Line”.

This one is a bit of a left turn for the Full Circle Music Show, but you will absolutely get a lot of value from listening.
Communication is everything.

How are you communicating?

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Today we have Josh Bailey, A&R at Word Entertainment. He dives into the process of being an A&R now and what his journey has been like. We get to hear his story on how he ended up where he is now. How does he have a degree unrelated to music and still end up where he is? You'll have to listen to find that out.

He answers a lot of questions I think most people have. The “how do I get my music to a label” question? “What if I don't live in the same state or same country”? “How helpful is getting signed”? “Why would I sign a 360 deal”?

He talks about what it's been to work with such successful breakout artists like For King & Country, and Francesca Battistelli, to name a couple.

Make sure to stick around til the end because he adds in a helpful tip for artists out there.

“You Can't Do It Alone” – Josh Bailey.

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This is a new segment we are adding into our podcasts. We are calling it “Ask Me Anything”

Here we have Caylea Ingram who is from Belmont and has been interning with us this semester. She dives into a more in depth look at Seth's career. Seth explains his heart on songwriting and his thoughts on workflow. This time he goes a little bit deeper and explains the servant mentality for a song.

We want to open this up to you. We want to bring this segment into the podcasts a few times a year. If you have a question then email them to [email protected]

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Here we have Matt Hammitt. Hearing about his early days which went from drumming to singing to where he is now. Songwriting has always been a part of his life and we get to hear what helps him grow in that. Collaborations, the people you surround yourself with, watching production gurus, etc.

We also get to hear the inside story about how sometimes the music life can put strain onto relationships. Matt tells us his story about how his family was able to overcome and grow stronger to each other and to God.

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Kyle Wilson dives into the media and how you can use it to reach other people. How to expand the tools that you use everyday. Marketing is about being genuine and connecting to people. At some point you have to be a marketer no matter what you're doing.

Another cool thing he touches on is who you surround yourself with. If you have a desire to be a guitar player. Then surround yourself with good guitar players. You become like those around you. You will be able to learn from them and study what works.

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If you’ve heard of FairTrade Records then you have heard of Jeff Moseley. He talks about his first company INO and to what we know now as FairTrade. Being a part of songs like “Awesome God” and “I Can Only Imagine” amongst many more.

Jeff at first pursued to become a Pastor but then decided to go into broadcasting. We get the privilege to hear his story of being a DJ, internship, and his movement up through Word and the journey he took to get where he is today. He touches on what his company does and what he expects out of his employees and future ones.

A cool lesson I learned was his “Big Eyes and Big Ears” moment. Be on the look out for that.

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We have Michael W Smith with us today. With a career that's been going on for more than 30 years, his next project marking it his 30th release, acting career, etc., he made time to come hangout with us.

He touches on his back story. Going through the different times and what choices he made on his journey. He shares some of the good times and the bad ones.

A topic that's widely discussed with all musicians is how they keep a healthy family and be on the road so much. Michael actually touches this topic and let's us know how his family has stayed so close throughout these years.
At the end of this he also touches on why he does music. His goal and purpose for doing it. He also sheds some wisdom for the next and coming artists.

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