Making It with Chris G.

Cherele is an Independent Hip Hop artist based in Atlanta, GA. Originally from Ft. Myers, FL she has taken her career into her own hands by using her creativity not just in her music but also in her business. Cherele has been involved in booking and promoting her own shows in very creative ways to being booked for tours and playing festivals such as Rolling Loud. She's a creative content creator that brings fun and unique branding into everything she does.

She recently dropped her newest single "KIKI" which you can hear here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-WKQxTz0I&t=0s

To learn more about Cherele visit: http://cherele.com/

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Katie Zaccardi is a singer-songwriter and music business coach that's focused on helping women in the music industry build sustainable careers and multiply their income without stress and self-doubt. The last time she was on the show was episode #095, where we focused on mental health in the music industry, and especially for creative. In this episode, we go deep into an artist's launch strategy for their next project whether that's a Patreon page, new album, single, or just a marketing campaign in general.

To learn more about Katie Zaccardi visit https://www.katiezaccardi.com/.

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Isabella Bedoya helps independent artists establish profitable music careers so they can get paid doing what they love. She is the founder of The Fame Hackers, a four-step approach for musicians that want to go from "starving musician" to "superstar."

After working as an A&R for a major label, Isabella uses her industry experience coupled with cutting-edge strategies to help musicians monetize their music careers, attract their loyal fan base, and reach the levels of success they desire.

In this conversation, we discuss building free organic funnels, finding your most ideal fans, having a solid foundation before spending money on paid advertising, and much more.

To learn more about Isabella Bedoya visit https://www.thefamehackers.com​.

Dr. Corinne Devin: US Navy Commander, Orthodontist, Motivational Speaker, World Traveler, and reigning International Ms. 2020. As a multi-passionate woman, she has learned to not only balance her passions but use them to make her a better officer. In this conversation, we discuss public speaking, and how becoming a better public speaker can help you be more confident, perform better at job interviews, pitching, and much more.

To learn more about Dr. Corinne Devin visit https://linktr.ee/drcorinnedevin

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Erin M. Jacobson is an internationally recognized attorney, experienced deal negotiator, and a seasoned advisor of intellectual property rights who protects musicians, songwriters, music publishers, and a wide variety of other music professionals.

Ms. Jacobson's clients include Grammy and Emmy Award winners, legacy artists and catalogues, heirs and estates, and independent artists and companies. Ms. Jacobson regularly handles all types of agreements within the music industry, with an emphasis on music publishing, licensing, and catalogue acquisitions. In addition, she is one of the leading attorneys on copyright recapture and termination issues.

Jonathan Stone is the co-Founder of Rocket Songs where independent artists can legally license songs from some of the top songwriters in the world. Stone has been in the music publishing world since 1974 having worked with artists such as Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, Glen Ballard, Robbie Neville, Mark Mueller, Brock Walsh, and many more. In this conversation, we discuss how Rocket Songs works and how independent artists can license and release music with the platform, publishing deals, stories from his journey in the industry, and much more.

To learn more about Jonathan Stone & Rocket Songs visit https://www.rocketsongs.com/.

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Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: Making It Academy Music: Emily Kopp/Midnight Riot

Mike Mauer is the Head of Marketing for White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX. With over a decade of music marketing experience and promoting some of the biggest festivals in the United States, Mike has a deep expertise and understanding of all things marketing and the music industry. In this conversation, we discuss many different marketing strategies and how people can build and develop new skills to prepare themselves for the future and next chapter of the music industry.

To learn more about Mike Mauer visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmauer/.

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Credits:

Host: Chris Goyzueta

Producer: Jason Trosclair

Executive Producer: Making It Academy

Music: Emily Kopp/Midnight Riot

Benji Stein is the CEO and Founder of PlaylistSupply, a tech company focused on generating lists of every user-generated playlist available on Spotify. PlaylistSupply is a tool that independent musicians can use to find popular playlists for their genre along with contact information, social media contacts, and much more. In this conversation, we discuss how the platform for PlaylistSupply works, how to find playlists, strategies to reaching out to playlist curators, and much more.

To learn more about PlaylistSupply visit https://playlistsupply.com/

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Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: Making It Academy Music: Emily Kopp/Midnight Riot

Wesley David is a Singer-Songwriter who in 2020 released his debut solo album "Never Late Than Better." During the release campaign for his album he experimented with different marketing strategies to figure out and learn what works for his music. Before the COVID pandemic, Wesley was touring consistently and made a name in the Piano Bar world where he took that experience from a traditional piano bar out onto the road, which can serve as a tour strategy to build higher-paid anchor dates around original shows for a DIY touring musician. In this conversation, we talk about the different marketing strategies Wesley used, his journey prior to the debut album, figuring out the right social media platforms for you, and much more.

To learn more about Wesley David visit https://wesleydavidmusic.com/.

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Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: Making It Academy Music: Emily Kopp/Midnight Riot

Allison Ross is a violin player and classical musician based in Kansas where she performs with several orchestras and symphonies. Since the COVID-19 pandemic musicians have faced many challenges, and Allison broke the silence when the restrictions from one of her orchestras made it so challenging to be an orchestra performer that she decided that it was better to not play at all. She is also a music professor, gives private lessons, and is a big advocate for independent musicians to have multiple streams of revenue. In this conversation, we discuss her story with her orchestra, side hustles, making a living as a classical musician, her involvement with the Libertarian Party of Kansas, and much more.

To learn more about Allison Ross visit https://www.instagram.com/alliewentrogue/

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Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: Making It Academy Music: Emily Kopp/Midnight Riot