More Than Streams w/ Finch Bergling

By Finch Bergling

No BS music marketing for independent artists who want real results. Short episodes with actionable insights you can implement immediately.

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How many episodes does More Than Streams w/ Finch Bergling have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

More Than Streams w/ Finch Bergling episodes:

July 22, 2026 From First TikTok View to First Ticket Sold
A video with 100,000 views can leave you with zero new fans, and the reason has nothing to do with your music. In this episode I break down the funnel, the journey people take from seeing your content for the first time to buying a ticket to your show, and I explain what social media, Spotify, and your email list are each supposed to do along the way.
Resources and links:
🧩 Hire me to run ads for you
🧩 More Than Streams Website
🧩 Free 100k Challenge
🧩 Free Tools for Musicians
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
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16min
July 14, 2026 How a Dancing Elmo Got 112,000 Streams
I believe the ads I made for this campaign are the best of my career, and the idea came from a meme of Elmo dancing on the moon. In this episode I reverse engineer how $683 in ads turned into 112,000 streams for Karner H's track Extra Bite, with more than half coming from Spotify's algorithmic playlists. You will hear the exact targeting settings and creative approach I used, so you can copy them whether you run ads yourself or hire someone.
Resources and links:
🧩 Hire me to run ads for you
🧩 More Than Streams Website
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Free Tools for Musicians
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
...more
12min
July 07, 2026 How I Use AI to Save Hours on My Music Marketing
I've barely slept the past few days because of what AI can do for music marketing right now. In this episode I show you how I use Claude to segment email lists, translate newsletters into any language, build a website, and handle the tasks most musicians never have time for. If you have twenty dollars a month, you basically have a marketing team.
Resources and links:
🧩 Hire me to run ads for you
🧩 More Than Streams Website
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Free Tools for Musicians
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
...more
14min
June 30, 2026 The Reason Most Musicians Never Reach Their Goals (and How to Fix It)
In this episode, I break down the SMART goals system and show you how to turn a vague dream like "grow on Spotify" into something specific you can actually hit. You still have six months left in 2026, so this is the perfect time to build a plan and stick to it.
Resources and links:
🧩 Hire me to run ads for you
🧩 More Than Streams Website
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
...more
14min
June 16, 2026 Music Marketing, Playlists & Building Fans, Live From Vietnam w/ Jon Gilman (The Racket House)
A month ago, I met Jon from The Racket House in Vietnam, and while we were there, we recorded my first-ever live, in-person interview, with me as the guest on his show. We got into my whole story, from making music on a cracked copy of FL Studio at twelve to realizing I was a better marketer than musician, why I gave up on so many dreams to grow, and how getting scammed by a botted playlist is what led me to start More Than Streams. We also talked about the digital nomad life, how I use playlists to trigger the Spotify algorithm, why hyper specific ad targeting beats generic campaigns, and what it really takes to turn listeners into fans.
Resources and links:
🧩 Hire me to run ads for you
🧩 More Than Streams Website
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
...more
1h 9min
June 09, 2026 How to Get Verified on Spotify (Part 2)
Spotify's Verified badge has three requirements, and Part 1 covered the hardest one. In Part 2, I walk through what your profile needs to pass the authenticity check, including linked social accounts, concert dates, and why most artist bios give people no reason to follow. I also get into a release strategy GAYLE used to turn one song into seven separate releases and how to turn one video into a full week of content.
Resources and links:
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Become a Successful Playlist Curator Course
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
I hope you enjoyed this episode 🙌 Please follow More Than Streams so you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening 🙏
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19min
June 02, 2026 How to Get Verified on Spotify (Part 1)
Spotify rolled out a Verified badge this year, and it quietly sorted every artist into three groups whether they liked it or not. In Part 1, I break down the first thing the badge requires, ten thousand monthly active listeners, and why that number is completely different from the monthly listeners most musicians keep staring at. I also get into how saves and follows move you toward it, why playlists alone won't get you there, and how to build followers automatically with Action Pages.
Resources and links:
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Become a Successful Playlist Curator Course
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
I hope you enjoyed this episode 🙌 Please follow More Than Streams so you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening 🙏
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18min
April 28, 2026 For Musicians Who Feel Behind
AI can generate a song in minutes. What it cannot do is give you the experience of making one. This episode is for every musician who has been building something for years and is still waiting for the numbers to catch up 💗
Resources and links:
🧩 Turning Playlists Into Fans Free Training
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Become a Successful Playlist Curator Course
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
...more
11min
April 21, 2026 Why 100,000 Streams Still Feels Like Nothing
In this episode, I walk you through the full system for turning Spotify listeners into long-term fans, including where most musicians lose people and how to fix every step. The stream count is not the number that matters. This episode shows you which one does.
Resources and links:
🧩 Turning Playlists Into Fans $1 Training
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Become a Successful Playlist Curator Course
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
I hope you enjoyed this episode 🙌 Please follow More Than Streams so you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening 🙏
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18min
April 14, 2026 Inside My $4,000/Month Playlist Business
In today's episode, I'm sharing my entire playlist masterclass that I usually charge for - completely free. I talk about how I cut my playlist ad costs from 20 cents to 5 cents per conversion and built a $4,000/month curation business while spending less on ads. I discuss the hidden audience method that dropped my costs by 50%, the stop-scroll ad formula that makes people forget they're watching an ad, the 60-80-5-1 playlist formula that maximizes engagement, why saves don't equal listeners (and how to fix that), and the direct submissions blueprint that brought me an extra $3,000 without relying on any platform. If you're running playlist ads and burning money with bad conversions, this one will change everything.
👉 Join The Curator Scale System
Resources and links:
🧩 Turning Playlists Into Fans $1 Training
🧩 Free 100-page marketing guide
🧩 Become a Successful Playlist Curator Course
🧩 Your First Hit Song Program
Connect with Finch:
🧩 Finch on Instagram
🧩 Subscribe to my Weekly Newsletter
🧩 Also on YouTube
I hope you enjoyed this episode 🙌 Please follow More Than Streams so you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening 🙏
...more
33min

FAQs about More Than Streams w/ Finch Bergling:

How many episodes does More Than Streams w/ Finch Bergling have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.