The UK's own Phil Cooper stopped by this week to talk all things indie music promotion - how to build a career, how to reach a broader audience online, and generally how to balance the business side of things with the creative and still love the process.

Let us know in the comments if you have any follow-up questions or anything to add to the conversation.

Thanks for tuning in - Enjoy!

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(originally episode 9)

Artist and music journalist Imani Wj Wright joins the show to talk about the importance of networking and hard work when building a career in the music industry.

Artist and music journalist Imani Wj Wright joins the show to talk about the importance of networking and hard work when building a career in the music industry.

Having performed at Sofar Sounds, supported some big names, written single and live show reviews here at Stereo Stickman and elsewhere, and given a Ted Talk - Imani is the perfect example of how important it is to branch out creatively if you're serious about your craft.

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(originally episode 8)

This week’s episode welcomes the wonderful Pete Murphy onto the show. Pete has been writing songs and making music for several years now, he’s a phenomenal songwriter with a brilliantly unique approach to the art form, and he recently released his latest album By The Way Of The Devil, which he wrote and recorded within a mere eleven days.

During the chat we talk everything from songwriting and creative freedom to performance anxiety and inspiring confidence in upcoming artists. We also talk the current shape of the music industry and the live scene across various genres.

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“Never stray from the path of constantly avoiding genres. If people stop thinking in genres, then we’ll start to hear the music of the future.” – Ergo Phizmiz.

This week’s episode sees London’s Ergo Phizmiz join the conversation. Ergo is a composer, writer, radio-producer, homemade opera-maker, performer, and multimedia artist. His background within the arts is notably extensive, to say the least. During the past 13 years he’s created a body of work spanning hundreds of hours across theatre, songwriting, text, electronic music, collage exhibitions, installations, opera, video, and radio-plays. He has consistently defied categorization and much of his work has been performed or broadcast across the globe.

During the podcast we talk songwriting, overcoming performance anxiety, putting on shows, applying for funding, collaborating with other artists, teaching, touring, illness, aspirations and ambitions, the collapse of capitalism, among many other things.

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Kicking off the Summer season with a brand new episode of the Stickman Sessions Podcast - featuring Lee Wylding, lead singer and songwriter for the UK's own The Fireflys.

Kicking off the Summer season with a brand new episode of the Stickman Sessions Podcast - featuring Lee Wylding, lead singer and songwriter for the UK's own The Fireflys.

We talk everything from songwriting to live shows, performance anxiety, creative disagreements, favourite venues, mainstream music and the future of rock.

With well over twelve years of experience in the music industry, Lee kindly offers up plenty of insight and advice for up and coming musicians - as well as some great stories from his journey as an independent artist.

Enjoy!

The Fireflys - This House Is Ours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmY-fhSDESI

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(originally episode 7)

This week’s episode welcomes the wonderful Pete Murphy onto the show. Pete has been writing songs and making music for several years now, he’s a phenomenal songwriter with a brilliantly unique approach to the art form, and he recently released his latest album By The Way Of The Devil, which he wrote and recorded within a … Continued

During the podcast we talk songwriting, overcoming performance anxiety, putting on shows, applying for funding, collaborating with other artists, teaching, touring, illness, aspirations and ambitions, the collapse of capitalism, among many other things.

Chad Earnest joins me (Rebecca Cullen) & offers his advice to upcoming bands & artists regarding graphic design & video creation. We also talk the future of rock music, Slipknot's mighty return, the rise of hip hop & the infamous rap diss from MGK to Eminem.