Is your critical voice getting in the way of doing what you really want to do? Steve speaks with artist/songwriter Mark Oblinger about getting back to your art, how limitations can serve you, and the magic that music brings to visual media. Now available on vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/obj1fRcphj/

"Don't judge it. Just let it be, and see where it goes. 'Cause that's the whole thing about judging your own material - terrible idea." - Mark Oblinger

From high-energy anthems to deeply introspective ballads, Mark’s songs are a soulful, eclectic blend of diverse musical textures, inspired by icons including Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and current influences such as Gregory Alan Isakov and Maggie Rogers. Mark’s lyrics paint vivid pictures of both personal loss and rebirth—and the courage to stand ones ground when left without easy choices.

“Riveting and haunting songwriting, flawless musicianship, masterful production, and soaring above it all the golden throat of Mark Oblinger.”—3-time Grammy winning producer Tom Wasinger

Mark’s national performing roots include stints with chart topping country rock stalwarts Pure Prairie League (“Amie”) and Firefall (“Cinderella,” “You Are the Woman”). From there, Mark’s had the good fortune to work with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) Garth Brooks, Amy Grant, John Oates, Jeff Hanna (Dirt Band) and more.

A 5-time Emmy winning producer/composer with multiple works featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Mark was a 2012 Grammy Finalist for his Children’s Jazz Symphony JumpinJazz Kids—A Swinging Jungle Tale, featuring the great Al Jarreau.

Since 2015, Mark’s toured the country with Indie/Folk powerhouse Rebecca Folsom, where he began to write and showcase the songs that would become his own High Water Line.

Released July 15th, 2019, and followed by a sold-out concert at the Gordon Gamm Theater in Boulder Colorado on August 9th, High Water Line has garnered a host of national reviews, press and radio airplay on both commercial and noncommercial Americana and AAA formats.

Links

markoblinger.com
www.facebook.com/MarkOblingerMusic
www.instagram.com/markoblingermusic
twitter.com/markoblinger1
www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrX4ztulLN2SW-BvwZkqpQ
soundcloud.com/arkblinger

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Are you being honest with yourself about your greatest strengths? Zion Brock, songwriter/producer, discovered success by admitting his weakness and re-focusing attention on his strengths. Listen as Steve and Zion discuss the hidden benefits of co-creating, giving up the corporate job, and getting real with yourself.

Zion is a songwriter and producer out of Phoenix Arizona, has written and produced for many sync artists, as well as his own folk/pop artistry called Fan Fiqtion. In the last year several songs he’s written or co-written have been licensed to 4 TV spots, as well as a commercial spot for the makeup brand Sephora. As a former drummer, his music is steeped in strong rhythmic grooves no matter what genre he may be writing to. Zion is the founder and co-owner of The Triple Threat Artist Online Course that teaches singer-songwriters to start producing their own music. His message to all songwriters and artists is to build production skills in order to be competitive in this new music world. Zion writes, produces and now masters all his music from a bedroom in his home, and he loves teaching others to do the same. He’s currently writing and producing for serious sync artists all across the world, and has his music currently being pitched by 12 separate licensing agents.

You can check out his work here: www.FanFiqtion.com/music

If you’re interested in becoming a Triple Threat: 

www.TheTripleThreatArtist.com

If you would like the RED ZONE Production Timeline that Zion spoke about in the podcast, go to the Triple Threat Artist home page and scroll to the bottom to sign up.

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Do you know how to get the rights you need when you record or use a cover
song in your creative works? Aaron Green from Easy Song Licensing speaks
with Steve about respecting copyright by getting the right licenses, music
karma, and doing business old school.

Aaron Green is Vice President and co-founder of EasySongLicensing.com, a 3rd party music licensing agent specializing in music clearance for any type of permission, for any type of use; kind of like your one-stop music nerd Swiss Army Knife!
Easy Song Licensing's work involves helping indie artists, record labels, online aggregators (such as CD Baby), filmmakers, studios, video production companies, entertainment lawyers and corporate clients with all their music licensing needs by brokering music clearance deals with music publishers and record labels. These types of permissions include:
•Mechanical song licensing (re-recorded cover versions of copyrighted material for audio-only releases)
•Video synchronization (commercial/advertisements/branding/TV/film/DVD/Video-On-Demand/internet streaming/public display, etc.; any video or visual use of copyrighted material)
•Master rights (use of an original master sound recording)
•Theatrical rights (live stage/musicals/dramas)
•Print licensing (digital and physical print publications, sheet music arrangements)
They are a bootstrapped company who started in 2005 around the dining table in Robbinsdale, MN, and now they have a user base of over 76,000 clients and growing! In 2018, they grossed $2.5M, and are happy to report a 30% increase so far in 2019.

Links

www.easysonglicensing.com
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How do you rock a “slash career” in the music industry? Rick Clark, music supervisor for film and television, including current project The Good Lord Bird for Showtime, has also earned success as a musician/composer/producer/writer/photographer and more. Rick speaks with Steve about bringing what the moment requires, the power of saying yes, and creating a musical language.

Rick Clark is a music supervisor known for his work on Up In The Air (2009), Hell on Wheels (2011), Greenleaf (2016) and Hap and Leonard (2016). His award winning career includes experience as a radio show host, music journalist, music producer, musician, and music curator. Clark creates and produces additional music for shows and films under the name of Deliverance Sisters. He is currently working on composing, arranging and producing music for the Showtime drama starring Ethan Hawke titled The Good Lord Bird.

Links
https://www.facebook.com/RickClarkProductions/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrblurge
https://twitter.com/mrblurge
https://www.instagram.com/rickclarkmusic/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/rick-clark/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ftpzBQ7C4FA9rp4lJ7ytf?si=bYhr57tIRh--NSVVR0Hb8g
https://www.patreon.com/rickclark

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Are you leveraging the right tools for your goals in the music industry? Joel T. Jordan, founder of Synchtank, speaks with Steve about using the right tools to make good work great, the strengths and weaknesses of machine learning, and micro licensing.

Joel T. Jordan is the Founder and President of Synchtank, a cloud based software as a service (SaaS) platform that broadcast, film, music, and TV companies use to manage their compliance, licensing, rights and metadata, maximize revenue, and efficiently organize marketing and sales processes.

Synchtank has hundreds of creative media clients from top music publishers and record labels to composers and producers, distributors, managers, advertising agencies, film and TV production companies, broadcast networks, and more, supporting some of the best-known catalogs and largest brands in the world.

Over 25 years ago, Joel started well-known punk and hardcore label, Watermark, with his identical twin brother, Jason, releasing vinyl records out of his parents’ South Jersey basement. This later developed into a diversified master catalog and a prolific joint venture publishing company with Rykomusic. Today he continues to enthusiastically sign artists to his new publishing company, and runs his collectible digital and vinyl-only indie labels.

Joel still firmly sticks to the DIY ethos of his early years by enabling content creators and rights owners to be entirely self-reliant in the management, marketing, licensing and exploitation of their catalogs under their own unique brands.

Clients include Disney, Sony Pictures, British Telecom and BT Sport, VICE, CD Baby, Music Sales, WarnerMedia, Warner Music Group, Cutting Edge, peermusic, Position Music, and many others.

Links

https://www.synchtank.com

https://www.synchtank.com/blog/

https://twitter.com/synchtank

Micro Licensing Links

https://adrev.net

https://www.audiomicro.com

What is the quickest way to get a start making cents from your songs? Nick Sullivan of Consonance Publishing and The Keep Recording Studio chats with Steve about production music, registering your work correctly, and the ever changing face of the music industry.

Nick Sullivan, a native of Steamboat Springs, CO has earned a long tenured reputation of success wearing many hats within the music industry. From being a Grammy nominated audio engineer to being an in demand live sound engineer, Nick (who was named one of Denver’s best audio engineers by Westword Music in 2019) has not only earned industry accolades as an Engineer/Producer but also as a musician and performer in the bands American Relay and Peña. Currently Nick is Co-owner of The Keep Recording and Consonance Publishing and Licensing in Denver, CO
http://consonanceproductions.com
http://thekeeprecording.com
https://robbies-hope.com
Killer Tracks is now Universal Production Music.
https://www.universalproductionmusic.com/en-us

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How do you find the right place for your songs? Join Steve as he speaks with Tamara Bubble, #BubbleOnDeck, prolific songwriter, artist and content creator who has recent placements on HBO and Hulu. Tamara reveals her techniques for working effectively, building successful co-writes and finding the perfect opportunity for your songs.


Links

http://tamarabubble.com
https://twitter.com/TamaraBubble
https://www.instagram.com/tamarabubble/
https://www.facebook.com/TamaraBubble/
https://www.tunefind.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TamaraMusicVEVO

How do you position yourself and your music to stand out among the noise? Ben Holst, musician/composer/producer who also holds a degree in advertising, speaks with Steve about leveraging your strengths, building your confidence and making big asks. Ben and his team at Tunewelder Music Group are accomplished in the sync world, with placements in advertising, film and television.

“I think everyone has their Achilles heels, you know, and there’s times to lean into them, and I think there’s times to just completely avoid them without hesitation, because, why bother?”

How much do you allow "the rules" to impact your creative songwriting and mixing choices? What is the right balance? Listen in on the continued conversation with audio engineers and educators John March and David Bondelevitch while they discuss naming conventions, finding the right team, and the challenges of starting a career in the music industry.

"Don’t try and be everything all at once. You know, it took me 40 years to be a good session musician, a good mixer and producer to the point where I'm comfortable doing any of those roles. But when you're starting, figure it out and get a good team around you. Collaborate with people."

Guest Host: David Bondelevitch
David Bondelevitch is an Emmy-award winning sound editor and re-recording mixer. He has also won two Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards and has been nominated twenty-six times. He is Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver. David is Past President of the MPSE and spent 14 years on the board of the Cinema Audio Society. He holds an MFA in Cinema Production from USC.
He is also a member of the Television Academy, the Recording Academy, AFM Local 47, Film Independent, and the International Documentary Association.

Recent Work by David:
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
https://tinyurl.com/yxenamma

The Trauma of Sanctuary by Deborah Esquenazi
https://tinyurl.com/yxbnvnxh

John March – AV Media Consultant and Producer, Sound Mixer, Sound Designer and Social activist.

For the last 40 years, John has been working freelance as an audio craftsman/technologist, Producer, and A/V technology consultant, as well as a session musician in multiple areas of expertise and development. He is currently focused entirely on creating opportunities that utilize his aggregate skill-sets and diverse professional experience to help solve problems that serve the greater good, and supports the community. In collaboration with ALOC Media, ALOCMedia.com, he works as a freelance Senior Producer and consultant. He is entirely focused on creating affordable high-quality media and content for Non-profits, educational institutions, artists, musicians/bands and entrepreneurs.

www.zenavguy.com

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Are you overlooking sync opportunities in your local community? Craig Snyder, director of industry relations at ReverbNation, chats with Steve about who you know and how to get to know who you don't, choosing the right team, getting organized, how a scene grows, and working with major brands.

Craig Snyder is a New York-based marketer, curator, artist manager, and podcaster who oversees the artist development program at ReverbNation. His efforts have reinvented the artist discovery process at ReverbNation through combining algorithms with a team of 35 industry expert curators to help uncover the next big emerging artist. Craig received his rock n’ roll masters degree while working at Little Steven’s Underground Garage and producing radio talents including Little Steven Van Zandt, Andrew Loog Oldham, Joan Jett and Kim Fowley. Craig curated one of the largest radio playlists that celebrated everything that influenced the Ramones and everything that was influenced by the same band. Craig also produces podcasts including The Outpost Podcast, Le vital corps Salon and his latest collaboration with Andrew Loog Oldham, Sounds & Vision.

Links:

Podcasts Produced by Craig:
Sounds & Vision https://tinyurl.com/yxvd45rl
Outpost in the Burbs https://tinyurl.com/y6jbfe8s
Le Vital corps Salon https://tinyurl.com/y63bvu8c

http://www.craigsays.blog

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