The Brassy Broadcast with Jen Edds

Ariel Hyatt is back in this episode to talk about her new book Crowdstart – The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful & Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign.

In this episode, Ariel Hyatt takes us on a deep dive into the world of crowdfunding. We talk about getting creative with your rewards, determining a budget, creating strategic partnerships, and leveraging the relationships you’ve nurtured during the crowdfunding process to promote your record.

If you missed our previous conversation, go back and check it out in episode 15. We talk a lot about how we hold ourselves back and how to get out of your own way.

Connect with Ariel and download a free sample chapter of Crowdstart at arielhyatt.com

In this episode I share some of my favorite podcasts, websites, and courses to help you move forward in your own recording pursuits.

I’ve reached that point in the year where I look back on what I’ve accomplished, what I didn’t accomplish, and what I want to create in the coming year. I don’t know if making a record will show up on my list for 2017, but I know I’m moving closer to that goal. I thought this would be a great time to take a pause from interviews and share some of my favorite resources with you that are moving me forward in that pursuit.

Podcasts

Walking the Floor with Chris Shiflett

Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway

The Working Songwriter with Joe Pug

Thanks for Giving a Damn with Otis Gibbs

Female Entrepreneur Musician

Tutorials and Courses

The Recording Revolution

Pensado's Place

Coursera.org

FEMusician.com

Tweet at me @brassybroadjen and let me know your "go to" resources.

I chat with music producer AG about her approach to music production, as well as overcoming some of the issues we face as women in any industry.

AG is a triple threat She has been producing, songwriting and engineering music since the age of 15. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, AG relocated to Los Angeles and began to make her mark as one of the few female producers in the industry. Her unique blend of diverse musical influences include M83, Peter Gabriel and PJ Harvey, has led to extensive network TV exposure, popular television commercials, and feature films.

Most recently, AG produced Ciara’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” for Lionsgate’s new vampire killer movie The Last Witch Hunter. Rolling Stone Magazine describes the song as, “a syrupy, mesmerizing slow-burner.”

AG’s music has been featured in countless TV shows and feature films including Pretty Little Liars, The Leftovers, Grey’s Anatomy, and Gossip Girl.

To learn more about AG, visit her website byaginc.com.

My biggest takeaways from this conversation were not so much about making music as they were about some of the universal challenges that we face as women.

Things like feeling like you need to be overqualified for a job before you actually think you can do it. We talk specifically about how she conquered that BS that we tell ourselves.

Listen to Paint it Black

Jennie DeVoe returns to The Brassy Broadcast to talk about making records. 

In this episode we talk about working with a producer, the pre-production phase, sticking to your vision, and so much more.

The last time she was on, she shared so many secrets to her success that I had to break it into two episodes. Go back and listen to those episodes if you missed them.

http://brassybroadcast.libsyn.com/11-jennie-devoe-why-you-need-to-learn-the-business-pt-1

http://brassybroadcast.libsyn.com/12-jennie-devoe-stop-apologizing-when-charging-for-your-art

Jennie and Jen performing "Redeeming" Live from the Loo 

To connect with Jennie and learn more, visit jenniedevoe.com

Jen chats with Catharine Wood, owner and producer at Planetwood Productions about working with corporate clients as well as singer-songwriters, what the pre-production phase of recording looks like for her, how she prefers to receive the tracks she is going to mix or master, and tips for prepping to go into the studio.

In 2000, she began producing, singing, mixing and writing on projects and, after graduating #1 in her class from Full Sail's Los Angeles Recording School in 2005, added mastering to her professional offering.

From 2005-2007 Wood engineered at Play Studios in Santa Monica (national and international commercial campaigns -- including the first iPhone commercial, the Geico "Caveman" campaign, all of the original Apple iPod "Silhouette" commercials, the Priceline "Negotiator" William Shatner campaign, Netflix, and hundreds of other highly visible campaigns -- which included engineering on Voice Over for Keifer Sutherland, William H. Macy, legends like Dick Van Dyke and many more). In Spring of '07 Wood made the full-time shift to freelance engineering, music composition, production and post production.

In 2012 Catharine was invited to join the Los Angeles Recording School's Recording Arts Program Advisory Committee. The select committee determines the curriculum of the school and its degree programs. Additionally, Wood was invited by The Recording Academy into the Producers & Engineers Wing as a GRAMMY® Voting Member. She is a Voting Member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the former Hollywood Manager and Director of Southern California for the West Coast Songwriters organization and a proud, professional member of The Society of Composers & Lyricists. In 2016, Catharine Wood was elected to the Board of Directors for the California Copyright Conference.

As a songwriter, Wood is the recipient of Nine (9) Honorable Mentions from the BILLBOARD WORLD SONG CONTEST and currently endorses Audio-Technica, A-Designs pro audio and SJC Custom Drums. Wood's custom composition projects include a commissioned theme song for ESPN's "Viernes de Combates" airing on ESPN Deportes. Her original compositions can be heard on NBC, CBS, BBC, CTV and many more. Wood's specialties include: artist producing, music mastering, mixing, vocal recording, drums recording, audio post production, music composition & production for film+tv.

Connect with Catharine Wood and learn more at planetwoodstudios.com.

This week I’m chatting with Charlotte Martin. Charlotte is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the release of her record Stromata.  

Over the course of her career, Charlotte Martin has recorded both major label and independent releases, performed sold-out shows to audiences around the world and shared stages with the likes of Liz Phair, Pete Yorn, Damien Rice, Jason Mraz, and many others. Her music has been licensed for a plethora of television shows, including “So You Think You Can Dance,” which regularly features her song “The Dance” during the show’s open. Details magazine called her “a seductive performer” and “a skilled lyricist who writes with surgical precision” and Performing Songwriter praised Martin as “a born storyteller and affecting vocalist.”

In addition to taking a deep dive into discussing some of the tracks on the record, this conversation is full of lessons and insight about navigating a career in music business. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not all rainbows and unicorns after you sign a record deal.

Links 

charlottemartinmusic.com

Brassy Broadcast interview with Lisa Lombardo

Lauren Spring, from The Krickets, talks about recording their debut album with Ben Tanner, the magic of Muscle Shoals, and pushing out of her comfort zone. 

We also totally geek out on our love for the Trio record with Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt, and how it influenced the harmonies of The Krickets. If you don’t have that record, go get at as soon as you finish listening to this episode.

Connect with The Krickets and learn more at thekrickets.com

I’m incredibly excited to kick of Season 2 by sharing this conversation with Tamara Saviano.

Tamara has worn many hats over the course of her career, and worked in a variety mediums. The common thread throughout her work has been storytelling. 

We spend time talking about the process of writing her new book on legendary songwriter Guy Clark. I might have a fan girl moment or two because I want to know what it’s like to be in the studio with Mavis Staples, and how it feels when they call your name for a Grammy award. 

I can promise you one thing….This episode is full of magical stories. 

About Tamara Saviano:

During the past two decades Tamara Saviano has established herself as a tireless advocate of American music and its artists. Saviano is a GRAMMY-winning producer, publicist, manager, live concert producer, talent booker, and former music television producer and music journalist.

Saviano is an entrepreneur directing a full service artist management, PR and marketing company serving the folk and Americana genres. Saviano has worked with many acclaimed artists including Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark, Radney Foster, Terri Hendrix, Marcus Hummon, Marty Stuart, Gretchen Peters, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Todd Snider, and Janis Ian. As the creative force behind the company, Saviano writes media and marketing materials, recruits clients, manages budgets, creates and implements PR and marketing campaigns, and hires and manages staff.

Learn more and connect with Tamara at tamarasaviano.com

In this short episode, Jen talks about shifting gears and switching the podcast to a seasonal format. She also shares the theme of the podcast for season 2.

Welcome to my Facebook Live content creation experiment. I created a Facebook post using Facebook Live for the sole purpose of seeing how I could repurpose the content, and see how much engagement I could get out of it. 

Turning it into a podcast is part of the repurposing. I'm also sharing it on my regular blog page at brassybroad.com. You can visit there for the recap on how this little experiment turned out!

Stay tuned for new episodes of the The Brassy Broadcast coming this fall! I'm shooting for October. 

Thanks for listening!