CEO and founder of ZEBR - a badass company that specialises in helping musicians w socials, virality, and creators / influencers.

Just a few artists they've worked w include Sam Smith, Raye and... The Rolling Stones. A lovely dude. Who really knows his stuff. This is Josh Deal.

JOSH INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joshdeal/?hl=en

ZEBR WEBSITE - https://www.zebr.app/

Episode Features: 

- Josh's Top Three Tips for taking advantage of socials / influencer marketing in 2024.

- If you've got £200 to spend on marketing - where should you spend it?

- How to take advantage of a viral moment.

- Having a viral video vs a viral trend.

- Specific social media features to take advantage of right now.

- Pitching songs direct to creators on Tik Tok / IG.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

One of the most inspiring, and relatable conversations we've had on the show so far.

An artist with a very on-brand name - this show we speak to Joy Anonymous about building a movement focussed on... joy, advice on getting samples cleared (including the story of the Sugababes bootleg), plus why having intention during creating is key.

They also share how Celine Dion kinda got em to Jamaica. Kinda.

JA INSTAGRAM - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyanonymous/

Episode Features: 

- JA's top three things they wish they knew starting out.

- Building a community vs building a movement.

- The impact of the South Bank performances.

- Having intention in creation.

- Some crazy, and inspiring stories of JA's hustle in the early days (the Celine Dion story).

- Balancing self-care with success.

- How Hen and Lou give direct feedback.

- Clearing samples - and specifically the story of JOY (Push the Button) x Sugababes.

- JA's favourite artists rn.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

The king of one-liners. A fellow passionate musician helper. And a human with one clear goal - help you get to your first 100k streams on Spotify. On this show we speak to Social Media Ayaz.

This episode is a streaming and socials masterclass. We talk the importance of storytelling, the best ways to push your songs on Spotify, and overall - how you can start to monetise your fanbase.

AYAZ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/socialmediaayaz/

Episode Features: 

- Ayaz's top three tips to help you reach 100k plus streams on Spotify.

- How to introduce the same song in a bunch of different ways/narratives?

- How to find multiple different backgrounds/content 'set-ups' that already exist within your life.

- How to find content inspiration.

- How to join the 100k club.

- What can you do in your DSP (Spotify / Apple Music etc) to optimize.

- A way to use your artist playlists for clever marketing.

- Spotify's 'Discovery Mode' and is it worth it?

- What 'not to do' to promote your song.

- Should you have different accounts for your music and personal life?

- Yaz's own creative industry hustle story.

- Could GaryVee be your big brother?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

If you're looking for £££ towards your music - regardless of whether that's songwriting, production, touring etc, PRS Foundation is a key name you need to know.

On this episode we have basically the boss of giving out money (Becci Scotcher - Senior Grants & Programs Manager), who gives you a greatest hits of tips, do's and don'ts, and things to watch out for as you're writing funding bids to get that ££££.

PRS FOUNDATION WEBSITE -https://prsfoundation.com/funding-support/funding-music-creators/

Episode Features: 

- Top three things any artist thinking about applying for funding should know.

- What are the key funds open to new musicians in the UK

- Any classic mistakes artists make on funding applications.

- Why you NEED to make sure your links work.

- Budget tips (mates rates etc).

- SMART Objectives.

- Some stats to hopefully make you feel better if you don't get your application approved.

- How do PRSF go about the subjective part of the decision process?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Arguably the UK’s ‘new music’ human on socials right now - Jodie Bryant is one of the most passionate new music lovers we know.

From putting on her own shows at venues from Boxpark through to Soho House, posting every day (!!) on socials to grow her platform, through to sharing top tips on growing as an artist, she’s basically the dream guest for you as a musician at the start of your career.

JODIE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jodierosebryant/

Episode Features: 

- Playing for free vs playing for a guaranteed outcome.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Senior A&R Manager at one of the biggest record labels in the world - Molly is a human responsible for signing, and nurturing new artists at Parlophone.

We try our best to cover all the key questions you have about getting signed, what really matters numbers wise, plus share a bunch of fun examples of building an audience and brand online.

PARLOPHONE WEBSITE - ⁠https://www.parlophonerecords.com/⁠

Episode Features: 

- Molly's top three things a musician needs to know about getting signed.

- Building a fanbase in 2023.

- Two unique examples of building a fanbase in 2023.

- And two examples of artists smashing the mainstream social platforms.

- Are follower numbers still important to A&Rs in 2023.

- Interesting ways that Molly has been hustled.

- Respecting hustle boundaries.

New episodes every Monday.

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We spend so much time on this show talking about making content for your music, but we don't spend a huge amount of time talking about how to edit that content, and edit it in an easy, potentially even fun way.

This week - we have HMP's badass editor Tyler join us to share his top tips on making the best content for your music possible - all from your phone.

TYLER INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/tylerodellhq/

Episode Features: 

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Ted Talk-esque levels of musician advice greatest hits here. This week we have Oli Isaacs - founder of This Is Music - one of the biggest and best music management companies. We're talking Bicep, Jayda G, Simian Mobile Disco.

On this week's show we talk the things you need to make a living doing what you love.

THIS IS MUSIC - https://www.thisismusicltd.com/

Episode Features: 

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Lots of exciting new features for musicians in the world of Tik Tok and Instagram this week. Including potentially one of the most asked features ever - Tik Tok finally allowing you to save a song straight off the app to your streaming service of choice.

Oh. And 8 million Instagram features that can help you engage w your fanbase.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features: 

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Potentially our most aligned guest ever this week. Incredibly gassed to say we have the legendary producer, songwriter, DJ, and most importantly - humble, nice human being, Toddla T.

T has worked w a bunch of ace artists at the start of their career, and on this episode he shares wisdom from those journies, his own journey, plus plenty of advice for those trying to make a living in music, outside of London.

TODDLA T INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/toddlat/

Episode Features: 

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠