Loads to talk about this week so Sam & Mark are back (definitely didn't have a guest drop out last min). We chat saving you time and money on content, how you can learn new things super quick, plus a breakdown of some v cool bits happening in the world of music tech.

Episode features:

- Using AI to make you loads of social media content for $4.

- Using TiK Tok as your search engine instead of Google.

- And how that can help you build a banging content / social media strategy.

- Creating music, via text, thanks to Google’s now publicly available AI tool MuicLM.

- Soundclouds new ‘who your biggest fan is’ feature and how it can help you build superfans.

- Steve Aoki’s latest cool thing we don’t understand.

New episodes every Monday.

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Host of the Radio 1 BBC Introducing show, new music obsessive, plus a musician herself. Gemma Bradley is arguably the Queen of new artists on National radio rn.

On this episode she shares with you how you can increase your chances of getting Radio 1 play, why you shouldn't send her CD's, but why you should defo send her unisex branded underwear.

GEMMA INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gemmabradleymusic/

Episode features:

- Gemma's top three tips to increase your chances of National radio play.

- What Gemma has learnt from her National radio journey, and how it's helped her musical life.

- Does having good social media matter for radio play?

- What are the most creative ways Gemma has been hustled by musicians?

- Does Gemma have a CD player?

- How does she proactively discover new music and new artists?

- How she got comfortable with industry events / networking.

- How to stand out in 2023.

New episodes every Monday.

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The KING of DIY. Featured in Fortnite. A man with twelve (and counting) musical income streams. This week's episode is rammed full of value on how to make money from your music, the importance of being authentically you, plus far too many tax return jokes.

SHAO DOW INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/shaodowmusic/⁠

Episode features:

- Shao's top three things he wish he knew starting out

- His twelve (and counting) musical income streams.

- How he ended up on Fortnite.

- How much he was paid to be on Fortnite.

- Why you need to cultivate your reputation.

- How Shao's builds on socials in 2023.

- The most underappreciated income stream as a musician.

- How he 10x a booking fee with his merch.

New episodes every Monday.

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Millions of streams, badass social media campaigns, and insight from many sides of the music industry. This week's guest is Bellah Mae.

BELLAH INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/bellah.mae/

Episode features:

- Bellah's three things she wishes she knew starting out.

- How to 'become friends' with social media.

- Any patterns Bellah has noticed across successful posts.

- Where Bellah gets inspiration from, both in terms of social media and songwriting.

- How she built her 'Hot Ex Girlfriends Club' superfans.

- How to be more confident when networking.

- Bellah's favourite record rn.

New episodes every Monday.

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On this week’s show we catch up about Instagram’s new feature which can help you sell more merch and tickets, have an argument about Avenged Sevenfold, plus talk about how AI has dominated the music industry the past few weeks and what that means for you as an artist at the start.

Episode features:

- Taking advantage of Instagram’s new Link In Bio feature.

- And why you shouldn’t use all five.

- The ‘funnel’ - using Tik Tok as your billboard to feed down to Instagram, and then to merch / ticket sales etc.

- Avenged Sevenfold x TicketMaster - and what this means for you and your fans.

- Ghostwriter x Drake AI - and what’s happened since that crazy 24 hrs.

New episodes every Monday.

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Founder of Something Something Social who work w some of the biggest artists in the world, plus a dude that knows Tik Tok / social like the back of his hand. This week's guest is Liam James Ward.

LIAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/liamjameswrd/

SOMETHING SOMETHING SOCIAL - https://www.instagram.com/somethingsomething.social/

Episode features:

- How to define your content pillars as an artist.

- Why you should look at the less mainstream platforms.

- Finding your community online.

- Where to find inspiration for content as a musician.

- Examples of artists who smashed it on social in the early days of their careers.

- Sorting your digital housekeeping.

- How often should you be posting?

- How long should your videos be?

- Why you should consider posting longer videos.

- Why the videos that don't get loads of views are still important.

New episodes every Monday.

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Arguably the Queen of making this exciting new world of Web3 / Music Tech accessible to musicians like you - Lucy Rogers is this week's guest.

Having worked on web3 projects w some of the biggest artists in the world, brought Mayweather into the Metaverse (obvs), plus just an all-around lovely human being who wants to help musicians at the start as much as those already smashing it.

LUCY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/lucylorna_x/

Episode features:

- Lucy's top three tips for any artist that wants to move into this new world.

- The Aitch 'Close to Home' NFT / Web3 project.

- The cool shizz Avenged Sevenfold are doing with NFTs and tickets rn.

- QUIN and how she took advantage of Sound.xyz

- Going to the moon w Migos.

- Where to go to learn more about web3 / NFTS.

- Aside from Web3, what should you focus on to help you build community in 2023.

New episodes every Monday.

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One of (in our opinion), the best pop artists of this past decade, 10's of millions of streams, plus her own wine (obvs), Call Me Loop is this show's guest.

A banging episode for many reasons, Loop is super transparent about mistakes she made, things that helped her grow, plus ££££.

LOOP INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/callmeloop/

Episode features:

- The three things Loop wishes she knew when starting out.

- Who should you hire first - management, label, lawyer etc.

- Loop's thoughts on major labels + indie labels.

- Loop's marketing / social media strategies that have worked, and those that haven't.

- Why getting your publishing etc is hella important.

- The piece of new music Loop is loving rn.

New episodes every Monday.

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A legend. A man who played a key part in the early careers of icons such as Madonna, Prince and Cher. So knowledgeable about this shizz he teaches it at one of the most iconic music colleges in the world.

And now, in this next 45 minutes - he shares w you - a musician at the start of your career, all the things he's learnt from working with these incredibe artists.

Episode features:

- The three things every musician needs to be successful.

- Iconic songs and artists that took years, or multiple releases until they were a hit.

- The thing that Madonna had that made her the superstar she's known for.

- Multiple stories about how iconic artists didn't 'work' in one market / country, but smashed it in another.

- How to stand out in 2023.

- Rob's opinion on talent vs likeability.

New episodes every Monday.

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On this episode we're gonna run through the new guidelines for smashing Instagram as a musician in 2023, some positive chat about AI for musicians, plus a bunch of new music chat.

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Episode features:

- The new rough guidelines for Instagram in 2023.

- A breakdown of what that means for you as a musician.

- Cross posting content.

- Spotify's new vertical video.

- The positives of AI.

New episodes every Monday.

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