The Helping Musicians Podcast

By The Helping Musicians Podcast

A weekly musician helping podcast. 🤝

Your mates who just wanna help ya make a living from your music.

Answering the questions you give us, plus getting industry experts to share their tips, stories... more

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The podcast currently has 157 episodes available.

The Helping Musicians Podcast episodes:

October 30, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 056 - Got Your Back (Dave Rajan / Alysha Wood)
A proper dream team duo for ya this week.
Dave (Director) and Alysha (Head of Streaming Strategy) from Got Your Back have worked across radio, streaming, and social strategies for some of the biggest artists in the world - and on this week’s show - they share some of their top tips to help you smash those respective worlds. 👀
GYB INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/wegotyourbackmusic/
Episode Features:
Dave’s three actionable tips to increase your chances of key radio play.

Alysha’s top three tips to improve your streaming strategy.

Why Radio is still important.

Non BBC radio stations in the UK that still play new music.

Smashing your Spotify playlist pitches.

Can a good playlist pitch tip your song into a playlist?

Can you get a good playlist placement even when you’re super early days?

When is the right time to get a Radio Strategy or Streaming Strategy?

The ‘quarterback’ model.

What social media numbers actually matter?

Writing an amazing email pitch.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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46min
October 24, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 055 - URGENT - Take Advantage of Spotify Wrapped by 31st October - And All The Free Promo That Comes With It
If you are reading / listening to this w/c 23rd October 2023, you havre around a week to put some work in - that could result in a huge amount of free promo for you and your music.

Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner, and the deadline for impact you can make as a musician is 31st October. In this episode we talk about what that means, what you can do to boost your chances of being in the top lists, plus some ideas of additional benefits ya can get out of it.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Episode Features:
Why is Spotify Wrapped useful for a musician.

Why 31st October is an important date.

What you should start doing ASAP to impact it.

New features Spotify allows an artist to use this year.

Why ya should probs also sort your press photo out.

A Spotify Profile audit.

Instagram Carousels and why you should defo consider them.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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26min
October 16, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 054 - Atlanta Cobb (@musicindustrymentor)
Our first-ever return guest, and for good reason. Music Industry Mentor, AKA Atlanta Cobb, is one of the best musician advice humans out there. Consistently giving away University course levels of music industry advice for free on Tik Tok, plus running one of the few ‘actually worth it’ coaching businesses out there.
This time we speak specifically about management. From her experience being an artist manager for huge popstars, through to now being an independent artist manager of Cristina Hart. We also talk how now to f*ck up a pitch email.
MIM TIK TOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@musicindustrymentor
Episode Features:
Top three things musicians need to know about management.

How to write the perfect cold-call email to a manager.

An insight into Atlanta’s management experience.

The classic mistakes people make when looking for a manager.

When are you ready for an manager.

Why you might wanna wait for a manager to come to you.

Atlanta’s 60 second crash course in music advice.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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29min
October 09, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 053 - Beth Cherry
The episode loads of you have been asking for - we ask a streaming expert all the questions you’ve wanted to know the answers to. Beth has led streaming campaigns for some of the biggest songs of the past decade (everything from Coldplay to Tones & I), plus works with a bunch of artists towards the start of their career too.
We’re happy to confirm that Beth is very open, alongside being hella knowledgeable and a lovely human being. This is basically a ‘Streaming in 2023 Greatest Hits’ episode.
BETH INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/bethcherry_/
Episode Features:
Top three things a musician needs to know about streaming in 2023.

How to get on big editorial streaming playlists.

If you focus on one streaming service in 2023, what should it be?

Are pre-save campaigns worth it for musicians at the start?

What’s the best way to drive people from social to streaming?

Is it harmful to be on multiple streaming services?

Are there any ‘worth it’ pay to play services?

What is a ‘Streaming Manager’.

A great example of an effective streaming campaign.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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40min
October 03, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 052 - How Does The Instagram Algorithm Work? + Broadcast Channels
Our last social media special ended up being one of the most listened to shows of the year, so following on from that, we break down how the Instagram algorithm works (straight from Insta themselves), plus talk about the new Broadcast Channels feature and how ya can use it as a musician.
Episode features:
Wtf is Instagram Broadcast Channels?

Why is it exciting for a musician at the start of their career?

How can you use it as a musician.

How does the Insta algorithm work (direct from Insta themselves).

What can you learn from that info to help your release strategy?

An account to be inspired by - DimitriHasIdeas - https://www.tiktok.com/@dmitrihasideas
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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29min
September 25, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 051 - Nonô
Over two million monthly listeners, writer + producer of some of your favourite pop bangers, plus all-round pop superstar - this week's guest is the gem of a human being that is Nonô.
Nonô Insta - https://www.instagram.com/nonoofficial/
Episode features:
The three things she wished she knew starting out.

What helped Nono w burnout.

Why taking a rest will help you make better music / art.

Separating the art from your self worth.

What Nonô has learnt from the many different sides of her music career.

How did Nonô work out what she loves.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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26min
September 18, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 050 - Wez Saunders (Defected)
Bossman of one of the most iconic brands / labels in music, for our 50th episode, we sat down (like, real, in human vibes) w Wez Saunders, CEO and Co-Owner of Defected. A man who has worked on pretty much every side of the music industry from label, to events, artist to DJ. And now he's here to share his wisdom w you.
WEZ INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/wezsaunders/
Episode features:
Wez’s journey to making a living doing what he loves.

Really powerful examples of butterfly effects.

His top tips for a producer / DJ getting the attention of Defected.

Understanding what you are good at.

Stories of iconic songs like Camelphat’s ‘Cola’.

How many songs does Defected receive every day?

His best examples of hustle.

Top tips when it comes to naming your files (metadata).

Wez’s top three things to help you make a living from your music.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠
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1h 4min
September 11, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 049 - Annie-Mai // GirlPowerMarketing
Genuinely one of THE go-to sources to understand what the f is going on in the ever-changing world of social media. This week, Annie from GirlPowerMarketing breaks down all the tips, strategies and more a musician needs to know to smash socials in September 2023.
ANNIE INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/girlpowermarketing/⁠
Episode features:
Annie's top three things a musician needs to know to improve their social media.

Are there any common mistakes musicians make on socials?

Are there any easy things a musician can do to improve to their socials.

Her favourite example of an artist smashing social.

What ONE platform should a musician prioritise (as of September 2023)?

The problem with growing followers - but across the world.

A/B testing - but for musicians.

An example of a small change Annie made which made her socials fly.

Why you shouldn't believe algorithm rumours.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠
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32min
September 03, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 048 - Social Media For Musicians Crash Course
No guest this week, so instead, we take the chance to run through the latest social media tips, tricks, and hacks for musicians. That help get your music out to as many people as poss. Also some kidney-related content.
MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/
SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/
Episode features:
What are the key lessons Mark has learnt from a few months of deep learning in the social media world.

Why it isn't really possible to have a 'social media strategy'.

Differences between Instagram posts and Instagram Reels and Instagram Stories.

Tik Tok is your billboard. Instagram is your Portfolio / CV.

Pinned posts. Sort em out.

Collaborator posts.

SEO your socials.

Make your social media handle obvious.
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠
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29min
August 28, 2023The Helping Musicians Podcast - 047 - Thando Zulu
Manager of some of the most exciting new artists in... tbf, the world, including Jerub, Beka, Aaron Taylor and more, this week's episode is with the beautiful (inside and out) human being / GOAT - Thando Zulu.
THANDO INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠
https://www.instagram.com/thando_zulu/?hl=en
Episode features:
What are the three things Thando looks for in a new artist to manage?

'When does an artist need a label'?

Why. You. NEED. A. Lawyer.

What is a 'good' percentage/term deal with a manager.

What does an artist need to look out for in a dodgy manager?

Watch out for 'Gross' and 'Net'.

Don't see music as a game you can win or lose.

What is a 'production deal'?
New episodes every Monday.
OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠
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22min

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