BBC Introducing Queen - repping both the local angle onIntroducing Leeds & Sheffield, plus the National on the legendaryBBC Radio 6Music Mixtape,Emily Pilbeam is about as new music obsessed as you can be.

And that's bloody ace for you as a musician at the start of your career - cos she can share all sorts of tips to help you with making a living from your music.

EMILY INSTAGRAM -https://www.instagram.com/empilbeam/?hl=en

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- Em's top three tips to increase your chances of being played on the radio.

- What is the dream email to improve your chances of being played?

- The importance of relationships in music.

- What are the classic mistakes people make that stop their music being played?

- Examples of artists that have smashed the reach out.

- Having follow-up singles ready to go.

- Opportunities for artists outside London.

- Em's own personal music industry journey.

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A v interesting episode for a number of reasons. On this week’s show, our guest has moved from one genre world to another, took advantage of her love for Twilight to help push her own tunes, plus knows how to proper take advantage of a cold DM.

She’s also responsible for one of Sam’s favourite songs of 2023 ('Get Off My’ iykyk), so this is basically just 30 minutes of Nahirny fanboying on behalf of you as a musician at the start of your career. Sorry Julia.

JULIA INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/juliawolfnyc/ 

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- Engaging with the people that come to your gigs! 

- How to nurture a fan base in 2025.

- How Julia took advantage of her love for Twilight to push her own music.

- How do you navigate a genre shift / change, and bring as much of your fanbase as possible with you?

- The importance of collaboration.

- Building a supportive team.

- The power of cold DM’s / emails.

- Julia’s key butterfly effects.

- Finding your aesthetic.

- What to watch out for in contracts. 

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Over 400 million (!!) streams. Producer / DJ / Vocalist. And fresh from putting out a monster banger (we literally speak to him within hours of ‘Wacuka’ being released), this week’s show is with AVAION.

Considering his debut album is called ‘Self-Reflection’ this is a very apt episode, summarising the journey of going from your small home town to platinum records, and how to stay grateful. How to keep moving forward. And most importantly, why Empire of the Sun need to get on the phone ASAP.

AVAION INSTAGRAM - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/avaion/

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes Features:

- How to always keep moving forward / always striving to be better with each release.

- The importance of enjoying the moment.

- The pressure we put on ourselves, and the pressure that comes from family, friends etc. 

- Collaboration - how do you get good at it?

- A brilliant example of collaboration and butterfly effects - the story of how ‘Wacuka’ was born.

- Why you should defo be sending Instagram DM’s.

- What does that perfect reach out look like?

- Sharing top lines over DM? 

- How much time do you have to spend on social media per week? 

- A preview / bootleg of AVAION x BUNT. X Empire Of The Sun 👀

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A badass producer / DJ. Hundreds of millions of streams. Main stage Tomorrowland appearances all over the place. And most importantly, a really nice dude (he was even a teacher)!

On this show Yves digs into his journey from playing in small bars, thru to putting on his own parties, and then ending up touring the world and playing some of the most iconic stages on the planet. Full of insights that will hopefully re-assure you that not everything happens overnight, this is Yves V.

YVES INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/yves_v/

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes Features:

- The three things Yves wishes he could tell himself starting out in music.

- Why you need to set goals!

- The benefits of taking time out (in Yves' case - COVID).

- Playing Tomorrowland since the second edition.

- Why all DJs should learn to produce / make their own music.

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As one of our most listened to episodes, we thought it was only right to bring Jess Iszatt back for a 2025 chinwag.

Still smashing it as host of BBC Introducing London, playing epic DJ sets all over the shop, plus interviewing your fav artists, but since we last spoke she is now host of BBC Introducing on BBC Radio 1 - arguably the most important new artist show in the country.

So, probs worth listening to her advice for 30 mins we reckon. 👀

JESS INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jjiszatt/

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠

Episodes Features:

- Jess's top three tips for an artist dreaming of making a living from their music.

- Why it's so important to reflect on your achievements / your past year etc.

- The importance of going to gigs, events, spaces where you want to play.

- What can you do to stand out when sending music to Jess / BBC Introducing.

- What should you defo NOT do when sending music.

- Do followers matter? And what does the perfect social media profile look like?

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Non-stop DNB bangers. World tours. And responsible for one of our personal favourite records of the year.

DELTA HEAVY INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/deltaheavyuk/ 

OUR IG - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠

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Producer / DJ. World Tours. Loved by your favourite artists like Bonobo, Four Tet, Disclosure. O'Flynn (human name Ben), is one of those humans that's so talented it's almost annoying (almost).

This episode is an epic example of a few things. 1) The power of just doing it for the music. 2) The importance of believing in yourself. And 3) Why sometimes you just need to get out there and push your music in front of people.

OFLYNN INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/oflynnmusic/

OUR IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠

Episodes Features:

- Focus on the music, not the music industry.

- Getting good at collaborating / collaborations.

- Focussing on your strengths.

- What are the happiest moments of O'Flynns career.

- An epic story of how Four Tet first heard Ben's music.

- The importance of experimenting in music / production.

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Regardless of if you’re in music for the money - one thing we can all agree on - having more of it is very useful to allow us to focus on our music careers.

So, we’re gassed to share the insights from today’s guest. Sarah Anderson, who used to head up Finance at Boiler Room - and now works with some of your favourite rappers / musicians helping them smash their finances.

We talk about some heavy stuff on this episode like VAT returns, but Sarah does an awesome job of making it relatable and easy to understand even if you’re new to all of this.

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OUR IG - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

Episodes Features:

- The top three things you need to be thinking about finance wise as a musician.

- Common money mistakes musicians make.

- How to learn from financial failures.

- Case studies of musicians who have smashed the money thing.

- A break down of some key financial terms / jargon.

- Navigating Record Label Deals, money wise.

- VAT, and why it can help you get more money.

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Billions on billions of streams. World tours. And an all round gem of a human being - this weeks episode is Jonas Blue.

Starting out hustling at the age of 11 (!!) on this episode JB shares all the lessons learned he wishes he could go back and tell his younger self - from record labels to management, and everything inbetween.

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Visual creator. MC. And the man behind some of the past decades iconic artworks - we’re talking Anderson .Paak, Future, plus brands such as Levis and Vans.

We’ve wanted to get Dewey Saunders on for a while, as in our opinion he’s one of the best creatives out there for helping turn already awesome musical art into visual art. And on this show he breaks down how you can do that too as a musician starting out.

DEWEY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/deweysaunders/ 

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Episode features: 

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