An incredibly talented songwriter, performer all round nice dude. Lostboycrow (human name Chris) has had quite the musical journey this past decade. Like most of us, going through different sounds, aesthetics, and levels of success.

On this episode, Chris is very open about the success, and the failures of that decade. Plus shares some awesome insights on how and when to trust your gut, how his 42 million + streamed banger came about, plus why playing live is so important for building confidence as a musician at the start.

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A very sleep-deprived chinwag w Helping Musicians Podcast editor Tyler Odell - where we pick his brain for all of the social media editing, strategy, and ‘making a living from something you love’ wisdom.

Yes we love Tyler cos he works with us on HMP - but he’s also an editor for huge artists, brands, and organisations with big scary legal teams which we won’t name.

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

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Badass artist, songwriter, label founder, PLVTINUM has seen all sides of the music industry, including... NASA.

Currently sitting at the best part of half a billion (!!) streams on Spotify alone, PLVTINUM (human name Michael) has had a v diverse musical journey.

On this episode he talks moving from EDM to dark-pop, the importance of data and how to take advantage of it, plus when a song is for you, and when it's for the fans.

MICHAEL INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/iamplvtinum/

REBELLION RECORDS - https://www.instagram.com/rebellionrecordsnyc/

Episode Features: 

- Just release the songs!

- The importance of focusing on your strengths.

- And building a team to focus on the rest.

- 'Letting go' of songs.

- Using data to help you make strategic decisions.

- The importance of a 'repeat listener' on DSPs (Spotify etc).

- The importance of a clear and cohesive brand.

- How do you guide fans through a genre change?

- Creating authentic social media content and why you need to stop making ads!

- How can you get your music to Michael?

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One of the main things we try and help musicians with on this show is Instagram, and how to smash it as a musician, which helps get your music out to as many people as possible.

And just last week - the boss of Instagram sat down with the legends Colin & Samir, and shared 90 minutes of goodness on all the shizz ya wanna know BUT that episode is focussed on creators more generally, not musicians.

So on this week's show, in 30 mins, we try our best to summarise the key takeaways - for you as a musician - that you can learn from the boss of Instagram - Adam Mosseri.

FULL EPISODE - https://youtu.be/HDzhA_UFrnA?si=lchb_GWIFpeFjd2g 

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Producer, DJ, podcaster, Will Clarke basically has a PHD in smashing the make a living from cool music & creative shizz.

On this episode we get into the nitty gritty of the mindset, platforms, and most importantly - skills - you need to do it yourself. All whilst playing a game of Beyonce Bingo.

Episode Features: 

- Patience.

- Expectations.

- And the importance of being 'good'.

- Finding superfans, and how to communicate with those superfans.

- Networking - and how you can basically reach Beyonce if that's your one goal.

- And how to handle those relationships.

- The story of Will's 'Hallelujah'.

- The tech / apps that Will has found interesting for music career shizz recently.

- The role of luck in all of this.

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BBC Radio 1 DJ, label owner, rockstar DJ, and so so much more. This week's guest is Sarah Story.

On this ep Sarah essentially shares a PHD in 'getting your music heard by important music people-ology'. A bunch of awesome tips, insight and strategies to get that DM opened, get that track listened to, and why you defo defo defo not send Sarah a Google Drive or WeTransfer.

Episode Features: 

- The importance of learning your craft first.

- Presenting yourself the way you want to be seen.

- Comment on Instagram posts (without being a weirdo).

- MAKE. IT. EASY. For people you want to listen to your music to listen to it.

- How much new music does Sarah actually receive a week?

- And what is Sarah's promo email?

- Is it worth doing a few weeks in Ibiza hustling to build a network?

- How does Sarah find new music?

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Something a little bit different this week - we come to you live from Dot to Dot Festival in Nottingham where we speak to three badass artists across the genres, all who have recently smashed it.

Antony Szmierek, Hana Lili and Alfie Sharp. All sharing the things they wish they knew a few years ago before things got proper.

Plus a lot of excuses to eat donuts, so, ya know.

ANTONY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/antonyszmierek/

HANA INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/hanalili__/

ALFIE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/alfiesharp/

Episode Features: 

- The things Antony wish he knew starting out.

- How to keep the whole music thing fresh and exciting / stop yourself from getting cynical.

- The importance of being a nice person.

- Hana's take on authenticity, and why you really do just need to do what you want to.

- And why that boy you had a crush on in school wasn't the end of the world.

- Why Alfie believes you should always trust your intuition.

- And always eat the donut.

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Your freelancer friend. Reese Hopper is very wise dude who is focussed on helping you make a living doing what you love.

Having worked w The Chainsmokers, Adidas and DJI. Reese knows a thing or two about making $$ doing things he enjoys. And now, as we write / record this, he's put all that wisdom into a book dedicated to helping you make a living from that thing you love.

So ofc we grill him from the musicians perspective. What do you need to know and or do to smash this music career thing?

REESE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/reesehopper.co/

BUY THE BOOK - https://www.reesehopper.com/links

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A socials guru - literally - as he’s spent years working at every musicians favourite platform Tik Tok. George, now running his own badass agency (MYTHOSMKRS), answers every question you’ve wanted to know about how tf can you use Tik Tok effectively as a musician.

Let’s go George!

GEORGE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/iamgeorgenikolaou/ 

GEORGE'S AGENCY - https://www.instagram.com/mythosmkrs/

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Huge festival bookings, MOBO award nomination, loads of BBC Radio 1 plays and more. ALT BLK ERA have absolutely destroyed the past two years in the best way possible.

Now, as they enter their next era (no pun intended), they share the things they wish they knew starting out, the best places to learn (for free), plus …

ALT BLK ERA INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/altblkera/

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