Fan volunteers are great and can be a ton of help. Episode 613: Pianist Chad Lawson explores the intersection between music and wellness; the tracks on his last two chart-topping albums have been streamed over 700M million times. He’s also a certified breath-work coach and a yoga teacher, who is working to teach others how […]

Fan volunteers are great and can be a ton of help. Episode 612: You have a street team or are thinking about starting a street team, we discuss a number of things you need to keep in mind when using a street team. We also discuss how street teams have evolved since the days of […]

GigSalad provides a full-service platform for booking gigs. Get leads, send quotes, and collect payments all in one place. Episode 611: Mark Steiner Co-founder and CEO of GigSalad joins us. GigSalad provides a full-service platform for booking gigs. Get leads, send quotes, and collect payments all in one place. GigSalad has all the ingredients you […]

The names have been withheld, but the stories are true! Episode 610: This week Jay and Michael share a couple mistakes musicians they have worked with have made in the past… this is your opportunity to learn from the mistakes of other musicians. Sorry, the names have been withheld, but the stories are true! Download […]

Episode 609: Tired of dealing with the algorithms? Tired of posting something and only 2% of all your followers ever see the post? Here are four places that don’t play the algorithm game. Put your time and attention into growing your followers on Spotify, YouTube, Bandsintown and a email list. Everyone who follows you on […]

Andreas Ahlenius from Tracklib joins to discuss samples. Episode 608: Andreas Ahlenius from Tracklib joins to discuss samples. Tracklib are a pioneering music sampling service and have just launched Sounds a brand-new offering that enables producers to access a range of authentically recorded, royalty-free loops This new addition makes Tracklib the most complete platform for […]

Spotify Clips is a new 30 second vertical video feature that will remind everyone very much of TikTok, Reels or Shorts Episode 607: Spotify Clips is a new video feature that Spotify is rolling out. Not all artists been given access yet, but Michael has a couple clients with access so he started testing it […]

When you first sit down with the artist and / or manager, what questions do you typically ask? Episode 606: Jay Gilbert recently hosted a panel discussion at the Music Biz conference. One of the questions he asked is panelist was: When you first sit down with the artist and / or manager, what questions […]

SongFly is an easy-to-use solution that empowers artists to launch ad campaigns for their tracks in just one click. Episode 605: Danny Garcia from Songtools.io joins us to talk about their new ad platform Songfly. SongFly is an easy-to-use solution that empowers artists to launch ad campaigns complete with beautiful visuals for their tracks in […]

Don’t Panic! What should you do to be prepared for possible changes to TikTok. Episode 604: Bruce Houghton from Hypebot and Bandsintown joins us to discuss current events impacting musicians. We start with the new that the clock is now officially ticking on TikTok has 9 months to find a new owner or be banned […]