The Musician's Map Podcast

Emma shares how she started playing music, and how she broke out of obscurity with her band Decades.

She talks about songwriting, pre-production, working with a manager, and releasing an album with a major record label.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER MORE OF EMMA: Decades - Website | facebook | Spotify ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Waax - Website | facebook

This week we’re talking about the dynamics of being in a band, creativity and teamwork.

We discuss the different roles of playing in a group, how to deal with egos and why self awareness is essential to collaboration.

We also touch on creative control and royalties.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER MORE OF LORA: Ms Take - facebook ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Cheshire Grimm - Spotify | facebook

We discuss the importance of goals, how to set them and follow through, and how your dreams dictate the path of your life.

How to achieve success, and how to deal with failure.

My guest this week is Matty Lovell.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER MORE OF MATTY: Earth To Matty - Website | facebook Earth To India - Website | facebook ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Chase & Status - Website | facebook

This week we’re talking about mastering. What is it? Why do we need it? And can you do it yourself?

We’re delving into the world of audiophile wizardry to uncover everything you need to know about preparing your tracks for release, and a whole lot more.

If you’re already familiar with mastering and the ideas behind it, you’ll still find value here as we go into the philosophy behind why mastering engineers exist, and where the craft is heading.

My guest this week is Kevin Tuffy.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER MORE OF KEVIN: Metropolis Mastering - Website | facebook ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Phoebe Bridgers - Website | facebook

Your inner circle, your scene and your niche. What are these things and why are they essential to grow your fan base and spread your music?

I share some hard truths about failure, success and...fishing.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER BAND OF THE WEEK: Body Hound - Website | facebook

This week’s episode is about sharing and influence from the perspective of your audience; how they find you, how they hear you, how they absorb your message, and most importantly; how they spread your music.

Why recommendations are the most important, effective way to spread your music, and where your audience gets their recommendations from. Authenticity, and the importance of having a genre and a niche.

My guest this week is David Zeidler

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER MORE OF DAVID: Arctic Drones - Website | facebook Dunk! USA - Website | facebook A Thousand Arms - Website | facebook BANDS OF THE WEEK: Rosetta - Website | facebook Sounds Like Violence - Bandcamp

Today we’re going to talk about the essential equipment you need to start recording yourself and making music at home.

Whether you’re looking for the right software to make beats or electronic music, or you want to know how to record yourself and your instrument - this is where you need to start.

Microphones, interfaces, software, headphones, keyboards and computers; we outline the best options, the different applications and the minimum requirements.

To help me on this journey through the audio spectrum, my guest this week is John Holt. John is certified pro in Logic Pro X and teaches Ableton. He works for Focusrite and Novation and has a YouTube channel called The Audio Journey.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER CHECK OUT: The Audio Journey '7 Key Elements of Music Production' - YouTube Playlist | facebook BAND OF THE WEEK: Red City Radio - website | facebook

I’m listening to music and providing feedback to artists on a daily basis and the number one comment I make is ‘you need to work on your singing’.

So, in this episode we’re talking about vocals: why they’re so important, where you’re going wrong, and how to make them better.

My guest today is the incredible Cherie Mathieson. Cherie is a singer, songwriter, producer, vocal coach and artist development mentor via her awesome site bignotesgetvotes.com

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER CHECK OUT: Big Notes Get Votes - website BAND OF THE WEEK: Our Oceans - website | facebook

In a world where new information is a constant flow and attention spans are at an all time low; how do you make sure your music is being heard?

Today we’re talking social media essentials. How to create quality content, and get the most out of each platform. How to post, when to post, and how to stand out from the crowd.

We go into detail about developing your online presence, different platforms, advertising, branding and marketing yourself on social media to get more fans.

To help me answer that question is social media expert and musician Moses Robbins.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER CHECK OUT: The Land Of Milk And Honey - website Decades - website | facebook

Money Talks is a regular set of episodes dedicated to making money as a musician. Each episode will feature candid interviews and discussions with musicians doing the one thing that seems to elude so many of us: making money from making music.

Today we’re talking about covers gigs. How to get started, how to book gigs and keep booking gigs, how to set your fee and how to turn your passion into a career.

I'm joined by New Zealand artists Nicola Thomson and Simon Hirst to discuss the ins and outs, and highs and lows of making a living as a covers musician.

LISTEN HERE: WATCH HERE: GET IT ON: iTUNES STITCHER CHECK OUT: Simon Hirst - website | bandcamp The Monroes - website | facebook Mordecai Records - website | facebook