In this episode, I give a quick update on the show and take a quick dive into Twitch and NFT's for musicians. It's our goal to bring on guests in the world of Twitch and NFT's and sharing how those platforms/tools can help independent musicians.
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I’ve booked, promoted, and produced over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters (Live Nation and AEG Presents) and independently. Here is more about my background - http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/aboutme.
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In this episode, I share some tips on how to get started working concerts and festivals. We go over some different positions, how to get your foot in the door, and some skills that will help someone stand out.
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Who Am I?
I’ve booked, promoted, and produced over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters (Live Nation and AEG Presents) and independently. Here is more about my background - http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/aboutme.
What's that sound?
I have Tourette Syndrome, which is why you may hear a regular vocal sound. My producer calls it Jazz. I have quite a few tics and have had Tourette Syndrome since I was 6 years old. To learn more about Tourette's or support research for Tourette Syndrome, please visit https://tourette.org/.
This episode focuses on how to get started as a concert promoter by getting reps booking local shows.
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Who Am I?
I’ve booked, promoted, and produced over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters (Live Nation and AEG Presents) and independently. Here is more about my background - http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/aboutme.
What's that sound?
I have Tourette Syndrome, which is why you may hear a regular vocal sound. My producer calls it Jazz. I have quite a few tics and have had Tourette Syndrome since I was 6 years old. To learn more about Tourette's or support research for Tourette Syndrome, please visit https://tourette.org/.
This is the foundation lesson of a 12-week series that started on 1/18/2021. Get Access to all 12 Lessons and more: https://www.patreon.com/makingitacademy.
This foundation lesson shares the basics to what we will be exploring over the next 12 weeks. Creating your content strategy, customer journey's and building your funnel, branding, business models, and much more.
There are some visuals in this episode. For the video version go to YouTube here.
Who Am I?
I’ve booked, promoted, and produced over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters (Live Nation and AEG Presents) and independently. Here is more about my background - http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/aboutme.
What's that sound?
I have Tourette Syndrome, which is why you may hear a regular vocal sound. My producer calls it Jazz. I have quite a few tics and have had Tourette Syndrome since I was 6 years old. To learn more about Tourette's or support research for Tourette Syndrome, please visit https://tourette.org/.
Katie Zaccardi is a musician, marketing expert, has her own podcast Out To Be, and offers many amazing coaching resources for DIY Musicians.
Learn more about Katie at https://www.katiezaccardi.com/. Bree Noble is also a musician, entrepreneur, and coach helping DIY musicians launch their career.
Learn more about Bree Noble at https://profitablemusician.com/. The two of them are working together on an amazing new course that goes live this month, June 2021, helping artists launch a new revenue stream for their business.
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Who Am I?
I’ve booked, promoted, and produced over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters (Live Nation and AEG Presents) and independently. Here is more about my background - http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/aboutme.
What's that sound?
I have Tourette Syndrome, which is why you may hear a regular vocal sound. My producer calls it Jazz. I have quite a few tics and have had Tourette Syndrome since I was 6 years old. To learn more about Tourette's or support research for Tourette Syndrome, please visit https://tourette.org/.
Welcome to a new format in our series! This is our music, marketing, entrepreneurship, and finance news episode with my co-host, Sara Salomon. In this first episode, we discuss four different articles focused on the new TikTok Promote feature, should you be on TikTok, how to build your music marketing budgets, and building discord communities.
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Articles Mentioned:
TikTok is Running Everything
How to use TikTok Promote to Reach New Audiences
How to Create a Music Marketing Budget in 2021
Can and Should You Advertise Your Brand on Discord
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Who Am I? I’ve booked, promoted, and produced over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters (Live Nation and AEG Presents) and independently. Here is more about my background:
http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/aboutme
What's that sound? I have Tourette Syndrome, which is why you may hear a regular vocal sound. My producer calls it Jazz. I have quite a few tics and have had Tourette Syndrome since I was 6 years old. To learn more about Tourette's or support research for Tourette Syndrome, please visit https://tourette.org/.
I've missed y'all! We've been putting out content on our YouTube channel pretty consistently, but we're back on audio! It's been a crazy time since March of 2020 full of ups and downs, but it's exciting to do the show again. The format will change somewhat, and we will be putting out the audio from some of the YouTube content and podcasts Chris G. has appeared on, and lots of variety for y'all with interviews, quick tips, news episodes, and much more.
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Looking forward to reconnecting with y'all! Go See shows, meet people, make stuff!
Jordan Kurland is a founding partner in Brilliant Corners Artist Management. With offices in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle Brilliant Corners represents a diverse array of artists including Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Toro Y Moi, Best Coast, Soccer Mommy, Real Estate, New Pornographers, and Pup. Kurland is also a partner in Noise Pop Industries. Based in San Francisco, Noise Pop curates, produces, and promotes various events throughout the greater Bay Area including the Noise Pop Festival. He was one of the founding partners of the groundbreaking boutique outdoor music festivals, Treasure Island, which ran from 2007-2018.
Kurland currently sits on the board of three San Francisco based non-profits: McSweeney's, Stern Grove Festival, and experimental art and performance space, The Lab. Previously he served on the boards of 826 National, Marin Headlands Center for the Arts, the Bay Area chapter of NARAS, and Revolutions Per Minute, an organization dedicated to connecting artists with social causes. Additionally, he spent five years on the board of directors for the Independent On-Line Distribution Alliance (IODA) which ended in a partial acquisition by Sony in 2009.
Kurland is politically active. He was on the entertainment advisory committee for Barack Obama in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016. Starting in 2004, he launched various election-based projects with the author, Dave Eggers. The most recent was a pair of digital compilations called Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volumes 1 and 2. The two albums raised over $550,000 in 48 hours for voter's rights organizations, Fair Fight, Color of Change, and Voting Rights Lab. Other initiatives include the Future Dictionary of America (2004), the website 90 Days, 90 Reasons (2012), and 30 Days, 30 Songs (2016).
Lastly, Kurland is an investor in San Francisco restaurants Central Kitchen, Salumeria, and Wise Son's Deli as well as the celebrated bar, Trick Dog.
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Cherele is an Independent Hip Hop artist based in Atlanta, GA. Originally from Ft. Myers, FL she has taken her career into her own hands by using her creativity not just in her music but also in her business. Cherele has been involved in booking and promoting her own shows in very creative ways to being booked for tours and playing festivals such as Rolling Loud. She's a creative content creator that brings fun and unique branding into everything she does.
She recently dropped her newest single "KIKI" which you can hear here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-WKQxTz0I&t=0s
To learn more about Cherele visit: http://cherele.com/
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Katie Zaccardi is a singer-songwriter and music business coach that’s focused on helping women in the music industry build sustainable careers and multiply their income without stress and self-doubt. The last time she was on the show was episode #095, where we focused on mental health in the music industry, and especially for creative. In this episode, we go deep into an artist’s launch strategy for their next project whether that’s a Patreon page, new album, single, or just a marketing campaign in general.
To learn more about Katie Zaccardi visit https://www.katiezaccardi.com/.
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Isabella Bedoya helps independent artists establish profitable music careers so they can get paid doing what they love. She is the founder of The Fame Hackers, a four-step approach for musicians that want to go from "starving musician" to "superstar."
After working as an A&R for a major label, Isabella uses her industry experience coupled with cutting-edge strategies to help musicians monetize their music careers, attract their loyal fan base, and reach the levels of success they desire.
In this conversation, we discuss building free organic funnels, finding your most ideal fans, having a solid foundation before spending money on paid advertising, and much more.
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Dr. Corinne Devin: US Navy Commander, Orthodontist, Motivational Speaker, World Traveler, and reigning International Ms. 2020. As a multi-passionate woman, she has learned to not only balance her passions but use them to make her a better officer. In this conversation, we discuss public speaking, and how becoming a better public speaker can help you be more confident, perform better at job interviews, pitching, and much more.
To learn more about Dr. Corinne Devin visit https://linktr.ee/drcorinnedevin
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Erin M. Jacobson is an internationally recognized attorney, experienced deal negotiator, and a seasoned advisor of intellectual property rights who protects musicians, songwriters, music publishers, and a wide variety of other music professionals.
Ms. Jacobson’s clients include Grammy and Emmy Award winners, legacy artists and catalogues, heirs and estates, and independent artists and companies. Ms. Jacobson regularly handles all types of agreements within the music industry, with an emphasis on music publishing, licensing, and catalogue acquisitions. In addition, she is one of the leading attorneys on copyright recapture and termination issues.
Jonathan Stone is the co-Founder of Rocket Songs where independent artists can legally license songs from some of the top songwriters in the world. Stone has been in the music publishing world since 1974 having worked with artists such as Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, Glen Ballard, Robbie Neville, Mark Mueller, Brock Walsh, and many more. In this conversation, we discuss how Rocket Songs works and how independent artists can license and release music with the platform, publishing deals, stories from his journey in the industry, and much more.
To learn more about Jonathan Stone & Rocket Songs visit https://www.rocketsongs.com/.
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Mike Mauer is the Head of Marketing for White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX. With over a decade of music marketing experience and promoting some of the biggest festivals in the United States, Mike has a deep expertise and understanding of all things marketing and the music industry. In this conversation, we discuss many different marketing strategies and how people can build and develop new skills to prepare themselves for the future and next chapter of the music industry.
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Benji Stein is the CEO and Founder of PlaylistSupply, a tech company focused on generating lists of every user-generated playlist available on Spotify. PlaylistSupply is a tool that independent musicians can use to find popular playlists for their genre along with contact information, social media contacts, and much more. In this conversation, we discuss how the platform for PlaylistSupply works, how to find playlists, strategies to reaching out to playlist curators, and much more.
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Wesley David is a Singer-Songwriter who in 2020 released his debut solo album “Never Late Than Better.” During the release campaign for his album he experimented with different marketing strategies to figure out and learn what works for his music. Before the COVID pandemic, Wesley was touring consistently and made a name in the Piano Bar world where he took that experience from a traditional piano bar out onto the road, which can serve as a tour strategy to build higher-paid anchor dates around original shows for a DIY touring musician. In this conversation, we talk about the different marketing strategies Wesley used, his journey prior to the debut album, figuring out the right social media platforms for you, and much more.
To learn more about Wesley David visit https://wesleydavidmusic.com/.
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Allison Ross is a violin player and classical musician based in Kansas where she performs with several orchestras and symphonies. Since the COVID-19 pandemic musicians have faced many challenges, and Allison broke the silence when the restrictions from one of her orchestras made it so challenging to be an orchestra performer that she decided that it was better to not play at all. She is also a music professor, gives private lessons, and is a big advocate for independent musicians to have multiple streams of revenue. In this conversation, we discuss her story with her orchestra, side hustles, making a living as a classical musician, her involvement with the Libertarian Party of Kansas, and much more.
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Phil Messier is the founder of the music synch licensing company, Bopper. In this conversation, we discuss Bopper and how artists can get involved. We also discuss how artists can get their music licensed for synch, music libraries, and much more.
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Ivan Vargas is a Videographer and Animator whose journey has led him through the world of TV commercials, film, music, and sacrificing your dreams for family. He’s a man that always put his family first, and is even willing to put his dreams on hold. Ivan has had an amazing journey and tells some inspiring stories. His story is a total underdog story of someone that never gives up to make themselves a better human being by having an endless thirst for knowledge and self-development. From 208 to 2012 he worked with me at the Plaza Live in Orlando, FL as their Bar Manager, and has also helped me behind the scenes with many of my artists. This was such a fun conversation!
To learn more about Ivan Vargas visit https://www.instagram.com/ivvp_2019/
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Benny Pough is a legend in the Record Label world, having worked at the Executive Level for Def Jam Records, Epic Records, Roc Nation, and many more. He has delivered radio hits for superstar artists such as Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Future, DJ Khaled, 21 Savage, and many more. In this conversation, we discuss Benny’s journey, lessons and philosophies for artists looking to work with major labels, how world events in 2020 have impacted the music industry, Entrepreneurship, spirituality, and much more.
To learn more about Benny Pough visit https://www.bennypough.com/.
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Danielle Gray is a total hustler that’s still early in her career and already has a resume full of freelance opportunities working shows for venues, CID Entertainment, AEG Presents, and many others, as well as having worked for the Broadway show Hamilton, an internship at a Major Label, and having started a music business club at the University of Florida. She is still a student at the University of Florida, and already has a show leadership, work ethic, and has the right attitude for the music industry. In this conversation, we discuss Danielle’s journey, how to she landed her internships, freelance gigs, how to start a music business club at your school, and much more.
To learn more about Danielle Gray visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellegray99/.
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Kamal Moo is an Entertainment Attorney based in Los Angeles, CA, and author of the 2020 book “The Straightforward Guide to the Music Biz: An Entertainment Attorney Breaks Down the Industry.” Since 2010, Kamal has been working as an Entertainment Attorney, he also teaches law as an adjunct professor, has been on the road, managed artists, and is now giving back to the next generation of musicians with his new book. In this conversation, we talk about how he became an attorney in the music industry, the new book, record deals, working with Janet Jackson, and much more.
To learn more about Kamal Moo visit https://www.kamalandrew.com/.
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Alex Bowen is a senior Talent Buyer for Live Nation Entertainment in New Orleans, LA where he books the Fillmore NOLA. His journey began promoting shows independently and even owning a small venue. Eventually, Alex started booking the historic Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge, LA. Throughout his journey, he’s booked and promoted shows at many venues and has even managed artists such as Earphunk and the legendary George Porter Jr. In this conversation, we discuss what it takes to be a successful Talent Buyer, running a venue, managing artists, and much more.
To learn more about Alex Bowen visit https://www.fillmorenola.com/.
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Eva Alexiou-Reo is the owner of FATA Booking since 1996, which is a booking agency and artist management company based in Philadelphia, PA. She’s also a Music Business Professor at Northern Vermont University and also thought for 7 years at Drexel University. In this conversation, we discuss her journey in the music business, mentors, teaching music business at the university level, the current state of the music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, how artists can get an agent, and much more.
To learn more about Eva Alexiou-Reo and FATA Booking visit http://fatabooking.com/.
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