Kattie Zaccardi is a wellness and career coach that’s also an musician, songwriter, music industry professional, and certified yoga instructor. In her journey, she has been very open about her own experience with generalized anxiety disorder, which lead her to the discovery of the urgent need of having conversations around mental health and self-care within the music industry. Katie offers coaching that’s focused on self-care, mental wellness, but also traditional career coaching on how to successfully market yourself as an artist and build a career at being an artist. She also has her own podcast, The Out to Be Podcast, and is also the COO of Women Crush Music.
In this episode, we discuss some marketing tips for artist, her journey in the music industry, dealing with anxiety, tips for mental wellness and self-care, and much more.
To learn more about Katie Zaccardi visit http://katiezaccardi.com/
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Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative
Music: Emily Kopp
Jesse Stoll is a Sr. Talent Buyer at AEG Presents Southeast based in West Palm Beach, FL. Jesse and his office book shows in the Southeast United States with their main focus being in Florida. His father, Jon Stoll, is the founder of Fantasma Presents, for which the majority of the senior management staff at AEG Presents SE used to work for. Jon Stoll and his team booked hundreds of shows in the Southeast and in Las Vegas. He was the recipient of numerous industry awards. Jesse literally grew up in the business following around his father at a very young age. Today, he works with some of the same team members as his father and has created quite a name for himself with his hustle and creative booking. He works with all types of touring talent from Hip-Hop Shows to EDM to YouTubers to Speakers to Comedy and much more. Over the last few years, Jesse has produced one of the biggest comedy tours in the world with Martin Lawrence.
In this episode, Jesse shares some of the stories of growing up in the business, his first job with a major labor to becoming a Talent Buyer for AEG Presents. He shares many lessons in what makes a good Talent Buyer, how to get started in the promoter side of the business and much more.
To learn more about Jesse and AEG Presents visit https://www.aegpresents.com/
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Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative
Music: Emily Kopp
Heather Mae is an award-winning singer-songwriter who is unfazed by what typical pop artist today is “supposed” to look like and how the typical pop artist is “supposed” to sound. She writes and performs beautiful pop music with lyrics about real topics that affect the average person. Heather is inspired by her own experiences and identifies – a queer, plus-size woman living with Bipolar Disorder. In this episode, we discuss her new album, body positivity and empowerment, mental disorders from Bipolar to Tourette’s, and alternative remedies for mental health. This has one of my favorite and most inspiring episodes so far.
To learn more about Heather Mae visit https://www.heathermae.net
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Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative
Music: Emily Kopp
Reid Martin is the Founder and CEO of New Orleans based Artist Management company, MidCitizen. His experience from managing his own band, being on the road, managing a venue, managing artists, and his natural entrepreneurial spirit, has lead him to start one of New Orleans’ most respected artist management companies in MidCitezn. His company works with the legendary Big Freedia, Sweet Crude, Tank and the Bangas, The Suffers, Maggie Koerner, Naughty Professor, and many more.
In this episode, we discuss Reid’s journey to starting MidCitizen Entertainment, their company structure, what makes a good artist manager, touring strategies for artists, and when artists should play outside of their hometown or home region, being unique and thinking outside of the box, and much more.
To learn more about MidCitizen Entertainment visit http://midcitizen.com/
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Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative
Music: Emily Kopp
Adam Ross is the Operations Manager and Production Manager for AEG Presents Gulf Coast and Winter Circle Productions. His career in the music business started working at the legendary Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA. Eventually Adam became the Tour Manager for Louisiana blues guitarist, Tab Benoit, with whom he was on the road for seven years touring at a pace of 200+ shows per year. After his run with Tab, his journey lead him to his current role at Winter Circle Productions, which started as an independent promoter and production company in New Orleans making it’s mark with Buku Music + Arts Project, before Winter Circle and their team being acquired by AEG Presents. Adam produces shows at legendary New Orleans venues such as The Joy Theater, Civic Theatre, Republic NOLA, The Orpheum, Gasa Gasa, Hi-Ho Lounge, and many more, as well as producing Buku Music + Arts Project and Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL.
In this episode, you’ll learn about Adam’s journey as a tour manager and producing shows for Winter Circle Productions in New Orleans, how to prep for life on the road, show settlements, how to become a tour manager, and qualities that make a good tour manager, and much more.
To learn more about Adam Ross, visit http://wintercircleproductions.com/
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Credits:
Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative
Music: Emily Kopp
Emily Kopp returns for a Round 2 on the podcast. Kopp is a singer-songwriter, musician, producer, world traveler, and badass human based in Nashville, TN. To hear about her back story and lessons from booking her first shows, playing cover gigs, writing for synch placements on commercials, and backpacking the world, listen here. Since the last episode, she has continued producing and writing music for commercials, has gone on tour with Kacey Musgraves, played Bonnaroo, started working with a new management company and is going to release a new EP under her new and rebranded project, Lowen, on October 25th. Her first single from the new EP, “Morning, Mourning” was released on August 1st of 2019.
In this episode, we discuss what it’s like to work with a management company, what artists should look for in a manger, making great art, co-writing with other people, rebranding herself, recent adventures, and much more.
To learn more about Emily Kopp, visit https://www.earthtolowen.com/
Credits:
Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative
Music: Emily Kopp
Kelly Kapp is the VP of Touring and Executive VP of House of Blues Entertainment Talent at Live Nation. She is the first executive working in a dual role with both the Clubs & Theaters division and U.S. Concerts division, reporting to both Bob Roux and Ron Bension. Kapp has been with Live Nation for 17 years, where she started as a Project Manager for North American Concerts. One of her first major tours was Ozzfest, where she got to work with the team of former Live Nation touring VP, Jane Holeman, President at AGI and Agent, Marsha Vlasic, and Sharon Osbourne. In 2006, when Live Nation acquired House of Blues, Kelly Kapp became the first tour buyer working with Kevin Morrow. In this new dual role she books over 800 shows per year, and will now be able to develop artists from clubs and theaters to the next level of arenas and venues over 2,000 capacity.
In this conversation we discuss her story, being successful in the music business, touring, artist development, tools needed for a Talent Buyer and much more.
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Credits:
Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative Agency
Music: Emily Kopp/Midnight Riot
Kristen Agee is a business owner, musician, composer, producer, and an all-around awesome person with great philosophies on the music business, relationships, kindness, and mentorship. She is the owner of 411 Music Group which focuses on music publishing, licensing, administration, and sound design. Agee secures global partnerships for 411 and oversees the creative and strategic business, and one of the most impressive about her, is that not only did she started as an artist/writer/composer, but she continues to make music and executive produces a number of the scores and custom work the company does for their clients in the film, television, and visual media space.
In this episode, we discuss synch licensing for TV and Film, what her company looks for in artists she pitches for synch opportunities, sound design and much more.
To learn more about Kristen Agee, please visit https://www.411musicgroup.com/
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Credits:
Host: Chris G.
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: ONElive Creative Agency
Music: Emily Kopp