The Helping Musicians Podcast (The Helping Musicians Podcast)

The episode loads of you have been asking for - we ask a streaming expert all the questions you’ve wanted to know the answers to. Beth has led streaming campaigns for some of the biggest songs of the past decade (everything from Coldplay to Tones & I), plus works with a bunch of artists towards the start of their career too.

We’re happy to confirm that Beth is very open, alongside being hella knowledgeable and a lovely human being. This is basically a ‘Streaming in 2023 Greatest Hits’ episode.

BETH INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/bethcherry_/

Episode Features: 

• Top three things a musician needs to know about streaming in 2023. 
• How to get on big editorial streaming playlists.
• If you focus on one streaming service in 2023, what should it be?
• Are pre-save campaigns worth it for musicians at the start?
• What’s the best way to drive people from social to streaming?
• Is it harmful to be on multiple streaming services?
• Are there any ‘worth it’ pay to play services?
• What is a ‘Streaming Manager’.
• A great example of an effective streaming campaign. 

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Regardless of if you’re in music for the money - one thing we can all agree on - having more of it is very useful to allow us to focus on our music careers.

So, we’re gassed to share the insights from today’s guest. Sarah Anderson, who used to head up Finance at Boiler Room - and now works with some of your favourite rappers / musicians helping them smash their finances.

We talk about some heavy stuff on this episode like VAT returns, but Sarah does an awesome job of making it relatable and easy to understand even if you’re new to all of this.

ICONAC - https://iconac.com/

OUR IG - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

Episodes Features:

- The top three things you need to be thinking about finance wise as a musician.

- Common money mistakes musicians make.

- How to learn from financial failures.

- Case studies of musicians who have smashed the money thing.

- A break down of some key financial terms / jargon.

- Navigating Record Label Deals, money wise.

- VAT, and why it can help you get more money.

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One of the most inspiring, and relatable conversations we've had on the show so far.

An artist with a very on-brand name - this show we speak to Joy Anonymous about building a movement focussed on... joy, advice on getting samples cleared (including the story of the Sugababes bootleg), plus why having intention during creating is key.

They also share how Celine Dion kinda got em to Jamaica. Kinda.

JA INSTAGRAM - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyanonymous/

Episode Features: 

- JA's top three things they wish they knew starting out.

- Building a community vs building a movement.

- The impact of the South Bank performances.

- Having intention in creation.

- Some crazy, and inspiring stories of JA's hustle in the early days (the Celine Dion story).

- Balancing self-care with success.

- How Hen and Lou give direct feedback.

- Clearing samples - and specifically the story of JOY (Push the Button) x Sugababes.

- JA's favourite artists rn.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Curator, producer, and founder of PutYouOn. Steve is a passionate new music lover who has smashed the 'curating your favourite tunes and building an audience that love them too' thing.

He's arguably the first human to coin 'Stutter House', really knows his shizz about Web3 / the new side of music tech, and most importantly, really loves new music.

STEVE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/stevecardigan/?hl=en

PUTYOUON INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/putyouon.club/?hl=en

Episode Features: 

• Steve's top three tips for an artist trying to build relationships w curators.
• How to engage with them on social media and not be annoying.
• And how to increase the chances of your tune getting listened to in the first place.
• Curators in other genres that are worth building relationships with.
• How important are your socials in the context of playlists and curators.
• A great example of BUNT. and how one small change helped him go hella viral.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Membership Manager at The Ivors Academy - who are basically a bunch of older brother / sisters who have one job - to look out for you as a musician / songwriter, and make sure you get treated and paid the way ya deserve to.

On this episode T talks the important, but not always appreciated stuff like royalties, networking, and why you should always keep an eye on the mega famous musician you're meant to be taking from A to B.

THE IVORS ACADEMY - https://ivorsacademy.com/

Episode Features: 

- Tareic's top three tips to help you make a living from your music.

- A breakdown of the key ways you can get paid as a musician.

- Networking and building your communtiy.

- How to overcome the anxiety of networking.

- Turning small moments into opportunities.

- How far is too far when it comes to hustling.

- How important are lawyers and accountants at the start of your career?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Not just the Editor of BBC Introducing (yeah, the core National team), but someone with a new music journey that includes being a part of Introducing at the very start. Kelly Betts is not just a wonderful human being, but someone that really cares about seeing new artists do well.

On this episode she talks how to increase your chances of both local and National radio play, the best way to get noticed by peeps you... well, wanna get noticed by, plus some excellent examples of why you need to learn not to take no as an answer.

BBC INTRODUCING INSTA -

Episode features:

- Kelly's top three tips to increase your chances of radio play.

- Top tips to improve your BBC Introducing profile.

- Some incredible stories of persistence.

- Including Kelly's own hustle stories. 👀

- What artists both musically and career...ily have impressed K recently.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Waves Rush In aka Sam Branson has a very interesting perspective on music, and life more generally. Because of that, he has a lot of unique wisdom to share to you as a musician towards the start of your career.

We talk how to deal with setbacks, sharing your unique voice and sound online, plus why you defo need to add a yoga mat to your show rider.

SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/wavesrushin/

Episode features:

- The top things Sam learned starting music later in his life.

- What are the toughest obstacles Sam has had to overcome.

- How to get clearer on your 'why'.

- How to stay authentic online.

- What lessons did Sam take from his entrepreneurial 20s?

- What shocked Sam about the music industry - coming into it in his 30s?

- How did Sam 'find his tribe / people'?

- What does Sam do when he's not feeling inspired?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Host of the Radio 1 BBC Introducing show, new music obsessive, plus a musician herself. Gemma Bradley is arguably the Queen of new artists on National radio rn.

On this episode she shares with you how you can increase your chances of getting Radio 1 play, why you shouldn't send her CD's, but why you should defo send her unisex branded underwear.

GEMMA INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gemmabradleymusic/

Episode features:

- Gemma's top three tips to increase your chances of National radio play.

- What Gemma has learnt from her National radio journey, and how it's helped her musical life.

- Does having good social media matter for radio play?

- What are the most creative ways Gemma has been hustled by musicians?

- Does Gemma have a CD player?

- How does she proactively discover new music and new artists?

- How she got comfortable with industry events / networking.

- How to stand out in 2023.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

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As one of our most listened to episodes, we thought it was only right to bring Jess Iszatt back for a 2025 chinwag.

Still smashing it as host of BBC Introducing London, playing epic DJ sets all over the shop, plus interviewing your fav artists, but since we last spoke she is now host of BBC Introducing on BBC Radio 1 - arguably the most important new artist show in the country.

So, probs worth listening to her advice for 30 mins we reckon. 👀

JESS INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jjiszatt/

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠

Episodes Features:

- Jess's top three tips for an artist dreaming of making a living from their music.

- Why it's so important to reflect on your achievements / your past year etc.

- The importance of going to gigs, events, spaces where you want to play.

- What can you do to stand out when sending music to Jess / BBC Introducing.

- What should you defo NOT do when sending music.

- Do followers matter? And what does the perfect social media profile look like?

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Should you buy your tick on Instagram? Is Google going to write the next number one hit? Are you screwed if you've bought followers in the past? These are just some of the questions we try to answer on this pod, whilst delusionally recording on a Sunday morning.

Tried, is the key word there.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Episode features:

- The new Meta Verified - eg - buying a tick on Instagram and Facebook.

- If you've bought fake followers in the past - why you might wanna not go down the verified route.

- Google's Music AI tool - MusicLM - and how crazy this tech already is. 

- KINGSHIP and their Spotify NFT playlist.

- New music straight from a sauce shop in Hackney.

- Sam's Apple Watch stealing the show.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

The word ‘community’ gets thrown around a lot in music, and often without much substance. 

But ultimately, if you can build a proper community as an artist, you’ll always have this group and world of humans that are fully invested in the art you make.

With that in mind, we are gassed to share this episode with Kat Bassett with you. Kat is a Queen of community building, doing so for this little known brand called UMG (Universal Music Group), plus freelance for a bunch of cool artists and brands.

She’s also an incredibly talented writer who’s spent a lot of time w the Water & Music massiv - an awesome resource for artists looking to dip their toes in the web3 / music tech side of things.

Banging episode. Over to you KB.

KAT TWITTER - https://twitter.com/katolivia94 

Episode Features: 

• Wtf is community?
• Kat’s top three tips for an artist at the start of their career to start building community.
• The power of email lists / email marketing.
• Examples on Discord of community building.
• Examples of artists using conventional social media (eg Insta / Tik Tok) to build community.
• Encouraging fan to fan interaction and the benefits of that.
• An awesome story on Kenny Beats’ Discord.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Vocalist, songwriter, and human being most destined to do a headline show at the Tate Modern, this week’s guest is Taet.

Responsible for one of our personal fav songs of last year (Hide n Seek), Taet has had quite the musical career journey.

In this episode she talks about signing a contract aged just 15, the power of manifestation, plus why we should all be a bit more delulu.

TAET INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/iamtaet/ 

Episode Features: 

• The three things Taet wishes she could tell herself starting out.
• The power of manifesting.
• Plus a unique and powerful way of manifesting.
• Building relationships in the music industry.
• The importance of a good lawyer!
• The power of research and networking.
• The best free / excellent value resources for musicians.
• How did the Toddla T song come about?
• How to first reach out to collaborators.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

After the bazillion shows we've recorded this past week or so, we felt it was apt to attempt (key word that) to summarise some of the key points mentioned in our chats with Danny Howard, Tarot, Nick Raphael and Kelsy Karter.

Plus far too many dick jokes. Delusional dick jokes.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Last week Spotify shared their annual ‘Loud & Clear’ - essentially their yearly collection of data. 📈

It can be easy to roll your eyes at it as a musician at the start of your career, but we think that this one is actually quite exciting, if not ‘hope giving’. 

On this episode, we try and break it down / translate it into something genuinely useful for you as a musician.

LOUD AND CLEAR - https://loudandclear.byspotify.com/

BYMAXIMISE - https://www.instagram.com/bymaximise/

MARK INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/ 

SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/ 

Episode Features: 

• How many billion (yes billion) was paid to indie artists by Spotify in 2023.
• How many artists are making a living from their music in 2023.
• How many artists are making over one million dollars from their music. 
• And why it’s not just the mega famous ones.
• Did Spotify accidentally leak their pay per stream rate?! 
• Is there a case for focussing all your efforts on one streaming platform?
• Wtf is going on w James Blake’s new thing.
• Curating your social media algorithms to be inspiring. 

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA -  www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

If you're looking for £££ towards your music - regardless of whether that's songwriting, production, touring etc, PRS Foundation is a key name you need to know.

On this episode we have basically the boss of giving out money (Becci Scotcher - Senior Grants & Programs Manager), who gives you a greatest hits of tips, do's and don'ts, and things to watch out for as you're writing funding bids to get that ££££.

PRS FOUNDATION WEBSITE -https://prsfoundation.com/funding-support/funding-music-creators/

Episode Features: 

- Top three things any artist thinking about applying for funding should know.

- What are the key funds open to new musicians in the UK

- Any classic mistakes artists make on funding applications.

- Why you NEED to make sure your links work.

- Budget tips (mates rates etc).

- SMART Objectives.

- Some stats to hopefully make you feel better if you don't get your application approved.

- How do PRSF go about the subjective part of the decision process?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

No guest this week, so instead, we take the chance to run through the latest social media tips, tricks, and hacks for musicians. That help get your music out to as many people as poss. Also some kidney-related content.

MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/

SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/

Episode features:

• What are the key lessons Mark has learnt from a few months of deep learning in the social media world.
• Why it isn't really possible to have a 'social media strategy'.
• Differences between Instagram posts and Instagram Reels and Instagram Stories.
• Tik Tok is your billboard. Instagram is your Portfolio / CV.
• Pinned posts. Sort em out.
• Collaborator posts.
• SEO your socials.
• Make your social media handle obvious.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this episode we're gonna teach you how to make the algorithm your bitch. Feeding you only inspiration, plus feeding your music to more people that will love it. We also chat Spotify and their crossover with NFTS,

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Episode features:

- Why you should make a burner account on Tik Tok.

- Training the algorithm to only feed you content / music inspiration.

- How to train the algorithm to feed your music / content to new fans.

- Why you should check out - https://www.tiktok.com/@madrealities

- Why NFTs and Spotify could be really exciting - exclusive experiences.

- New music from an Indie Disco.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

On this episode we're gonna run through the new guidelines for smashing Instagram as a musician in 2023, some positive chat about AI for musicians, plus a bunch of new music chat.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Episode features:

- The new rough guidelines for Instagram in 2023.

- A breakdown of what that means for you as a musician.

- Cross posting content.

- Spotify's new vertical video.

- The positives of AI.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

An incredibly talented producer, DJ, songwriter. 50 million + streams. Shows all around the world. And potentially most importantly - an incredibly lovely human being.

This episode is almost a greatest hits of 'things ya need to know or think about to make a living from music'. All in less than 30 mins. LFG!

DANNY INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/danny.quest/

Episode Features: 

- Why you need to spend time learning how you work best.

- Why promptness can be your friend.

- The importance of doing hard things.

- A very wholesome story on the importance of being nice.

- The power of shooting your shot / sending the email.

- And the power of having a strong network.

- Be open-minded when it comes to how you make money from music.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

BBC Introducing Queen - repping both the local angle onIntroducing Leeds & Sheffield, plus the National on the legendaryBBC Radio 6Music Mixtape,Emily Pilbeam is about as new music obsessed as you can be.

And that's bloody ace for you as a musician at the start of your career - cos she can share all sorts of tips to help you with making a living from your music.

EMILY INSTAGRAM -https://www.instagram.com/empilbeam/?hl=en

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- Em's top three tips to increase your chances of being played on the radio.

- What is the dream email to improve your chances of being played?

- The importance of relationships in music.

- What are the classic mistakes people make that stop their music being played?

- Examples of artists that have smashed the reach out.

- Having follow-up singles ready to go.

- Opportunities for artists outside London.

- Em's own personal music industry journey.

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Millions of followers. Billions of plays. And some of the most charming, lovely dudes you'll ever meet. Twins Michael and Lukas - otherwise known as Altégo - are this week's guest.

ALTÉGO INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/altego_music/⁠

Episode features:

• Their top three things learnt from building a brand online.
• Why it's all about what you're making.
• How do you draw the line between being consistent vs knowing when something that isn't working.
• The importance of building a brand and having a 'look'.
• Why deleting and re-uploading content can be a great strategy.
• The power of putting loads of stuff on screen.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠

Billions on billions of streams. World tours. And an all round gem of a human being - this weeks episode is Jonas Blue.

Starting out hustling at the age of 11 (!!) on this episode JB shares all the lessons learned he wishes he could go back and tell his younger self - from record labels to management, and everything inbetween.

JONAS INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jonasblue/

OUR INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode features: 

• The top three things JB wishes he could tell his younger self.
• Having a radio station and record label whilst in secondary school.
• The importance of being fearless.
• Standing out in the 2024 / 2025 music industry.
• How does JB keep a positive attitude in the world of social media and content?
• Record labels for a new artist - are they worth it?
• How to build a good team.

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Arguably the UK’s ‘new music’ human on socials right now - Jodie Bryant is one of the most passionate new music lovers we know.

From putting on her own shows at venues from Boxpark through to Soho House, posting every day (!!) on socials to grow her platform, through to sharing top tips on growing as an artist, she’s basically the dream guest for you as a musician at the start of your career.

JODIE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jodierosebryant/
JODIE TIK TOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@jodierosebryant

Episode Features: 

- Playing for free vs playing for a guaranteed outcome.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Non-stop DNB bangers. World tours. And responsible for one of our personal favourite records of the year.
On this show we speak to Ben - one half of Delta Heavy - about everything from responding to all (well close) comments and DM’s, through to the straight up importance of just being… nice. Oh, and potentially the best butterfly effect story we’ve had in 108 episodes.

DELTA HEAVY INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/deltaheavyuk/ 

OUR IG - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠

Episodes Features:

• The three things Ben wishes he could tell DH starting out.
• A banging butterfly effect story.
• The importance of being nice.
• How did Delta Heavy build an international audience.
• Why you should be replying to every single comment on social.
• The importance of authenticity vs the ‘mysterious’ artist.
• Creating a visual identity. 

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If you are reading / listening to this w/c 23rd October 2023, you havre around a week to put some work in - that could result in a huge amount of free promo for you and your music.

Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner, and the deadline for impact you can make as a musician is 31st October. In this episode we talk about what that means, what you can do to boost your chances of being in the top lists, plus some ideas of additional benefits ya can get out of it.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Episode Features: 

• Why is Spotify Wrapped useful for a musician.
• Why 31st October is an important date.
• What you should start doing ASAP to impact it.
• New features Spotify allows an artist to use this year.
• Why ya should probs also sort your press photo out.
• A Spotify Profile audit.
• Instagram Carousels and why you should defo consider them.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

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.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠

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Something a bit different this week. We speak to Jay Clouse - an expert in helping creators make a living doing what they love. 

Not specifically music, but that's what makes this episode so valuable. This isn't just the obvious, get your royalties paid type advice. It's actionable, insightful advice to help increase the chances, and the speed of you making a living doing what you love. In this case, probably music.

JAY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jayclouse/

JAY'S PODCAST - https://www.instagram.com/creativeelements.fm/

Episode features:

- Jay's top three tips for a musician in 2023 who wants to turn their hobby into a career.

- Why email / email lists are still so valuable. 

- How would you build an email list in 2023?

- How to give value on social media, not just advertise on social media.

- How to increase your chances of getting your DM opened.

- Should a musician should care about Twitter and LinkedIn?

- YouTube shorts and why you NEED to get on them right now.

- How Jay sets his goals.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

An incredibly talented songwriter, performer, and now label owner - Kris Allen has seen many different corners of the music industry.

From winning American Idol and that mainstream side, through to now being independent, running his own label, and just as we speak releasing his first album in eight years - 'Pole Vaulter'.

On this episode Kris is very candid about lessons he's learnt along the way, the importance of mentors and self-reflection, plus the one mistake he made that hopefully can help you avoid making one yourself.

KRIS INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/kris_allen/

OUR INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠

Episode features: 

• What does Kris wish he could tell himself when he was starting out?
• The importance of trusting your gut.
• Finding mentors.
• Why you should learn production.
• How do you tell the difference between your gut signals and fear?
• What is Kris' self-reflection process.
• What's the starting point for a new piece of music for Kris?
• What mistakes in his career has Kris learned from?
• Differences in songwriting splits.
• Who should you add to your team first?

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This week's show features Atlanta Cobb, better known as @musicindustrymentor. 

A music pro with a decade-plus of working w some of the biggest artists in the world, the biggest labels in the world, and best for you as a musician - she is one of the most consistent, value-sharing humans on social media for musicians like you.

On socials you'll find her sharing actionable tips, festivals you can apply to, guidebooks / workbooks to help you plan your socials. All you could ever need.

ATLANTA'S TIK TOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@musicindustrymentor

On this week's show: 

- Why asking yourself 'how much do I want this'? is a key question for helping your music career.

- Is there a defining age where you need to get clearer on your plan for your music career?

- Top tips to take advantage of this time over Xmas and New Year.

- And how to really smash 2023 once it begins.

- A fair few references of... Tik Tok. 👀

- Atlanta's Top 3 actionable tips to help your Top Three music career.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Badass new music host (BBC Introducing London), bezzie w loads of famous people (Record Club UK), daytime radio host (Magic Chilled), and basically just the coolest nice person ever that you defo want as your best mate - this week's episode is w Jess Iszatt.

In this episode Jess shares tips to increase your chances of being played on the radio (including how to send her music), how to get yourself in the room with people that you want to work with, a

JESS INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/tarotsings/

Episode features:

- Jess's top three tips for getting played on the radio. 

- How to create your network.

- The time Jess almost got arrested. 

- How does Jess discover new artists. 

- What's important for an artist to have on their social platforms.

- What piece of new music is Jess loving right now (Thursday 12th January 2023)

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Big boss man of DHP Family - one of the UK's key promoters, home to Lana Del Rey, Nick Cave, Lewis Capaldi, plus owners of Rock City, Rescue Rooms, The Bodega and more.

We try our best to use this episode as a greatest hits of live. Promoters. Agents. Getting people to shows. What's most important at the start.

DHP Family - https://www.dhpfamily.com/

Episode Features: 

- The consistent traits of successful live artists.

- Why getting a bar job could be great for your music career.

- An idiot's guide to what promoters actually do.

- Why building an online audience does not mean you'll be successful at selling tickets.

- Which promoters you should hit up if you want to play Rock City, Rescue Rooms, The Bodega and more.

- The power of open mic nights.

- The difference between promoters and agents.

- When is the right time to get an agent.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

A man who wears many music industry hats. Thankfully, they almost all involve helping musicians in different ways. From co-founding Power Up which supports Black music creators and professionals, through to starting his own talent management company Unstoppable Music Group. This week's show features Ben Wynter.

Ben's also a ninja when it comes to musician funding, and making sure you get paid for your work. This episode even features a story of an artist missing out on millions (yes, millions) of £££ because they didn't fill in a form.

BEN INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/billionaireben/

Episode features:

- Ben's top three tips to help a musician make a living from their music in 2023.

- A breakdown of PRS, PPL, and all the other key collection organisations.

- A story of an artist missing out on millions cos they didn't fill in their forms correctly.

- An overview of the UK funding route (from starting out, to established).

- The common mistakes artists make when writing funding bids / applications.

- Ben's favourite new music right now.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Loads to talk about this week so Sam & Mark are back (definitely didn't have a guest drop out last min). We chat saving you time and money on content, how you can learn new things super quick, plus a breakdown of some v cool bits happening in the world of music tech.

Episode features:

- Using AI to make you loads of social media content for $4.

- Using TiK Tok as your search engine instead of Google.

- And how that can help you build a banging content / social media strategy.

- Creating music, via text, thanks to Google’s now publicly available AI tool MuicLM.

- Soundclouds new ‘who your biggest fan is’ feature and how it can help you build superfans.

- Steve Aoki’s latest cool thing we don’t understand.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

A special episode. On this show we cover the world of sync - how you can get your music in films, telly etc, plus (if done right) earn significant $$$ from it.

Paul Sampson is the CEO of Lick'd (link below), and on this episode he kindly goes into all sorts of different strategies to help identity the people you should be talking to, best ways to get your music in front of them, and also the pros and cons of these different approaches.

PAUL INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/sampsonpaul/

LICK'D INSTA -https://www.instagram.com/getlickd/

Episode features:

- Paul's Top Three tips to help you start in the world of sync.

- And a bunch of key definitions for the scary words in that world.

- Wtf is a 'Music Supervisor'?

- How to find, and identify which Music Supervisors to reach out to.

- A bunch of (really good) strategies to get your music in front of those people.

- How to stand out when doing those reach outs.

- What Lick'd is doing to help musicians with all of this - and why you need to get on your distributor ASAP.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

The king of one-liners. A fellow passionate musician helper. And a human with one clear goal - help you get to your first 100k streams on Spotify. On this show we speak to Social Media Ayaz.

This episode is a streaming and socials masterclass. We talk the importance of storytelling, the best ways to push your songs on Spotify, and overall - how you can start to monetise your fanbase.

AYAZ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/socialmediaayaz/

Episode Features: 

- Ayaz's top three tips to help you reach 100k plus streams on Spotify.

- How to introduce the same song in a bunch of different ways/narratives?

- How to find multiple different backgrounds/content 'set-ups' that already exist within your life.

- How to find content inspiration.

- How to join the 100k club.

- What can you do in your DSP (Spotify / Apple Music etc) to optimize.

- A way to use your artist playlists for clever marketing.

- Spotify's 'Discovery Mode' and is it worth it?

- What 'not to do' to promote your song.

- Should you have different accounts for your music and personal life?

- Yaz's own creative industry hustle story.

- Could GaryVee be your big brother?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

On this week's show...

- How to get National radio play, regardless of your genre.

- Changes at YouTube and how they can benefit you. 

- A summary of NFTs / web3 from the Summer. 

- Our fav records from this past week. 

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

An industry legend for a number of reasons. Early days supporter of some of the most iconic British artists of the century (from Dizzee Rascal to Adele) on Radio X / XFM, host of one of the biggest music podcasts in the world (Tape Notes), and potentially most important, a really honest human being who is a genuine fan of new music

JOHN TWITTER - https://twitter.com/JohnKennedy

TAPE NOTES INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/tapenotes/

Episode features:

- John's top three tips for an artist looking for National media exposure.

- The best way to send music to someone you want to listen to it.

- Making sure your song is mastered for radio.

- What mindset tips has John learnt from the big dogs he chats to on Tape Notes.

- Early hustle stories from some of the biggest names in the world (Adele / Ed Sheeran).

- How John discovered new artists via Choice FM etc.

- John's opinion on 'putting out your first song'.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

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.

OUR INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠

New episodes every Monday x

One of the most inspiring, connected, and talented humans in British Dance music - this episode features Jaguar.

Touching on her BBC Radio 1 show, her epic DJ sets, her label, plus much much more.

JAGUAR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jaguarworldwide/

Episode features:

- Her top three tips for getting radio play.

- How to stand out in the 500 (!!!) tracks that Jaguar receives a week.

- How a night out in Leeds w Propsa was a key part of her journey.

- How did she get her show on BBC Radio 1.

- The best ways to get your music in front of Jaguar.

- How did Jaguar handle rejection?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

We spend so much time on this show talking about making content for your music, but we don't spend a huge amount of time talking about how to edit that content, and edit it in an easy, potentially even fun way.

This week - we have HMP's badass editor Tyler join us to share his top tips on making the best content for your music possible - all from your phone.

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

Episode Features: 

• Tyler's Top Three tips to help you smash content as a musician.
• Do you need an iPhone?
• Capcut + Adobe Express.
• Places / accounts to get free footage and assets to make your edits better.
• Final bits you can do to take advantage of Spotify Wrapped.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Frontman of the iconic Kids in Glass Houses. Badass songwriter. Inspirational creative (in many ways). This week's episode is with Aled Phillips.

ALED INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aledsavedlatin/⁠

Episode features:

• What three things does Aled wish he knew when starting out in music?
• The importance of a lawyer.
• What makes a good deal?
• And what are the common things to watch out for in deals / contracts?
• The things Aled enjoyed that he wasn't expecting to enjoy.
• How to deal with press.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠

Host of BBC Radio 1's Dance Party (Friday's 6 - 8), record label owner (Nothing Else Matters), superstar DJ, and all-round lovely dude. This week's guest is Danny Howard.

Danny shares tons of insight & tips for any producer / DJ / artist looking to get their music in front of more people.

DANNY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/dannyhowarddj/

Episode features:

- Danny's top three tips for getting your music on the radio.

- How to refine your track so it's 'ready'.

- How to trick the Tik Tok algorithm into pushing your music in front of people that like similar artists.

- Danny's contact info for sending music.

- What platforms Danny uses to discover new music.

- How does Danny set his yearly goals?

- Which file sharing services should you share your music with?

- Danny's favourite tune right now (Friday 6th Jan 2023).

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

World tours. Unmissable, international press coverage. And one badass performer. Kelsy Karter is this weeks guest on The Helping Musicians Podcast.

On this episode Kels shares how to stay authentically you, how to reframe making content as a good thing, plus the power of having good people around you.

KELSY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/kelsykarter/?hl=en

Episode features:

- Kelsey's top tips for musicians starting out.

- How to find musicians/creatives to work with.

- Why sometimes just getting sh*t done yourself is the best way.

- How to reframe making content as an opportunity, not a chore. 

- How to deal w the difficult sides of making a career out of something you love.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

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

Episode Features: 

• Starting your journey of making a living from music.
• The importance of creating high-pressure situations and deadlines.
• "If I only had more time'.
• And the importance of investing back into your business.
• The chapters in Reese's book that are most relevant to musicians.
• What patterns can you see from your best work - to help replicate that environment.
• How do you find out how much you should charge for things?

OUR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

New episodes every Monday x

Host of BBC Introducing on the Asian Network, speaker / guest at basically every musician helping event ever, and potenitally most importantly, a joyous ball of energy-giving sunshine, this week's guest is Jasmine Takhar.

On this week's show we talk how to smash your National radio game, why ya need to get experience on stage, plus... how much ass is allowed in your songs.

JASMINE INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_takhar/

Episode Features: 

- Jasmine's top three tips to help an artist smash National radio play.

- What you can, and can't say on a radio edit.

- Building up support in your local scene.

- Why you need to get experience on stage.

- A great story of how J was hustled.

- J's story of her own hustle stories.

- Artists Jasmine is loving rn,

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Founder of Something Something Social who work w some of the biggest artists in the world, plus a dude that knows Tik Tok / social like the back of his hand. This week's guest is Liam James Ward.

LIAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/liamjameswrd/

SOMETHING SOMETHING SOCIAL - https://www.instagram.com/somethingsomething.social/

Episode features:

- How to define your content pillars as an artist.

- Why you should look at the less mainstream platforms.

- Finding your community online.

- Where to find inspiration for content as a musician.

- Examples of artists who smashed it on social in the early days of their careers.

- Sorting your digital housekeeping.

- How often should you be posting?

- How long should your videos be?

- Why you should consider posting longer videos.

- Why the videos that don't get loads of views are still important.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠

Our first-ever return guest, and for good reason. Music Industry Mentor, AKA Atlanta Cobb, is one of the best musician advice humans out there. Consistently giving away University course levels of music industry advice for free on Tik Tok, plus running one of the few ‘actually worth it’ coaching businesses out there.

This time we speak specifically about management. From her experience being an artist manager for huge popstars, through to now being an independent artist manager of Cristina Hart. We also talk how now to f*ck up a pitch email.

MIM TIK TOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@musicindustrymentor 

Episode Features: 

• Top three things musicians need to know about management.
• How to write the perfect cold-call email to a manager. 
• An insight into Atlanta’s management experience.
• The classic mistakes people make when looking for a manager.
• When are you ready for an manager.
• Why you might wanna wait for a manager to come to you.
• Atlanta’s 60 second crash course in music advice.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

It's time for a reload - Elijah is back for a second time, and just like the first, this episode is full of ideas, thoughts, and takes which at the very least are gonna make you ponder your own opinon on music / creativity / making a living from your music.

Since we last spoke Elijah has taken his Yellow Squares around the world. If you were unable to make any of the panels / talks we're gassed to say you can see his 'Make the Ting 360' for free on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/EjuI-8jHURE?si=iP6NHqSS5JV0rCms

ELIJAH INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/eli1ah/

Episode Features: 

• Why you should develop skills outside of music.
• Don't model your career plans on people that were successful before the internet.
• What does 'serving your audience' look like in 2024?
• The problem with content creation.
• The value in creating art for arts sake.
• Finding your path in music.
• Grant funding - and how to take advantage in 2024.
• The distraction of productivity.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

On this week's show...

- How you can use Spotify Wrapped to build deeper relationships with your fans. 

- Some ideas how ya can use the whole 'you can send a video to your top fans' on Spotify to sell merch + more.

- Nike 🤝 Web3 / Metaverse.

- Twitter's new 'pay to be verified' feature (Twitter Blue) and how you can use it to reach important people.

- The tunes Sam & Mark are loving this week.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

An Aussie rapper that takes the term of ‘cooking’ quite literally. 

Ivan Ooze is an incredibly talented MC, singer and songwriter. He’s supported the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Azealia Banks and Ice Cube. And is one of the best examples out there for trying loads of shit you like.

Not just musically - Ivan - real name Ben has also built an incredibly successful / inspiring cooking / food project - Yung Cook God - where he makes banging food w his girlfriend Coco. That now funnels even more people to his tunes. Proper inspiring episode. Get it down ya.

IVAN INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/ivanuzi/ 

YUNG COOK GOD - https://www.instagram.com/yungcookgod_/ 

Episode Features: 

• The three things about making a living from music that Ivan wish he knew starting out.
• The power of authenticity. AKA - actually liking the shit you’re doing.
• Building an online cooking empire.
• The power of fan engagement. 
• The significance of your online presence.
• Experimenting w different musical genres.
• The best free resources for musicians starting out.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/ 

Arguably the Queen of making this exciting new world of Web3 / Music Tech accessible to musicians like you - Lucy Rogers is this week's guest.

Having worked on web3 projects w some of the biggest artists in the world, brought Mayweather into the Metaverse (obvs), plus just an all-around lovely human being who wants to help musicians at the start as much as those already smashing it.

LUCY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/lucylorna_x/

Episode features:

- Lucy's top three tips for any artist that wants to move into this new world.

- The Aitch 'Close to Home' NFT / Web3 project.

- The cool shizz Avenged Sevenfold are doing with NFTs and tickets rn.

- QUIN and how she took advantage of Sound.xyz

- Going to the moon w Migos.

- Where to go to learn more about web3 / NFTS.

- Aside from Web3, what should you focus on to help you build community in 2023.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠

Founder of the legendary Data Transmission, an expert on social media for musicians (especially DJs / producers), and all-round 'how to smash your brand as a musician' G, this week's guest is Grahame Farmer

GRAHAME INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/grahamefarmer/

Episode features:

- Top three tips to help you as a musician to improve your socials.

- Why you need to 'cut the fluff'.

- Loads of content ideas for musicians. 

- One of the best examples of content strategy we've had on the show.

- Three things musicians should STOP doing on social media.

- How to get gigs as a DJ.

- How to send a strong cold call DM.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

A world-class DJ. A euphoric performer. An unreal hustler. A badass producer. And someone whose voice you’ll definitely recognize from BBC Radio 1. This week’s guest is the joyous Arielle Free.

ARIELLE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/ariellefree/

Episode features:

• The three things a new artist / producer can do to get on the radar of both club and radio DJs. 
• Social media basics to improve your chances of getting shows. 
• How Arielle likes to receive new music.
• How many tracks does Arielle receive every day.
• How Arielle learnt not to take things personally.
• The power of muting people on Instagram.
• Treating your music like a business.
• Who has a better rider - Arielle Free or Danny Howard?
• What one tune is she loving rn?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Frontman of Nightly, songwriter for a bunch of your favs (like Kane Brown, Valley), and arguably most importantly - a very lovely human being who clearly loves making music.

Fresh from the launch of Nightly’s new album ‘Songs to Drive To’ - we chat w Jonny about how quickly industry peeps can change their opinion. Some beaut ways to nurture your fanbase. The importance of collaboration. And so much more, all with the goal of helping you as much as possible with your own musical goals and dreams.

Oh, and Sam tried his best to not be a massive fanboy too.

‘Tried’ being the key word there.

NIGHTLY IG - https://www.instagram.com/nightly/?hl=en

JONNY IG - https://www.instagram.com/jonathancapeci/

OUR IG - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

Episode Features:

- The three things Jonny wishes he could tell himself starting out.

- Why you gotta back yourself.

- A crazy story on how industry people can change their mind when they see success.

- How to nurture your fanbase / community.

- Collaboration and the benefits of it.

- Songwriting, for yourself, and for others.

- The magic of social media - and how a song can connect overnight.

New episodes every Monday x

Potentially the most important A&R of his generation, Nick Raphael signed some small names ya might of heard of... like Jay-Z and Sam Smith. And that's just the headline of his wild music industry journey.

As a key part of so many of this century's key artists, we speak to Nick about themes he's noticed in the artists that make it, things an artist at the start of their career can do to help them take their next step, plus why talent is the 10th most important quality of a musician. 👀

Episode features:

- Why instant gratification has harmed our perception of success.

- Key character traits in successful musicians. 

- How a bloke from North London ends up signing Jay-Z.

- Why you shouldn't be scared to put your first song out. 

- The democratisation of the music industry. 

- The importance of tenacity.

- Anything actionable a musician can do right now to increase their chances of success.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

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 

Episode Features: 

• The number one thing the boss of Instagram said will push your content and music out to more people.
• Creating content for your audience - and what they want to see.
• And, obvs, making sure that content is good.
• Treating social media like a business would.
• Making ‘share-able’ content.
• Captions and subtitles.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠

New episodes every Monday x

A legend. A man who played a key part in the early careers of icons such as Madonna, Prince and Cher. So knowledgeable about this shizz he teaches it at one of the most iconic music colleges in the world.

And now, in this next 45 minutes - he shares w you - a musician at the start of your career, all the things he's learnt from working with these incredibe artists.

Episode features:

- The three things every musician needs to be successful.

- Iconic songs and artists that took years, or multiple releases until they were a hit.

- The thing that Madonna had that made her the superstar she's known for.

- Multiple stories about how iconic artists didn't 'work' in one market / country, but smashed it in another.

- How to stand out in 2023.

- Rob's opinion on talent vs likeability.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠

The first episode without a guest in a while so we've tried to squeeze in all of the social, music tech, and industry news and tips into one episode. 

Tried, is the key word there.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

COLIN & SAMIR YOUTUBE EPISODE - https://youtu.be/XJO4I3vKbis

Episode features:

- Taking advantage of YouTube as a musician in 2023.

- YouTube shorts and making $$$.

- Instagram's new Notes feature and taking advantage of it as a musician.

- Twitter's subscription feature, and why you should use it as a musician.

- Artificial Intelligence (ooer) and how it can affect the music industry.

- Sam & Mark's favourite tunes from the past few weeks.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

This week's show features Charlie Tee, host of BBC Radio 1's Drum & Bass show, record label owner, and holder of 'the nicest human in the music industry' award. Alongside our usual jabber about social media and NFTs, Charlie shares top tips for getting radio play, why making bootlegs can be a great strategy for a producer, plus how she finds new music herself.

Also on this week's show...

- The importance of having the same social media handle on all platforms.

- Easy ways to use Twitter to boost your profile.

- Instagram NFTS.

- Selling your music through Instagram.

- A breakdown of the four key areas of Web3.

CHARLIE TEE - https://www.instagram.com/charlieteedj/

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Founder of Different Sauce - a company who basically specialise in helping musicians get their music in front of people. Not just PR. Influencers. Creators. And also the old-skool blogs etc. Working with artists like Milky Chance, Caribou, Gabrielle Aplin, LP Giobbi and more.

He's also a v talented musician himself (FNP) - an artist so talented - he actually had a massive Tik Tok moment himself. He just didn't find out til a year later. Oops.

AIDAN'S IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fnp_aidan/⁠

DIFFERENT SAUCE - ⁠https://www.differentsauce.co.uk/⁠

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod ⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- The top three things a musician can do to get your music in front of people in 2025.

- Are platforms like SubmitHub worth it in 2025.

- Why you should be taking inspo from artists that aren't mega-famous.

- You've got £500 - what do you do as a musician to get your music in front of as many people as poss.

- What blogs / similar are still relevant in 2025?

- If you're going to put the money into influencers - what do you need to be putting out yourself?

- Are there any non-cringe 'music influencers'?

- Influencer vs tastemaker?

- Why it might be worth 'paying for a blue tick' on Instagram?

- How Aidan's own tune ended up being used by Sony, Bolt, UGG and more.

- Make sure you have an artist account on Tik Tok.

New episodes every Monday x

Lots of exciting new features for musicians in the world of Tik Tok and Instagram this week. Including potentially one of the most asked features ever - Tik Tok finally allowing you to save a song straight off the app to your streaming service of choice.

Oh. And 8 million Instagram features that can help you engage w your fanbase.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features: 

• Tik Tok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature.
• And why it is huge.
• Instagram’s new ‘Close Friend Posts’.
• How you can test multiple different versions of the same Instagram post and learn from it.
• Sharing Instagram comments to your story.
• That big Spotify royalty payout.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

A human who boasts loads of impressive one liners, but here’s just two…

She’s been on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

She’s worked with David Guetta, Disciples, Cat Burns, Alfa Mist, James Vickery and more.

Defo fair to say that today’s guest - Nikki Camilleri knows what she’s talking about when it comes to working with musicians. And considering one of her main missions is to ‘advance sustainable careers in the music industry’ - she’s very aligned with what we want to help you with. Making a good living from your music.

So we basically interrogate Nikki for all the top tips to help you do just that. Soz Nikki. You’re welcome listener. x

NIKII INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/nikkicamilleri/

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- Nikki’s top three tips to helping

- What does resilience mean as a musician in 2025?

- How do you build it as a musician?

- And how do you analyse your performance without getting too in your own head.

- How do you increase the chance of your music being discovered?

- How to build community and super fans.

- Are any of the paid for music discovery options (

- Creative marketing examples from musicians?

- Nikki’s favourite memories of her music career / journey.

x

On this week’s show we catch up about Instagram’s new feature which can help you sell more merch and tickets, have an argument about Avenged Sevenfold, plus talk about how AI has dominated the music industry the past few weeks and what that means for you as an artist at the start.

Episode features:

- Taking advantage of Instagram’s new Link In Bio feature.

- And why you shouldn’t use all five.

- The ‘funnel’ - using Tik Tok as your billboard to feed down to Instagram, and then to merch / ticket sales etc.

- Avenged Sevenfold x TicketMaster - and what this means for you and your fans.

- Ghostwriter x Drake AI - and what’s happened since that crazy 24 hrs.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

A v interesting episode for a number of reasons. On this week’s show, our guest has moved from one genre world to another, took advantage of her love for Twilight to help push her own tunes, plus knows how to proper take advantage of a cold DM.

She’s also responsible for one of Sam’s favourite songs of 2023 ('Get Off My’ iykyk), so this is basically just 30 minutes of Nahirny fanboying on behalf of you as a musician at the start of your career. Sorry Julia.
You’re welcome listener. xo

JULIA INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/juliawolfnyc/ 

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- Engaging with the people that come to your gigs! 

- How to nurture a fan base in 2025.

- How Julia took advantage of her love for Twilight to push her own music.

- How do you navigate a genre shift / change, and bring as much of your fanbase as possible with you?

- The importance of collaboration.

- Building a supportive team.

- The power of cold DM’s / emails.

- Julia’s key butterfly effects.

- Finding your aesthetic.

- What to watch out for in contracts. 

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Today's guest is Ari Herstand, author of 'How To Make It In The New Music Business'.

Which, as you can tell from the title, means he is a human very aligned with us in trying to help you make a living from your music.

Not just that, Ari is a v talented musician himself too. He's been through the releasing music process, he's done those touring logistics. He has that empathy.

And now, tries his best to help musicians with the skills and information needed to live a fulfilling life from your music.

An incredibly valuable show. Whack open your Apple Notes and get involved.

ARI'S SHOW - https://aristake.com/new-music-business-podcast/

ARI'S BOOK - https://book.aristake.com

ARI'S IG - https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/

OUR IG - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

Episode Features:

- Why you need to set 'SMART Goals'.

- And how you can do that.

- Knowing your 'why' as a musician.

- The key challenges you face as an artist at the start of your career.

- New platforms which are great for helping you connect with your fans.

- How you can use that fan data.

- Why you want fans, not followers.

- Low hanging fruit - easy wins to help you take the next step.

- Some important music industry terms you may not be familiar with.

New episodes every Monday x

We think it’s fair to say in over 100 episodes of this show, one of the most common pieces of advice shared is ‘get a lawyer, even at the start’. 

But, obvs lawyers can be expensive - so we’ve tried our best to find an absolute guru, to share some top tips to stop you getting screwed whilst you build up to that point.

Danyel Semple has a badass job title - Director, Business & Legal Affairs at Interscope Records. One of the recent projects she worked on was negotiating Billie Eilish’s soundtrack deal for Barbie. Ya know, just one of the biggest artists and biggest movies in the world.

We should make clear - the opinions on this show are Danyel’s, and not representative of her employer. But we do thank Danyel for sharing a bunch of wisdom that could really save ya getting screwed.

OUR INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode features: 

• Danyel’s top three things a musician can do at the start, to stop them getting screwed when they are successful.
• What is a morality clause?
• The importance of building a good team, and liking the people in that team.
• Actionable things you can do right now, to help protect yourself.
• What are the most common legal mistakes in the music industry?
• How do you know if a lawyer is the right lawyer?
• Making sure people in your team know who is responsible for what.
• Managers - and the art of saying no.

Follow us for weekly episodes. x

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/

Episode Features: 

• How ABE built such a dedicated fanbase / community.
• How they learned what they wanted to build.
• Why you need to speak up / communicate your vision.
• Bothering. Grants. Gigs. Networking.
• The importance of choosing a good team.
• What free resources helped ABE.

OUR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

New episodes every Monday.

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Millions of streams, badass social media campaigns, and insight from many sides of the music industry. This week's guest is Bellah Mae.

BELLAH INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/bellah.mae/

Episode features:

- Bellah's three things she wishes she knew starting out.

- How to 'become friends' with social media.

- Any patterns Bellah has noticed across successful posts.

- Where Bellah gets inspiration from, both in terms of social media and songwriting.

- How she built her 'Hot Ex Girlfriends Club' superfans.

- How to be more confident when networking.

- Bellah's favourite record rn.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠

Producer / DJ. World Tours. Loved by your favourite artists like Bonobo, Four Tet, Disclosure. O'Flynn (human name Ben), is one of those humans that's so talented it's almost annoying (almost).

This episode is an epic example of a few things. 1) The power of just doing it for the music. 2) The importance of believing in yourself. And 3) Why sometimes you just need to get out there and push your music in front of people.

OFLYNN INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/oflynnmusic/

OUR IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠

Episodes Features:

- Focus on the music, not the music industry.

- Getting good at collaborating / collaborations.

- Focussing on your strengths.

- What are the happiest moments of O'Flynns career.

- An epic story of how Four Tet first heard Ben's music.

- The importance of experimenting in music / production.

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An incredibly talented vocalist, songwriter, social media badass, and most importantly all-round lovely human being. Will Anderson has ridonkulous amounts of wisdom for your ears listener. Frontman of Parachute, creator of some of our personal favourite short-form videos, plus a guy that ain't afraid to get geeky to help you avoid getting screwed over.

WILL INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/willyj1234/

Episode features:

- The three things Will wishes he knew starting out.

- Building your ecosystem + rocketship - and what that actually means. 🚀

- Treating music like a job - and how that can genuinely be inspiring and empowering.

- How to stay intentional with your time.

- Things you defo should watch out for when signing contracts.

- How to keep creating music (and content) fun.

- How to know when a song is 'done'.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

A guest this week who cares about helping musicians just as much as us.

You might know Sean as the founder of Drowned in Sound - a legendary music blog which at its peak had 3 million readers. You may know him as an artist manager. A guest on all of the sick music industry panel events you’ve been too.

Or you might just know him cos he’s very vocal about trying to make the world a better place - for musicians - and tbf, non musicians too.

SEAN IG - https://www.instagram.com/seaninsound/

DROWNED IN SOUND POD - https://pod.link/1037405920?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeZGjH2mDZAQ_4PrW6uMMd7DcHKJC2p0TifwQkWPWmplLdfdErMuAgRXYPIYw_aem_aqutVNv_vpb163cWGKHXaA

OUR IG - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

Episode Features:

- Sean’s top three things you can do to take steps towards a sustainable career.

- How do you define your artistic identity?

- The importance of world building - and how to start.

- Connecting with your audience.

- How tf do you navigate the ‘attention economy’.

- Some great stories of ways artists caught Sean’s attention.

- The importance of having an ‘offline’ strategy.

- Unique shows and environments to play shows in.

New episodes every Monday x

Episode 100 baby! We celebrate by having one of our most qualified, most prolific at making bangers, and most handsome guests - Joel Corry.

Joel kindly invited us into his bungalow to chat everything from having a huge hit whilst still not having a manager, the importance of routine & health + fitness in this chaotic industry, plus why you should always try DMing artists you look up to.

Oh, and the value of playing a Nan's 60th.

JOEL INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joelcorry/⁠

OUR INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode features: 

- How Joel got his first gigs.

- Making your own work experience.

- Getting Joel’s first hit at 30.

- Trying to stay present in the moment / focus on gratitude.

- Learning from mistakes and accepting sometimes things just don’t work. 

- Why regret is the biggest waste of time.

- How did Joel build a (mostly) positive relationship with social media?

- And the power of Instagram DM’s.

New episodes every Monday.

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Ted Talk-esque levels of musician advice greatest hits here. This week we have Oli Isaacs - founder of This Is Music - one of the biggest and best music management companies. We're talking Bicep, Jayda G, Simian Mobile Disco.

On this week's show we talk the things you need to make a living doing what you love.

THIS IS MUSIC - https://www.thisismusicltd.com/

Episode Features: 

• Patience, Process and People.
• Examples of artists that took a while to break / make a living doing what they love.
• Why a Tik Tok sensation isn't always an overnight success.
• The story of Bicep and their success.
• How to establish your values or priorities.
• Why you should show up every day.
• Consistent actions or values that successful artists have.
• What gets Oli / TiM excited when looking for artists to sign.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

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/ 

Episode Features: 

• The importance of taking your time.
• Trying different creative things.
• Why you should invest ££ into your craft.
• Finding your niche.
• The importance of consuming content.
• Working out what your audience wants from you.
• Elevating your content with free apps.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

New episodes every Monday x

Music manager, thought-provoker, consultant, and basically, a guy that really knows his shizz about the music industry and wants to help you.

Ross Wilson gives you a getting paid masterclass on this show. A breakdown of all the key royalties and how you get them into your bank account. Wtf is metadata. When is it time to get a manager etc.

ROSS INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rosswilss/

Episode Features: 

- Ross's top three things a musician needs to know to help them make a living from their music.

- An accessible breakdown of all the different types of royalties.

- Neighboring Rights.

- Unclaimed royalties and the importance of Metadata.

- When to get a manager?

- Longer term marketing strategies.

- What questions should you ask a potential manager.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

One of (in our opinion), the best pop artists of this past decade, 10's of millions of streams, plus her own wine (obvs), Call Me Loop is this show's guest.

A banging episode for many reasons, Loop is super transparent about mistakes she made, things that helped her grow, plus ££££.

LOOP INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/callmeloop/

Episode features:

- The three things Loop wishes she knew when starting out.

- Who should you hire first - management, label, lawyer etc.

- Loop's thoughts on major labels + indie labels.

- Loop's marketing / social media strategies that have worked, and those that haven't.

- Why getting your publishing etc is hella important.

- The piece of new music Loop is loving rn.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠

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?

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠

New episodes every Monday x

Queen of BBC Introducing in Kent, badass Mum to gig night Good Karma Club, plus all round ray of heart-warming hustle sunshine, this week's guest is Abbie McCarthy.

ABBIE INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/abbieabbiemac/

Episode features:

- Abbie's top three tips to increase your chances of National radio play.

- How Abbie ended up doing a DJ set with Mel C. Yes. The Mel C.

- How does she find new music proactively?

- Why ya need to keep your bios up to date.

- What non-musical things help Abbie stay inspired?

- What has Abbie learnt from Good Karma Club?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Over two million monthly listeners, writer + producer of some of your favourite pop bangers, plus all-round pop superstar - this week's guest is the gem of a human being that is Nonô.

Nonô Insta - https://www.instagram.com/nonoofficial/

Episode features:

• The three things she wished she knew starting out.
• What helped Nono w burnout.
• Why taking a rest will help you make better music / art.
• Separating the art from your self worth. 
• What Nonô has learnt from the many different sides of her music career.
• How did Nonô work out what she loves.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

19 Billion streams. Has written 3 Grammy winning songs (!!). Host of his own banging podcast (Songs You Know), where he talks to some of the greatest songwriters of all time.

A man behind songs pretty much everyone you've ever met will know (John Legend's 'All Of Me', Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry).

This is a special episode. Toby shares all sorts of actionable tips on how you can stay inspired as a songwriter and get what you're feeling across. As well as sharing a bunch of stories about those iconic songs mentioned above.

TOBY IG - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tobygadmusic/⁠⁠

TOBY'S POD - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/songsyouknowpodcast ⁠

OUR IG - ⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod ⁠

Episode Features:

- Toby's top three tips for staying inspired as a songwriter.

- The importance of keeping a notebook with you at all times.

- And how that notepad could lead to songs like Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry'.

- The importance of authenticity in songwriting.

- Why you have to ‘show up’ as much as possible.

- The role of social media. And why Toby thinks Tik Tok is an incredible opportunity.

- What does AI mean for songwriters in 2025.

New episodes every Monday x

This episode is less about telling you how to hack Instagram, or get millions of streams. And more about making you think. Why are you doing this music thing?

Elijah is a music industry GOAT, with background in DJ Culture Artist Management, Music Industry Education and more. His Yellow Squares project is one of the best thought-provoking projects out there for musicians right now, and we think this episode expands on those questions / thoughts even more.

ELIJAH TWITTER - ⁠https://twitter.com/eli1ah

Episode features:

- Why you shouldn't necessarily having 'making a living' as your music goal.

- Why you need to remember to actually send the music to people.

- Finding your why - and how to do that.

- Why Elijah doesn't set goals.

- Elijah's thoughts and relationship on social media as an artist.

- Making sure you serve your audience online.

- 'Don't listen to anyone who was successful before the internet'.

- Which messages from the Yellow Squares project have connected the most?

- What's inspiring Elijah in June 2023.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

A man who has done far too many cool things to fit in one podcast bio. Founder of Flighthouse - one of the biggest media brands in the world and one of the first to truly smash Tik Tok. A human responsible for helping a bunch of the biggest hits of the past few years get to your eardrums. And an all-round creative entrepreneur badass. This week's episode is with Jacob Pace.

JACOB INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jacobpace/

Episode features:

- Jacob's top three tips for a musician in 2023 to help smash their social media.

- Is it possible to be a successful artist in 2023 without using social media?

- What's the best way to impress and contact Jacob?

- What new tools or services should you take advantage of rn?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Spiritual Queen of web3, TAROT is a badass indie-pop artist that has not just seen some success in the web3 / NFT space, but also is a human that values sharing what she's learnt. Whether that's officially as a consultant, or more openly via Twitter and via this show.

On this episode she shares loads of actionable advice, from the best ways to get started in web3, who are the best people to look to for advice / inspiration, and she even shares some precise figures on how much she's made from some of her projects. 

TAROT INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/tarotsings/

TAROT TWITTER - https://twitter.com/tarotsings

Episode features:

- Tarot's top three tips for an artist that wants to start in web3.

- Which resources / accounts are best for a beginner to learn more.

- Precise examples of artists closer to the start of their career who have made a significant living / income from web3.

- How Tarot builds community / what experiences she has been able to give her fans.

- Tarot's favourite piece of new music right now.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Our last social media special ended up being one of the most listened to shows of the year, so following on from that, we break down how the Instagram algorithm works (straight from Insta themselves), plus talk about the new Broadcast Channels feature and how ya can use it as a musician.

Episode features:

• Wtf is Instagram Broadcast Channels?
• Why is it exciting for a musician at the start of their career?
• How can you use it as a musician.
• How does the Insta algorithm work (direct from Insta themselves).
• What can you learn from that info to help your release strategy?
• An account to be inspired by - DimitriHasIdeas - https://www.tiktok.com/@dmitrihasideas

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

CEO and founder of ZEBR - a badass company that specialises in helping musicians w socials, virality, and creators / influencers.

Just a few artists they've worked w include Sam Smith, Raye and... The Rolling Stones. A lovely dude. Who really knows his stuff. This is Josh Deal.

JOSH INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joshdeal/?hl=en

ZEBR WEBSITE - https://www.zebr.app/

Episode Features: 

- Josh's Top Three Tips for taking advantage of socials / influencer marketing in 2024.

- If you've got £200 to spend on marketing - where should you spend it?

- How to take advantage of a viral moment.

- Having a viral video vs a viral trend.

- Specific social media features to take advantage of right now.

- Pitching songs direct to creators on Tik Tok / IG.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Visual creator. MC. And the man behind some of the past decades iconic artworks - we’re talking Anderson .Paak, Future, plus brands such as Levis and Vans.

We’ve wanted to get Dewey Saunders on for a while, as in our opinion he’s one of the best creatives out there for helping turn already awesome musical art into visual art. And on this show he breaks down how you can do that too as a musician starting out.

DEWEY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/deweysaunders/ 

OUR INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode features: 

• Wtf is branding as a musician?
• And why it is important.
• Some epic examples of artists (big and small) who have smashed their aesthetic and branding.
• How you can maximise your merch - which means more $$$.
• A ‘how to start building your branding’ checklist for musicians starting out.
• How visuals can attract new fans.
• The importance of staying authentic in your creative expression.

Follow us for weekly episodes. x

On this week's show...

- A greatest hits on how to smash social media as a musician.

- Including loads of things you can do right now. 

- What to say at gigs to sell merch / drive followers.

- The power of Tik Tok search.

- Free, easy to use software which can get you the vocal from any song.

- Ticketmaster's onboarding of 10 million NFTs. Yup. 

- Our fav records from this past week.

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

On this week's show...

- Three channels/accounts you should watch over the Christmas break to help inspire your January 2023 music masterplan.

- A debate on how easy/fair it is to get your music out there in 2022 / 23. 

- Is Tik Tok going to be banned in the US?

- Tik Tok is your billboard - it shouldn't be your only platform.

- The latest moves from the major labels in Web3 / NFTS.

- Starbucks' big move in Web3 and how it's relevant to musicians.

- Another quick chat about Twitter's subscription feature - Twitter Blue.

LINKS:

- Mango Street - https://www.youtube.com/@MangoStreet

- Colin & Samir - https://www.youtube.com/@ColinandSamir

- Elijah - https://twitter.com/eli1ah

New episodes every Monday.

INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Songwriter / Producer of huge bangers across the genres. Frontman of the iconic The Ordinary Boys. And very direct, very honesty, and very charming human being. This week’s episode is with Samuel Preston.

PRESTON INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/samuelpreston/

Episode features:

• The three things that Preston wish he knew at the start.
• Why you really need to back yourself. 
• Finding the joy in being adaptable.
• Why musicianship is overrated.
• Why music is like s*x.
• Always have a plan. 
• Always keep the people from the start.
• The different types of songwriting.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sometimes it’s easier just to let the guest’s own one-liners do the talking, and in this case, Nik Cherwink has two that summarise what to expect from this episode. 👀

“I help artists get their sh*t together”

“Your favorite DJ’s life coach”

This episode is full of gems for any musician, not just DJs, that want to help themselves understand what they really want, how to put build a plan towards that goal, plus most importantly - how you can stay sane and happy through it all.

NIK INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/nikcherwink/

OUR INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/

Episode features: 

• Three ways to start getting your musical sh*t together.
• Wtf is a life coach, and what can you learn from those ideas as a musician.
• How do you find what’s authentic to you.
• The power of gratitude.
• Proving some of the spiritual shizz with science. 

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VÉRITÉ is a badass independent artist who has racked up 350+ million streams, built an incredible community, plus hosts her own podcast w fellow artists (Anatomy of an Artist).

This show has it all. How to build community and a network as an artist. How to be strategic with which dayjob you get. Plus an unreal story of how one response out of 500+ reach outs led to a Hollywood movie-esque few months.

VÉRITÉ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/verite

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Features:

- How to build a network + community for your music when you don't know anybody.

- If you're gonna do a dayjob, could you do one which benefits your music career?

- And why community is so important.

- An absolutely unreal butterfly effect story.

- The story of 1000+ VÉRITÉ postcards.

- "The sea of chance and madness."

- Reaching out to 500+ blogs in one year. And how just one response changed everything.

- Why owning your masters is so important.

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President of Palm Tree Records (Kygo’s joint venture with Sony Music), manager of EMBRZ, plus an epic varied history w music journalism (including Billboard), David Rishty - we’ll call him Dave from now on - has smashed many parts of the ‘making a living from music thing’.

He shares lessons learnt from all those different sides of his career here, how to write the perfect pitch email, plus why you need to work out what emoji you are.

DAVE INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/daverishty/

Episode Features: 

• The importance of self-reflection, and knowing who you are as an artist.
• Why being ‘scrappy’ is so important at the start - and a great example of that.
• The best way to do a cold email / DM to a music industry human.
• And how often you should follow up.
• Building relationships is more important than building ‘contacts’.
• The power of storytelling.
• Dave’s favourite ways to discover new music rn.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

Genuinely one of THE go-to sources to understand what the f is going on in the ever-changing world of social media. This week, Annie from GirlPowerMarketing breaks down all the tips, strategies and more a musician needs to know to smash socials in September 2023.

ANNIE INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/girlpowermarketing/⁠

Episode features:

• Annie's top three things a musician needs to know to improve their social media.
• Are there any common mistakes musicians make on socials?
• Are there any easy things a musician can do to improve to their socials.
• Her favourite example of an artist smashing social.
• What ONE platform should a musician prioritise (as of September 2023)?
• The problem with growing followers - but across the world.
• A/B testing - but for musicians.
• An example of a small change Annie made which made her socials fly.
• Why you shouldn't believe algorithm rumours.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠

A badass producer / DJ. Hundreds of millions of streams. Main stage Tomorrowland appearances all over the place. And most importantly, a really nice dude (he was even a teacher)!

On this show Yves digs into his journey from playing in small bars, thru to putting on his own parties, and then ending up touring the world and playing some of the most iconic stages on the planet. Full of insights that will hopefully re-assure you that not everything happens overnight, this is Yves V.

YVES INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/yves_v/

OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes Features:

- The three things Yves wishes he could tell himself starting out in music.

- Why you need to set goals!

- The benefits of taking time out (in Yves' case - COVID).

- Playing Tomorrowland since the second edition.

- Why all DJs should learn to produce / make their own music.

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It’s obvs easy to spend a lot of time thinking about all the things you should be doing as a musician. Buuuut, sometimes, the more useful thing is to work out what not to do. What small things could you be doing that might have been the reason that DJ / A&R / Manager etc didn’t listen to your big boy banger.

On this show we run thru a bunch of easy to avoid / fix mistakes that we’ve seen first hand recently. And hopefully they can help increase the chance of your tune getting listened to.

MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/

SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/ 

Episode Features: 

• Best practice when sending emails.
• And attachments.
• Why EPKS might actually be hurting your chances.
• How consistently can you reach out to new people.
• Optimising your social media handles.
• Why you should stop saying f*ck on social media.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod 

In Sam’s opinion - ‘one of the most inspirational things he’s ever seen’ (🫣) - Haliey Welch - AKA Hawk Tuah girl - has easily been the most viral moments of July 2024.

On the episode - we try and break down what a musician at the start of their career can learn from Haliey's success. Going from one moment - one short video - to a full time - LA based living as a creator.

The episode you never knew you needed. Promise there’s actually some actionable insightful stuff for you as a musician. Yeehaw. 🤠

HALIEY INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/hay_welch/

ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hawk-tuah-girl-haliey-welch-interview-1235057659/

Episode Features:

• Wtf is Hawk Tuah?!
• Why Sam thinks it’s so inspirational.
• What key lessons / takeaways are there for musicians?
• Seizing the moment.
• Strategic approaches to social and virality.
• Never underestimate the power of one moment / song / video.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

New episodes every Monday x

Badass producer, DJ, drummer + social media ninja, Stephani B smashed lockdown into 2.5 million likes on Tik Tok, plus loads of other wild stats.

On this episode she shares all she's learnt from that crazy growth, how she handles it all, plus what her plan is now she has all this attention and where she wants to go next.

STEPHANI INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/stephanibmusic/

Episode features:

- Steph's three top tips to help you build a musician brand online.

- Why you should 'always be available'.

- Getting in early on new platforms.

- Best time to post, and how often you should post.

- Driving people off social media to your new music.

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod

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.

LBC INSTA - ⁠

Episode Features: 

• The importance of following your gut and trusting your intuition.
• And how to tell the difference between being scared vs your gut telling you something.
• Treating your music career like a business.
• Evolving as an artist (and a human being) and how that is documented online.
• The power of collaboration.
• And how 'Dark Comedy Magic' came about.
• Dealing with rejection.
• The story of Strawberry Sunscreen.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

New episodes every Monday x

Probs the biggest story in the music industry in a long time - on this episode we try our best to break down wtf is happening w the UMG / Universal vs Tik Tok sitch, and how an artist at the start of their career can benefit / take advantage.

MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/

SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/

Episode Features: 

- A breakdown of wtf is going on.

- Which musicians are actually affected?

- Can you still do covers of artists on UMG?

- How can you use Tik Tok rn as an indepedent artist?

- Now is the time to be sending your music proactively to influencers / content creators.

- Are you 'entertaining' or 'informing'?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠

Manager of some of the most exciting new artists in... tbf, the world, including Jerub, Beka, Aaron Taylor and more, this week's episode is with the beautiful (inside and out) human being / GOAT - Thando Zulu.

THANDO INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠
https://www.instagram.com/thando_zulu/?hl=en

Episode features:

• What are the three things Thando looks for in a new artist to manage?
• 'When does an artist need a label'?
• Why. You. NEED. A. Lawyer.
• What is a 'good' percentage/term deal with a manager.
• What does an artist need to look out for in a dodgy manager?
• Watch out for 'Gross' and 'Net'.
• Don't see music as a game you can win or lose.
• What is a 'production deal'?

New episodes every Monday.

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠⁠