Try This Spotify Playlist Trick With Your Next Single | Happy Holidays!

Marcus recently went on a Canada/US tour with his band Current Swell. We dive into the details of the tour and find out what made it such a successful and positive experience.

We also give an update on the future of this podcast! Thank you to everyone who has listened and enjoyed it. You are the reason we were able to do this!   Hopefully you got something out of it.

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Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

Touring can be dangerous. Playing at sketchy bars, driving long distances late at night, not sleeping or eating properly, or ending up in the wrong part of town are just some of the ways that things can take unexpected turn.

We have had many of these experiences while on the road. We share with you some hilarious and/or terrifying stories and what could be learned from them!

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Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

Touring doesn't necessarily mean renting an RV and driving across the country! We discuss the many different ways bands and artists can go about touring, and challenge the stereotype of what traditional touring looks like. Plus some pro tips that will help you save money when you travel.

Get Access To Malcom's Mixing Course with Benedikt Hain, "Mixes Unpacked - Vol.1" from The Self-Recording Band Podcast!

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Printful - Print-To-Order Merchandise Service

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Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

We are once again joined by recurring guest Kurt Dahl, who is a top-tier entertainment lawyer, drummer for the established rock band One Bad Son, and manager for mixer Brian Moncarz. Check out his website and his Tik Tok!

In this episode we discuss Taylor Swift re-recording her album "Red", the legalities surrounding using samples in your music, and your Patreon questions! Nothing is too granular.

Check out our other episodes with Kurt:

Should You Buy Social Media Followers
Music Law 101

Check out our episode with LA-based producer Stint:

Finding Your Path | With Stint (Gallant, MØ, Carly Rae Jepsen, Demi Lovato, and more)

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Printful - Print-To-Order Merchandise Service

Canva (what we use for graphic design)

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Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

Getting your music played on the radio means you have to convince the station's music director that your song is a good fit. But what is a music director, and what do they do? To answer that question, we are joined today by none other than Bryan Capistrano, the Music Director for The Zone @ 91-3 (Victoria, BC)!

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Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

Being the opening band for a more established artist can help you grow your fanbase and expand your network. In this episode, we provide some actionable steps towards landing that sweet opening gig at your favourite venue and how that can progress towards headlining your own shows!

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Printful - Print-To-Order Merchandise Service

Canva (what we use for graphic design)

Quickbooks Accounting Software (What we use to run our books and process credit card payments)

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Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of our listeners! Here is a quick bonus episode for you with a simple Spotify Playlist idea for your next single release.

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Transistor.FM (A great podcast hosting platform)

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Canva (What we use for graphic design)

Quickbooks Accounting Software (What we use to run our books and process credit card payments)

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Support The Show (https://www.patreon.com/yourbandsucksatbusiness)

Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

Releasing new music? Here's what you need to do BEFORE you announce it to the public (that includes your mom).

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Get the FREE 5 Step Music Release Guide HERE!

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Stuff We Use / Affiliate Links: 

Distrokid (our recommended music distribution service)

Close.IO (Malcoms recommended CRM)

Transistor.FM (A great podcast hosting platform)

BackBlaze File Backup Services (Malcoms recommend data backup service)

Canva (what we use for graphic design)

Quickbooks Accounting Software (What we use to run our books and process credit card payments)

SquareSpace Websites

Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

The type of hard truth that everybody hates to hear -  but we are all about tough love on the Your Band Sucks (At Business) podcast!

Using a metronome gets some hard push back from some musicians, but the fact of the matter is that its an essential, and basic, skill and requirement for being a world class musician - and if you're a rock band, your music (both in studio and live) is your product - which makes this skill essential.

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Close.IO (Malcoms recommended CRM)

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BackBlaze File Backup Services (Malcoms recommend data backup service)

Printful - Print-To-Order Merchandise Service

Canva (what we use for graphic design)

Quickbooks Accounting Software (What we use to run our books and process credit card payments)

Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!

We had the lovely opportunity to speak with the one and only Kalie Wolfe of the genre bending rock band RIVALS for a very exciting episode of Your Band Sucks (At Business)!

Kalie is a force of nature and is amazingly talented. We can't thank her enough for taking the time to share her wealth of experience with us and our audience. Do yourself a favour and check out Kalies music - linked below!

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RIVALS Website

Malcom started a DIY Recording Youtube Channel and you should go subscribe and check out the videos! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@malcomowenflood

And Marcus is killing it on the road with multiple bands! Keep up to date with him via his website, here: https://www.marcusmanhas.com

As always, we love hearing from our listeners! Hit us up on our instagrams!