music business dreams

Sean Giovanni is the owner of The Record Shop, a recording studio and creative facility in Nashville, TN. He is a sonic storyteller who is passionate about helping musicians unlock their creativity and use it to make timeless art.

We cover a lot in this interview including:

• Should You go to school for Music Business or Audio?
• How to create opportunity when there is none.
• How Sean set himself apart from other Producers and Studio Owners
• Why storytelling is SO important in music.
• How to get the best Livestream performances.
• And much much more...

Resources Mentioned:

Audio Movers

DPA D-Vice

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Jesper Skibsby is the founder of WARM, a service that tracks your radio play around the world. He started WARM after serving stints as both a booking agent and artist manager.

I talk to Jesper about his start in the industry, his advice for upcoming artists and managers, and how this technology can be helpful for independent artists like you.

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Tami LaTrell is a multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter who’s written for artists such as Whitney Houston, Monica, Keyshia Cole, SWV, Rotimi and Country duo Love and Theft to name a few.

She inked her first music publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing in 2002, and is now an established writer with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Aside from songwriting, she facilitates music publishing and copyright workshops online and at different universities. She’s a Youtube partner with over 650k+ views, and is a Brand Ambassador for Songtrust.

In this episode of Music Business Dreams, Tami details her career as a songwriter, including the time one of her songs was sold to Whitney Houston without her knowledge and the process she went through to be properly credited. We talk about publishing deals, the importance of being business minded as a songwriter, and the advocacy work Tami does to ensure the next generation of songwriters is protected.

Links Mentioned: When Life Hands Your Lennons Interview | KDMR Music YouTube Channel

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Want to learn how to rock your email list? If so, this is the episode for you. This week, we spoke to Cheryl B. Engelhardt, a full time musician and artist coach based in New York City. Cheryl has a ton of experience in the music industry. From touring internationally, crafting music and jingles for ad agencies, to licensing her own original music for television and film, Cheryl has seen it all.

What's perhaps the most impressive feat is Cheryl's mastery of E-mail Marketing as the primary driver of her career. Cheryl has been able to make over $40,000 from her e-mail list -- all with less than 2,000 subscribers! In this interview, Cheryl talks about her background, how she got started in the business and, of course, her tips for building a successful e-mail list of your own.

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Links Mentioned:

Cheryl's Rock Your E-mail List Program
The Indie Club - Our Growing Community of Artists and Industry Professionals on Facebook

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Chris Wilkes (aka STLNDRMS) has been making beats since the early 2000’s. Early in his career, he saw great success by building a name for himself in Japan. He scored a small record deal and even landed 2 video game soundtracks! However, his return to the states wasn’t as glorious as he may have hoped. The setbacks caused him to leave music alone for nearly 5 years.

As a way to share his latest creations with his friends, Stlndrms started a Facebook Live show called BEATS + CHILL. Soon, he was averaging over 50,000 views per month and 185,000 monthly listeners on the streaming platforms. He’s used his platform to launch multiple income streams including digital products, live events and brand partnerships.

This interview covers:

• How stlndrms got started
• His livestreaming equipment setup
• Livestreaming vs Native content on social media
• The benefits of consistently showing up online
• How to balance family life with a full time music career
• How to monetize your audience
• The importance of having multiple income streams
• and much, much more...

Check out Episode 5 of the Music Business Dreams podcast with Stlndrms now!
For more, you can follow stlndrms on all social media @stlndrms, or view his website at http://www.stlndrms.com