Music Business Radio

In the Studio... Shawn Mullins

Shawn Mullins was in the Music Business Radio studios today.

Shawn dropped by to talk about his new record, Honeydew, as well as answer questions on his experience in the music business.  We talked about his first release in 1989, his major label debut in 1998, what it's like to go from a "working musician" playing small clubs, to playing on national television, almost overnight, and more.

Shawn shared his thoughts on writing, touring, licensing, life after a major label, and more.  He also played a couple of songs, live in the studio.

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Next on Music Business Radio... Jeffrey Steele

Jeffrey Steele is a songwriter with about 500 cuts including recordings by Cascada, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lucky Bucks, Joe Nichols, Jason Michael Carrol, Rascal Flatts, and Faith Hill.

When not writing he can be found producing and performing. Jeffrey lent his producing skills on the Montgomery Gentry albums My Town and Some People Change as well as Keith Anderson’s latest album, C’mon!.  Jeffrey also spends time on the road promoting his own material and playing dates with such artists as; VanZant, Delbert McClinton, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

When he’s in Nashville writing, he is also running his publishing company 3 Ring Circus Music. Jeffrey can also be seen on GAC’s, THE HITMEN OF MUSIC ROW, which chronicles the lives of four chart-topping Nashville songwriters.

We talked about how Jeffrey got his start in the music business, got advice for upcoming songwriters, and lots more...including the stories behind some of his biggest hits, as well as in studio performances with just Jeffrey on an acoustic guitar.

This is an episode which will appeal to music fans as well as anybody in the music business and shouldn't be missed.

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When not writing he can be found producing and performing. Jeffrey lent his producing skills on the Montgomery Gentry albums My Town and Some People Change as well as Keith Anderson’s latest album, C’mon!.  Jeffrey also spends time on the road promoting his own material and playing dates with such artists as; VanZant, Delbert McClinton, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

When he’s in Nashville writing, he is also running his publishing company 3 Ring Circus Music. Jeffrey can also be seen on GAC’s, THE HITMEN OF MUSIC ROW, which chronicles the lives of four chart-topping Nashville songwriters.

We talked about how Jeffrey got his start in the music business, got advice for upcoming songwriters, and lots more...including the stories behind some of his biggest hits, as well as in studio performances with just Jeffrey on an acoustic guitar.

This is an episode which will appeal to music fans as well as anybody in the music business and shouldn't be missed.

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In the Studio... Chris DeTray and Dave Barnes

Chris DeTray of Dryve Artist Management was in the Music Business Radio studios today.  He brought along Dave Barnes, an artist signed to Razor and Tie Records.

We talked about building relationships, the steps bands and musicians should take to get managers interested in them, different kinds of record deals, and more.

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Episode #64 - Tim Westergren

Tim Westergren founded Pandora in January 2000 and now serves as its Chief Strategy Officer. He is an award-winning composer, an accomplished musician and a record producer with 20 years of experience in the music industry.   He spends most of his time these days as Pandora's chief evangelist - traveling the country to meet with listeners to collect feedback, research local music, and spread the word of the Music Genome Project.

We talked about ways people find out about new music, the changing music industry, how to build a business, and more.

Demos Reviewed: Mieka Pauley, Hollywood, Mary Kathryn, and Frankie Cleary

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Next on Music Business Radio... Tim Westergren

Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora.com is next on Music Business Radio.

Tim founded Pandora in January 2000 and now serves as its Chief Strategy Officer. He is an award-winning composer, an accomplished musician and a record producer with 20 years of experience in the music industry.   He spends most of his time these days as Pandora's chief evangelist - traveling the country to meet with listeners to collect feedback, research local music, and spread the word of the Music Genome Project.

We talked about ways people find out about new music, the changing music industry, how to build a business, and more.

Demos Reviewed: Mieka Pauley, Hollywood, Mary Kathryn, and Frankie Cleary

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In the Studio... Tim McFadden

Tim McFadden was in the Music Business Radio studios today.  Tim has been in the music business over 30 years and worked with acts from Tim McGraw, to Dolly Parton, to his current management clients like Sam Bush and Matt King.  His background includes radio, promotion, sales, management, song-plugging, and production.  He's worked with every major label from RCA, to Sony, to Warner Brothers.

We talked about career longevity, the importance of relationships if the music business (as well as how they're developed), what makes an artist great, and more.  And we reviewed demos...

Demos Reviewed: Kid Brother, Mean Mary and Jamestown, Jason Savory, Emmeth North Jr., Corpus, and Carolyn Wonderland.

Afterwards, David and Dan recorded a "Music Business Radio Post-Show Show," which went into depth more about what Tim discussed.  This is content which will not be aired on broadcast radio, so be sure to subscribe to our free podcast if you want it.

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Episode #63 - Rusty Harmon

Rusty Harmon was manager of Hootie and the Blowfish for 12 years, during which time they sold over 25,000,000 records.  He's been president the the Atlantic imprint, Breaking Records and currently runs a music management, marketing, and sponsorship company, MTM Management.

We talked about artist development, how Rusty discovered Hootie and the Blowfish, what it takes for acts to get Rusty's attention, sponsorship, and more.

Demos Reviewed: Drop Dead Genius, Kenny Woods, John Restas, Jennifer Brantley, Danny Burke, and In the Movies

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Bonus Footage - Blind Melon Interview

Here's an interview with Blind Melon that Dan did.

Notice how they plug their upcoming show (a few times) without being distracting. And notice how they came in on a day off. And notice how they are entertaining and are excited about being there.

We just did a show on how to give a great interview. Watch for that soon. Until then...

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New Segment - MBR Post-Show Show

A lot of stuff happens when we tape an episode of Music Business Radio...  And we have guests that usually give us more content than we're able to put on the air, or stimulate discussions that would be just too long for the broadcast version of the show.  We only have an hour, you know.

That's why we've just started up a podcast-only segment, the Music Business Radio Post-Show Show.  In it, you'll get the "deep thoughts" from David Hooper, producer Gary Kraen, and engineer Dan Buckley the current episode's topic and how bands, musicians, songwriters, and others in the music business can learn from it.

For example, a couple of days ago, the main show was with media coach Wayne Kelly.  We talked about how people in the music business can use the power of radio (and other media) to get the word out about gigs, new releases, and other projects via interviews.

So the Post-Show Show talked about the booking process for Music Business Radio, how we pick guests, why we pick them, etc.  And, since Dan has a show of his own, where he interviews bands and musicians coming through town, we talked about how he does the same thing.

If you want to know how to get on the radio to plug your stuff, this is for you.

The Post-Show Show is the real, nitty gritty stuff we can't put on broadcast radio.  We name names and give specific details that you won't get on elsewhere, yet compliments what we talk about on the broadcast show.

The Music Business Radio Post-Show Show is coming soon and it will be delivered exclusively via this web site...  Subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don't miss it.

Next on Music Business Radio... Rusty Harmon

Rusty Harmon is next on Music Business Radio.  Rusty was manager of Hootie and the Blowfish for 12 years, during which time they sold over 25,000,000 records.  He's been president the the Atlantic imprint, Breaking Records and currently runs a music management, marketing, and sponsorship company, MTM Management.

We talked about artist development, how Rusty discovered Hootie and the Blowfish, what it takes for acts to get Rusty's attention, sponsorship, and more.

Demos Reviewed: Drop Dead Genius, Kenny Woods, John Restas, Jennifer Brantley, Danny Burke, and In the Movies

Pictured L to R: Dan Buckley (Engineer), Amanda Fletcher (MTM), David Hooper (Host), Rusty Harmon, Justin Hammel (Editor), Gary Kraen (Producer)

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