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.
Chuck Wicks and Monty Powell were in the Music Business Radio studios today.
Chuck recently began taking the country format by storm with his
hit debut single, “Stealing Cinderella,” which was the fastest rising country single of 2007.
Wicks spent several years
paying his dues by parking cars and writing songs. At one time, he was writing over 100 songs per year. He developed his songwriting by apprenticing with some of the top songwriters on Music Row. That
hard work can be heard on “Starting Now,” his RCA Records debut as well as on his tour opening for Brad Paisley.
As a music business veteran for nearly 25 years, Monty Powell has successfully honed his craft and found his niche as a songwriter/producer. His work appears on over 50,000,000 records.
He's worked with Keith Urban, Chris Cagle, Rascal Flatts, James Otto, Diamond Rio, and many more…
We talked about how he and Chuck connected, his role in helping Chuck find his voice as an artist, and what it takes to make it in the music business today.
We had an in-studio performance with Chuck and Monty, reviewed demos sent in by Music Business Radio listeners, and Monty put out the call on the "next big thing" he is looking for and gave information on how Music Business Radio listeners can get packages directly to him.
Show is currently being edited and will air shortly. In addition, we have video footage which will be posted here soon. Make sure you subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss out!
Until then, check out this video with more on Chuck...
Mike Rayburn averages about 120
live shows per year and has been going at that pace for over a decade.
He's played Carnegie Hall eight times and has sold over 125,000 copies
of his own records.
Mike is billed as the "World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso" and we
talked about how he found this niche, how bands and musicians can find
their own niche, ways to get attention for your act, and, of course,
how to get to Carnegie Hall.
Demos Reviewed: Thea Hopkins, Dana Wilson, CJ Borden, Javelinas, and Shelly Bhushan
Bob just released an audio interview with Derek Sivers of CD Baby, which he did to promote his Indie Buzz Bootcamp. You can listen/download below.
This is a great interview. Derek talks about how to describe your band, so that people will be interested, the start of CD Baby, and more.
If you're able, check out Indie Buzz Bootcamp! Going to events like this is really important, not only because of what you'll learn, but also because you'll meet other musicians who are on your level. It's a great place to swap information and connect with other people who are working as hard as you are.
Billy Bob Thornton dropped by our flagship station, WRLT, to talk to Dan Buckley about his new album. He talks about his songwriting process, work ethic, and the dynamics of his new band, Boxmaster.
Mike Rayburn is next on Music Business Radio. He averages about 120 live shows per year and has been going at that pace for over a decade. He's played Carnegie Hall eight times and has sold over 125,000 copies of his own records.
Mike is billed as the "World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso" and we talked about how he found this niche, how bands and musicians can find their own niche, ways to get attention for your act, and, of course, how to get to Carnegie Hall.
Demos Reviewed: Thea Hopkins, Dana Wilson, CJ Borden, Javelinas, and Shelly Bhushan
Dan Reed is the Music Director and operations manager of WXPN-fm in
Philadelphia. He oversees WXPN’s production and programming operations as well as
talent relations for the nationally syndicated program World Café.
He is also founder and producer of the Triple A (AAA) NON-COMMvention, a
yearly conference for non-commercial “Triple A” formatted radio stations.
He will talk about the changing face of radio, local music scenes,
commercial and non-commercial radio (public radio), and his work with
the successful World Café where he now serves as the primary liaison to
the music industry on behalf of the station and World Café. World Cafe®
has emerged as the “premiere public radio showcase for contemporary
music serving up an eclectic blend that includes indie rock,
singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music.”
The show takes “listeners on a unique journey of musical discovery and
presents a mix of music from both new and legendary artists.”
We also talked about Dan's non-commercial radio convention, the
Non-COMMvention. It is primarily for people involved in radio, but
anybody is welcome, and it's a great way to get into the minds of radio
people, for those who are looking to get airplay.
Anastasia Brown was in the Music Business Radio studios today.
Legendary music mogul Miles Copeland has said of his former partner,
“Anastasia Brown has the ears and the eyes to spot and develop talent,
create brilliant music opportunities and has the relationships to bring
international songwriters and artists together for a common cause.”
Anastasia is credited with discovering Keith Urban and has worked
with artists of all genres including Sting, Peter Frampton, John Berry,
and Junior Brown. You've also seen her as the hard-hitting judge on
USA Network's Nashville Star.
We talked about her new book, Make Me a Star, which has great advice for those trying to find success in the music industry. See the video below for more details...
John Prine gave our engineer, Dan Buckley, a call earlier today.
He's got a funny story about our guest Al Bunetta and his experience playing Saturday Night Live. He also talks about releasing an album on your own as well as advice for upcoming musicians.
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