How Do Indie Musicians REALLY Break Through? A&R Holly Hutchison Reveals Music Industry Secrets!

Dive into the latest episode of the MUBUTV Music Business Insider Podcast as legendary A&R executive and AnRGirl founder, Holly Hutchison, reveals the real secrets to artist development in today's music industry! From her work discovering Muse, Slipknot, and Alanis Morissette, to championing indie musician success, Holly discusses major shifts from label-driven careers to independent artist empowerment, artist services, data analytics, and using tools like Beatchain and Chartmetric. Perfect for indie artists ready to cut through the noise, build a sustainable career, and own their music journey! 🚀🎧 #ArtistDevelopment #MusicBusiness #IndieMusic

Our mission here at MUBUTV is to help independent artists and music business professionals of the future to educate, empower and engage their music career.

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The Music Business Insider Podcast is a deep dive for listeners like you who want to educate, empower & engage their music career. We take you inside behind the scenes through a series of in-depth conversations with today's leading experts in the Music Industry including A&R, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Marketing, Publicity, Touring, and much much more. You can find it by searching "Music Business Insider Podcast" on any podcast app or platform [ie: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.].

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒 https://www.mubutv.com/holly-hutchison-a-r-executive

⚡️What you'll learn in this episode⚡️

👉 Untold secrets for standing out in today's saturated market 👉 The biggest missed opportunities for DIY artists 👉 How Holly's "gate opening" philosophy is changing the biz 👉 and so much more...

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Podcast Credits Produced by: Ritch Esra & Eric Knight Editor: Eric Knight Shownotes & Transcriptions: Jermaine Shepherd

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Legendary A&R executive Holly Hutchison joins MUBUTV to share her music industry expertise. She discusses artist development in today's rapidly changing landscape and offers invaluable music career advice for indie artist. This conversation gives insights into the current music business and the role of A&R.

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