

Modern Musician Podcast
Modern Musician
An educational podcast for musicians looking to grow their audience online and make a sustainable income. The host, Michael Walker provides artists with the tools necessary to create a lasting career in the music industry.
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May 30, 2022 • 57min
Branding Growth Strategy In The Modern Music Industry with Sean Taylor
Sean Taylor is a music marketing expert who’s written three books on the topic of mastering your music branding. His book “Master Music Branding” is considered the expert guide to artist image.If you could use some guidance with your branding or if you’re just ready to level up, then you won’t want to miss this episode!Here’s what you’ll learn about: Key strategies for making the most of your social mediaClarifying your brand so you stand out from the crowdMaking sure your efforts lead to real fanbase growth Check out Sean’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RgQTe5CiHZiMfb5qk8YuA Accelerate your PERSONAL music marketing and branding at http://www.BRANDMANNETWORK.com Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor Apply for private coaching: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching

May 23, 2022 • 35min
How To Improve Your Voice and Sing Like A Pro with John Henny
How To Improve Your Voice and Sing Like A Pro with John HennyOver the past 25 years, John Henny has helped thousands of singers and voice teachers reach their singing and teaching goals. He has had students win Grammys and star in major shows, and his students are some of the most successful in the music industry.John shares just some of the lessons he has learned through 25 years of coaching vocalists at the highest level.Here’s what you’ll learn: What most singers are missing from their vocal routine How to find a vocal coach that fits your needsHow to develop true mastery over your voice Achieve Your Full Vocal Potential: https://johnhenny.com/Get your FREE TICKET to the Success With Music 2022 Virtual Conference: https://link.modernmusician.me/swm-2022Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for private coaching: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching

May 16, 2022 • 1h 11min
Tools and Strategies for Engaging The Press with Cristina Cano
Cristina Cano is an experienced music professional with a passion for helping independent musicians create success pathways for their craft. She’s an artist marketing guru for CD Baby, has experience organizing the DIY Musician Conferences in Nashville, Austin, and Valencia, Spain, and has been a featured speaker on the subject of releasing music at multiple music conferences and events around the globe. In this episode, Cristina shares some of the best strategies she's used personally and with the artists she works with to get the attention of the press and how you can use that information to grow your audience.Here’s what you’ll learn: A guide to cultivating media relationshipsHow to get free press coverage for your musicUsing your network to maximize your press release's impactCheck out Cristina’s music here: https://www.sirenandthesea.com/aboutFind out how to work with Cristina: https://diyprgroup.com/ Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for private coaching: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching

May 9, 2022 • 1h 5min
Mentors, Mindset, and Sync Licensing Success with Adam McInnis
Adam McInnis is an artist, songwriter, and producer from Manhattan, NY most known for his work with world-renowned DJs such as Fedde Le Grande and his many placements in the sync world. In this episode, Adam reveals the essential strategies for taking your music to a professional level and how to reach your musical career goals without sacrificing your authenticity. Here’s what you’ll learn: How to manage your artist career's ups and downs and find mentorsHow to achieve excellence in the music industryAn approach to mindset optimization that's bulletproofTake your music to the next level and apply to work with Adam here: https://thebillboard500.com/Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor

May 2, 2022 • 55min
Strategic Scheduling To Optimize Fanbase Growth with Darryl Hurs
Darryl Hurs has a 25+ year history in the music business including launching and running one of Canada’s largest emerging artist showcase festivals and conference, Indie Week Canada. Darryl currently is the director of market development in Canada for CD Baby. He’s also worked for known artists such as U2, Nickelback, Madonna, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Dave Matthews and the launching of VIPNATION.com.Darryl breaks down the very best strategies artists can use to optimize their time, and shares a roadmap to plan your next 12-24 months. If you’ve ever felt like you need a better way to get from point A to point B, this episode is for you. Here’s what you’ll learn: A smart blueprint for planning your entire year How to manage your time to 10X your results The best time for indie-artists to write, record, tour, and more Get your Tickets for the 2022 Indie 101 Online Music Conference here: https://indie101.com/Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor

Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 3min
Habits for Manifesting Success with Gemma Sugrue
Gemma Sugrue is a voice and business coach, founder of Voiceworks Studio and Pro Vocal Artist, an online mentoring programme for artists. She’s been serving 1000s of singers since 2011.As a singer Gemma has appeared as a guest vocalist on TV shows including Dancing with the Stars and The Late Late Show and has worked with Bon Iver, Damien Rice, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and many more.Gemma is also a certified Tiny Habits coach. If you struggle with consistency and maintaining steady habits in your craft and/or career, this episode will help you.Here’s what you’ll learn: How to embrace your influences and integrate them into your own identityA clear roadmap for dialing in your habits to reach your goalsThe number one practice for ensuring your successBecome the Ultimate Pro Vocal Artist with Gemma: https://www.provocalartist.com/contact Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorBooks mentioned in this episode: Essentialism - Greg MckeownTiny Habits - BJ FoggReality Transurfing - Vadim ZelandThe War Of Art - Steven PressfieldLetting Go - David HawkinsDeep Work - Cal Newport

Apr 18, 2022 • 53min
The Most Valuable Strategies for Growing Your Spotify with Ryan Waczek
Ryan Waczek is a songwriter and producer turned digital marketing specialist and is most widely known as the founder of the Indie Music Academy. His YouTube channel has received over 1 million views and is one of the go-to resources for music industry training, marketing strategy, and healthy business mindsets. Ryan coaches hundreds of students and independent musicians through his training website and blog with over 220,000 readers.Here’s what you’re going to learn: The best marketing strategies for growing on spotifyHow to convert new listeners and followers into life-long fansHow to generate income from your fan base onlineAccess the Indie Music Academy free course here: https://www.indiemusicacademy.com/?utm_source=mm_organic&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=referral&utm_content=episodeWant to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor

Apr 11, 2022 • 47min
How To Land A Publishing Deal For Your Music with Kevin Williams
Kevin Williams is the Chief Community Officer of Sessionwire - a software tool that allows artists and producers to remotely collaborate while making high-quality recordings from around the world.He also founded Music Mentor Group, an artist development program that organizes, nurtures, and develops Singer/Songwriters/Musicians and prepares them for all aspects of their pending careers.If you’ve ever wanted to know the best way to get a publishing deal for your music, this episode is for you!Here’s what you're going to learn: How to properly build, organize and prepare your music catalogHow to present your assets in the best way possibleThe importance of coaching and mentorship for long term successLearn more about Music Mentor Group here: https://musicmentorgroup.com/Check out Sessionwire for remote collaboration: https://www.sessionwire.com/Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor

Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 11min
The Path To Modern Musician’s Gold Artist Of The Year Award with Fifi Rong
Fifi Rong is a Beijing-born, London-based singer with a mission to bring real Chinese Heritage infused Avant-Pop music onto the world stage. She’s made it her goal to help as many independent artists as possible to free themselves and live their greatest passion.Each year we give out an award to the artist who truly represents the “Modern Musician” ethos, and Fifi Rong joins us to tell us about her journey to winning the award in 2022!Here’s what you’ll learn: The secret to breaking through your insecurities How to cultivate the most successful version of yourselfThe transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 and beyondLearn more about Fifi and connect with her at: https://fifirong.com/Fifi Rong on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fifirongWant to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor

Mar 28, 2022 • 47min
The Transformation of the Music Industry with Bobby Owsinski
Bobby Owsinski is a mixer, producer, and author of 24 best-selling books on music, recording and the music business. He is also the creator of online courses like 101 Mixing Tricks, the Social Media For Musicians Bootcamp, and many more. He’s a senior contributor to Forbes writing on the big picture trends in the new music business, and has appeared on CNN and ABC News as a music branding and audio expert. Whether you’re a musician, songwriter, artist, engineer or producer, this episode will help you take your career to the next level. Here’s what you’ll learn: Navigating the pros and cons of the new music industry The emergence of new technology and immersive audio experiencesThe future of artificial intelligence as it relates to musicLearn about Bobby and all his valuable resources by visiting his website: https://bobbyowsinski.com/Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor