UPRAWR Podcast

Welcome back to the Uprawr podcast! Today’s guest is Lais martins Waring who currently works for LD Communcations one of the biggest PR companies in the world! We spoke to Lais about how she got started in music, how she ended up working at LD communications and what the job entails. We talk about what it’s like working on Download Festival & how you go about getting creators like TPD TV involved as well as some of the trickier parts of the job. Lais has some incredible stories and if you’ve ever wanted to be the person that knows everyone then this might just be the job for you! Follow us to see Behind The Scenes:Jack - https://www.instagram.com/jack_uprawr/Joe - https://www.instagram.com/joe_davis77/

Welcome back to the Uprawr Podcast! Today’s guest is Eric Tobin, Executive Vice President of Business Development & A&R at Hopeless Records — a label that’s been pivotal in the careers of All Time Low, Neck Deep, and even Avenged Sevenfold. Eric shares the story of how he moved to California with no plan, landed a job at Hopeless Records without any prior industry experience, and went on to spend over 20 years helping shape some of the biggest bands in the scene. If you’ve ever wondered how record labels really work, how bands get signed, or how to start a career in the music industry, then this episode is for you

Welcome back to the Uprawr Podcast! Today’s guest is Emma Davis who is an agent at One Fiinix, working with the likes of Ed Sheeran! This one is special as it’s our first agent we’ve had on the podcast, now we can finally ask what's the difference between a promoter & an agent?? We spoke to Emma about how she got started in the industry, how she was booking big shows at only 15 years old and how she figured out that being an agent was a career path she wanted to follow. We also talk about what it’s like working on something as big as an Ed Sheeran Tour & how she started working with RØRY. This one’s for all the indie promoters & people wanting to know what an agent is, so let’s get into it!

Today’s guest is Jenny Cotter who works for Live nation and is also part of the download festival booking team! Jenny’s had quite a career in music with starting off in PR before getting into Live events and working her way up We spoke to Jenny about how she got started in the industry, how she ended up working at live nation & what it’s been like joining the download festival team. She also talks to us about downloads decision to book sleep token and how crazy the rise of that band has been over the past few years and whether it was a risky booking! If you're in a band or just interested in the live side of music, then you don’t want to miss this one!

AI is transforming how we make music, from writing lyrics and composing melodies to mastering tracks and generating vocals. But what does that mean for creativity, originality, and the future of the music industry? Who owns the copyright? in todays episode that's what we're going to be finding outFollow us to see Behind The Scenes:Jack - https://www.instagram.com/jack_uprawr/Joe - https://www.instagram.com/joe_davis77/

Welcome back to the Uprawr Podcast! Today’s guest is Josh Terry owner of “Work Shop management” that has bands like Mayday Parade & Amberlin signed to it. Josh also co-created “Sad Summer”, in the US, a touring festival that came about after the warped tour finished. Sad Summer has had some massive years with All Time Low even headlining the festival one summer We spoke to josh about how he got started in music & how he's been able to develop acts over the past 15 years whilst somehow still having time to create a festival. Very interesting story so let’s get into it 

Rox talks to us about how she wrote some hits songs one of which paid off a massive amount of debt but how the other ended up with her meeting the head of atlantic records

Discover how crucial nightclubs are for the survival of small-to-mid venues. Jack reveals that these venues rely heavily on club nights for financial stability. He highlights how gigs often fall short of covering costs, with most income coming from bar sales. The decline in drink sales is crippling, and the diminishing number of independent promoters adds to the crisis. Without club nights, many venues face closure, threatening opportunities for up-and-coming bands. It's a deep dive into the vital economics of live music.

Why have gen z stopped going out? nightclubs and bars around the UK are in decline and we want to find out why!This is abit of a bonus episode and not normally something we do so let us know if you like it!

Welcome back to the Uprawr Podcast! Today’s guest is Kevin Lyman who started the Vans Warped Tour, one of the most famous touring festivals in the world (could even be the most famous). Kevin started warped back in the 90s and ever since has created a hub for Alternative kids to get together every summer. Some of the biggest bands in the world were first discovered on warped like Blink, Fall out boy & My chemical romance We spoke to Kevin about how he got started in the industry and how he was a promoter for almost 15 years before warped even started Aswell as how the early years of the festival ended up shaping his career/life. If you’ve ever wanted to be involved in the music industry (or your in a band) then Kevin is one of the most interesting people you could listen to so as always, let’s get into it