UPRAWR Podcast

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 

Welcome back to the Uprawr Podcast! Today’s guest is Mark Walker who is currently managing acts like RØRY & Noahfinnce with his company Free Focus. Mark started free Focus after spending a decade as a promoter at Kilimanjaro where he accidently stumbled onto a “Youtuber” Event called Summer In The City and knew he had to get involved in what seemed like an untapped market at the time. Free Focus now has over 30 influencers (a word he hates) signed to the company and focuses on anyone with an online presence to help them push their careers further. We spoke to Mark about his time being a promoter and then becoming an agent with live nation & Kilimanjaro. If you’ve ever been interested in being a promoter (we’ve got some bad news for you) or an Agent then this is a MUST watch and guarantee you’ll learn something interesting! So, let’s get into it 

Welcome back to the Uprawr podcast! Today's guest is Patty who is the lead singer for the band “As It Is” Patty has had a very unique experience when it comes to becoming a musician as he started off making covers on youtube garnering millions of views and almost 500,000 subscribers! He knew from a very early age that he wanted to be in a band and As It Is quickly gained a ton of traction once they formed leading to a very very busy few years for him and the band which ultimately took some tolls on them. In this episode we find out why he left youtube, how as it is formed and how his career has taken some turns over the years. This is a truly unqiue experience only patty can tell, so as always let's get into it

Welcome back to the Uprawr podcast! Today's guest is RØRY who’s just released her debut album at the age of 40 and has amassed a huge following over the past couple of years. Rox has one of the most interesting stories we’ve ever heard with giving up on music in her 20s feeling like the industry was a soulless, toxic place to writing genuine hits (we’re talking radio hits) that cleared her debt of almost 40k. Rox decided to give music one more go at the age of 36 although she felt like she was “too old” to break into the scene, well fast forward only 4 years and she’s on the cover of Rocksound releasing her debut album and hitting a massive UK tour in march to which she's sold over 12,000 tickets. This one's a rollercoaster so let's get into it 

Welcome back to the Uprawr podcast! today's guest is Niall Crisp who currently works at raw power management, one of the biggest management companies in the UK (Bring me the horizon, Don Broco, bullet for my valentine). Niall currently manages Bullet for my valentine full time and talks to us about what his job entails, how he got into the industry and ultimately how he got to work at Raw power. We also speak to him about working on Bring me The Horizons breakout album “That’s the spirit” Aswell as one of his first jobs being with while she sleeps. Niall has a great insight into the industry and we promise you’ll learn something from this episode. So, Let's get into it 

Welcome back to the Uprawr podcast, today's guest is Steph Van Spronsen who’s worked with bands like falling in Reverse, Rammstein & has worked on some of the biggest festivals in the world! We speak to Steph about starting off at the noise cartel and being tasked to get people like Ronnie Radke into the country to then moving onto Live nation where she was booking bands for download festival! Stephs had some of the biggest ups and downs you can have in a career but has managed to come out on top. Let's get into it