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A different kind of music business podcast. Raunchy, honest, and brutally fun advice about making a living in music with Michael St. James and Stu Miller.
Weekend tour gig, Des Plaines?, playing with an injury, writing about music, Hotel California solo, Chaka Kahn is hiring, Juno awards, Canada love, Korean copyright, TikTok ban (again?), bullshit executive orders with Bob Rit...
The best day to release music (and why is it Friday?), what are music industry folks looking for in your release and why, secondary ticket markets in the UK, Lizzo update, Gene Simmons’ ridiculous tour, We talk about KISS (ar...
Taxes, Boo, HS Music Program Fundraiser, Gen X is still Gen X’ing, Old music and new music, 45 year old songs Can we please turn up the music!?, DOJ and Livenation/Ticketmaster, SXSW canceling music?, World’s most popular Mu...
Sleep sucks, the Rocky movies, fun with lyrics, Stu hasn’t seen Rocky I?, Star Wars fun, Cocktail 2, Robbie Williams or not?, some songwriting notes, Diane Warren is the actual G.O.A.T, arcs with artists instead of singles, ...
10 hr recording sessions, comp tracks, christian choir outtakes, FCC and payola, Artist relationships, Producing for you, the Sandman, Lacrimosa and In Memoriams. RIP Dolly’s husband Turn You On New Song: Meerkat Old Song: An...
Bob Seger, strip club dayshifts, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, requests at a show, The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan, UK copyright law, silent album, surprising new Apple Music numbers, streaming slowdown, Wu-Tang is forever, Michael...
Stu's custom "My First Sound System" Hoodie is available now. Click here to get it: https://2shots-and-a-royalty-check.printify.me/product/2421408/my-first-sound-system-by-2shotsmusicpod This unisex heavy blend hooded sweatshirt is relaxatio…
Release Checklist You’ve written, arranged, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered a song. Now it’s time to release! It does not cover everything, and it definitely doesn’t cover the promotion and marketing side, but we c…
So, put on your ugliest sweater and let’s get you ready for Christmas in July. An ideal Christmas release for most of you will be a five song EP; with three originals and two Public Domain songs–meaning no mechanical licenses needed for…
