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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.
Michael is playing through injury, COVID?, morning voice songs, the 5 and 5 for DLR, Coachella wrap up, notable performances, buy now pay later, Dave Grohl, Deadmau5, Deezer loves its AI problem, In praise of Leiber Stoller,...
Clapping on the 1 or the 2, Harry Connick Jr., Richie Sambora and Bon Jovi rumors, Old-school towels hand dryers, cloth diapers, Morrissey lawsuit news, more AI slop stuff, how AI might be good for humanity…eventually? Turn Y...
Betting on Oasis, Draft Kings new sponsor?, strip club stories, how strippers get their name, Cat Stuff, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Tiktok ban? (Again, again?), please sue politicians who use your music without permission, Ta...
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...
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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…
