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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.

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July 10, 2024

Christmas in July, See Ya Next Season, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusic…

Sometimes a quickie is the best. Call it a wrap for Season 1. Thank you for hanging with us, we hope you learned a little along the way.

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July 3, 2024

Glastonbury, Scotus + Music, Sync of the Week | 2 Shots Music Pod EP …

The guys were out and about seeing and playing music this past week. Music news rundown includes the American Music Fairness Act, Spotify's new (old) pricing tier, Apple Music adding the "Crossfade" function, and an incredibl...

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June 26, 2024

Queen Catalog Sale, Musicians Pay Rate, Sync of the Week | 2 Shots Mu…

The guys had some fun in the sun this last week. Is prosecco better than champagne? Some talk about Kendrick's Pop-Out show, Justin's DWI, the Majors suing the AI companies, Queen's catalog sale, and more. Simon LeBon is stil...

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June 19, 2024

Corporate Gigs, Billboards Are Back?, Sync of the Week | 2Shots Music…

Corporate gig shenanigans. "Small Town Girl" can mean a few things. HEY, leave Dolly the F alone. We need to revere our older artists right now. A little Alien/UAP talk from Harvard University Human Flourishing Program. Canad...

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June 12, 2024

Tour cancelations, Email/Text Marketing, Sync of the Week | 2 Shots M…

Weird vocal glitches on Zoom. Michael is obsessed with Lawrence the band and you should be too. Bands are still building it the old-fashioned way by hitting the road. All this talk about tour cancellations are sort of simplif...

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June 5, 2024

Open Stages, Spotify Demographics, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod …

Do you play card games at home? Epic birthday parties and epic great friends. Support local artists. Shout out to the Levitt Pavilion, Calexico, Mackenzie Miller and The Plainsong Orchestra as well as Tom Hagerman. If you don...

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"My First Sound System"

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Music Release Checklist - EP 19 | 2shotsMusicPod

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…

Christmas in July - 2ShotsMusicPod

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…