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🙋🏻‍♂️ WHAT IS THE HELPING MUSICIANS PODCAST? 🙋🏻‍♂️ Whether you need tips on radio play, funding, socials, streaming etc - we get industry guests who acc know what they’re talking about to share their insights with YOU. For free. Every Monday on all your fav platforms. LETS GOOOO 🤝 x

Even at the start of your musical career, don’t underestimate the power of good branding! 🖼️ As @DeweySaunders shares in today’s ep, it can be one of the most powerful tools to bring new people into your music. Full ep w Dewey on all your fav streaming platforms x

In the UK, we are v lucky to have a bunch of badass organisations who will give you money to help your musical dreams. Here’s just 3 of em ⬇️ - @YouthMusic - @PRSFoundation - @ace_national Check em out! And for more musician advice give us a cheeky follow xo @MarkDel1L

Never underestimate the power of spending time talking to your fans, and new fans, especially at support slots. 🤝 As Theo from @TheTorsBand shares - it can be an incredibly rewarding strategy Full ep with @thetorsband on all your fav streaming platforms now x

EPISODE 100 BABY 🥳 We celebrate by joining @JoelCorry in his bungalow for all sorts of crazy advice, stories and musician insights. Including how even when he had his first hit ‘Sorry’ - he didn’t have a manager at the time. 😳 Full pod on your fav streaming platforms x

Across your music journey, each song, each album, is probably going to be a very different process. 👀 As @KrisAllen shares on todays episode, the difference between his first record and the latest, were very different. Full episode live now on your fav streaming platforms x

Don’t just focus on your latest / next single - focus on your WHOLE catalogue 📝 As Jamie Dee Hart shares in today’s episode - the way you build true fans is through telling the story of your whole catalogue. Both @ChappellRoan & @andrewgsongs are great examples. 🤝

JUST. TRY. GRATITUDE. 👀 As @nikcherwink shares in our new episode, the power of showing gratitude is often undervalued. Not only can it make you feel good, but often unexplainable things start to happen.✨ Episode 097 is live on all your fav streaming platforms now. 🤝

If you’re looking to engage with your community / super fans, but aren’t gassed about the thought of sitting on Discord all day, an often underrated tool is @Patreon. 🤔 A small paywall, where you can put demos, song ideas, video diaries. Stuff your fans will love. @katolivia94

🚨NEW EPISODE - @nsirotta 🚨 Founder of @Impulse_artists - a PR / marketing org who handle press for loads of your favourite musicians. Nate essentially shares a masterclass on music PR on this ep. Including the quite important question… Wtf is publicist? 🤔 x

“The Solution Isn’t Ever More Content” 🟨 It can be easy to follow all the gurus online and post a bunch of soulless content, but realistically, is it true to you, both as a human and an artist? @eli1ah

🚨NEW EPISODE - Danny Quest🚨 An incredibly talented producer, DJ, songwriter. 50 million + streams. Shows all around the world. And most importantly - an incredibly lovely human being. Full ep on all your fav pod platforms. Here’s D talking about diff income streams x

Everyone has a diff opinion on whether you should play for free towards the start of your career. 🤔 But generally, a fair take is this from @jodierosebryant - if the person booking you can guarantee something that’s worth it in return, consider it. If they can’t, don’t. X

🚨NEW EPISODE - @DaveRishty 🚨 President of @palmtreerecs, manager of @Embrz, plus an epic varied history w music journalism (including Billboard). What emoji are you? 👀 Full episode on all your fav pod platforms x //

✨not everyone has to have a discord server✨

With all the platforms and tools available to us - it can feel a little overwhelming. The key thing - find the one that most suits you creatively. 🤝 Whether it’s Discord, Substack, or just good old IG, it’s always gonna be better if it feels natural and authentic. @katolivia94

There are so many exciting music startups / apps / platforms out there it can be a little overwhelming to stay on top of them. Buuut one you should defo keep your eye on is @Cooopahtroopa @cooprecsmusic. 💿 Here’s @stevecardigan sharing why he’s gassed for it. 👀🤝

The power of persistence and… Celine Dion? 👀 You never know which email, which demo, which hustle moment could be the one that changes everything. Remember, you’re only ever one bootleg away from a flight to Jamaica. ✈️ @joyjoyanonymous

🚨NEW EPISODE - we try our best to break down the Spotify Loud & Clear report and wtf it means for you as a musician at the start of your career. Like this - the amount Spotify paid to Indie artists / labels in 2023 👀 Full ep on all your fav podcasting platforms x @MarkDel1L

The joy of experimenting w new platforms / ideas, is you may find yourself in front of someone who really likes what you do - and then puts your music in front of more people who also love it. 📻 Like this story from @JohnKennedy on how he first heard the legend @DizzeeRascal 👀

If you’re a UK based artist, we are b lucky to have epic funding orgs - peeps who give money to help your next project - like @ace_national @PRSFoundation @YouthMusic. 🤝 Sadly, support is trending downwards. So now is the time to get involved and do your next epic bid 📝@eli1ah