

Modern Musician Podcast
Modern Musician
An educational podcast for musicians looking to grow their audience online and make a sustainable income. The host, Michael Walker provides artists with the tools necessary to create a lasting career in the music industry.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 49min
How Songtrust Is Disrupting The Music Publishing Landscape with Kyle Thiede
Kyle Thiede is the Director of Copyright at Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music publishing royalty collection and administration. His personal mission within the music publishing industry is to address the global bureaucracy that disrupts performance and growth, working with other professionals to rebuild standards, procedures and a fundamental infrastructure within music for a more equitable royalty collection ecosystem.Here’s what you’ll learn about: What artists do wrong when it comes to music publishingHow 500 million dollars of royalties goes unclaimed by music artists The benefits Songtrust gives creators for accessing their royalties Learn more about Songtrust here: https://www.songtrust.com/Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Nov 21, 2022 • 46min
How to Become a Full-Time Musician using Songfinch with Rob Lindquist
Rob Lindquist is a Co-founder and COO of the music creator platform, Songfinch. For nearly two decades Rob’s mission has been to help artists earn a more equitable share of the revenue generated from their music. Since its launch, Songfinch has delivered more than 150,000 custom songs, paying out more than $20M to independent artists, and earned countless awards, including Inc. 5,000 and Crain’s Best Places to Work. Here’s what you’ll learn about: How Songfinch empowers artists to make a great living with custom songsThe overwhelming value artists can bring to their fans with SongfinchHow to apply as an artist for Songfinch and what the process is likeLearn more about Songfinch here: https://www.songfinch.com/ Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Nov 14, 2022 • 44min
Discover The Legendary Belief-Changing Method To Succeed With Music with DR. NOAH ST. JOHN
DR. NOAH ST. JOHN is known worldwide as “The Father of AFFORMATIONS®” and “The Mental Health Coach to The Stars.” He’s worked with Hollywood celebrities, 8-figure company CEOs, professional athletes, top executives and elite entrepreneurs. Noah’s mission is to eliminate not-enoughness from the world and he is internationally recognized for his signature coaching services, facilitating workshops at companies and institutions across the globe.Here’s what you’ll learn about: How to give yourself permission to succeed as a music artistGetting to the root of success and find your new desired end-reality How to eliminate negative self-talk and end limitations forever Learn More Here: https://GetMillionairebook.com Get a free book from Noah at: https://sendmeabooknoah.com/ Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Nov 7, 2022 • 54min
Leveraging Technology To Improve Your Creative Process with Daniel Rowland
Daniel Rowland is an audio engineer, producer, educator, and tech executive. He holds both a B.S and M.F.A in Music Technology, and is currently Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Montreal’s LANDR Audio, and longtime professor at MTSU in Nashville.Daniel has worked on projects as varied as Nine Inch Nails, Seal, Meek Mill, Phillip Glass, Gwen Stefani, and The Sandbox (metaverse/game), along with dozens of Disney properties such as Star Wars and Marvel. Here’s what you’ll learn about: New AI tools you can use to optimize your creative processWhat you need to know to make the most of music technology in the futureHow Landr is changing the game for music creators Start using Landr: https://www.landr.comWant to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Oct 31, 2022 • 46min
Becoming a Mentor, Paying It Forward, and Creating Financial Stability in Music with Michael Gilbride
Michael Gilbride is a former corporate bond trader and Mastering Accelerator student. Michael left the world of finance in 2020 to pursue his solo indie music project, “telco”, full-time. Michael joined Mastering.com in the same year and eventually became General Manager in 2022.He’s been featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds and he walks the walk of the independent artist lifestyle. In this episode, Michael shares how you can use your skillset to support your music career by taking a leap of faith and betting on yourself.Here’s what you’ll learn about: How to see everything as an advantage if you look at it the right wayHow to transition out of your current job into the music industry full-timeOpportunities for making your music career more financially sustainable Visit the Mastering.com website here: https://mastering.com/ Michael’s social media handle: @telco_music Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor Apply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Oct 24, 2022 • 37min
Artist Development, Independent Success, and The Truth About Playlisting with Andy Parker
Andy Parker is a musician and an industry professional obsessed with music. He oversees the Artist Services team at Music Gateway working to develop the teams and processes to realize their mission statement of ‘empowering independent artists’. As a manager and builder of high-performing teams, he shares his knowledge on successful artist campaigns he's been a part of and the best way to invest in yourself as an independent artist.Here’s what you’ll learn about: How Music Gateway connects artists with legit playlist curators What signing with a record label vs. being independent has to offerWhat you can do to stand out based on the resources you haveMusic Gateway Website: https://www.musicgateway.com/Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Oct 17, 2022 • 50min
The Path Forward For Music NFT’s with Paul Eastwood
Paul Eastwood is currently Vice President, Sports & Entertainment at the social NFT marketplace for the metaverse, Orderinbox, where he leads OIX’s business development initiatives in the sports, music, art, and entertainment spaces.Eastwood is best known in the entertainment industry for his tenure at Universal Music where, as Vice President of Marketing & Promotion, he oversaw the marketing strategies for a roster of artists that included: 50 Cent, The Black Eyed Peas, Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, No Doubt, Sting, RUSH, and The Tragically Hip.Here’s what you’ll learn about: How to incorporate NFT into your business to increase revenueCreating demand for your NFTs and building an audienceThe simplest way to get started with Orderinbox’s NFT platformOrderinbox Website: https://www.orderinbox.com/discoverWant to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Oct 10, 2022 • 51min
The Career Musician's Code, Universal Truths, and Your Unique Sonic Identity with Nomad Ripoll
Michael “Nomad” Ripoll is an Award-winning Singer/Songwriter, Career Guitarist to the Stars, Musical Director for Kenny Babyface Edmonds, and a Producer/Composer for Film/TV and more.Nomad is a music veteran who has worked and played with many of the most respected artists in the music world. In order to achieve this, he's created systems to thrive instead of struggle, and he shares tons of powerful tips to enhance your productivity and reach your music goals more efficiently.Here’s what you’ll learn about: How to apply systems of self-management to reach your goalsThe best way to stand out by developing your own "unique sonic identifier"Inspire your creativity and generate new ideas with a simple hack Nomad's links for this episode:Get your FREE copy of "6 Steps To Recording Pro-Level Sessions From Home" https://proseries.thecareermusician.com/pdf-guideGet your copy of ETHOS here: Book w/ Workbook - ETHOS The Career Musician’s CodeETHOS The Career Musician’s Code (audiobook) Get Nomad’s Recording Course here: Pro-Level Sessions From Home Official Trailer Want to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor Apply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Oct 3, 2022 • 53min
The Important Role Musicians Play In Society with Mona Jhaveri
Mona Jhaveri is an American biotech scientist and entrepreneur notable for innovative approaches to cancer research, detection, and funding. She is the Founder and Executive director at Music Beats Cancer. She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications. Here’s what you’ll learn about: The natural alignment between music and charityThe healing role your music can play in fighting cancerHow to use your voice and music in cancer prevention research Learn more about the Music Beats Cancer Organization: https://musicbeatscancer.orgWant to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentorApply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching
Sep 26, 2022 • 54min
The Power Of Music NFT's To Maximize Value For Your Fans with Nifty Sax
Milo Lombardi, also known as Nifty Sax, is a Saxophonist, Composer and Music Director. In addition to studying classical and jazz, he graduated from a top institution, received awards, and played in front of thousands of people throughout his life.He now creates music NFTs using his saxophone as the only medium. A pioneer in the field of Music NFTs, he is building a community to help artists take advantage of this exciting technology and unlock new experiences for music fans.Here’s what you’ll learn about: Overcoming the initial challenges of starting off in the NFT spaceHow to build deep relationships with Music NFT collectors How to use an NFT collection to grant fans access to a variety of perks All Nifty Sax links:https://niftysax.comhttps://niftymusic.apphttps://twitter.com/NiftySaxhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/3VFnCdxKNQHBhupfldcIS4https://opensea.io/collection/niftysaxsphereshttps://foundation.app/@niftysaxWant to Fast Track Your Music Career? Try MusicMentor™ Pro For Free: https://link.modernmusician.me/MusicMentor Apply for Gold Artist Academy: https://link.modernmusician.me/apply-for-coaching


