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How to Pitch Your Music to American Songwriter

Music Rookie

A conversation with Dallas Jackson who is the editor-in-chief of quintessential music magazine American Songwriter.

The magazine was purchased in 2019 and has gone through quite a few editorial changes over the last year. In our conversation, we discuss some of those changes, the magazine’s new podcast network, how analytics have moved front and center, and Dallas gives us the lowdown on what he is looking for in a pitch which, we were surprised by…

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How to Decide If You Need an Entertainment Lawyer

Music Rookie

A conversation with entertainment lawyer John Seay, who has represented acts across a wide range of genres including acts from Atlantic Records, Interscope Records, Secretly Canadian, Merge, and many more. 

As we’ll touch on in our conversation – there are a TON of different questions one might have for an entertainment lawyer, but John is going to help us demystify what exactly an entertainment lawyer does, and when a musician like YOU should approach someone like him for his services.

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Americana UK Premieres Music From Andrew Jobin & The Crispy Boys

Andrew Jobin has travelled around – he was born in Houston but now lives in New Orleans and in between he was raised in six different countries.  He’s been on a musical journey too since getting his first Epiphone Les Paul at the age of 14 – let’s say that the siren call of Nirvana was stronger at the time than the riches of the Americana world.  Nonetheless his new album ‘The River Above Our House‘ with his band the Crispy Boys is solidly anchored in a rich variety of Americana.

The album is out on February 23rd, and ‘Eden‘ is the second single from it.  You’ll hear a train track rock and roll beat and a high soaring fiddle, you’ll hear a troubadour voice that rings with honesty as it searches for a green space in an ever crowded world.

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The Best Way To Land Press at Spin Magazine

Music Rookie

If this is your first time joining us – we talk to industry insiders and ask them to give us their best tips to help musicians navigate the music biz. In past shows we’ve talked to booking agents, sync agents, manageress, entertainment lawyers, editors, radio programmers, distributors, music supervisors – and many more, that have all shared their vast knowledge to help musicians just starting out – or veterans who want to keep up with this always changing industry

This week on Music Rookie is an interview with Daniel Kohn who is the editor at Spin Magazine.

In this conversation from 2021, you’ll hear us talk about Daniel’s journey as a music journalist, what he looks for in a story, and his vision for Spin, now that it is under new ownership. 

So, let’s get started!

Americana Highways Premieres New Song By Josh Langston

Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Josh Langston’s song “Living It In A Song” from his forthcoming album Tastes Like Sin, due to be available on March 29.  The album was produced and engineered by Rob Hitchcock and Anthony Browne with assistant engineer Zayno Rayne.  It was mixed and mastered by Rob Hitchcock at South Main Recordings in Bryan, Texas.   This song will be available on January 19.

“Living It In A Song” is Alan Green on drums; Colin Colby on bass;  Anthony Browne and Braydon Watts on electric guitars; Rob Hitchcock on keys and percussion;  Josh Langston on acoustic guitar and lead vocals with additional vocals by James O’Neal and Simone Gundy.  

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