Podcast

This week we’re talking with David Macias, President and Founder of Nashville-based Thirty Tigers. We’ll discuss the origins of the label, how their business model has changed over the years, how they approach A&R as well as artist development, and discuss independent release plans (label or not) … and David will spill the tea on the current uproar over the streaming economy.

Skip to ~22 minutes if you’re only here for the Spotify/streaming talk.

To read more of David’s thoughts on Spotify and the streaming economy in general, check out this piece in Rolling Stone, as well as David’s full written notes here.

A conversation with Shil Patel, who owns radio promo company Tiger Bomb Promo. He’s done promo campaigns for Sufjan Stevens, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Hiss Golden Messenger, Julia Holter, The Magnetic Fields, Daniel Romano, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers – and many many many more.

If you want to know more about how a radio campaign works – Shil is going to break it down for us. He shares the components of a campaign, how he gauges if the campaign is successful, the hidden benefits of doing a radio campaign, and some of his best advice to up and coming musicians.

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A conversation with Jimi Palacios from Gimme Country, a digital radio channel that’s grown extensively over the last few years. Jimi is a multi-year Ameripolitan Award nominee for Radio DJ of the Year. We spoke to him about his radio show, Country Du Monde, where he does a daily interview with tons of buzzworthy musicians. We asked him about his process in selecting music for his show, the good and bad of music genres, plus a lot more. Also, since Jimi is such a fantastic interviewer and so we got him to give us his best interview tips for radio.

A radio interview can be a major way to get the word out about your music. They can be either live or for later broadcast. After you set one up, you should definitely listen to a previous radio interview the interviewer has done so you can see their style. Is it funny? Is it serious? Should you have a lot of anecdotes or technical knowledge ready to fire off?

Radio interviews can happen via phone or via a video app such as Zoom or Skype. Make sure you knowledge of how to use one of these BEFORE the interview. A good mic is key to making your voice sound clear on the radio during the interview. You’re a musician, you should know all about mics, right?

P.S. Be sure to check out our other Music Rookie Podcasts!

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