53. Going Viral Ruined Her Music, So She Built a Business Instead, with Angelina Gurrola

Ep.53: The producer of “loves music” finally takes the hot seat, and she has a story of her own.For the past 52 episodes, Angelina Gurrola has been the person behind every edit, every show note, and every Thursday release of loves music. She's a classically trained pianist turned music producer turned DJ turned podcast strategist from Chicago, and for the show's one-year anniversary, Julian flipped the script and interviewed the woman who's been running the operation from behind the scenes to discuss their podcast partnership.In this conversation, we get into:How a pandemic graduation and a shared bunk bed led to a podcast editing careerThe moment Angelina realized she'd destroyed her own relationship with making musicWhat it actually takes to go from freelancer to CEO — and the S-corp mistake that almost sank her businessWhy AI podcasts miss the entire point of long-form conversationThe genres, DJs, and Chicago dance floors that still fuel everything she doesAbout Angelina Gurrola:Angelina is a music producer, DJ, and the founder of Wildwave Podcasting: a podcast management company for entrepreneurs, creatives, and brands. She got her start making beats and DJing in the Chicago electronic and house music scene before pivoting to podcast production during the 2020 pandemic. She's been the producer and strategist behind loves music since day one.Connect with Angelina:Full DJ mixes: soundcloud.com/moshunsoundPodcast production website: wildwavepodcasting.comThreads: threads.com/@_angelinagurrolaLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelina-gurrolaMusic Mentioned in this Episode:Genres:Chicago house musicDetroit techno & footwork70s funk & soulNeo-soulClassic rockArtists & Bands:Led ZeppelinPink FloydBob MosesKerri ChandlerBad BunnyThe WarningWilliams BandQuinn's---------------Follow the OFFICIAL “loves music” playlist on Apple Music: ​​https://music.apple.com/library/playlist/p.4Y0J406i03DQrX“loves music” playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qE3kq89oyg3tFNbmRfHEO?si=vopaKQnNS8OHn0r2fFTVBgCheck out the “loves music” podcast website: https://www.podpage.com/loves-music/Julian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianjones417/Julian on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julianjones417Check out Julian’s book: https://a.co/d/0hzWNkiDThis podcast is managed by Wildwave Podcasting: https://www.wildwavepodcasting.com