7. Soul7 - Building EMPIRE Latino From the Ground Up

In  this episode I welcome my long time best friend and music industry expert, Alán Hensley, aka Soul7.  We go way back to our college days at Pacific and talk about how he came to study music business, learned to DJ, took a leap of faith going across the world to Berkeley College of Music, building EMPIRE Latino, and how DJs can market themselves professionally.  I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too! 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - The early days, finding a love for music 5:00 - Finding Pacific for studying music business 7:30 - Being music bro and getting the first DJ controller 9:50 - The Getdown days 15:10 - Marketing The Getdowns 20:10 - Utilizing a street team 22:10 - Getting stuck post grad and finding new opportunities 26:00 - Finding Berkeley College of Music and taking a leap of faith 30:10 - Arriving in Spain 32:10 - If you want to work in music business, do this... 33:55 - Find a DJ group chat 34:30 - Favorite guest speaker  35:45 - Getting DJ gigs in Spain 43:05 - Finding a job post Berkeley 47:00 - Transition to EMPIRE 50:40 - Preparing for the interview 53:00 - Leveling up from the position you're hired for 56:00 - What is the role of a Product Manager at a label? 58:40 - How to pitch music to a label? 1:02:34 - What can DJs learn from artists to promote themselves? 1:06:05 - Pro tips DJs can take away from the music industry 1:12:20 - Selecta Style, DJ taste and library organization Follow Soul7 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul7beats Twitter: https://twitter.com/soul7beats Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/crate-gems Follow Jamie Selects Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamie_selects Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jamie_selects Website: https://www.jamieselects.com