EP05: Todd McCarty, Former Sony Music VP answers MY questions - Band Builder Academy

In this interview I had the pleasure of speaking with former Sony Music VP & Fearless Records Manager, Todd McCarty. Click here link to join Todd’s Band Builder Academy: https://bandbuilderacademy.com/JohnPaulMusicUK/join And REMEMBER to put ‘JPMUSIC’ (all caps, case sensitive) in the checkout to get your 10% off!! Todd’s knowledge and experience from years in the industry is pure gold, Including branding, sales, release strategies, award-winning artist building! (We are talking the Grammy’s here people!!) We had a fantastic chat with some interesting answers to my questions and Todd has built a brand-new academy called ‘Band Builder Academy’ and he wants you to join. Think of it as the university degree you’ve always wanted!! Chapters  0:00 What If I..  1:08 Todd McCarty  1:22 Label of Indie?  4:30 Are Playlists the Future?  5:33 You MUST be on Streaming?  7:02 What does an Indie artist Need?  8:54 How can I pay the bills?  11:23 Arn't you giving away all your secrets?  12:49 Fav music platform?  13:55 What's the future of Paying Artists?  17:12 Should we use Bandcamp?  18:52 How does the artist get more money?  20:25 What is Band Builder Academy?  25:28 Why make Band Builder Academy? 28:30 Singles vs Ablums?  30:27 Don't take it down!  32:44 Can solo artists use Band Builder Academy?  33:41 How do I sign up to BBA?  35:09 Final Thoughts and Links   Click here link to join Todd’s Band Builder Academy: https://bandbuilderacademy.com/JohnPaulMusicUK/join And REMEMBER to put ‘JPMUSIC’ (all caps, case sensitive) in the checkout to get your 10% off!! 🙏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL 🙏 Join my new YouTube membership and get my videos early! Click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrjEsGkAnqLa7bNF1ZMvDw/join Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Johnpaulmusicuk Buy my T-shirts 👕👚 & Hoodies - https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/johnpaulmusicuk JP’s Tip Jar 💷💶💴💵💰 https://www.paypal.me/johnpaulmusic #bandbuilderacademy #ToddMccarty #Howtogetsigned