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Cliff & Susan Podcast
by Cliff & Susan
The Cliff and Susan Podcast covers the music travels of a married couple around the world. Hosts Cliff and Susan Prowse sit down together and discuss their life on the road and at home in Arkansas. They interview rising artists and business owners who are pushing the boundaries between music, art, community, and business. This podcast gives listeners a peek into their process, shows, music, their production company, fellow artists, their music festival, and more! What is life as an Artistpreneur really like? Find out! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cliffandsusan/support
Episodes
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From Johnny Cash to the Next Generation: Michael & Presley Shipp
Arkansas music runs deep, and this episode proves it.We sit down with Presley Shipp, the 2026 Arkansas Country Music Awards Young Artist of the Year, and her father, veteran guitarist, songwriter, and producer Michael Shipp, for an unforgettable conversation spanning generations of music.Presley...
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From Arkansas to Influencer: Sarah Heer’s Creator Journey
In this episode of the Cliff & Susan Podcast, we sit down with award-winning content creator Sarah Heer, the powerhouse behind Arkie Travels, a digital brand showcasing local shops, eats, stays, and outdoor adventures across Arkansas and beyond. With over 350,000 followers across Facebook,...
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On the "Hook" with Matt Wilson
In this episode of our Cliff & Susan podcast, we welcomed the incredibly talented Matt Wilson. With over 30 years of experience in the music industry, Matt’s journey spans from barrooms to Broadway, where he starred in the first national tour of Movin' Out. As the author of Hooks: Lessons on...
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The Heartbeat of Piano Bars: A Journey with The Red Piano Founders
In this special episode of the Cliff & Susan Podcast, we take you on an unforgettable journey into the world of piano bars with the founders of The Red Piano, Jason Jones and Colin Campbell. Over 20 years ago, these visionary entrepreneurs opened the first Red Piano in the Caribbean on the island...
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Chatting with Ainsley Meldrum on the Music Industry
Cliff & Susan sat down with Ainsley Meldrum in their Little Rock, Arkansas studio. Ainsley started working with the married duo as an intern when they were producing and launching their music festival, Yadaloo Music & Arts Festival, in North Little Rock. This interview follows Ainsley's…
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Studio Discussions: New Music, A.I, and Our Entertainers Academy
Join the journey of Cliff & Susan, a dynamic married music duo, in this episode of their podcast. Broadcasting from the heart of their musical adventures in their studio, they delve into the latest updates that have shaped their career, including their creative endeavors in Nashville and Muscle...
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Our Cliff & Susan Debut Album Release
🎙️ Our Cliff & Susan Debut Album Release - A Journey Seven Years in the Making 🌟 BIG NEWS! We're thrilled to announce the release of our debut album, a project that's been years in the making. Join us for an exclusive album release show that you won't want to miss! 🎵 Quick Revisit: Take a trip...
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Chatting About Our Appearance on National TV
In this episode, Cliff and Susan talk about their incredible experience on the Huckabee Show – from what it was like being interviewed by Governor Mike Huckabee himself to getting insights into the show’s production. Hear their thoughts and feelings as they prepared for a national audience and…
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Our new song, "Fiddle & Keys"
It's finally here! Our new song, "Fiddle & Keys," dropped on January 20, 2023. We have been so stoked to see the positive response to this signature song we wrote a few years back. It's our story, our performance style, and our production all in one song! Tune in to this podcast to hear us chat...
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Interviewing Anna Brinker About Her Self-Released Album
Anna Brinker has recently self-released an album, Lessons I've Learned, on all streaming platforms. We love her idea to put out this acoustic project, and in this episode we asked her to share how she did it. She also had a cool marketing approach for the release. Anna is "A small-town Arkansas...
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Interviewing Grace Stormont
In this episode, we interview Grace Stormont. Cliff and Grace wrote a duet together, "Middle Ground", and it releases on October 28, 2022. We love Grace and her career has wonderful momentum. She has has 10 career nominations with the Arkansas Country Music Awards. She won the 2020 Acoustic Act…
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The Entertainers Academy Beta Launch is Here!
Don't miss out on the chance to join our Entertainers Academy in our beta launch. Listen to this episode to hear what we have up our sleeves! #independentartists #musicbusiness #musicindustry
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The Launch Of Our Entertainers Academy
In this episode, we are excited to share the news of our Entertainers Academy we are launching and providing resources to fellow artists on how to have a profitable and successful music career. From songwriting and release, to marketing, and what we know to be the greatest way to make money in…
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Catching up with Mathew Pruss, Deputy Director of NAMI Arkansas
Mathew Pruss knew Cliff before Susan met him. Susan knew Mathew before Cliff met her. He introduced us! Mathew is the Deputy Director of NAMI Arkansas, and most importantly a dear friend whose mission is to "End The Stigma" of Mental Illness. We sat down with Mathew and told our story then...
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Event Planning Behind the Scenes w/ Abbie Gunther
Today I [Susan] sat down with Abbie Gunther, a dear friend and rockstar event planner here in Little Rock, Arkansas. Abbie is the Event Manager with the Arkansas Times, and we chatted about all of the events she has throughout the year. This will give you a behind-the-scenes view of how we plan...
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53: Why Chamber Memberships Are So Valuable w/ Chad Williams
Our friend and fellow chamber member, Chad Williams, with Computer Hut, came in today to our studio and we chatted about the importance of being a chamber member in your city. Listen to us talk about how we leveraged our membership and grew relationships in our community, which is one of the...
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52: Do I Need a Label Deal in 2022?
In this episode, we begin by talking about what A&R/Labels look for when finding artists to sign in 2022 based on what our friend and industry expert, Bobby Borg, just posted on his latest YouTube video: https://youtu.be/zad1oRnjESk. There were 3 tips on what labels look for, and not…
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51: The Pulaski County Fair
It's been a large minute since we last recorded a podcast. This is our first ever video podcast. That means we have a video of this podcast you can find on our Cliff & Susan Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram channels. Today we focused on The Pulaski County Fair. Susan was up at dawn to be on KARK4...
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50/365: Playing Ketchup!
It's a lot. Just listen! :) All of our projects we've been working on in the past 6 weeks broken down into 30 min. Follow us at www.facebook.com/cliffandsusan
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49/365: What We've Been Up To
Gosh, it might have been a minute or two since the last episode. We vow to do better. In this episode, we are getting you caught up on our Big Red Dog Productions studio build, our upcoming shows, Willy D's, Yadaloo, Oaklawn, The Gravel Yard Bluegrass Band, Oculus and VR, Erwin Estates, DIY…
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48/365: 10 Ways to Improve Your Luck
Happy St. Patrick's Day! In this episode, Cliff shares some fun facts about the history of St. Patrick's day. Susan came up with 10 ways to improve your luck! Join us.
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47/365: How We Use a Drum Machine in Our Shows
We visit with a new friend we made through Susan launching her Alesis SR-18 Drum Machine tutorial a couple years ago. David Lang joins us to discuss how he uses it and we have a discussion about best practices, even going through some of the beat patterns you can hear on this episode as we…
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46/365: How We Created Our 1st NFT
Not only will you hear a little more about what we learned on NFTs, but we minted our first NFT! Follow along with our step-by-step guide on how we did it at www.NFTTips.Today. Also, we leave you with Cliff's Jerry Reed cover on guitar at the end of the episode. You can find his video of it on…
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45/365: NFTs? What is the hype?
We are on fire about learning NFTs!!! We know so little, but we share why we think it's worth learning and digging into. It's such new territory. We also start this podcast catching you up on what we've been doing.
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44/365: Things are starting to feel normal again!
Live shows are coming back and the crowds are ready! Join us to hear how last weekend went and what is on our radar.
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43/365: We Got Behind. Here's Why!
We've had a crazy week. Good crazy! Lots to share and get you caught up on. We have a guest call-in and lots of updates for you!
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42/365: Optimizing Your Clubhouse Experience
We love Clubhouse if you haven't figured it out yet. Well, Susan does. Cliff digs it, but Susan takes the lead on this episode to run through the 10 Steps to Optimize Your Clubhouse Experience. This is an overview of an excellent resource you need to download by going to www.gary.club now and...
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41/365: How Well Do We Know Each Other?
We asked each other 21 questions and learned a lot!
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40/365: When the Struggle is Real
This is a very transparent episode. We talk about how we get through tough times and how life isn't always perfect.
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39/365: How to Make $ While You Sleep, Write a Book
Why not write an eBook and publish on the Amazon eReader/Kindle section? Learn how to write, create and publish this inexpensively and start selling them online for $5 to $10. Text EBOOK to 501-456-4114 to get the video tutorial we watched.
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38/365: Trivia Tuesday
There is snow on the ground in Arkansas! In this episode, we play Country Music Tuesday Trivia! You might learn a thing or two about Country music.
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37/365: How We Met (Part 2)
Happy Valentine's Day... we share how Cliff proposed, how we got married and more. Make sure to listen to this episode to hear the song Cliff wrote and recorded for Susan while she was in Spain, right before he proposed!
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36/365: How We Met (Part 1)
It's Valentine's Day weekend, and we decided to make two episodes out of our story of how we met in 2016. This first episode takes you from meeting to just before Cliff proposes. Tomorrow, we will share the lovey stuff, on VALENTINE'S DAY!
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35/365: Our 1st Live Podcast on Clubhouse
In this episode, we took our podcast live to Clubhouse and talked about how we did this, the gear we use to podcast, what our experience has been, and more. We brought up a few guests live from Clubhouse to talk through how integrating the two platforms should and could work. As always, we…
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34/365: The new MLC & Songwriting w/ Sean Gasaway, aka Bacon
In this episode, we bring in a special guest, Sean Gasaway, aka Bacon, to get to know him and discuss the new MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) and how it's going to help songwriters. Sean is an award-winning Songwriter, Producer, and Recording Artist. Also known as Podcast Personality…
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33/365: The Process of Writing & Pitching Songs to Nashville
In this episode, we talk about how Cliff has been actively writing, co-writing, and pitching songs to Nashville. We break it down for those who aren't in the music business, but also geek out a little about the inside process to help other songwriters.
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32/365: Monetizing During a Live Show
Today's episode is about monetizing during live shows. We've learned a lot about how to monetize on virtual shows during COVID. Now that we are back to live in-person shows, we are feeling more comfortable in utilizing less traditional forms of requests, tipping, etc. We talk about making a QR...
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31/365: Cliff designed our studio in 3D on his iPhone?!
Make sure you go to our www.instagram.com/cliffandsusan and check out the video we uploaded to see what this episode is all about. Cliff's sister, Kayla, showed him this new iPhone app called Home Design 3D. Check out the walkthrough of our studio plans Cliff made. Not so sure about the decor he...
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30/365: Yadaloo Won Best Virtual Event!
Our music festival won Best Virtual Event and Best Promotional Video at the Arkansas Festival & Events Association conference this week! We are so thankful and in this episode give shoutouts to all of those who helped us make this possible!
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29/365: Trivia Time
We quiz each other on music triva during this episode.
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28/365: Stimulus $, PUA, PPP, EIDL, SOS & More
In this episode, we discuss what we know about the latest CARES act, stimulus checks, PUA, PPP 1 & 2, EIDL, Save or Stages, and all of the great resources you can find help with on www.musiccovidrelief.com.
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27/365: Creativity w/ a Bundle Offer
We launched a new Cliff & Susan Bundle offer for $97. We talk through why and what we put in this bundle valued at $250! We've already sold a couple this evening! For other artists, sometimes it's best to tell your fans and followers how to support you, then bundle it or present it in a way they...
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26/365: Post Covid Predictions
We went to the club tonight here in Arkansas, then came home and recorded this episode. We were inspired to talk about the energy we feel from the crowds now as compared to the way it was before covid. In this episode, we make predictions about how crowds will react to no restrictions.
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25/365: Our Favorite Gear
We discuss everything from our favorite instruments to live and recording equipment in this episode.
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24/365: Our New Studio Plans
We're so excited to share our plans and goals for the new studio!
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23/365: Music Biz w/ Travis Smith
In this episode, we interviewed colleague, friend, talent, and talent buyer, Travis Smith. We've admired Travis's work and contribution to the music community in Arkansas for many years. Listen to Travis's story of how he started as a drummer growing up, and how he evolved into one of the go-to...
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22/365: The Importance of Accountability
What is that one thing you wish you could get done, you guilt yourself over, and you just need a fire lit under your a$$ to do? In this episode, we discuss accountability partners and ways to stay accountable. Susan ran/walked 4 miles this morning! Cliff is finally staying on track to produce his...
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21/365: Our Not So Expert Advice on Sync Placement
Ok, we kind of know a few things about this. Ha! We attended the Platinum Sync Bootcamp on Saturday, January 23, 2021. After working with a publishing company out of Nashville since early 2020, visiting with our colleagues, and now digging into sync placement opportunities and educational...
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20/365: Becoming a Session Musician
In this episode, Cliff & Susan discuss what makes a good session musician and how to market yourself in person to local studios and online.
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19/365: The Magic of Dueling Pianos w/ Hosch
Cliff & Susan are hosting Mike Hosch in town while he is performing at Willy D's Rock & Roll Pianobar in Little Rock, Arkansas. They asked him to join them in today's episode. Susan was trained by "Hosch" in 2004 to do the dueling piano concept. They discuss why dueling pianos works, the story...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Cliff and Susan Podcast covers the music travels of a married couple around the world. Hosts Cliff and Susan Prowse sit down together and discuss their life on the road and at home in Arkansas. They interview rising artists and business owners who are pushing the boundaries between music, art, community, and business. This podcast gives listeners a peek into their process, shows, music, their production company, fellow artists, their music festival, and more! What is life as an Artistpreneur really like? Find out! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cliffandsusan/support
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