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The Music Survival Guide Podcast — 225 episodes
Get Something Done!
Stop Doing Everything - How To Prioritise
Have A Vision For Your Music BEFORE starting
We're the Metal Abba (Bad Heritage Interview)
Embrace Imperfections
Its Pressing On The Baby When I Do A Big Scream (Kintsugi Interview)
Surviving Busy Periods
Boredom is Powerful
STOP Doing This On Your Social Media
Developing Your Sound (Daytura Interview)
Making Real Authentic Music
Bringing Back 80s Rock (Death Warmed Up)
Lets Talk About Suno (and other AIs)
'Young kids think we're cool' (Reawaken Interview)
Get Better Raw Tones
Parenting Tips and Climbing Trees - Joe Marsh (Producer) Interview
To Sum Up The Year
Spotify Wrapped and the Comparison Trap (REPOST)
Make Your Music Visible!
The 'Look Up From Your Pint' Moment (Sabotage Interview)
Grabbing (and retaining) Attention Online
Bringing Your Own Hype (Ronin Veins Interview)
Locked In: The Art of Playing Tight
The Email That Opened Doors (Marc - Let Man Loose Interview)
The Little Extras That Make A Quality Production
Running A Recording Studio (David - Red City Recordings Interview)
Limitations Unlock Creativity
I Just LOVE playing drums (Simulation Theory Interview)
So You Want To Record Your Own Drums...
Going In A Heavier Direction (Keep This Up Interview)
Finding Your Unique Voice
Old-school music with a modern approach - Ben James Interview (The Heavy Souls)
Promoting Your Band and Music
Following Musical Instincts in Mastering (Izzy McPhee Interview)
Being 'In The Pocket'
Redefining Your Sound (November Now Interview)
Musical Mistakes (and how to handle them)
Buses, Rehearsals and WhatsApp - This New Dawn Interview
Make The Most Of Your Song, Focus On Arrangement
DIY Band Life (When They Riot Interview)
REPOST: Using Limited Time Wisely
Late Night Lightning and Cupboard Life (Electric Black Interview)
To Sum Up 2024
Building a Great Local Music Scene with Natasha from The Fighting Cocks
The Art of Promoting Your Music
Strange Pubs & Distinctive Voices - We The Sun Interview
Mixing Your Own Music?
Toby Campen - The Details of Mastering
A Practical Band's Guide To Instagram
Navigating the Modern Music Scene - Tribal Jury Interview
Guerrilla Recording
Rogue Awakening
Finding The Perfect Engineer
The Producer's Corner - A Chat with Sam Bloor of Lower Lane Studios
Reviewing Your Progress
Keryn (Zac The Locust) Interview
Think About The Why
Rituals Interview
Unusual Sounds! AKA Breaking Your Genre Mould
What's Its Like To Be A Guitar Teacher (George Twydell Interview)
Money Matters For Bands
Tailgunner (Tom) Interview
The Power of Kindness
Using Limited Time Wisely
Tales From The Studio - Recording a Completely Live Session with the Slow Cooked Bears
Evaluating 2023
SOS Interview
Spotify Wrapped and the Comparison Trap
Thieves of Liberty Interview
Resilience
Bailey Wood (Mavis) Interview
The Magic (and Potential Drawbacks) of Dolby Atmos
Chris Horrocks (Session Bassist) Interview
Work/Music/Life Balancing is Hard!
Ralph (Asomvel) Interview
Overcoming Writer’s Block
Ash Tustain Interview (Dig Lazarus & Stevie R. Pearce and The Hooligans)
Youtube For Bands: A Discovery Opportunity
Studio Ready: Preparing Your Band for Recording Sessions in the studio
Adam Jolivel-Perkins(Lavire) Interview
Stop Comparing Yourself!
Recording With A Clear Vision
A Promoter’s Perspective on the Music Industry (Civil War Interview)
Get Great Guitar Recordings At Home with These Methods
When Nothing Works Band Interview
Benefits Of AI In Music
Slow Cooked Bears Interview
A Different Way To Set Goals in 2023
Time To Rest And Recover
Planning Ahead As A Band
Dan Lucas (Producer at The Joplin House)
What is Mastering?
Keylock Interview
ISRC Codes - Use Them!
Matt (Black Heart) - Running a Music Venue In 2022
Affording Studio Time
Ian (Amongst Liars) Interview
Using Social Media
Connor (Shadow Smile) Interview
Update: The Podcast Returns!
Podcast Update
Axiom Interview
Kyle (Ashen Reach) Interview
Rod Henderson (Just a Ride) Interview (Part 2)
Rod Henderson (Just A Ride) Interview (Part 1)
Learning to Record/Produce Yourself
Dealing With Band Arguments
The Blams Interview
Music Distribution
One Last Day Interview
REPLAY: Social Media Mistakes
REPLAY: Putting Together Your EPK
Time To Rest (It‘s Important!)
What Does Musical Success Look Like?
The Acoustic Guitar Test
Thomas ‘Smit‘ Smith Interview (Steal The City)
Covering Costs As A Band
Connor Gaffney (Anchor Lane Interview)
Rehearsals - They‘re Important!
Anne Estella Interview
Should You Abandon A Song?
Will (Two Finger Media) Interview
Finding Your Tone
Fonzy & Co Interview
Optimising Your Spotify
Circus 66 Interview (Part 2)
Circus 66 Interview (Part 1)
Q&A episode
Josh Abbott Interview (The Life and Times of a Live Sound Engineer)
Recording Demos Of Your Music
Empyre Interview (Part 2)
Empyre Interview (Part 1)
Is Rock Dead?
Julian Holman Interview (Trouble County)
Should I Mix My Own Music?
Matt Jones Interview (Twisted Illusion)
Gearing Up For Gigs
Rob Scatchard Interview (Papa Shango)
Protecting Your Hearing
Jonathan Craig Interview (Forge Music Group)
Is It Ok To Use Cheap Gear?
Joe Montague Interview (All You Need Is Drums) - Part 2
Joe Montague Interview (All You Need Is Drums) - Part 1
Social Media Mistakes
Keith Lamley Interview (WDFD Records)
1 Year On From Lockdown... What Now?
Mastering (Stephen Kerrison Interview)
Dealing With Toxicity On Social Media
Dox Docherty Interview (Lords Of Ruin)
Landing That Interview
Earl Gray Collective Interview
Getting Gigs After Lockdown
Luke Short Interview (Ravenbreed)
Giving Good Feedback - Mixing Revisions
White Raven Down Interview
Facebook Groups for Musicians
William Young (Defences) Interview
What Does A Mixing Engineer Need?
And Now... Relax!
Hunted By Elephants Interview
Reflecting On Your Year
Raz White Interview (Call Of The Wild Festival)
How To Bottle Stage Presence
Land Captains Interview
Control In An Uncertain Time
Charlie Dowzell Interview (Sail)
Building Good Contacts
Residential Studios
Building An Effective EPK
7 Months On From Lockdown... What Now?
The Power Of Time Management
Tik Tok For Artists
Is Facebook Killing Music?
All About That Vinyl
Is It The End?
Expanding Your Musical Horizons
Say Bye Bye To Spotify
THAT Spotify Statement
Interview With A Band Manager (David Thorp Interview)
The One Thing You Need To Thrive As A Band
Pre-Production 101
Songwriting 101
The Taboos Interview
Livestreaming For Dummies
How To Be A Better Studio Singer
How To Be A Better Studio Guitarist
How To Be A Better Studio Drummer
Turn Strangers Into Fans
5 Ways To Boost Your Instagram
She Burns Red Interview
The Socially Distant Single Challenge - Part 3
The Socially Distant Single Challenge - Part 2
The Socially Distant Single Challenge - Part 1
Let Man Loose Interview
Why Hire A Producer?
The New Band Flight Plan
Should You Use Facebook Ads?
How To Find A Mix Engineer
Covid-19
Stage Nightmares
Release Strategy 101
Listening to Different Music
Home Studio Acoustics
Should You Pay for Music PR?
Instagram and How to use it
Is the Album Model Dead?
#16 - Why Should Someone Follow Your Band?
#15 - Fail To Practice, Practice To Fail
#14 - Finding Your Dream Studio
#13 & 2/3 - The One Question that Will Help Your Music Career
#13 & 1/3 - The Power of Rest
#13 - Preparing for Studio Success
#12 - How To Avoid A Studio Meltdown
#11 - Home Recording Studios
#10 - Home Studio Setup Challenge
#9 - Recording Demos
#8 - Recording Contracts
#7 - How To Get Gigs
#6 - Digital Communication 101
#5.5 - Creativity
#5 - Management
#4 - The Art of Self-Promotion
#3 - Modern Music Platforms
#2 - Social Media Promotion
#1 - Who Are We?