Full Circle Music: A Nashville Recording Studio & Online Music Education Academy

Made It In Music: Interviews With Artists, Songwriters, And Music Industry Pros

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Many want to "make it" in the music industry. Few successfully make it in. Even fewer stay in. The goal of this podcast is to help bring some clarity to your path towards a music career. We want to help you not only get in, but stay in. To this end, hosts Seth Mosley and X O'Connor will dig deep with luminaries of the music industry. These are people who have "made it" and today have very notable careers. Many are Grammy winners and work with prominent record labels. Some of our listeners might be on the creative side as a songwriter, artist, producer, or engineer. Others might be on the busin...

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Nov 12, 2025

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Balancing Priorities in the Music Industry 05.04.2021

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How PROs and Music Publishing Intertwine 01.03.2021

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What It’s Like To Be a Pro Country Songwriter 01.02.2021

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Diving DEEP Into Music Publishing 04.01.2021

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The Background *Vocals* of the Music Industry 07.12.2020

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Opening Doors in Music by Being Adaptable 23.11.2020

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Making the Most of Your Opportunities 09.11.2020

Our guest today is John Fields. An internationally recognized, multi-platinum writer, producer, and mixer who has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry. From pop acts like Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez,  Miley Cyrus, Pink, and the Backstreet Boys; to rock bands like Jimmy New World, Switchfoot, Goo Goo Dolls, and Lifehouse; to dance and electronic artists lik...

Patience + Prayer + Proactivity = Music Business Success 26.10.2020

Jason Davis is a serial entrepreneur, A&R, and expert in artist development. He’s a co-founder and president of multiple companies including One One 7, Radar Label Group, and Awaken Records. Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode? ➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/161 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: ➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW JASON DAVIS...

When Your Manager Chooses You 12.10.2020

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How to Develop an Artist the Right Way 28.09.2020

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What It's Like To Be The Music Director For 30 Seconds To Mars 14.09.2020

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Strategies To Constantly Innovate As An Artist 31.08.2020

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Why Businesses Need Artists' Creativity More Than Ever 17.08.2020

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The Three Roles That Make A Record Label Successful 03.08.2020

Joey Elwood is one of the co-founders of Gotee Records, along with the other Gotee Brothers, Toby McKeehan and Todd Collins.  Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode? ➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/155 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: ➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: ➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/ SOCIAL LINKS: https://facebook.com...

How Networking Can Harm Your Music Career 20.07.2020

In this episode, Mark starts by talking about how he fell into the music business. He started as an intern in the publicity department at World Records and was then hired as National Director of Radio Promotions. Once hired, he wasn’t planning on staying at World Records for more than 5-6 months, but the experience truly changed his life. This position gave him some amazing opportunities, one of w...

How the Gospel Music Association Can Be a Voice for You 07.07.2020

Jackie Patillo’s professional journey tells the story of one who is consistent & determined.  Jackie has years of experience serving and developing artists in the both the Christian and Gospel genres and has worked with Star Song Communications, Benson Music, Integrity Music, Verity Gospel Music Group (Sony Music), and she is currently the President & Executive Director of the Gospel...

Strategies for Writing Radio Singles 22.06.2020

On today’s episode of the Made It In Music podcast we are joined with singer-songwriter Allison Veltz Cruz. Allison shares her journey as an artist and songwriter and what she has learned along the way.  Allison’s love for music started out as a child. There was always singing and music being made during her childhood, her family even had a family band. As music was and is a huge part of who...

Why Developing a Music App Takes Years Instead of Days 08.06.2020

Matt Black is what we like to call a musicpreneur, with experience creating EDM music, being a DJ, a producer, starting a record label, and revolutionizing the ultimate electronic instrument he is now calling Jamm Pro. During this interview with Matt we go all the way back to his childhood and talk about the sound and light shows for his parents, which is quite fitting being that he ended up in th...

How the SongLand TV Show Impacted Two Contestants’ Careers 19.05.2020

Olivia Lane and Steve Fee were both on their own songwriting/producing/publishing journeys when they landed the opportunity to be contestants on the latest season of Songland! Songland, a songwriting competition series, sets out to give songwriters a chance to pitch their original creations to superstar recording artists and a panel of chart-topping music producers in the hopes of creating a music...

What Streaming Will Look Like in the Next 2 Years 11.05.2020

John Butler, former Head of Christian music curation at Spotify, was the mastermind behind playlists like Soft Pop Hits, Just Good Music and Top Christian. Prior to joining Spotify, John was VP/Promotion at Curb Records for over a decade. He brings an extensive strategic knowledge of streaming combined with a radio promotion background. Many have referred to him as the streaming guidance counselor...

How Twitch is Making Musicians Thousands of Dollars 20.04.2020

Karen Allen is the creator of Twitch For Musicians, a book and online course that teaches artists how to grow their fanbase and earn revenue by live streaming on Twitch, a platform that is still new to the music world.  Karen tells us about her journey of discovering Twitch for herself as a musician, to then teaching other musicians about the unique platform. While Twitch is mainly used by ga...

How to Thrive in Music (Even During a Crisis) 30.03.2020

When your income depends on going on the road, times of global or widespread economic crisis can lead to a lot of uncertainty for you and your family. In this episode, Seth and Logan, VP of Marketing at Full Circle Music, talk about what musicians can do during those times and what types of assistance are out there for artists, musicians, booking agents, and anyone else in the music industry impac...

How to Succeed as a Pop Artist or Songwriter in Nashville 23.03.2020

Check out the DEEP DIVE for this episode! Seth shares about creating a "Vivid Vision" and how you can use it as a framework to set goals for your music career and pursue them as fast as possible. Access the Deep Dive here: https://members.fullcirclemusic.com/made-it-in-music-deep-dives A&R, Creative Director at Altadena From an early age, Noreen knew she wanted to be in music. From listening t...

How To Grow A Modern Music Company 09.03.2020

Check out the DEEP DIVE for this episode! Seth shares about creating a "Vivid Vision" and how you can use it as a framework to set goals for your music career and pursue them as fast as possible. Access the Deep Dive here: https://members.fullcirclemusic.com/made-it-in-music-deep-dives If you have been a listener to the Made It In Music Podcast for a while, maybe you've actually heard episode 1. O...

Love & The Outcome: Controlling Your Own Artist Career 16.12.2019

Love & the Outcome, the CCM husband-wife duo, share their story of singing jingles and practicing in the basement, to finally becoming an influential and highly successful band. Although a spouse duo, Jodi and Chris are very different. Listen as they discuss their individual starts, as well as how Love & the Outcome formed. Jodi explained it as, “U2 meets Amy Grant”. They had to learn how...

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