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

Cris Lacy, Executive VP A&R at Warner Chappell, discovered her passion for music at a young age. She remembered listening to a tape of her and her grandfather singing “You Are My Sunshine” and she was correcting him on how to sing it! She has still been helping artists such as Dan + Shay, Kenny Chesney, and many more make it in music. Cris Lacy was always surrounded by music. She went to Vande...

Rebecca St. James, Australian Christian singer-songwriter, author, and actress, shares her journey of how God has begun relaunching her musical career. From watching her first concert at 6 weeks old in the Sydney Opera House, parading her 5 year old peers around singing, “The Sound of Music”, to releasing her first worship record at age 16, Rebecca was continuously giving her all to pursue her pas...

Leo Birenberg is a film score composer based out of Santa Monica. He has worked on movies/shows like Kung Fu Panda, Cobra Kai, and Tigtone on adult swim. Leo goes into his upbringing, his projects he’s worked on, and what he has learned from the industry. Leo studied music theory and composition at New York University and University of Southern California. Leo spent a lot of his time creating shor...

Brandon Harrington is the host of “Surviving the Music Industry” podcast. Always wanting to play gigs, Brandon learned exactly what it took to “survive” the music industry.    “I love the dream…but I will actually do it.”   Brandon started up his own podcast in 2015. He wanted to do something that Nashville didn’t have. He also wanted to help people and found out that he could help...

At her start, Missi Gallimore had little knowledge of how the music industry worked. Today, she is the reason behind some of our favorite songs. She discovered, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”, “Live Like You Were Dying” and many more hits. Listen as this music business genius shares her journey of how she made it in music. Even though she loved music, Missi had zero knowledge at all of the music industry...

Meredith Andrews is a worship leader and an artist from North Carolina. Growing up singing in a small church, she tells us her journey to the music industry.       She tells us about balancing her personal life with performing and what steps she was able to take in order to do that.      “Being really intentional of what I say yes to.”   &nbsp...

Clay Hunnicutt, who ran Nashville’s WSIX, helped launch The Bull in Atlanta, and is now President of Big Loud Records, takes us through his journey of how he made it in music. Interning at a radio station in Chattanooga sparked Clay’s love for the music business. Ever since, he has been non-stop using his creativity and taking every opportunity thrown his way to get to where he is now. “It’s about...

What exactly is a creative director? What do they do? What are they looking for? In this podcast, we interview two successful creative directors, Josh Wurzelbacher and Jason Jones, who share their insights on how they got to where they are now, their roles, and helpful advice.  Josh Wurzelbacher worked at Capitol for three years, and is now creative director for Centricity. Jason Jones co-fou...

Emily Ann Roberts is a country artist who was runner up on season 9 of The Voice. She tells about how being on Blake Shelton’s team on The Voice has taught her valuable experiences and where to go from here. She goes on to talk about what all she had to do in order to get where she is today.  “Everything starts now.” From singing in churches, talent shows, a Mexican restaurant, and making a Y...

So, what exactly is A&R? What does someone in A&R do day-to-day? Most people have a lot of misconceptions when they think about this role… Stephanie Wright tells her story about how she landed her first major label job in Nashville (Capitol Records) with zero music industry experience or degree, but it eventually led to her current role as Senior Vice President of A&R at Universal Musi...

How do you become a producer & songwriter? What steps does it take to move to Nashville? These are extremely hard questions to answer on your own…   Blake Bollinger tells how he was able to persevere with his passion in music and how he got to where he is today.   “You don’t have to be the artist performing your own songs to make a living."   Blake continues to talk about t...

Matt Hadley is the Owner/CEO of  Wander Creative.  He and his team help develop a brand by using tradtional methods, as well as digital marketing and content. What is an artist’s brand? How does an artist find their voice? Matt dives deep into what is important for an artist’s brand. The most important thing, however, is finding what is the most interesting part of the artist’s story, an...

This is a special bonus episode where Seth Mosley talks about the possibility of large music companies like Spotify and Apple Music becoming Record Labels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Robertson works in A&R at Atlantic Records. He has worked with Paramore, Day to Remember, Shinedown, and many more incredible artists. Steve’s career in the music industry was sparked at a young age. Since he was 8 years old, Steve knew he wanted to work in radio. As he was figuring out what to do after graduating high school, he found a school that prepared him for radio. While there, S...

Smithfield is an independent pop country duo who moved from Texas to Nashville to pursue their desire to start a music career. They tell us why they moved to Nashville, who they met, and what they did to be as successful as they are today. After getting to Nashville, Smithfield quickly found out that relationships are key in the music industry. They discuss how, when, and where to meet new people...

John Marks is the Global Senior Editor/Music Programmer for country music. In this podcast, he discusses how his music journey started from hearing Oh Pretty Woman on a jukebox, to working for his local radio station at 16, then to Sirius XM, and finally Spotify.  Marks explains his comment on how Spotify is the “new retail storefront for artists.” With so many more opportunities, now, for ar...

Lzzy Hale and her 10 year old brother were about to play a county fair. Minutes before going on, her brother decided they needed a name. Ever since, the award winning band, “Halestorm” has been creating hits and sharing their music with the world. Their story of how they made it in music was not easy. They began playing small gigs and posting flyers wherever they could. Then, they thought, “How do...

Season 2 is coming this Monday, May 20! madeitinmusic.com Don't miss the first episode with LZZY HALE of the band HALESTORM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Songwriter) sits down with Michael Carpino (Director for Camp Electric). Camp Electric is THE Worship and Rock and Roll music camp for youth. The ultimate week long experience connecting the youth from around the world with CCM music industry’s best performers is currently in its 11th...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circles own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Songwriter) sits down with Nick Barre and Bryan Ward of Proper Management. What you’ll learn in this conversation: Nick and Bryan both started in small roles outside the industry to now having managed some of the largest artist and tours in the Christian Music Industry. Find what it me...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Songwriter) sits down with Dean Diehl. What you’ll learn in this conversation: - Dean went from being a school band director who didn’t even know the music industry existed, to now helming marketing at Provident Label Group as the Senior VP of Marketing - quite the story!  - He h...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Songwriter) sits down with George Ross (CTO of CCLI) and Malcom Hawker (CEO of CCLI). CCLI is an international Christian copyright licensing organization that serves over 250,000 churches, schools and other organizations in more than 30 countries. CCLI is very focused on empowering wo...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Songwriter) sits down with Cale Dodds (Country Artist/Songwriter). After moving to Nashville in 2011 to pursue his music career, Cale’s success has yet to slow down.  Touted by Rolling Stones for his “smooth pop-country crooning over arena ready arrangements distinguished by clev...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own X O’Connor (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Engineer/Producer) and Logan Crockett (VP of Marketing) sits down with Becky Chappell, Director of Music Business Studies at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.  Through her creativity and knack for entrepreneurship, Becky found herself pursuing professorship after receiving her doct...

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