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

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own X O’Connor (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Engineer/Producer) sits down with Tommy Sjöström A.K.A. Tommy Iceland (Swedish Singer/Songwriter).  In the United States, it’s very common to find people to co-write and produce songs with. Where Tommy hails from, things are a bit different. Co-writing in the Christian music market is unhe...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosely (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Songwriter) sits down with Jeff Owen, Lead Guitarist of Tenth Avenue North. Looking for more ways to make music and let his creativity out, Jeff has always looked for a side hustle. Most recently he has stumbled upon writing music for Film and Television in the sync world.  You’l...

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 the President of Resin8, Wendy Duffy and Co-Founder & Producer Kurt Goebel. With a background in radio, publicity, marketing and promotions, Duffy saw an opportunity to partner with the artist and focus on brand initiatives and responsibility. She then c...

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 co-founders of REDJETT Management Leigh Holt and Kendra Flack. REDJETT Management, founded in September 2015, provides management today for Christian artists like Blanca and Lauren Daigle. Leigh Holt is also the Founder and President of Maddjett. Maddjett he...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own X O’Connor (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer/Engineer) sits down with music’s power couple, Zach and Velvet Kelm. Velvet is President of The Media Collective, A massive public relations firm here in Nashville formed in 2003. Velvet’s husband Zach manages some artists you may know as Colton Dixon, Skillet and most recently, Ledger...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with the one and only, Matt Redman (Worship Leader, Singer-Songwriter, Author). Get a behind the scenes look in to how Matt began his journey with God, his trials along the way, and how his worship tunes grew to be some of the most sung songs in churches today. Matt Redman,...

In this bonus episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with Madeline McDonald (Singer-Songwriter). As a rising artist, she is pleased to share with the world her first single, Well Behaved Women , a song empowering women over all ages to stand up and to straighten their crown.  Madeline is the first country artist to...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with Shane McAnally (Producer/Songwriter). You’ll hear stories of blood, sweat and tears and all that led to his success (that took 14 hard years of grinding it out to accomplish).  McAnally just recently celebrated his 37th #1. He has written songs for artists Kenny C...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with Josh Silverberg (Artist, Producer, Songwriter). Josh and Seth share a similar story. Both began their music careers as artists and have transitioned into production. Both give much detail to their journey and how God has given them such success in an ever-changing indu...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with Wally (Radio Host of The Wally Show). Wally will share key experiences that led to him finding God and eventually hosting his own radio show. Over 20 years in the industry, Wally has worked with mainstream rock radio stations and hosted his very own shows. He is now th...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with Jesse Frasure (Producer, DJ, and A&R). They’ll share how you can fail 90% of the time and still win.  Jesse, a Detroit native, currently resides in Nashville, TN where he has not only found success in production and as a DJ, but also as the VP of A&R for M...

This episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with Henry Seeley (Pastor, Songwriter, Producer, Mixer, and Visionary). You’ll Learn About: The process of putting together a worship album for Henry’s church  The challenges and rewards of planting a church and watching it grow The importance of collaboration in the musi...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast with Cary Barlowe, we will dive deep into Cary’s history and how he has had success in a multitude of genres including Pop, Rock, Country, and Christian Music. The Virginia born /North Carolina raised writer has written 4 number one songs in the Country genre including “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum, “Where It’s At” by Dustin Lynch, “Sun Da...

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast with Eddie DeGarmo, we will dive deep into Eddie’s history and how he helped pave the way for Christian music for generations and many generations to come. Eddie DeGarmo has experienced over a half century in the music business of fun stories. From playing keyboards at 10 years old in his first 1960s Memphis rock and roll band, to his own massiv...

Questions, questions, questions… you’ve been rejected too many times… or haven’t made a break in the music industry and are seeking answers or solutions? This episode of the Made it in Music podcast with Singer-songwriter, Ryan Stevenson, may have a few solutions you’ve been searching for. You’ll Learn About: How difficult it can be to finally make your break in the industry How to overcome reject...

What can you do to get your music heard on television? Songwriter Maggie Reed of RUELLE joins us to share her story of how she made it in music successfully writing for television and film. You’ll Learn About: How to write openly for film (to write for many scenarios rather than just one) How failure can lead to greater opportunities How to be efficient and helpful in your co-writing and not stand...

How do you find your voice in leading a congregation? Where can you start? Cody Carnes, husband to Kari Jobe, dives into the details and helpful tips to get you started wherever you are in your worship leading.  You’ll Learn About: What the Western Swing genre is (yes, we also have never heard of it before!) How to find your voice and when voice lessons are necessary How to find things you ar...

How do you fund your music addictions? How can sponsorships help you in doing so? Canada’s country music veteran Paul Brandt dives into the relationships and benefits of partnering with brands and funding your music addictions. You’ll Learn About: ·      How you can benefit from partnerships and how the partnerships benefit from you. ·     &nb...

How do you navigate breaking into the music industry? How do you start from giving up to living in God’s dream? Skillet’s Jen Ledger dives into the details of how God took something she loved and made it her career when she was ready to quit drums altogether.   You’ll Learn About: ·      The process of a dream becoming reality. ·     &nbs...

This week on the Made It In Music podcast, Seth Mosley (Grammy Award Winning Producer) sits down with Dave Barnes (“God Gave Me You” - Writer). Dave has worked on songs with Reba McEntire, Bebo Norman, Blake Shelton, and Tim McGraw to name a few. An MTSU Grad, he began his career interning with Producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Casting Crowns) in Nashville, TN.   In t...

This week on the first ever Made It In Music podcast, Seth Mosley (Grammy Award Winning Producer) sits down with John Cooper of Skillet (Grammy nominated - Dove Award Winning Artist). Join us on this journey telling stories of struggle and victory to the road to success.  Hear Johns heartfelt rise to fame and how it didn’t just happen overnight like he had thought it would. And learn how...

We are celebrating our 100th Episode by bringing you portions of the best podcasts selected by the FCM Team. Stacey, X, Jerricho, Logan, and Seth are all interviewed regarding their favorite FCMS episode and share why that guest was the most memorable for them. We want to thank all of our listeners for their continued support.  We will return all new and all fresh on Monday, March 26th with o...

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, we have the ever so wonderful, Kalley Heiligenthal! Kalley is a worship leader and songwriter at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music in Redding, California. You may be familiar with some of her own songs, “Spirit Move” and “Ever Be”.  Kalley takes us through the adventurous undertaking of writing “Ever Be”. Sometimes songs can be spontaneous or on the...

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, Wisdom Moon drops by with a ton of wisdom! Wisdom is the Head of Marketing for Integrity Music and started the All About Worship Podcast (a resource that is dedicated to equip, encourage, and inspire worship leaders, worship teams, and Christian songwriters). In this episode, Wisdom takes a few questions from our Instagram live audience. Topics range anywhe...

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, we are live at our Songwriter’s Retreat. Mike Murray, Publishing at Integrity music and David Leonard, Singer/Songwriter from All Sons & Daughters bring their experiences and knowledge to the crowd. They answer some of our questions such as what is the relationship like between publisher and songwriter and how can a songwriter get their first publishin...