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

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, we were fortunate enough to sit down with legendary Atlantic Records head of A&R, Andy Karp. Andy signed artists such as Skillet, Kid Rock, Uncle Cracker and Simple Plan under Atlantic and Lava records through the 90’s and early 2000’s. Andy gives us helpful tips to take our internships and make them the most beneficial and productive. But we must be w...

On this week’s Full Circle Music Show, our live Songwriting Retreat audience sat down with CCM Singer/songwriter, Tim Timmons. Some helpful tips Tim has for you this episode: •Try writing songs influenced from your prayers. •Where does your motivation come from? •Think and pray about this: Does the church need YOUR songs? •How important should your hooks be? (Hint: VERY) •And so much more… This ep...

Bart Millard of MercyMe, Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, Colton Dixon, I Am They, Matt Hammitt, Tim Timmons, Seth and Jen from Skillet, and Seth Mosley all share some stories that you've never heard before, about Christmas. Some are absolutely hilarious, so listen all the way through to the end, even if you don't know some of these artists. It's worth the listen. Big announcement coming in...

We are live from Full Circle Music Academy's Songwriters Retreat. Here we have many music makers asking questions about the music industry. The how to's on publishing, writing songs, future of music, music and family, etc. You get to hear from our staff give insight on each of these questions. Seth Mosley – Founder of Full Circle Music and Songwriter/Producer X – Producer/Engineer Stac...

Hunter Brothers have had several country radio hits, including a current Top 10 with their song, “Born and Raised”, which was co-written by Seth Mosley, Brad Rempel from High Valley, and Jim Beavers, who has penned hits for Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, and more. This episode is live from the Full Circle Music Academy Songwriter's Retreat, we have the Hunter Brothers telling you their s...

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, join our live Songwriting Retreat audience with Ginny Owens, a multiple Dove award-winning CCM Artist/Songwriter. Ginny shares her heart and gives truths to being a successful songwriter. Throughout her 20+ year career, she has learned three key elements for a life of songwriting bliss: 1.Songwriting is a journey with a friend. 2.Songwriting is an art form....

Today's podcast is a special episode. Matt Hammitt has had an incredible journey. Most people met him during his days of Sanctus Real and so the big question is what has he been doing since then… In this episode we hear about his journey from Sanctus Real til now. The walk of faith, trusting God, the trials his family has overcome, etc. All this can be heard and can also be heard throughout...

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, Seth Mosley and X O’Connor, Grammy-Winning Music Producers, sit down with Jon Sell, Director of A&R at Capitol Christian Music Group.  From online marketer to radio promoter to director of A&R, Jon shares his musical journey and gives great bits of advice on how to find your niche in the industry. Also, we go in depth to find out what things can h...

On this week's Full Circle Music Show, Seth Mosley and X O'Connor, Grammy-Winning Music Producers, sit down with Sam Tinnesz, smash hit songwriter for Film and TV. “Don't compare your chapter one to someone else's chapter thirty.” Sam drops wisdom bomb after wisdom bomb on us, as he takes us through his story touring in a band and moving to Nashville, all the way up to having hits on Top 40 Radio...

We talk on our first mini episode about 2 huge things that every music producer needs to know. We talk about 2 computer keys you should NEVER EVER EVER hit at the same time simultaneously in Pro Tools… We talk about the main things important to setting a singer up to win when you're producing vocals… And we also announce that we have less than 12 hours left in our 50% off Launch Sale f...

What do Chris Tomlin, Selena Gomez, DC Talk, Dierks Bentley, Michael W Smith, Natalie Imbruglia & Veggie Tales have in common? Matt Bronleewe has been a mastermind producer and songwriter that has worked with all the above, and continues to spread his creative wings into areas even outside of music. Some may say he is “The man that cannot be boxed in.” He is: -Producer -Songwriter -Label Foun...

Tyson, Jared, and Corey have the honor of closing out our Music Production Series month. Three music makers share what they have learned from our Music Production Mastery Course 1.0 as we await the release of our 2.0 Course! Some producers, some songwriters and some performers, music making is what they do. They share stories of how they took their productions to the next level applying things the...

Dana Potvin and Rico Acosta of Calling Glory are in the house! For the 3rd edition of our music production podcast series, Dana and Rico take us behind the scenes of what it was like to help create the first Music Production Mastery Course. They share their favorite stories and how they both have exponentially excelled in their own production of music since being a part of the course and taking th...

This week on our Music Production Series, we had our own Seth Mosley and X O’Connor in the house! We talked extensively about 4 hacks to bring your productions to the next level. Here they are listed for you in the order they appear in this episode: Logic Pro X “Playlists” Universal Audio Plugins Tuning and Editing: Revoice Pro, Antares Auto-Tune, Celemony Melodyne, Flex Pitch (Logic Pro) and Elas...

This week begins our Music Production Series and we had the pleasure of interviewing Tommee Profitt.  Tommee is a Dove Award Winning Producer/Composer/Songwriter signed to Capitol CMG and produces full-time in his studio in Franklin, TN. He works with signed artists, as well as independent clients of all genres, and has had his productions placed in Movie Trailers, Video Games, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS,...

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing guitarist/songwriter formerly of the Newsboys and Paul Colman Trio, Paul Colman!  In this episode, we discuss some of the issues songwriters have in the Christian music industry. We talk Christian music stereotypes and how Paul desires every artist to stay true to themselves and not conform to the artist before them.  Hear what Paul has to say; it’s po...

This week on the Full Circle Music Show, we welcome guitarist Steve Marcia! Steve was recently the Music Director at Buckhead Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of Steve’s credits include Francesca Battistelli, Brand X Music, Mercy Me, Phil Wickham, Fee Band, Tommy Walker, Shane & Shane and many more.  We answer many questions you may have about Worship leading, being a touring musician and hav...

This week we bring you a professional songwriting panel recorded live at Full Circle Music Studios at our Songwriting Retreat Secret Event. Joining our panel, we have Marti Dodson (Saving Jane), Ben Calhoun (Citizen Way), and veteran songwriters Tony Wood and Bruce Wallace (We know what you are thinking but no, not Bruce Willis). Seth Mosley moderates the panel and asks a series of questions that...

Tori Harper is an up and coming 19-year-old songwriter and artist from Nashville, TN. Whether she is performing solo, with her band, leading in Worship, or performing featured appearances, Harper's goal is the same, to make Christ known and to point her audience to the truth of the gospel. She has been working on her debut album that will release soon. Her newest singles are out now and can be str...

In this episode, we are joined by our very own Seth Mosley, X, Stacey Willbur, Logan Crockett, and Jerricho Scroggins.  We dive into the success and growth that we have been experiencing here at Full Circle Music and talk about the journey getting here. We will touch on the state of our Record Label, Full Circle Academy and our internship program as well. We hope you enjoy our first ever, Full Cir...

Indie artists About the Author are here to give you some mighty useful hacks for touring on a budget! Here are a few take-aways: Learn how to effectively cold call venues to book your band. Rent a compact (high MPG) car. And pack as light as you possibly can. Offer your services (load in and load out, etc…) to a touring band for free room and board on their bus to save even more money! Spend very...

In the final edition of our Music Marketing Series, we were privileged to interview SamCart Product Expert, Scott Moran. SamCart is a web-based shopping cart software built for business owners or anyone who is looking for a powerfully simple way to sell more of their products online. Scott is the brother of Brian Moran, the founder and CEO of the company. Scott gives amazing insight into how his c...

In this edition of our ‘Music Marketing Series’, Seth and Logan interview the wonderful Sarah Reeves and her manager/husband Phillip Kothlow. Sarah and Philip give so many useful tips in this 60+ minute podcast. Here are just a few points: START a YouTube channel. You do not know who could be watching. Learn how to budget wisely. Consistent uploads are key. Use your iPhone at first if you have no...

In this edition of ‘Meet the Team’ and our ‘Music Marketing Series’, we interview our very own Head of Marketing, Logan Crockett. Email marketing lives on! Logan will discuss music marketing that not too many artists use to gain a larger fan base and start bringing in a lot more profit. Learn about such things as how to build up your email lists, what Auto-Responders are and do, and how to create...

Welcome to our Songs for the Church series! This week we have Chris Estes, VP of Bethel Music in Redding, California. Chris grew up in New Orleans and quickly developed a love for Jazz and Metallica (like peanut butter and jelly)! He soon found himself in college for marketing and played in a few bands to keep his musical engine going. Soon after he began road managing a few bands from college for...