Modern Musician Podcast

Daniel Rowland is an audio engineer, producer, educator, and tech executive. He holds both a B.S and M.F.A in Music Technology, and is currently Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Montreal’s LANDR Audio, and longtime professor at MTSU in Nashville. Daniel has worked on projects as varied as Nine Inch Nails, Seal, Meek Mill, Phillip Glass, Gwen Stefani, and The Sandbox (metaverse/game), along wit...

Michael Gilbride is a former corporate bond trader and Mastering Accelerator student. Michael left the world of finance in 2020 to pursue his solo indie music project, “telco”, full-time. Michael joined Mastering.com in the same year and eventually became General Manager in 2022. He’s been featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds and he walks the walk of the independent artist lifestyle. In this episode,...

Andy Parker is a musician and an industry professional obsessed with music. He oversees the Artist Services team at Music Gateway working to develop the teams and processes to realize their mission statement of ‘empowering independent artists’.  As a manager and builder of high-performing teams, he shares his knowledge on successful artist campaigns he's been a part of and the best way to inve...

Paul Eastwood is currently Vice President, Sports & Entertainment at the social NFT marketplace for the metaverse, Orderinbox, where he leads OIX’s business development initiatives in the sports, music, art, and entertainment spaces. Eastwood is best known in the entertainment industry for his tenure at Universal Music where, as Vice President of Marketing & Promotion, he oversaw the marke...

Michael “Nomad” Ripoll is an Award-winning Singer/Songwriter, Career Guitarist to the Stars, Musical Director for Kenny Babyface Edmonds, and a Producer/Composer for Film/TV and more. Nomad is a music veteran who has worked and played with many of the most respected artists in the music world. In order to achieve this, he's created systems to thrive instead of struggle, and he shares tons of p...

Mona Jhaveri is an American biotech scientist and entrepreneur notable for innovative approaches to cancer research, detection, and funding.  She is the Founder and Executive director at Music Beats Cancer. She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications.  Here’s w...

Milo Lombardi, also known as Nifty Sax, is a Saxophonist, Composer and Music Director. In addition to studying classical and jazz, he graduated from a top institution, received awards, and played in front of thousands of people throughout his life. He now creates music NFTs using his saxophone as the only medium. A pioneer in the field of Music NFTs, he is building a community to help artists take...

Unlocking Your Fullest Artistic Potential with Serik Slobodskoy Serik Slobodskoy is the founder of Hyperbits, an online music production school. He is also a seasoned producer and artist whose music has been streamed more than 50 million times, and now he teaches others how to do the same. Serik deconstructs common misconceptions about music production so that you can express your music to its ful...

Kevin Thomas is the founder and CEO of Songwriting Planet , which provides video courses and training to help aspiring songwriters reach their musical goals. He is the author of Melody Madness, a book that explores in meticulous detail ways in which songwriters can master the often-elusive process of melody writing After studying from everyone he could, he realized there wasn’t great training and...

Michael Walker, is the founder of Modern Musician and host of the Modern Musician Podcast. He is a successful and highly renowned musician and entrepreneur, a husband, father and member of Paradise Fears.  After touring professionally for the last eight years, Michael decided to set up Modern Musician to teach other artists and bands the skills needed to have a profitable music career. In this epi...

Ryan Miyakawa is Hooktheory’s resident music theory aficionado and programs the brains behind Hookpad’s playback, music theory, and artificial intelligence engines.  He’s a classically trained pianist, and loves deconstructing popular music to understand the elements of a great song. Ryan has a PhD in engineering from UC Berkeley and is delighted to combine his passions of science and music to hel...

Martin Atkins is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke.  He also works as a consultant, has written books, and is the music business program coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. Here’s what you’ll learn about:  Music industry mindset shifts ne...

Tobias Rauscher is a Solo Fingerstyle Guitarist from Germany and part of the modern acoustic guitar movement that is led by players like Andy McKee, Mike Dawes and Tommy Emmanuel. He is the founder of the Fingerstyle Academy and the Fanbase Academy Program where he helps musicians monetize and grow their fanbase using YouTube.  Here’s what you’ll learn about:  Creating a predictable system for gro...

Dylan Lane, also known as ill. Gates is a world-class touring DJ and CEO and founder of the Producer Dojo. ill. Gates is on a mission to unite musicians in collaboration and camaraderie, creating a thriving community where producers train, grow, and get paid.  As a result of his real-life experiences, Dylan shares incredible wisdom on how to take your music career to the next level during his 2022...

Chris SD, is an award-winning music producer who has been helping artists, composers, producers and songwriters get their music synced for over 15 years.  He is the creator of The Art Of The Song Pitch, a proven step-by-step process that has helped songwriters get their music into everything from Hollywood movies to blockbuster trailers and countless television shows.  This is Chris’ 2022 intervie...

Adam Ivy is an award winning music producer, professional YouTuber, and creative marketing specialist. He’s the founder of sellmusic.com, has been featured on CNBC, MTV, and the E! Network, and has worked with artists like G-Easy, Mod Sun, and Kevin Gates.  This is Adam’s 2022 interview from Modern Musician’s Success With Music Virtual Conference and it is a powerful one! Here’s what you’ll learn...

Denice Dal Braccio is the Founder & CEO of EDM World Magazine, and she’s the Business Manager and Marketing Director at The Billboard 500 Club. Denice is truly obsessed with teaching independent electronic dance music producers how to grow their fan base online, think like an entrepreneur, and help them fast forward their music careers! In this episode Denice breaks down exactly what you need...

Jon Anderson is the founder of Two Story Media where he helps artists get heard and be understood. That includes interviewing artists to uncover the stories behind good songs, curating music reviews to give artists a platform for deeper engagement and helping artists promote their music in meaningful ways.  In this episode Jon shares his deep understanding of how to tell your story in a meaningful...

Eric Alper is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations, at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontario. For the past 25+ years, Eric Alper has been at the forefront of the Canadian entertainment industry – making the Public in Public Relations his business. His enthusiasm, encyclopedic knowledge of the past and present have made him the go-to for m...

Bob James is a PGCert qualified teacher, mentor, life coach, mindfulness tutor and music industry specialist. As a teacher, mentor and public speaker, Bob has worked for or presented sessions for BIMM, ACM, University of Surrey, Bucks New University, Henley Business School, Leeds College of Music, Confetti/Nottingham Trent University, The Songwriting Academy, Music Academy (Bologna) and Platform O...

Finn McKenty is an American marketing strategist, music commentator, writer and graphic designer who currently runs the YouTube channel The Punk Rock MBA and is director of marketing at the online education platform URM Academy Finn shares his wealth of wisdom during this episode about some of the most important aspects of being creative, like managing your psychology and maintaining your mental h...

Brianna Ruelas is a strategist and reality TV music coach, singer/songwriter, and best selling author. Brianna’s expertise and background led her to mentoring and consulting indie artists and bands, to help them realize successful careers in music.   She is passionate about supporting indie artists on their journey, and igniting them towards sustainable careers in music.  Here’s what you’ll learn...

Sean Taylor is a music marketing expert who’s written three books on the topic of mastering your music branding. His book “Master Music Branding” is considered the expert guide to artist image. If you could use some guidance with your branding or if you’re just ready to level up, then you won’t want to miss this episode! Here’s what you’ll learn about:  Key strategies for making the most of your s...

How To Improve Your Voice and Sing Like A Pro with John Henny Over the past 25 years, John Henny has helped thousands of singers and voice teachers reach their singing and teaching goals. He has had students win Grammys and star in major shows, and his students are some of the most successful in the music industry. John shares just some of the lessons he has learned through 25 years of coaching vo...

Cristina Cano is an experienced music professional with a passion for helping independent musicians create success pathways for their craft. She’s an artist marketing guru for CD Baby, has experience organizing the DIY Musician Conferences in Nashville, Austin, and Valencia, Spain, and has been a featured speaker on the subject of releasing music at multiple music conferences and events around the...