Modern Musician Podcast

Cheryl Engelhardt is an award winning artist, coach, and the founder of In The Key Of Success, a website of resources for musicians with amazing training on branding, email marketing, and getting out of your own way.  In our interview, Cheryl shows us how powerful email marketing for musicians actually is, how to build your email list the right way, and how to engage and monetize your fanbase usin...

Keatly Haldeman is a songwriter, producer, and the CEO of Riptide Music Group. He's a titan in the sync licensing industry and has landed sync placements with Star Wars, The Avengers, Grey’s Anatomy, Apple, Pepsi, Nintendo, and many many more. Keatly shares from a wealth of experience on how to write and record music that will transcend the noise and pitch it in a way that will be irresistible...

Chris Greenwood, known by his stage name Manafest, is an award winning Canadian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He’s the founder of Fanbase University and coaches artists like you on how to grow and monetize a fanbase so you can make a living and an impact with your music. In this episode, Chris takes us on his artistic journey and lays out how to properly market your music...

Bree Noble is an award winning Musician, Music Business Mentor, and the host of the Female Entrepreneur Musician Podcast. Bree helps artists and musicians confidently plan and execute the release of their music.  In our interview, Bree breaks down the exact methods and strategies she has developed for generating the best results for a music launch. She’s created a comprehensive framework for music...

Tobias Rauscher is a “Modern Percussive Fingerstyle” guitar player 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 TubeAccelerator Program where he helps musicians monetize and grow their fanbase using YouTube. In our interview, Tobias talks about why you absolut...

Ariel Hyatt is the founder of Cyber PR, an artist development and marketing strategy firm serving musicians and music-related brands. They create long-term marketing plans called Total Tuneups, coach artists through the new music business and handle social media posting and growth strategy. In our interview, Ariel shares how to save yourself thousands of dollars by learning how to tell your story...

Rick Barker is the former Manager of Taylor Swift. He has over 25 years of experience in the Music Industry and co-wrote The $150,000 Music Degree. Rick is the host of The Music Industry Blueprint Podcast. and was Social Media Mentor for the American Idol Contestants. Rick oversees and manages social accounts with a reach of over 10 Million and speaks all over the world on the Power of Fan Engagem...

Kris Bradley is a full-time music producer, songwriter, session singer, cat mom, coffee lover, and founder of Produce Like A Boss. She has 10 years in the music industry under her belt, has worked with hundreds of clients worldwide, and has multiple songs cut by other artists along with multiple film/TV placements. In this episode, Kris lays out her blueprint for maximizing your home recording ses...

Michael Elsner is the Founder of Master Music Licensing with over 2000 placements of original music in TV shows, film trailers, and commercials. He helps artists create a consistent income stream with their music by showing them how to successfully license their music to TV, films, commercials, video games, and other outlets.  In this episode, Michael shares how to properly approach the business o...

Songwriting Mastery - Multi-platinum songwriter Andrea Stolpe shares how to use “Sensory Writing” to transform your songs & connect deeply with your listeners. Andrea Stolpe is a Los Angeles based songwriter, author, performing artist and educator. She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and Universal Music Publishing, with songs recorded by such artists as Faith Hill, Julianne...