Music Talk : Music Industry Interviews, Advice and tips for DJs & Producers

For my International Women’s Day special, Joanna Phillips is Label Manager for Another Rhythm Records chatted Music Marketing, Tiktok, and Instagram Reels for DJs & Music Producers. Founded in 2018, Another Rhythm is a London-based independent record label, events and management company. Another Rhythm is not a genre-specific label and doesn't intend to be. From House, Techno, and Breaks t...

How WAIT FOR ME grew his profile to SIGN to his target Record Labels. My course members from The Artist Blueprint, Wait For Me joined me to chat about growing his DJ profile, Soundcloud Growth for DJs, Getting Demos signed to his target labels and work with Data Transmission. Wait for Me is a Charleston-based DJ/Producer by way of Massachusetts, where he dove head first into the Nu Disco & Hou...

In this interview, I spoke to the godfather of electronic music Jean-Michel Jarre. Jean-Michel Jarre has always been a futurist in his field. Throughout his illustrious career, the composer, performer, producer and cultural ambassador has continued to break new ground with his music and his mastery of creative innovation. From his early pioneering role in electronic music, his use of multi-channel...

In this interview, I spoke to the Deep Minimal producer, Crosstown Rebels signed & resident DJ and Shesaid. So ambassador Cristina Lazic. Cristina who is a member of my ‘Artist Blueprint’ course (linked below) has quickly risen from bedroom DJ & producer to playing at some of the biggest parties and Clubs around the world & being signed to Damian Lazarus label 'Crosstown Rebellion&...

In this interview, I spoke to the T in Techno founder & social media expert Rhys Jackson. Rhys gives plenty of insight into how he uses different strategies for different social apps, artists & brands, how he grew pages and brands up to over a million followers, how to blow up your social media, the importance of building your community rather than chasing endless likes, how he uses analyt...

In this interview, I spoke to the legendary UK Drum & Bass producer, mix engineer, record label owner, show producer and now social media expert, DJ Rap. DJ Rap gives plenty of insight into how she uses different strategies for different social apps, how she plans and records her content and the ways she uses analytics to see what content works well and what doesn't, nothing is left undisc...

In this interview, I spoke to Ian Hurst from We Are Hummingbird, We Are Hummingbird is a non-profit Mental Health awareness organisation. A community of music lovers who have united to spread awareness of mental health by using music as a platform to encourage people to open up and engage in conversation. We spoke about many forms of mental health & mental illness, stress, anxiety and the diff...

In this Video I chatted with American House music DJ & Producer Junior Sanchez. We spoke at length about how to use samples creatively, production techniques and how to collab with artists online. His process for signing records to his multiple labels and where he thinks the future of music is heading with NFT's Blockchain Technology and Metaverses.

The Melody Men can cover every vocal style from Rap and ragamuffin to soul diva and indie songstress. This is all done with exceptional recording and production skills. This talented duo has lately been working with the likes of Nadia Rose, Shenseea, Mark Knight, Mason, Tough Love, Kideko, Bontan, Rene LaVice, Wongo, Roberto Surace and many more. The Melody Men’s co-written tracks have featured in...

What is Dolby Atmos? In this video I chat to Ralf Kollman of Mobilee records about the platform, how it works, how it was used to create Rodriguez Jr. album. We also chat about Mobilee Records, how to run a successful record label, how to get signed to record labels, music production & the music industry in general!

In this video, I speak to Steve Paryy & Dave Seaman of Selador Recordings. We chat all things running a record label, finding talent, running label parties, how to get signed in the industry, how to get signed to a Techno record label & also streaming on Twitch.

In this interview, I spoke to House & techno DJ, D&B DJ, Broadcaster, presenter, writer, label head, and now the 1st female host of the BBC Radio 1 Drum & Bass show Charlie Tee. We chatted about her journey through dance music, and how she first started in Radio & music journalism. We also spoke about how to get signed to big labels, an open discussion on mental health & well-b...

In this interview, I chat with Dubstep & Grime DJ, Producer & Terrorhythm label owner Plastician. He gave a deep dive insight into NFTs and the function they can have for DJ''s & producers, he chatted about Blockchain technology and how it will revolutionise certain aspects of the music industry and how it can be used effectively for releases, events management and making money...

In this interview, I chat about Manual Music head honcho Paul Hazendonk. He gives great advice on Spotify playlists, how to build relationships with people who run big playlists and how to declutter and keep your own playlists fresh and up to date!

In the interview I chat with Beth Lydi, SNOE label owner, we dive deep into running a successful record label, music production and more!

In this interview I spoke to Tech House Producer & NOID Label Head Heider about music production, running a successful label and events, how to get better results in Spotify and to listen to demos submitted to his label live! During the A&R session, Hedier dropped some gold knowledge, tips & tricks for Tech House music production!

In this interview, I chat with the Techno artist Saytek Live. We discuss his setup and his approach to producing music, and his innovative use of technology to produce his masterclass of live shows! His support from Carl Cox, loads of production tips and live techno tips using Ableton.

J. Worra has had an impressive career to date, earning recognition from tastemaker outlets across the globe, including Insomniac, DJ Mag and Mixmag. Her skills as a DJ, and talent in the studio have secured releases on noteworthy labels Realm, Techne, Thrive, Mau5trap, Insomniac’s In/Rotation & Dirtybird, plus landed her official remixes for Kaskade, Deadmau5, GRiZ, Felix Cartal and Kyle Watso...

In this video I chat with the Label Head of the successful label 'Let There Be House' Glen Horsborough. We chat about what it takes to start and run a successful label and event series, How and why the label was started and the day-to-day of running the label. We also chat about his journey as a radio DJ for Worldwide brands and how that developed into Twitch streaming and loads of chat ab...

The Brazilian-born Turkey-based producer bubbled to attention with impressive cuts on Ellum Audio, led by ‘The Rails’, before following up with his second release on Ellum, on Pig&Dan’s Elevate and Fur Coat’s Oddity imprint. A qualified sound engineer, the 25-year-old possesses a talent and a distinct musical signature that belies his years. Music has been his passion from the early age of 7,...

In this video, I chat with Lizzie Curious about her journey and experiences of DJing on Twitch, we chat about building a Twitch community, we talk about growing Twitch subscribers and she gives some tips for DJs wanting to live stream on Twitch.

In this interview I chat with House legend DJ Spen, this is a super insightful look into the House music scene, record label management, DJ'ing, Producing and everything that's in between. We chat about Quantize records and play lots of decent house music for good measure!

In this interview I chatted to UK Drum & Bass producer, DJ & Viper Label owner Futurebound about being consistent to cut through the noise of the music industry, the importance of radio play to leverage yourself in the industry, music production tips and loads more.

Maxinne chats about releasing her 'Red Alert' Album with Toolroom Records Toolroom’s leading Lady Maxinne is set to return to the label with her long-awaited and much anticipated debut studio album, ‘Red Alert’. Following on from her hugely successful collaboration with Lauren L’aimant – ‘Tell Me Something’ which dropped in March earlier this year, the record has hit over 2M streams on Spo...

In this interview, I chatted to UK producer & DJ Huxley about how to get signed to some of the biggest record labels in Dance music (Toolroom, Defected, Ultra) staying true to your artistic vision, how to cut through the noise of other artists, how to get discovered on & the importance of Spotify and heaps of production tips along the way!