The Brassy Broadcast with Jen Edds

Stacey Sherman, from RSP Entertainment Marketing, dishes on her Grammy trip, working the press line, what a publicist does, and so much more.   The Dish: Stacey’s path to a publicity career What a publicist actually does When you need a publicist Navigating the Red Carpet Press Line in 5” glitter heels The Grammy Nomination Process Why grammar matters Taking Dick Vitale backstage at a Lionel Richi...

Andra Faye shares her journey from full time RN to world touring musician as part of Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women.   The Dish: Andra’s path from RN to world touring musician Why she keeps her RN up to date How attending blues camp changed her life How she learned from her musical mentors How she had to learn to “jam” The importance of gratitude Meeting her musical heroes The Glamour to Grunge cy...

Cate Miller, Client Services Manager, from The Harry Fox Agency dishes on a variety of services offered by HFA and why it benefits artists, composers, and businesses to be familiar with them.   The Dish:  How Cate got into the music licensing business and why she loves it What HFA does and doesn’t do Brief overview of music licenses Cate talks in detail about services offered by HFA, including Sli...

Networking Coach Marsha Shandur dishes on why being the best isn’t enough. Learn what networking is and isn’t, and get actionable tips and strategies for in-person and e-mail networking.   The Dish:  How to answer “What do you do?” at networking events Why networking is critical to your success Why just being good isn’t good enough It’s your responsibility to get in front of these people and make...

Madalyn Sklar, business coach, social media strategist, and fearless leader of GoGirls Music dishes on how to get the most out of attending music industry conferences like SXSW. Show Notes: How SXSW has changed since it started Why you need to have a plan in place before you go Establish goals and what you want out of the experience Using twitter to connect with industry movers & shakers before th...

Lisa Brigantino is an award-winning Brooklyn, NY based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.    She has also worked in the business side of the industry for many years. She is the President of her own company Hidden Pond Productions, Inc., which provides music supervision, licensing, rights clearance, consulting and custom music scoring and music production to a variety of clients including...

Ariel Hyatt, founder of CyberPR®, dishes on what holds us back from success, telling our signature stories (hint: it’s not your bio), and the power of your e-mail list. The Dish: Growing up the daughter of an entrepreneur mother and filmmaker father How dyslexia helped her learn ways to make complicated ideas simple The 3 things that hold us back from success The importance of your Signature Story...

How audio quality and paying attention to detail impact customer and audience experience   The Dish: Take the time and make the effort to put out the best sounding music our audio content you have the resources to create. That’s it!   Links & Resources: Therecordingrevolution.com The Brand Gap by Marty Neumeier macProVideo groove3   Ways to Join the conversation & spread the word: If you found a n...

Jeni Paulson, owner of Copycat Music Licensing, a music licensing service for music publishers, composers and songwriters, dishes on the world of music licensing, lessons learned from a great mentor, and the necessity of building relationships for success in the music industry. The Dish: Jeni talks about the ever evolving world of music licensing and how she keeps ups with it What she learned from...

This is Part 2 of my conversation with singer/songwriter Jennie DeVoe. Jennie has had songs licensed for TV shows and commercials, played to packed houses across the country, and voiced national ad campaigns. She’s also an animal lover, business savvy broad, and an all around good gal. We continue our conversation on music licensing, how to stop giving your music away, and meeting musical heroes....

In part 1 of this 2 part episode, singer/songwriter and voice over talent Jennie DeVoe dishes about WHY it’s critical for artists to understand the business of music, and what she learned starting out in the commercial music business.   The Dish:  Opening for Joe Cocker Why she initially kept her singing ability on the down low while working in a recording studio How she developed a thick skin as...

Bree Noble, founder of Women of Substance Radio dishes about how she’s used her email list, social media, and podcasting to grow her audience. She also talks about future plans for using her own touring experiences to help musicians navigate a niche market.    The Deep Dish          Building email list over the years has helped grow her audience  and kept her in contact with artists that have prev...

Hold on to your hats! We cover a lot of ground in this one as we dish on music, marketing, and disruptive technology.   In this episode, I'm joined by Solveig Whittle. She's a musician, blogger, music business analyst and consultant and social media teacher. She regularly contributes articles on the music industry and music marketing to Hypebot, the ASCAP Daily Brief, and other online music indust...

Amy England stops by to dish on how Arthur's Music Store, located in Indianapolis, IN, has continued to thrive in the era of big box music stores and internet competition.  The Deep Dish: Tools and strategies used for engaging customers and local community Amy also talks about growing up in the music store Her secret weapon, Samantha "The Closer" England A visit from Joe Walsh   The back story on...

Bianca Russelburg, audio engineer and founder of Resonate, talks about their mobile recording project, Resonate , and why it’s important for the musicians and audience that more LGBT voices be heard in the music world. They also shares the story of how a track from their senior thesis project landed next to The White Stripes on the upcoming Tegan and Sara So Jealous X release.  The Deep Dish: How...

Lindsay Boccardo, drummer and Millennial life coach, talks about why it's so hard to see greatness in ourselves, and why we need people in our lives that scare us because they see our greatness. We also dish about drowning disappointment in Wendy's Frosties and fries.

Madalyn Sklar, business coach, social media strategist, and fearless leader of GoGirls Music dishes about Amanda Palmer and the GoGirls Music twitter chat, SXSW, and using twitter as a tool to build your network and connect. We also talk about the importance of not being afraid to fail.

Sharon Rickson, rocknroll do-gooder, and founding member of Girls Rock Indy, drops by the studio to chat about starting a rock camp for girls in Indianapolis and building community support. Girls Rock Indy is a non-profit organization dedicated to building positive self-esteem in girls and encouraging creative expression through music. 

Welcome to the first episode of The Brassy Broadcast. This is the intro episode to get to know your host, Jen Edds, a little better and find out what this show is all about.  This beauty of a podcast is its ability to evolve as the host evolves.