The Helping Musicians Podcast

The person at Meta who scrolls through emerging artists’ feeds deciding who to work with 👀 Today’s guest is the brillian t Christina Theodoropoulou - job title 'Music Artist Global Partnerships @ Meta' - the person busting artists’ Instagram myths over coffee at the office. We get into all sorts of value on this show - why repeatable beats viral, trial reels straight from the source, plus...

A manager who slid into his TikTok DMs, and a jar of salsa that rotted under a van seat for seven weeks 👀 Today’s guest is the brilliant Marlon Funaki - singer, songwriter, freshly signed to a major (and seeing the positives of it), and all round cool dude. We get into all sorts of value on this show - why he took his time signing that label deal, how to build a team you can actually trust, plus...

No guest this week. Turns out everyone blocked us 💀 Sam and Mark here, back w our first solo show in about a year. We get into all sorts of value on this one - Sam on getting trial reels right, Mark on how to stop AI music doing your head in, plus why the Musicians’ Union once tried to get synths banned... SAM INSTA - ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/ MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/...

Today's guest is the wonderfully honest Jake Minch - a seriously special songwriter and a proper artist's artist, the kind other musicians can't stop sharing. We get into all sorts of value on this show - how to spot the "parasites" whose advice comes with an agenda, the importance of staying honest, plus why you can smell it when someone walks into a session wanting somethin...

Today's guest is the endlessly wise Pat Kirch - drummer and founding member of The Maine, and the brains behind some of the smartest fan-community moves in modern music. We get into all sorts of value on this show - building a fan base that actually cares, the truth about the 1000 true fans theory, plus why the band edited every music video on their latest album two days before release... THE...

girli signed her first record deal at 17. She got told she'd be mega famous within a few months, then watched that label try to smooth all the messy, punky bits out of her. Ten years in she runs her own show, and she's very open on here about what she'd do differently. Loads in this one about picking a team who actually get you over the team with the biggest names on their roster. Plus...

Manila Killa doesn't stay in one box. 👀 He went from Hotel Garuda to making outrageous Euro dance techno as Chromebodies, and rn he's deep in his drum and bass era. No rules to any of it, which is kind of the point. The upward trend you see online is a highlights reel with all the friction edited out, and he's v open about that. He signed things early on he probably shouldn't have...

An epic show this week - Sammy Rae of Sammy Rae & The Friends joins us to break down how you build a fanbase of proper diehards - the money you actually need saved before going full-time, and why getting paid to play keys for kids was one of the smartest industry moves she made. We also get into the Discover Weekly night that kicked everything off (26,000 streams while she slept, zero marketin...

Sometimes, when trying to describe these episodes for ya, it is easiest just to use one of the taglines the artist has, and this is one of those examples: "The Happiest Band on Earth" - The 502s are today's guests. So many fun, interesting topics covered on this one - the importance of being proud of the music you make, why if you truly love a song, you'll never get bored of it,...

Arguably one of the most interesting episodes we've ever had on the show - todays guest has made a living from the music world in lots of fascinating ways - and is very open about those income streams and what you can learn from those in this episode. Robot Koch - who we speak to today as part of his Foam & Sand Project - is an incredibly talented musician - and one of the most important n...

A voice that you will almost definitely recognise - considering that said voice has been listened to over a billion times 👀 Today's guest is the cool as f*ck Bipolar Sunshine - incredibly talented songwriter, performer, vocalist, and all round creative G. We get into all sorts of value on this show - the importance of creative identity, the importance of discipline, plus why a 4am studio sess...

Unless you've been living under a music industry rock, your ears will have been blessed by The Bausa's recent sun-kissed euphoric bangers ' Addicted To Your Love ' and ' Magnetic ' . And a lot of that international momentum has happened super recently - we're talking the past five months. So this is a super interesting and valuable episode, where you get to hear the sto...

An incredibly talented, producer, DJ, and human being - Jake Shore basically gives you a masterclass on all the things you need to be thinking about if ya wanna start making a living from your music on this episode. The importance of not moving the goalposts, why working on yourself is actually the greatest project, and the importance of building a niche fanbase, not a massive one. We love love LO...

Two billion (yes, B) streams. World tours. But most importantly, an incredibly humble, open, warm human being. Today's episode is with gnash - who you almost definitely are familiar with the music of ( 'i hate u, i love u' 'imagine if' 'the broken hearts club'). Arguably one of the most empowering episodes we've ever had on the HMP - as a lot of this chat is about t...

Sometimes the bio of our guest does the best job of summarising why you should listen to the episode - and todays guest - Zack Gray - has a line that does just that - 'I help EDM producers become headliners'. And not just that - Zack is a v talented musician / songwriter / DJ himself so has a lot of empathy for the struggles. But at the same time, shares all of what he's learnt, both f...

An incredibly talented producer and DJ - Wave Wave - human name Tjark - has experienced a lot of the v cool things you're probably dreaming of. Tours around the world, releases on labels by the likes of Solomun and John Summit , as well as some incredible success on socials. He's super open on this episode - the lessons learnt along the way - the importance of fans not just followers, and...

Ooooft listener we have got a banger for you. In this episode we chat w Nick Ruffalo - an incredibly talented human who’s worked closely with artists on building killer content, branding and overall strategies - but also understands the reality of being an artist. We get into what actually moves the needle (and what doesn’t), the metrics you should actually care about, why most artists get stuck p...

An incredibly talented vocalist, songwriter, and all round human being. This weeks show is with Joe Keogh - whose voice you almost definitely recognise from the stunning songs of Amber Run . Joe is super honest on this episode - the ups and downs that come with big deals - the importance of sorting your contracts - and arguably most importantly focusing on enjoying the journey. AMBER RUN INSTA - h...

An incredibly talented producer / DJ - and a human who also really cares about helping musicians make a living doing what they love. Badger - who you may know from his belters with everyone from Tempa T to Natasha Beddingfield - has been a pioneer in using social media as an incredible tool to get your ideas out there, and build a world-tour level brand. In this episode he breaks down incredibly a...

You may know todays guest as one half of Billen Ted - DJs, producers, writers, with their own number one record, as well as significant credits on tunes from the likes of Anne-Marie, KSI and Rudimental to name just a few. He's also a manager, runs a music marketing company, is a former music tutor, among many other v cool bits that make him arguably one of our most qualified guests we've e...

An incredible frontwoman. A very honest, open conversation about making a living doing what you love. This week we speak to Yonaka's Theresa. She shares a lot of direct big sister energy about what it takes to turn this whole music thing into a career, touching on some of the big questions. Do you have to leave your hometown? How do you stop other people ruining your songs? How do you build a...

Like it or not - if you're planning 2026 as your year to smash the whole 'making a living from your music thing' - you gotta be thinking about your content and social media strategy. So we are delighted to share a masterclass from one of the best in the biz - Liam James Ward - CEO of Something Something who have worked with (and this is just a snippet) - Alex Warren, Jennifer Lopez , L...

Right then - regardless of if we like it or not - sorting out your money and finances if key to being able to make a living as a musician - and being a happy human overall. Today's guest Sarah Anderson - is basically a queen of money advice for musicians. Working with both huge superstars, plus new artists towards the start of their career. Smashing it on the serious badass corporate side, but...

A v v cool, vv talented human being. Who is open and honest about his journey through music, and how it can help you as an artist dreaming of making a living from your music. Kyle Dion has smashed it in a number of ways - huge songs - playing the VMAs - collabs with your favourite artists like Kali Uchis , DUCKWRTH and Ja Rule. And on this episode he reflects on that crazy journey - and shares why...

A two-fold banger of a guest today. Cos not only is our episode today with a rockstar who tours the world playing to thousands of adoring fans. BUT he's also a wizard with marketing background so he can teach ya the real world results of sorting your social shizz out. Ande Hunter from As December Falls is todays guest - and this episode is the ultimate definition of why putting the work in on...