The Helping Musicians Podcast

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...

The Stream Queen returns! Beth Cherry is a streaming expert who has worked on songs from Coldplay to PinkPantheress - thru to one of the most streamed songs of all time - Tones & I - Dance Monkey. This is Beth's second time on the show - and we try our best to ask all the questions you want to know about streaming platforms, and how you can use them to help you make a living from your musi...

Radio host. DJ. Producer. Label Boss. And an absolute legend in the game. Danny Howard has perspectives on multiple sides of the music industry - and especially if you're an electronic music artist - this is a masterclass on what you should focus on to help you make a living from your music. Plus - if you've been wanting to get your music to Danny - he shares the best way to do that on thi...

An incredibly valuable and relevant episode. Today's guest is an expert in music tech, music business, so much so that one of the most recognisable brands in music - Billboard - has her as one of their main correspondent and host of their music industry podcast. We first found Kristin Robinson's work last year when she broke down some of the techniques behind Charli XCX's ' Brat&#3...

As a musician at the start of your career - there's a reasonable chance you are dreaming of touring your music around the world. And whilst it is an incredible, beautiful thing when it goes right - a lot of the time artists aren't prepared for quite how intense or difficult parts of it are. So, we are delighted to have a human on the show today who can help you with just that. Daniel Rinal...

An epic episode that touches on the many different skills, traits, and questions you need to ask to help build a sustainable career in music. Today's guest is Phil Loutsis - who ya may know from his decade + at AWAL working with both some of the biggest artists in the world, as well as exciting new artists. And now he's fully focussed on building The Team Around You - a service that helps...

An incredibly talented producer, songwriter, DJ, and all round creative rockstar - this week's guest is Daniel Allan. So much to take from this episode - multiple epic stories on the importance of perseverance. Why you really have just gotta stay consistent on social media. How to build a world around your music that you love, and potential fans can love. We'd argue this is one of the most...

Without a doubt one of the main topics that musicians ask for help on is streaming . The whole world of playlisting, profiles, releasing - all feels very daunting and artists don't know where to start. Well listener - we are gassed to share todays episode with Matt Allard a nd Ian Greaves from SOAP Music. Two legends who between them have worked on streaming strategies for some of the biggest...

If your goal as musician is to sign to your favourite record label - then this episode is a masterclass for you. Amy Jayne is Senior Label Services Manager at LabelWorx - one of the biggest independent distributors in the world - and has a ridiculously impressive CV when it comes to working with labels in the electronic music world. In this 30 minutes she shares all the things you should be doing...