The Helping Musicians Podcast

In a socials dominated 2025, the word PR can be a bit confusing. Like, what does it actually mean for a musician right now? Why shouldn't you just make 74 Tik Toks a month? Well, that's what we get onto in this show with Alfie Cattell, CEO of Decent Music PR - and it's a goodun. Full of helping you understand what actually matters for PR rn, plus plenty of practical ideas on how you ca...

Another human being who is very aligned with our mission of helping as many musicians as possible make a living doing what they love. Manny Singh is a new music obsessive who’s built a very cool world of superfans and v talented new artists thanks to his projects Fresh Press , Under The Radar. On this episode we try and get the greatest hits of things Manny has seen in new artists that go on to ha...

In 100+ episodes of the Helping Musicians Podcast - arguably the one piece of advice shared most is 'get a lawyer'. At the start. Asap. So, we're gassed to say that today's guest - Ryan Schmidt Esq - is not just a lawyer (and a v good one at that) - but also a musician himself, so he has that empathy and understanding of what you'll be going thru yourself. On this episode Ryan...

One of the most joyful episodes we've had the pleasure of recording in 100+. This week's show is with Lyra - a human being who can genuinely say she outsold Beyoncé (in Ireland), has done some incredible tours, and has build an incredibly dedicated fanbase / community. LYRA IG - https://www.instagram.com/thisislyra/ OUR IG - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/ ⁠⁠⁠ Episode Fea...

A very open and honest episode - from an artist that has one billion + streams - tours the world on the reg - and just so happens to be one of the nicest humans we've spoken to. You may know Martin Jensen from his mega hit 'Solo Dance' , maybe from his humongous remixes for artists like Ed Sheeran and Jason Derulo, OR, you may have seen his incredibly infectious performances live. Either way - on...

You may know him from his ridiculously catchy mega-tunes ‘ Cheating ’ or ‘ Girlfriends ’. You may know him for playing sets to fans so dedicated you’re gonna be glad you brought your Loop earplugs. OR you might just know him from being a lovely, v charming human being. This week’s guest is Michael Aldag . An artist that in the past five years has experienced a lot of the things most musicians drea...

If you're a musician whose music even remotely comes under the Dance or Electronic music worlds - then this is your dream episode. 👀 Lois Marshall - Head of Radio and Club Promotions at the legendary Defected. This show is full of all the gems, tips to increase your chance of getting listened to, plenty of examples of why ya need to shoot your show, PLUS overcoming the shyness of networking a...

A guest this week who cares about helping musicians just as much as us. You might know Sean as the founder of Drowned in Sound - a legendary music blog which at its peak had 3 million readers. You may know him as an artist manager. A guest on all of the sick music industry panel events you’ve been too. Or you might just know him cos he’s very vocal about trying to make the world a better place - f...

Today's guest is Ari Herstand, author of ' How To Make It In The New Music Business '. Which, as you can tell from the title, means he is a human very aligned with us in trying to help you make a living from your music. Not just that, Ari is a v talented musician himself too. He's been through the releasing music process, he's done those touring logistics. He has that empathy....

Something a bit different this week - no guest - so instead we dig into the new Spotify Loud & Clear Report - and try our best (pinky promise) to pull the data from it that is inspiring for you as a musician at the start of your career. We get a bit number heavy on this one - but the good news is there are genuinely quite a few stats in here that are positive for you if you're dreaming of...

Frontman of Nightly , songwriter for a bunch of your favs (like Kane Brown, Valley ), and arguably most importantly - a very lovely human being who clearly loves making music. Fresh from the launch of Nightly’s new album ‘ Songs to Drive To ’ - we chat w Jonny about how quickly industry peeps can change their opinion. Some beaut ways to nurture your fanbase. The importance of collaboration. And so...

Founder of Different Sauce - a company who basically specialise in helping musicians get their music in front of people. Not just PR. Influencers. Creators. And also the old-skool blogs etc. Working with artists like Milky Chance, Caribou, Gabrielle Aplin, LP Giobbi and more. He's also a v talented musician himself ( FNP ) - an artist so talented - he actually had a massive Tik Tok moment hims...

19 Billion streams. Has written 3 Grammy winning songs (!!). Host of his own banging podcast ( Songs You Know ), where he talks to some of the greatest songwriters of all time. A man behind songs pretty much everyone you've ever met will know ( John Legend's 'All Of Me', Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry ). This is a special episode. Toby shares all sorts of actionable tips...

VÉRITÉ is a badass independent artist who has racked up 350+ million streams, built an incredible community, plus hosts her own podcast w fellow artists ( Anatomy of an Artist ). This show has it all. How to build community and a network as an artist. How to be strategic with which dayjob you get. Plus an unreal story of how one response out of 500+ reach outs led to a Hollywood movie-esque few mo...

A human who boasts loads of impressive one liners, but here’s just two… She’s been on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She’s worked with David Guetta, Disciples, Cat Burns, Alfa Mist, James Vickery and more. Defo fair to say that today’s guest - Nikki Camilleri knows what she’s talking about when it comes to working with musicians. And considering one of her main missions is to ‘advance sustainable ca...

BBC Introducing Queen - repping both the local angle on Introducing Leeds & Sheffield , plus the National on the legendary BBC Radio 6Music Mixtape , Emily Pilbeam is about as new music obsessed as you can be. And that's bloody ace for you as a musician at the start of your career - cos she can share all sorts of tips to help you with making a living from your music. EMILY INSTAGRAM - http...

A v interesting episode for a number of reasons. On this week’s show, our guest has moved from one genre world to another, took advantage of her love for Twilight to help push her own tunes, plus knows how to proper take advantage of a cold DM. She’s also responsible for one of Sam’s favourite songs of 2023 (' Get Off My ’ iykyk), so this is basically just 30 minutes of Nahirny fanboying on be...

Over 400 million (!!) streams. Producer / DJ / Vocalist. And fresh from putting out a monster banger (we literally speak to him within hours of ‘ Wacuka ’ being released), this week’s show is with AVAION . Considering his debut album is called ‘Self-Reflection’ this is a very apt episode, summarising the journey of going from your small home town to platinum records, and how to stay grateful. How...

A badass producer / DJ. Hundreds of millions of streams. Main stage Tomorrowland appearances all over the place. And most importantly, a really nice dude (he was even a teacher)! On this show Yves digs into his journey from playing in small bars, thru to putting on his own parties, and then ending up touring the world and playing some of the most iconic stages on the planet. Full of insights that...

As one of our most listened to episodes, we thought it was only right to bring Jess Iszatt back for a 2025 chinwag. Still smashing it as host of BBC Introducing London, playing epic DJ sets all over the shop, plus interviewing your fav artists, but since we last spoke she is now host of BBC Introducing on BBC Radio 1 - arguably the most important new artist show in the country. So, probs worth lis...

Non-stop DNB bangers. World tours. And responsible for one of our personal favourite records of the year. On this show we speak to Ben - one half of Delta Heavy - about everything from responding to all (well close) comments and DM’s, through to the straight up importance of just being… nice. Oh, and potentially the best butterfly effect story we’ve had in 108 episodes. DELTA HEAVY INSTAGRAM - htt...

Producer / DJ. World Tours. Loved by your favourite artists like Bonobo, Four Tet, Disclosure. O'Flynn (human name Ben), is one of those humans that's so talented it's almost annoying (almost). This episode is an epic example of a few things. 1) The power of just doing it for the music. 2) The importance of believing in yourself. And 3) Why sometimes you just need to get out there and push your mu...

Regardless of if you’re in music for the money - one thing we can all agree on - having more of it is very useful to allow us to focus on our music careers. So, we’re gassed to share the insights from today’s guest. Sarah Anderson, who used to head up Finance at Boiler Room - and now works with some of your favourite rappers / musicians helping them smash their finances. We talk about some heavy s...

Billions on billions of streams. World tours. And an all round gem of a human being - this weeks episode is Jonas Blue. Starting out hustling at the age of 11 (!!) on this episode JB shares all the lessons learned he wishes he could go back and tell his younger self - from record labels to management, and everything inbetween. JONAS INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/jonasblue/ OUR INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Visual creator. MC. And the man behind some of the past decades iconic artworks - we’re talking Anderson .Paak , Future , plus brands such as Levis and Vans . We’ve wanted to get Dewey Saunders on for a while, as in our opinion he’s one of the best creatives out there for helping turn already awesome musical art into visual art. And on this show he breaks down how you can do that too as a musician...