The Helping Musicians Podcast

Last week Spotify shared their annual ‘Loud & Clear’ - essentially their yearly collection of data. 📈 It can be easy to roll your eyes at it as a musician at the start of your career, but we think that this one is actually quite exciting, if not ‘hope giving’.  On this episode, we try and break it down / translate it into something genuinely useful for you as a musician. LOUD AND CLEAR - http...

It's time for a reload - Elijah is back for a second time, and just like the first, this episode is full of ideas, thoughts, and takes which at the very least are gonna make you ponder your own opinon on music / creativity / making a living from your music. Since we last spoke Elijah has taken his Yellow Squares around the world. If you were unable to make any of the panels / talks we're g...

Vocalist, songwriter, and human being most destined to do a headline show at the Tate Modern, this week’s guest is Taet . Responsible for one of our personal fav songs of last year ( Hide n Seek ), Taet has had quite the musical career journey. In this episode she talks about signing a contract aged just 15, the power of manifestation, plus why we should all be a bit more delulu. TAET INSTA - http...

Curator, producer, and founder of PutYouOn . Steve is a passionate new music lover who has smashed the 'curating your favourite tunes and building an audience that love them too' thing. He's arguably the first human to coin 'Stutter House', really knows his shizz about Web3 / the new side of music tech, and most importantly, really loves new music. STEVE INSTA - https://www.ins...

The word ‘community’ gets thrown around a lot in music, and often without much substance.  But ultimately, if you can build a proper community as an artist, you’ll always have this group and world of humans that are fully invested in the art you make. With that in mind, we are gassed to share this episode with Kat Bassett with you. Kat is a Queen of community building, doing so for this little kno...

Queen of BBC Introducing Rock on Radio 1 , plus all round badass who you’ll find at basically every important guitar focussed show ever, this week’s guest is Alyx Holcombe. She shares an unreal stat on this show that will hopefully make you feel better if you didn’t hear back on your first submission. 🤯 ALYX INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/alyxholcombe/   Episode Features:  Alyx’s top three tip...

Probs the biggest story in the music industry in a long time - on this episode we try our best to break down wtf is happening w the UMG / Universal vs Tik Tok sitch, and how an artist at the start of their career can benefit / take advantage. MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/ SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/ Episode Features:  - A breakdown of wtf is going on. - Wh...

Big boss man of DHP Family - one of the UK's key promoters, home to Lana Del Rey, Nick Cave, Lewis Capaldi, plus owners of Rock City, Rescue Rooms, The Bodega and more. We try our best to use this episode as a greatest hits of live. Promoters. Agents. Getting people to shows. What's most important at the start. DHP Family - https://www.dhpfamily.com/ Episode Features:  - The consistent tra...

CEO & Founder of WARM (World Airplay Radio Monitor), which is basically a service dedicated to getting YOU paid for all those random radio plays around the world you didn't know your bangers had. This is a super punchy greatest hits on taking advantage of radio. Get your Notes app out, and listen to the guru. WARM - ⁠ https://www.warmmusic.net/ Episode Features:  - Jesper's top three t...

Membership Manager at The Ivors Academy - who are basically a bunch of older brother / sisters who have one job - to look out for you as a musician / songwriter , and make sure you get treated and paid the way ya deserve to. On this episode T talks the important, but not always appreciated stuff like royalties, networking, and why you should always keep an eye on the mega famous musician you'r...

Host of BBC Introducing on the Asian Network, speaker / guest at basically every musician helping event ever, and potenitally most importantly, a joyous ball of energy-giving sunshine, this week's guest is Jasmine Takhar. On this week's show we talk how to smash your National radio game, why ya need to get experience on stage, plus... how much ass is allowed in your songs. JASMINE INSTAGRA...

Music manager, thought-provoker, consultant, and basically, a guy that really knows his shizz about the music industry and wants to help you. Ross Wilson gives you a getting paid masterclass on this show. A breakdown of all the key royalties and how you get them into your bank account. Wtf is metadata. When is it time to get a manager etc. ROSS INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/ros...

CEO and founder of ZEBR - a badass company that specialises in helping musicians w socials, virality, and creators / influencers. Just a few artists they've worked w include Sam Smith , Raye and... The Rolling Stones . A lovely dude. Who really knows his stuff. This is Josh Deal . JOSH INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/joshdeal/?hl=en ZEBR WEBSITE - https://www.zebr.app/ Episode Feat...

One of the most inspiring, and relatable conversations we've had on the show so far. An artist with a very on-brand name - this show we speak to Joy Anonymous about building a movement focussed on... joy, advice on getting samples cleared (including the story of the Sugababes bootleg), plus why having intention during creating is key. They also share how Celine Dion kinda got em to Jamaica. Ki...

The king of one-liners. A fellow passionate musician helper. And a human with one clear goal - help you get to your first 100k streams on Spotify. On this show we speak to Social Media Ayaz. This episode is a streaming and socials masterclass. We talk the importance of storytelling, the best ways to push your songs on Spotify, and overall - how you can start to monetise your fanbase. AYAZ INSTAGRA...

If you're looking for £££ towards your music - regardless of whether that's songwriting, production, touring etc, PRS Foundation is a key name you need to know. On this episode we have basically the boss of giving out money (Becci Scotcher - Senior Grants & Programs Manager), who gives you a greatest hits of tips, do's and don'ts, and things to watch out for as you're writi...

Arguably the UK’s ‘new music’ human on socials right now - Jodie Bryant is one of the most passionate new music lovers we know. From putting on her own shows at venues from Boxpark through to Soho House , posting every day (!!) on socials to grow her platform, through to sharing top tips on growing as an artist, she’s basically the dream guest for you as a musician at the start of your career. JOD...

Senior A&R Manager at one of the biggest record labels in the world - Molly is a human responsible for signing, and nurturing new artists at Parlophone . We try our best to cover all the key questions you have about getting signed, what really matters numbers wise, plus share a bunch of fun examples of building an audience and brand online. PARLOPHONE WEBSITE - ⁠https://www.parlophonerecords.c...

We spend so much time on this show talking about making content for your music, but we don't spend a huge amount of time talking about how to edit that content, and edit it in an easy, potentially even fun way. This week - we have HMP's badass editor Tyler join us to share his top tips on making the best content for your music possible - all from your phone. TYLER INSTA - https://www.insta...

Ted Talk-esque levels of musician advice greatest hits here. This week we have Oli Isaacs - founder of This Is Music - one of the biggest and best music management companies. We're talking Bicep, Jayda G, Simian Mobile Disco. On this week's show we talk the things you need to make a living doing what you love. THIS IS MUSIC - https://www.thisismusicltd.com/ Episode Features:  Patience, Pro...

Lots of exciting new features for musicians in the world of Tik Tok and Instagram this week. Including potentially one of the most asked features ever - Tik Tok finally allowing you to save a song straight off the app to your streaming service of choice. Oh. And 8 million Instagram features that can help you engage w your fanbase. OUR INSTA -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod⁠⁠⁠ Episode F...

Potentially our most aligned guest ever this week. Incredibly gassed to say we have the legendary producer, songwriter, DJ, and most importantly - humble, nice human being, Toddla T. T has worked w a bunch of ace artists at the start of their career, and on this episode he shares wisdom from those journies, his own journey, plus plenty of advice for those trying to make a living in music, outside...

A proper dream team duo for ya this week.  Dave (Director) and Alysha (Head of Streaming Strategy) from Got Your Back have worked across radio, streaming, and social strategies for some of the biggest artists in the world - and on this week’s show - they share some of their top tips to help you smash those respective worlds. 👀 GYB INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/wegotyourbackmusic/   Episode Fe...

If you are reading / listening to this w/c 23rd October 2023, you havre around a week to put some work in - that could result in a huge amount of free promo for you and your music. Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner, and the deadline for impact you can make as a musician is 31st October. In this episode we talk about what that means, what you can do to boost your chances of being in the top...

Our first-ever return guest, and for good reason. Music Industry Mentor, AKA Atlanta Cobb, is one of the best musician advice humans out there. Consistently giving away University course levels of music industry advice for free on Tik Tok, plus running one of the few ‘actually worth it’ coaching businesses out there. This time we speak specifically about management. From her experience being an ar...