The Helping Musicians Podcast

The episode loads of you have been asking for - we ask a streaming expert all the questions you’ve wanted to know the answers to. Beth has led streaming campaigns for some of the biggest songs of the past decade (everything from Coldplay to Tones & I ), plus works with a bunch of artists towards the start of their career too. We’re happy to confirm that Beth is very open, alongside being hella...

Our last social media special ended up being one of the most listened to shows of the year, so following on from that, we break down how the Instagram algorithm works (straight from Insta themselves), plus talk about the new Broadcast Channels feature and how ya can use it as a musician. Episode features: Wtf is Instagram Broadcast Channels? Why is it exciting for a musician at the start of their...

Over two million monthly listeners, writer + producer of some of your favourite pop bangers, plus all-round pop superstar - this week's guest is the gem of a human being that is Nonô. Nonô Insta -  https://www.instagram.com/nonoofficial/ Episode features: The three things she wished she knew starting out. What helped Nono w burnout. Why taking a rest will help you make better music / art. Sepa...

Bossman of one of the most iconic brands / labels in music, for our 50th episode, we sat down (like, real, in human vibes) w Wez Saunders, CEO and Co-Owner of Defected . A man who has worked on pretty much every side of the music industry from label, to events, artist to DJ. And now he's here to share his wisdom w you. WEZ INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/wezsaunders/ Episode features: Wez’s...

Genuinely one of THE go-to sources to understand what the f is going on in the ever-changing world of social media. This week, Annie from GirlPowerMarketing breaks down all the tips, strategies and more a musician needs to know to smash socials in September 2023. ANNIE INSTA -  ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/girlpowermarketing/ ⁠ Episode features: Annie's top three things a musician needs to kn...

No guest this week, so instead, we take the chance to run through the latest social media tips, tricks, and hacks for musicians. That help get your music out to as many people as poss. Also some kidney-related content. MARK INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/markdel1l/ SAM INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/samnahirny/ Episode features: What are the key lessons Mark has learnt from a few months of d...

Manager of some of the most exciting new artists in... tbf, the world, including Jerub, Beka, Aaron Taylor and more, this week's episode is with the beautiful (inside and out) human being / GOAT - Thando Zulu. THANDO INSTA -  ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thando_zulu/?hl=en Episode features: What are the three things Thando looks for in a new artist to manage? 'When does an artist need a...

Songwriter / Producer of huge bangers across the genres. Frontman of the iconic The Ordinary Boys. And very direct, very honesty, and very charming human being. This week’s episode is with Samuel Preston. PRESTON INSTA -  ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/samuelpreston/ Episode features: The three things that Preston wish he knew at the start. Why you really need to back yourself.  Finding the joy in...

Millions of followers. Billions of plays. And some of the most charming, lovely dudes you'll ever meet. Twins Michael and Lukas - otherwise known as Altégo - are this week's guest. ALTÉGO INSTA -  ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/altego_music/⁠ Episode features: Their top three things learnt from building a brand online. Why it's all about what you're making. How do you draw the li...

Frontman of the iconic Kids in Glass Houses. Badass songwriter. Inspirational creative (in many ways). This week's episode is with Aled Phillips. ALED INSTA - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aledsavedlatin/⁠ Episode features: What three things does Aled wish he knew when starting out in music? The importance of a lawyer. What makes a good deal? And what are the common things to watch out for in dea...

A world-class DJ. A euphoric performer. An unreal hustler. A badass producer. And someone whose voice you’ll definitely recognize from BBC Radio 1. This week’s guest is the joyous Arielle Free. ARIELLE INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/ariellefree/ Episode features: The three things a new artist / producer can do to get on the radar of both club and radio DJs.  Social media basics to improve your...

An incredibly talented vocalist, songwriter, social media badass, and most importantly all-round lovely human being. Will Anderson has ridonkulous amounts of wisdom for your ears listener. Frontman of Parachute , creator of some of our personal favourite short-form videos, plus a guy that ain't afraid to get geeky to help you avoid getting screwed over. WILL INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/...

A man who has done far too many cool things to fit in one podcast bio. Founder of Flighthouse - one of the biggest media brands in the world and one of the first to truly smash Tik Tok. A human responsible for helping a bunch of the biggest hits of the past few years get to your eardrums. And an all-round creative entrepreneur badass. This week's episode is with Jacob Pace. JACOB INSTA - https...

A special episode. On this show we cover the world of sync - how you can get your music in films, telly etc, plus (if done right) earn significant $$$ from it. Paul Sampson is the CEO of Lick'd (link below), and on this episode he kindly goes into all sorts of different strategies to help identity the people you should be talking to, best ways to get your music in front of them, and also the p...

Not just the Editor of BBC Introducing (yeah, the core National team), but someone with a new music journey that includes being a part of Introducing at the very start. Kelly Betts is not just a wonderful human being, but someone that really cares about seeing new artists do well. On this episode she talks how to increase your chances of both local and National radio play, the best way to get noti...

An industry legend for a number of reasons. Early days supporter of some of the most iconic British artists of the century (from Dizzee Rascal to Adele) on Radio X / XFM , host of one of the biggest music podcasts in the world ( Tape Notes ), and potentially most important, a really honest human being who is a genuine fan of new music JOHN TWITTER -  https://twitter.com/JohnKennedy TAPE NOTES INST...

Queen of BBC Introducing in Kent, badass Mum to gig night Good Karma Club, plus all round ray of heart-warming hustle sunshine, this week's guest is Abbie McCarthy. ABBIE INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/abbieabbiemac/ Episode features: - Abbie's top three tips to increase your chances of National radio play. - How Abbie ended up doing a DJ set with Mel C. Yes. The Mel C. - How does she...

Waves Rush In aka Sam Branson has a very interesting perspective on music, and life more generally. Because of that, he has a lot of unique wisdom to share to you as a musician towards the start of your career. We talk how to deal with setbacks, sharing your unique voice and sound online, plus why you defo need to add a yoga mat to your show rider. SAM INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/wavesrushi...

This episode is less about telling you how to hack Instagram, or get millions of streams. And more about making you think. Why are you doing this music thing? Elijah is a music industry GOAT, with background in DJ Culture Artist Management, Music Industry Education and more. His Yellow Squares project is one of the best thought-provoking projects out there for musicians right now, and we think thi...

Loads to talk about this week so Sam & Mark are back (definitely didn't have a guest drop out last min). We chat saving you time and money on content, how you can learn new things super quick, plus a breakdown of some v cool bits happening in the world of music tech. Episode features: - Using AI to make you loads of social media content for $4. - Using TiK Tok as your search engine instead...

Host of the Radio 1 BBC Introducing show, new music obsessive, plus a musician herself. Gemma Bradley is arguably the Queen of new artists on National radio rn. On this episode she shares with you how you can increase your chances of getting Radio 1 play, why you shouldn't send her CD's, but why you should defo send her unisex branded underwear. GEMMA INSTA -  ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/g...

The KING of DIY. Featured in Fortnite. A man with twelve (and counting) musical income streams. This week's episode is rammed full of value on how to make money from your music, the importance of being authentically you, plus far too many tax return jokes. SHAO DOW INSTA - ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/shaodowmusic/ ⁠ Episode features: - Shao's top three things he wish he knew starting out -...

Millions of streams, badass social media campaigns, and insight from many sides of the music industry. This week's guest is Bellah Mae. BELLAH INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/bellah.mae/ Episode features: - Bellah's three things she wishes she knew starting out. - How to 'become friends' with social media. - Any patterns Bellah has noticed across successful posts. - Where Bellah...

On this week’s show we catch up about Instagram’s new feature which can help you sell more merch and tickets, have an argument about Avenged Sevenfold, plus talk about how AI has dominated the music industry the past few weeks and what that means for you as an artist at the start. Episode features: - Taking advantage of Instagram’s new Link In Bio feature. - And why you shouldn’t use all five. - T...

Founder of Something Something Social who work w some of the biggest artists in the world, plus a dude that knows Tik Tok / social like the back of his hand. This week's guest is Liam James Ward. LIAM INSTA -  https://www.instagram.com/liamjameswrd/ SOMETHING SOMETHING SOCIAL - https://www.instagram.com/somethingsomething.social/ Episode features: - How to define your content pillars as an art...