The Music Man Podcast

Artists and AI - Copyrights & the death of AI with music? Ken and Joe dive into the AI copyrights. What if you use AI with your music, cover art, or any creative content? Do you actually own it? We discuss - Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry: Meta’s former head of global affairs said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would “ba...

Ep213 - The Importance of Open Mics & Local Followings Ken and Joe dive into the importance of open mics, local followings, and local community. To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Ken's music projects - @kennypmitchell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kmitchellmusic....

Ep212 - The end of the ownership era for both for artists and fans? Ken and Joe dive into if music ownership is a thing of the past. Not just for artists but for fans as well. In a world dominated by streaming services and algorithmic playlists, some artists are pushing back—seeking to reintroduce the concept of true ownership. By bypassing traditional digital distribution and offering exclusive,...

Ep211 - Words of warning: our experience with music publishing & exclusive deals Ken and Joe dive into their experience with music publishing & exclusive deals. To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Ken's music projects - @kennypmitchell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kmitchell...

Ep210 - Tokenization of art and content creation - is this where we are heading? This involves converting artworks, music, videos, event ticketing and other creative content into digital assets on a blockchain.  Ken and Joe dive into a possible new way that involves community and technology to alter the music industry to benefit the artists with tokenization, blockchain, smart contracts, web3 and...

Ep 209 - OWNING YOUR MASTERS - What does it mean? Should You? Joe and Ken take a a look into what it means to "own your masters". They also talk about the difference between publishing rights and master rights and what you should know. To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠⁠ Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠⁠...

Ep 208 - THERAPY SESSION! Self-examination, how did you get started? Joe and Ken take a therapy session into self-examination, how did we get started. "In case you didn't know!" segment - Here's the link To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠ Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠ For Ken's music projects...

Ep 207 - TOP SECRET: How listeners find new music Joe and Ken take a dive down some data and statistics of how listeners find new music. To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠ Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠ For Ken's music projects - @kennypmitchell ⁠https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com/⁠ ⁠Ken's Spotify⁠ For Joe...

Season 2 Episode 6 - PAYOLA in the music industry! Ken and Joe talk payola in the music industry. What is payola? How does payola work? Who benefits from payola? Share your comments and questions below. #payola #musicindustry #musicians #artists #paytoplay To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or joe@thewild1media.com Produced by The Wild 1 Media - www.thewild1media.c...

Music Advice To Our Younger Selves - Ken and Joe share advice they'd give their younger selves on music, creativity and artistry. To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or joe@thewild1media.com Produced by The Wild 1 Media - www.thewild1media.com For Ken's music projects - https://www.youtube.com/@UCeUv4-dPyj4bn-xMgvIlYLg https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com / h...

Our experience with Nashville - Joe lives there and Ken visits quite a bit. These are strictly their opinions and everyones experience is different. To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or joe@thewild1media.com Produced by The Wild 1 Media - www.thewild1media.com For Ken's music projects - https://www.youtube.com/@kennypmitchell https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.co...

Where to start with home recording, why you should record at home, examples of artists using DAW's (or digital audio workstations) and some other information. Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Periphery, and many other artists use their own or started off using their own DAW's. Let's take a look at some other interesting things about home recording. #music #digitalaudioworkstation #rainbowkitte...

ADAPT OR DIE - The Changing Music Industry with Streaming and AI - The pros and cons of AI - The pros and cons of Spotify/streaming/youtube for smaller artists #music #distribution #indieartist #indiemusic #tips #tipsandtricks #musicdistribution

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to (the NEWER) "The Music Man Podcast," the podcast that strikes a chord with your creative soul. I'm your co-host with my new co host Ken, and I'm thrilled to be your guide on this melodic journey through the vast and enchanting world of music. In this episode we talk about music distribution as a small indie artist. We try to keep it simple and to...

We are just at the beginning of a new decade. 2020 is here and WOW has it come in with a huge bang. The future of music is always changing and staying up with the trends can be extremely difficult. We’ve seen in the past decade the evolution and emergence of online streaming, digital distribution, YouTube superstars, social media influencers, Kick Starter campaigning, and concerts via live streams...

Spotify playlists can single handedly change an artists career overnight and bring in big revenue. But there always seems to be this weird enigma or riddle around Spotify’s curated playlists and the editors that program them. As artists and musicians we can ask a lot of questions about the algorithms and the data behind the program editors decision making process. And since these editors are the o...

Rejection - ouch it burns. And it’s a natural part of our everyday lives. Whether it’s dating, a job prospect, or a “no thanks” response from a music industry professional, rejections can sting and paralyze us to the core. You can get mad, punch a hole through a wall, or turn your back to the world and quit making music. Okay all jokes aside I would rather focus on some productive ways on how to d...

Modern music recording technology has given musicians the capability of recording their music more easily. Whether it’s with a simple cell phone, a laptop and a usb microphone, or a professional DAW (digital audio workstation) setup in your home; musicians, bands and artists have so many ways of capturing their music with less effort, less expense, and more efficiently. This isn’t to say you won’t...

Music distribution is the connection and process of getting your finished music or album into your fan base and future fans ears and hands. Distribution is a big part of promoting your music. It used to be that brick and mortar stores were the only way for record labels and independent artists to reach their listeners and fans with their records and albums. But in 2015 for the first time digital d...

For many of us we look for a shortcut clever path to excellence. Being a beginner in any skill is hard. We can be overwhelmed with what we have to learn. Most main skills can be broken down into sub skills. And if we want to learn a new set of skills it’s usually because we’ve seen someone else do some cool stuff that we want to learn how to do. And taking on that new skill can be a bit overwhelmi...

On today’s topic I want to discuss how we as musicians and artists need to work with other people within the music and entertainment industry. This topic is for both new musicians and long time working musicians alike. There’s a great quote from Raylan Givens Justified “If you run into a jerk in the morning, you ran into a jerk. If you run into jerks all day, you're the jerk”. We will come back to...

3 ways to diversify as a musicianOn today’s subject we are going to discuss 3 ways to diversify your music and the ability to make money and better decisions. What does diversify mean? It means to be more varied and maximize returns. Let me just say not...