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203: Peter Hollens Interview Part 1
In this episode of Key Conversations we meet with a giant in the industry, Peter Hollens, who, despite his noteworthy success, is very aware of where he came from. Peter speaks about his early days and how he made a...
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202: Ari Herstand Interview Part 2
In the second half of this generously informative episode, Ari continues to answers pointed questions regarding sites like Patreon and Bandcamp and how they are germane to the careers of start-up musicians and bands....
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201: Ari Herstand Interview Part 1
This is the first of a two piece dive into the expanse of applicable knowledge all-around DIY professional musician and entertainer Ari Herstand has to offer. From his blog, “Ari’s Take,” his musical career, his...
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133: John Kellogg Interview Part 2
In part two of this very valuable interview, John Kellogganswers artists' legal questions like why is the copyright the mostvaluable asset in the music industry? When should I become an LLCor become an official...
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132: John Kellogg Interview Part 1
Professor Kellogg shares his impressive story from startingperforming when he was 17 years old to networking and meeting keypeople who helped him develop his career. He set a music careergoal and achieved it. What...
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131: Darren Solomon Interview Part 2
In part 2 of this extremely unique interview, composer Darren Solomon answers the questions: How do you deal with the way other people pigeon-hole you because you do a variety of things, from composing to performing?...
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130: Darren Solomon Interview Part 1
Every musician or composer has their journey toward what theyconsider to be success. It’s a hard fought battle to overcome allkinds of obstacles, both internal and external. Today’sconversation and Q&A...
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129: Bree Noble Interview
Bree opens up with some highlights and milestones of her music career along with what she is doing today before diving into some extremely valuable tips for musicians about workflow and focus. For the first time in...
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128: Interview with ReverbNation’s Lou Plaia, Part 2
In the second part of this valuable interview, Cheryl and Lou share insights into how to garner more opportunities. Cheryl asks about licensing opportunities through the Reverbnation platform and what it takes to get...
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127: Interview with ReverbNation’s Lou Plaia, Part 1
In a special one-on-one interview, Cheryl finds out about how Lou went from finance to artist development (including Kid Rock!) to full time entrepreneur, all while keeping the musician in mind. He continues to foster...
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126: Interview with Suzanne Paulinski The Rock/Star Advocate
Hear Suzanne's awesome story of how she got to be the Rock/Star Advocate. Hear her secrets to a super-productive day, maintaining self-care, press kit do's and don'ts, and how to dig into the business side of being an...
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125: Sean Callery Interview
Not only is Sean Callery an Emmy winning composer of some of our FAVORITE shows (including Homeland, 24, Elementary, Bones and Medium), he's a freaking nice guy, and shows it while diving into all things...
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