5 episodes

Hosted by Fun House Entertainment a Chicago based experience design and advertising agency. We talk with music industry professionals about how they influence the industry and play their part in music.
Covering all aspects of entertainment from the band members rocking on stage, to the back end production teams that make the events we love happen. We will cover it all, down to the nitty gritty details on contract negotiations.

Follow us on our socials at @Funhousechi

So You Want To Be In The Music Industry..‪.‬ Fun House Entertainment

    • Business

Hosted by Fun House Entertainment a Chicago based experience design and advertising agency. We talk with music industry professionals about how they influence the industry and play their part in music.
Covering all aspects of entertainment from the band members rocking on stage, to the back end production teams that make the events we love happen. We will cover it all, down to the nitty gritty details on contract negotiations.

Follow us on our socials at @Funhousechi

    How to Build Huge Productions and Arrangements with Meaning | Drew of Friday Pilots Club

    How to Build Huge Productions and Arrangements with Meaning | Drew of Friday Pilots Club

    Drew Polovick of Friday Pilots Club talks about capturing a moment with music, how he builds his huge arrangements/productions, songwriting and learning more in the studio to push yourself further. We dive deep into talking about getting out of your own way and coming to terms with letting go. 

    Based in Chicago, Friday Pilots Club is a cohesive Indie Rock band drenched in reverb and glistening guitars. Their driving drums and bass, combined with captivating lyrics and vocals belies their youthful age. Friday Pilots Club ensures a hard-hitting, yet enthralling experience.

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    • 54 min
    How to Build Your Community Around Music | Booking w/ Nina Swint

    How to Build Your Community Around Music | Booking w/ Nina Swint

    So You want to Be in the Music Industry podcast #4. 

    Today's guest is Nina Swint, founder of Out of Context, she started booking shows from her dad's basement, with her love of Punk music she expanded her operation to over 11 different venues helping fuel an ever-growing Pop punk community in Chicago.

    • 59 min
    How to Get Hired Back for Your Next Gig? | Production Queen KP

    How to Get Hired Back for Your Next Gig? | Production Queen KP

    Kaylie Plauche aka (KP) @keepingupwkp comes into the studio and talks with us about her progression from college radio, working festivals and doing production for concerts around America (Burning Man, Mamby on the Beach and countless other festivals). We dive into what it takes to stand out above the rest, how hard work pays off, how to handle difficult situations with coworkers (plus overcoming them), how timing matters (plus networking) and getting known (aka clout) in the Music Industry. 



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    • 47 min
    What Does It Means To Play a Show? | James Kourafas (Capital Soiree)

    What Does It Means To Play a Show? | James Kourafas (Capital Soiree)

    So you want to be in the music Industry, Episode NUMBER 2! Presented by  Fun House Entertainment On this week's podcast, we have James Kourafas, lead guitarist of Capital Soiree, producer and live sound engineer.  Since James was a child, he has been in love with music, from singing himself to sleep in his baby crib to building his musical expertise to becoming a powerful influence around the Chicago Indy scene.  He talks about what it means to fall in love with music and build your passion and career around it. 



    Check out Capital Soiree's new EP 

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    • 47 min
    What Are You Doing To Build Culture In Music?

    What Are You Doing To Build Culture In Music?

    On todays episode we talk with Stephen Chaney about how he got his foot in the door of music, photography and entertainment. Looking back and moving forward we dicuss how the work the business in music puts in effects the culture of music. Creating the bigger question, what are we doing to contribute our part to the local music culture and community?

    Stephen Chaney Creative Services - https://www.stephenmchaney.com
    Fun House Entertainment - https://www.funhouse.events
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    Episode 1 of So you want to be in the music Industry...  

    • 1 hr 16 min

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