DIY Music Management Forest Park DIY

You ever feel like you're spinning your wheels, working your ass off and not making any progress with your music career?

On this episode of DIY Music Mgmt, James says, out loud, what he himself needs to hear most (and hopefully you benefit from it too). There are only a few things we need to do to make it any venture, including music, and they're so simple it'll make your head spin. 

As always, submit your own questions regarding managing your artist project to james@forestparkdiy.com for a chance to have your question answered on the air.

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Tell me if this sounds familiar:

You pour your heart and soul into a track. You record it, mix it, master it, create artwork for it, upload it, promote it, hinge your hopes and dreams on it, release it and...

1000 plays?

What the actual fu*k?

On this "Quick Hits" episode of DIY Music Mgmt, James talks about how the power of collaboration can multiply your buzz... all in less than 4 minutes. 

As always, submit your own questions regarding managing your artist project to james@forestparkdiy.com for a chance to have your question answered on the air.

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Do you feel like your audience has hit a ceiling? Like you're promoting to the same group of fans month in and month out? You ever wonder how to break out of that bubble and reach new people who will love your music?

On this episode of DIY Music Mgmt, James chats with Universal Music Group's Jordan Wolf about a great way to expand your audience, in the right genre, without spending any money. 

Shout out to this episode's guest caller, Jeho. Check out Jeho's artist project where you stream music.

As always, submit your own questions regarding managing your artist project to james@forestparkdiy.com for a chance to have your question answered on the air.

Be sure to join the Forest Park DIY mailing list to not miss a beat when it comes to learning how to manage your indie artist project so you can go from the garage to the national stage. Head to www.forestparkdiy.com/newsletter and sign up today.


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Do you record your own music? Do you record or produce other artists? Ever wonder how engineers are getting studio quality recordings from their home set ups? On this episode of DIY Music Mgmt, James chats with producer/engineer (and fellow TEOA bandmate) Trevor Leonard about 3 tips on how to raise home recordings to studio level quality. 

Do you need mixing training or need someone to mix your tracks? Hit up Trev at triangletrev@gmail.com.

Shout out to this episode's guest caller, MJ Apanay. Check out MJ's artist project on Instagram and Spotify. 

As always, submit your own questions regarding managing your artist project to james@forestparkdiy.com for a chance to have your question answered on the air.

Be sure to join the Forest Park DIY mailing list to not miss a beat when it comes to learning how to manage your indie artist project so you can go from the garage to the national stage. Head to www.forestparkdiy.com/newsletter and sign up today.


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Ever thought about getting a producer involved to help take your music to the next level? Ever thought about producing artists yourself? In this thirteen minute conversation with Greg Seltzer, one of the industry's smartest managers of producers, we get the brass tacks of what a producer actually does. Greg, who's producers have created tracks for icons like Maggie Rogers and Chelsea Cutler, breaks down the evolving role of the music producer in the traditional sense, and in the age of bedroom mega successes.  

Greg Seltzer IG @gregorymarkmgmt

As always, submit your own questions regarding managing your artist project to james@forestparkdiy.com for a chance to have your question answered on the air.

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You know what's the worst? Having enough energy to move mountains but not knowing how to channel the energy. Or worse, using your energy to do things that don't help move your music career forward. If you relate to this, you need a roadmap! On this episode of DIY Music Management, James walks through how to create your own music career roadmap so you can have confidence that you're hitting all the vital components of building a successful project. 

As always, submit your own questions regarding managing your artist project to james@forestparkdiy.com for a chance to have your question answered on the air.

Be sure to join the Forest Park DIY mailing list to not miss a beat when it comes to learning how to manage your indie artist project so you can go from the garage to the national stage. Head to www.forestparkdiy.com/newsletter and sign up today.


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