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Rock Star Today Podcast: The Podcast that helps musicians quit their day jobs. We speak with Ted Talk Speakers, Best Selling Authors, Entrepreneurs and others who are outside of the music business, to give you fresh ideas on how to succeed in the music industry. The old rules no longer apply...it‘s time to get advice from outside the box. We want to you to ROCK your business...like you ROCK the stage.
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Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Giovanni Marsico is the Founder & CEO Of Archangel Academy. He’s a 2 time Emmy-winning producer. He’s a TEDx Speaker and Professor X for gifted humans.
In this episode, we discuss the power of building a tribe, superpower words, reversing the spotlight to become a beacon, and the importance of dreaming big.
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Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Jon Morris is an athlete, actor, conceptual artist working with Le Louvre, Lady Gaga, Cirque du Soleil and the Metropolitain Opera. He is the founder and CEO of NOWHERE, a 3D community in the Metaverse.
In this episode, we discuss the origin story of the platform, why they ditched avatars and what musicians can do with this new enviroment.
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Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
D.O. is a Canadian rapper with over 2,500 shows, a motivational speaker and author.
He is two time Guinness World Record holder, most notably for the longest freestyle rap in 2003 (8 hours 45 min).
He is a master of business, which includes the grant process…and one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.
His latest book is: On This Grind
In this episode, we discuss his origin story, lessons from attending industry events, the importance of the grind, and the reason why there is still a dent in his parent's ceiling.
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Get D.O.'s new book: On This Grind
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Eric Alper is a freelance Music Publicist, SiriusXM host, shameless idealist, lifelong musicaholic and a question machine on Twitter.
Eric has worked with just about every single band, from all genres, that you can possibly think of.
In this episode, we speak of Eric’s origin story, his business ethos, why he helps new unknown artists, what to do and not to do on Social Media, and the power of gratitude.
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Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Paula Danylevich is the founder of Hype Music, an independent publicity, specialty radio promotion, and artist consulting company based in Toronto, Canada.
Paula works with the likes of Sum 41, Matthew Good and past clients include Anthrax, Blondie, Hall & Oats, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, Motorhead, Primus, ZZ Top.
In this episode, we discuss the dos and don'ts of releasing music, getting on playlists, creating your brand, and what you need to do before hiring a publicists.
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Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Jamie Roberts is the founder of For the Win Media, with over 25 years experience in publicity, marketing, artist relations, event planning, talent booking and coordinating philanthropic efforts for her clients.
She is a Ninja for clients.
In this episode, we explore role of a publicist, when you should hire one, and what can you do to promote yourself in the meantime.
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Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
ELMNT is a producer (Gorillaz), artist, Juno judge, barber and founder of Free 99 Records.
One act of courage led ELMNT to burn the boats and buy a one-way ticket to London, vowing not to return until some magic happened.
He soon found himself working with music’s top talents, not only learning the ropes of producing a record, but discovering that dreaming big is just as easy as dreaming small.
In this episode, we speak about the process behind producing a record, what the Junos are looking for when choosing a winner and how to run a record label with an abundance mindset and make the artist shine.
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Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Leah Siegel has toured the world with her band Leisure Cruise, but the need to fix communication in her relationship triggered the creation of a simple, yet powerful framework to help people hear each other, without hurting each other.
Join us for this discussion about healing wounds, unlocking the power of your own body and discover the Spar-Card framework to help you have the hard conversations.
Leah is a Certified EFT Practitioner, Speaker, Healer and counsellor, and a Rock Star!
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Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Meagan Metcalf is a lighting designer for some of the biggest acts today.
She is the trusted advisor for: Sofi Tukker, Metric, St Vincent, Sheryl Crow, Death Cab For Cutie, MGMT, Janelle Monae and Kings of Leon...just to name a few.
In this episode we discuss the importance of lighting, what do to when things go awry, how to use lighting to create the perfect atmosphere and if you don't have $100k to spend on lights...what can you with a $1k budget?
Join us on this illuminating journey.
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Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Winston Yeung is a Story Architect. He will help you tell the best story you've never told.
He is the Founder of VoiceStory, a stage that helps people discover the power of their voice, and their story.
Winston has this amazing talent to dig under the surface and pull out gold from the story you tell yourself and others. He digs where you least expect it, and uncovers deep truths.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of your story, how to uncover your true story, finding the why behind the why, the power of active listening, and how even a boy band can change your life.
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