The Music Survival Guide Podcast

Building a Great Local Music Scene with Natasha from The Fighting Cocks

This week Phil chats with Natasha, the events Manager of the Fighting Cocks in Kingston. We discuss building a strong local music scene, their approach to finding good support bands and (of course) why confetti at your gig might be a bad idea

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The Art of Promoting Your Music

Music Promotion - I've had a lot of thoughts on it lately. I've collated them into a slightly scattergun podcast for you to pick and choose from.

• Try using music videos as a REWARD for high performing songs, not something to initially kick off with
• When talking about the songs, emphasise the THEMES to draw people in

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Strange Pubs & Distinctive Voices - We The Sun Interview

This week Phil chats with the boys from We The Sun. We discuss: using social media to show their personality, why they prefer the recording studio to a home studio, and the strange story of their first gig in a closed-looking pub

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Mixing Your Own Music?

Mixing is fun (believe me!) but also frustrating, so why do it yourself? Join Phil for a discussion on the ups and downs of mixing your own music

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Toby Campen - The Details of Mastering

This week Phil chats with Toby Campen all about what a mastering engineer brings to the table, mastering for vinyl and tape and using headphones for mastering

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A Practical Band's Guide To Instagram

Instagram! It's the main social media for bands nowadays, but how should you use it? Join Phil for a brief discussion on the do's and don'ts.

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Navigating the Modern Music Scene - Tribal Jury Interview

Join Phil for a chat with Liam and Will of Tribal Jury - talking about the challenges of finding gigs, harnessing your online image effectively and spending your money wisely!

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Guerrilla Recording

Join Phil for a deep dive into recording in a non-ideal space, and how he overcame challenges to create a great outcome!

Listen to the song here:
Earthtide - Cat Among The Pigeons

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Rogue Awakening

Phil is joined by Kimberley and Tom of Rogue Awakening this week. We discuss: how they met in a children's playground, blending your different tastes to create a band sound and balancing parenting and band life!

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Finding The Perfect Engineer

Finding the right engineer/producer is really important. But how do you go about it? What factors matter? Join Phil for a chat about this!

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