Made It In Music: Interviews With Artists, Songwriters, And Music Industry Pros

Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode?➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/159SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1OFFICIAL WEBSITE:➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/SOCIAL LINKS:https://facebook.com/officialfcmusichttps://instagram.com/officialfcmusichttps://twitter.com/officialfcmusicCONTACT US:support@fullcirclemusic.comABOUT FULL CIRCLE MUSIC:Full Circle Music is a Music Production Company, Music Publishing Company, Record Label, and Music Education Academy based in Nashville, TN. They regularly work with some of the biggest names in music, such as Newsboys, High Valley, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Francesca Battisteli, and For King & Country, just to name a few. Their team has several Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, and over 20 #1 songs at radio. Through the Full Circle Music Academy, Full Circle Music aspires to teach the next generation of musicians what it takes to make it in the modern music industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op

Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode?➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/158SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1OFFICIAL WEBSITE:➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/SOCIAL LINKS:https://facebook.com/officialfcmusichttps://instagram.com/officialfcmusichttps://twitter.com/officialfcmusicCONTACT US:support@fullcirclemusic.comABOUT FULL CIRCLE MUSIC:Full Circle Music is a Music Production Company, Music Publishing Company, Record Label, and Music Education Academy based in Nashville, TN. They regularly work with some of the biggest names in music, such as Newsboys, High Valley, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Francesca Battisteli, and For King & Country, just to name a few. Their team has several Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, and over 20 #1 songs at radio. Through the Full Circle Music Academy, Full Circle Music aspires to teach the next generation of musicians what it takes to make it in the modern music industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op

Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode?➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/157SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1OFFICIAL WEBSITE:➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/SOCIAL LINKS:https://facebook.com/officialfcmusichttps://instagram.com/officialfcmusichttps://twitter.com/officialfcmusicCONTACT US:support@fullcirclemusic.comABOUT FULL CIRCLE MUSIC:Full Circle Music is a Music Production Company, Music Publishing Company, Record Label, and Music Education Academy based in Nashville, TN. They regularly work with some of the biggest names in music, such as Newsboys, High Valley, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Francesca Battisteli, and For King & Country, just to name a few. Their team has several Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, and over 20 #1 songs at radio. Through the Full Circle Music Academy, Full Circle Music aspires to teach the next generation of musicians what it takes to make it in the modern music industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op

Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode?➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/156SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1OFFICIAL WEBSITE:➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/SOCIAL LINKS:https://facebook.com/officialfcmusichttps://instagram.com/officialfcmusichttps://twitter.com/officialfcmusicCONTACT US:support@fullcirclemusic.comABOUT FULL CIRCLE MUSIC:Full Circle Music is a Music Production Company, Music Publishing Company, Record Label, and Music Education Academy based in Nashville, TN. They regularly work with some of the biggest names in music, such as Newsboys, High Valley, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Francesca Battisteli, and For King & Country, just to name a few. Their team has several Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, and over 20 #1 songs at radio. Through the Full Circle Music Academy, Full Circle Music aspires to teach the next generation of musicians what it takes to make it in the modern music industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op

Joey Elwood is one of the co-founders of Gotee Records, along with the other Gotee Brothers, Toby McKeehan and Todd Collins. Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode?➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/155SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1OFFICIAL WEBSITE:➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/SOCIAL LINKS:https://facebook.com/officialfcmusichttps://instagram.com/officialfcmusichttps://twitter.com/officialfcmusicCONTACT US:support@fullcirclemusic.comABOUT FULL CIRCLE MUSIC:Full Circle Music is a Music Production Company, Music Publishing Company, Record Label, and Music Education Academy based in Nashville, TN. They regularly work with some of the biggest names in music, such as Newsboys, High Valley, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Francesca Battisteli, and For King & Country, just to name a few. Their team has several Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, and over 20 #1 songs at radio. Through the Full Circle Music Academy, Full Circle Music aspires to teac

In this episode, Mark starts by talking about how he fell into the music business. He started as an intern in the publicity department at World Records and was then hired as National Director of Radio Promotions. Once hired, he wasn’t planning on staying at World Records for more than 5-6 months, but the experience truly changed his life. This position gave him some amazing opportunities, one of which was implementing a campaign for Amy Grant’s multi-platinum album, Unguarded. After a couple years in this position he moved into doing A&R at World Records, and he says this was a dream job for him!Want the in depth NOTES & RESOURCES from this episode?➜ https://madeitinmusic.com/154SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:➜ https://www.youtube.com/officialfcmusic?sub_confirmation=1OFFICIAL WEBSITE:➜ https://fullcirclemusic.com/SOCIAL LINKS:https://facebook.com/officialfcmusichttps://instagram.com/officialfcmusichttps://twitter.com/officialfcmusicCONTACT US:support@fullcirclemusic.comABOUT FULL CIRCLE MUSIC:Full

Jackie Patillo’s professional journey tells the story of one who is consistent & determined. Jackie has years of experience serving and developing artists in the both the Christian and Gospel genres and has worked with Star Song Communications, Benson Music, Integrity Music, Verity Gospel Music Group (Sony Music), and she is currently the President & Executive Director of the Gospel Music Association. “Grow where your planted”Jackie is passionate about serving those who are called to spread the gospel through music. She feels that her position at the GMA is more of a calling than a job. Jackie also gives insight into what the GMA is all about, saying that the GMA is not defined by style but actually defined by the message, or calling.“We [GMA] are a voice on behalf of all God’s creative people.”Jackie has been led by the Lord throughout her entire career. Her faith in God is evident in everything she does and says, and in this interview she gives so many nuggets of wisdom we all can ponder o

On today’s episode of the Made It In Music podcast we are joined with singer-songwriter Allison Veltz Cruz. Allison shares her journey as an artist and songwriter and what she has learned along the way. Allison’s love for music started out as a child. There was always singing and music being made during her childhood, her family even had a family band. As music was and is a huge part of who Allison is she knew that music was the only thing she would pursue.“I had to see the opportunities for what they were or I was wasting my time”Formerly signed to Blaster Records, Allison has switched her sole focus to writing for others. Her writing career gained real momentum with a number 1 in Japan and Korea with the song “Mr. Taxi” for pop group Girls Generation. Recently, she wrote the hit song “Prayed For You” for Matt Stell. This song is special and has touch so many! “I didn’t have a plan B. I had to do music.”Allison also shares about her faith journey and how she came to know the Lord as an adult (check

Matt Black is what we like to call a musicpreneur, with experience creating EDM music, being a DJ, a producer, starting a record label, and revolutionizing the ultimate electronic instrument he is now calling Jamm Pro.During this interview with Matt we go all the way back to his childhood and talk about the sound and light shows for his parents, which is quite fitting being that he ended up in the EDM world. This passion then manifested into being a DJ at discos around age 14, to finally beginning his time in Coldcut.“Sound and vision go naturally together and you can connect audio and visual in so many different ways”Matt really dives into the evolution of Jamm Pro, an original touch-controlled beat app. He talks a lot on how this is a real passion of his. He is trying to create the ultimate beat instrument and wants to not only share it with people, but also help people to have fun while making music with other people. “This instrument is so flexible there is always something to learn”This is a music p

Olivia Lane and Steve Fee were both on their own songwriting/producing/publishing journeys when they landed the opportunity to be contestants on the latest season of Songland!Songland, a songwriting competition series, sets out to give songwriters a chance to pitch their original creations to superstar recording artists and a panel of chart-topping music producers in the hopes of creating a music collaboration of a lifetime.“There’s so much mystery and magic in the song writing process… it [Songland] starts the conversation of how the song is actually made”- Olivia LaneOlivia and Steve share much about their experience surrounding Songland like their musical backgrounds, the story of earning a songwriter spot on the show, all the highlights, and how Songland has impacted their songwriting careers.“I felt so encouraged and understood … I left [Songland] with energy and wind in my sails as a songwriter”- Steve Fee---// Connect with Olivia Lane on...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivialanemusic/Faceb

John Butler, former Head of Christian music curation at Spotify, was the mastermind behind playlists like Soft Pop Hits, Just Good Music and Top Christian. Prior to joining Spotify, John was VP/Promotion at Curb Records for over a decade. He brings an extensive strategic knowledge of streaming combined with a radio promotion background.Many have referred to him as the streaming guidance counselor. He says one of his main goals with streaming was to make the artist’s experience the best it could be. He did this by getting their music to the right people so the artist could foster a close relationship with the listener. “People make judgement calls about music every time they hit play”With years of experience, John is able to provide a lot of wisdom to up and coming artists. He advises all artists to take the time to figure out who they are because if they have been authentic while building their audience, that audience will probably follow them wherever they go. John also dives deep into how to use t

Karen Allen is the creator of Twitch For Musicians, a book and online course that teaches artists how to grow their fanbase and earn revenue by live streaming on Twitch, a platform that is still new to the music world. Karen tells us about her journey of discovering Twitch for herself as a musician, to then teaching other musicians about the unique platform. While Twitch is mainly used by gamers, Karen describes the platform as community-based live streaming, and she has found that it creates a perfect opportunity for musicians to have a strong, supportive community of fans that are in it for the long haul. “It’s a hangout with fans. Think of it like you’re having friends over to your home studio to have beers and play music”She also dives into the monetization opportunities on Twitch, how musicians get discovered on Twitch, and how to network through this platform that is still very new to the music world. Karen Allen has written a book and has created a course, both titled Twitch for Musician

When your income depends on going on the road, times of global or widespread economic crisis can lead to a lot of uncertainty for you and your family.In this episode, Seth and Logan, VP of Marketing at Full Circle Music, talk about what musicians can do during those times and what types of assistance are out there for artists, musicians, booking agents, and anyone else in the music industry impacted by live shows being canceled or postponed.Financial Support During Times of HardshipGrammy’s MusiCares: https://www.grammy.com/musicaresMusician’s Foundation: http://www.musiciansfoundation.org/Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund: https://www.sweetrelief.org/Stay Connected!Don’t cut yourself off from the world! Stay connected virtually with family and songwriters like you!This is a great time to focus on music and collaborate with other people just like you, even virtually.Song Chaser’s Facebook Group: FullCircleMusic.com/GroupHow Can You Work From Home?Zoom! Grab a microphone if you have it, or use your computer’s built

Check out the DEEP DIVE for this episode! Seth shares about creating a "Vivid Vision" and how you can use it as a framework to set goals for your music career and pursue them as fast as possible.Access the Deep Dive here: https://members.fullcirclemusic.com/made-it-in-music-deep-divesA&R, Creative Director at AltadenaFrom an early age, Noreen knew she wanted to be in music. From listening to her mom play piano to writing her own songs, music has been a huge part of her life.How do I listen to songs all day? That’s what I want to doStarting as an intern at BMG Publishing in Nashville and New York, Noreen realized her favorite thing to do and what she was good at was listening to other people songs.After finishing her internship, BMG offered her a position as a receptionist her last semester of school.I think you should be a publisher…The turning point for Noreen’s career was when her boss recommended a different career path to her. Up until that point, Noreen was struggling if she should become a songwrite

Check out the DEEP DIVE for this episode! Seth shares about creating a "Vivid Vision" and how you can use it as a framework to set goals for your music career and pursue them as fast as possible.Access the Deep Dive here: https://members.fullcirclemusic.com/made-it-in-music-deep-divesIf you have been a listener to the Made It In Music Podcast for a while, maybe you've actually heard episode 1.Our very first episode featured Seth Mosley, songwriter, producer, and owner of Full Circle Music. He started this podcast, and he hosts almost every episode.To start our podcast off right, it made sense to have Seth share his vision for the company and talk about his experience in the music industry and why it lead him to create the Full Circle Music Academy.At this point, that was several years ago! Episode 1 came out all the way back in late 2015, and so much has happened since then!So, to start Season 3 off right, we thought it would be fun to revisit the very first episode, and give it a little bit of a "reboot."One

Love & the Outcome, the CCM husband-wife duo, share their story of singing jingles and practicing in the basement, to finally becoming an influential and highly successful band.Although a spouse duo, Jodi and Chris are very different. Listen as they discuss their individual starts, as well as how Love & the Outcome formed. Jodi explained it as, “U2 meets Amy Grant”. They had to learn how to work together. Having your ego in check is important when it comes to band chemistry.“Trying to give space for the other person to bring who they are to the table”One of the ways Jodi made it?“Just say yes to everything that comes your way… Fake it till you make it.”What makes Love & the Outcome stand out? They take their destiny into their own hands. They never had to rely on others to do their work for them- they booked their own tours and shows, connected with fans, etc.“Own your career. Own your platform.”Listen as Love & the Outcome talk about what they did in their ‘in-between’ times of putting out mu

Cris Lacy, Executive VP A&R at Warner Chappell, discovered her passion for music at a young age. She remembered listening to a tape of her and her grandfather singing “You Are My Sunshine” and she was correcting him on how to sing it! She has still been helping artists such as Dan + Shay, Kenny Chesney, and many more make it in music.Cris Lacy was always surrounded by music. She went to Vanderbilt, interned, worked for a publishing company, and eventually became a song plugger for twelve years. Cris reminisces on what it was like to be around writers all the time. She explains her love for when “somebody shows up with something that didn’t exist 5 or 6 hours before.”“I think it’s the most magical thing. And then...you go and try to find a home for that”.She describes the difference between roles in publishing versus A&R. She did not want to relinquish control from the songs while in publishing. Moving to A&R allowed her to keep control of the song from start to audience.What does it look like to f

Rebecca St. James, Australian Christian singer-songwriter, author, and actress, shares her journey of how God has begun relaunching her musical career.From watching her first concert at 6 weeks old in the Sydney Opera House, parading her 5 year old peers around singing, “The Sound of Music”, to releasing her first worship record at age 16, Rebecca was continuously giving her all to pursue her passion of singing.However, Rebecca explains the challenges she faced from beginning her career at such a young age.“I wish I had’ve known at that point... how much self-care and balance in life is important to having something to say and something to give”One big misconception people have of the music industry is that everyone has it all figured out... But we all struggle and no one actually has it all together!Discover how Rebecca learned to “pour back into her soul” after years of exhaustion and how she practices self-care and rediscovers her identity in Christ. After a hiatus from performing, being an author, actress

Leo Birenberg is a film score composer based out of Santa Monica. He has worked on movies/shows like Kung Fu Panda, Cobra Kai, and Tigtone on adult swim. Leo goes into his upbringing, his projects he’s worked on, and what he has learned from the industry.Leo studied music theory and composition at New York University and University of Southern California. Leo spent a lot of his time creating short films with his friends in college and he started his first film score for his college roommate’s class project. “A lot of success in the composing industry was because of the relationships made in college.”Leo tells about working with Christophe Beck, Canadian composer, and the opportunity to work on major pictures like the Hangover movies, the Muppet movies, and Disney’s Frozen. While Leo was learning valuable skills from with with Christophe, he also kept helping his friends from college with their web series and short films.Leo gives his insight on what it takes to be a composer, the tools he uses to co

Brandon Harrington is the host of “Surviving the Music Industry” podcast. Always wanting to play gigs, Brandon learned exactly what it took to “survive” the music industry.  “I love the dream…but I will actually do it.” Brandon started up his own podcast in 2015. He wanted to do something that Nashville didn’t have. He also wanted to help people and found out that he could help people in this way.  He tells about his story and what he did in order to find his way into the music industry. He goes into his upbringing, networking, and how to get yourself out there.  “The most important thing to do is make friends, not connections.” Brandon goes into detail with how he realized what he wanted to do. He jumped straight into a Christian band playing gigs, traveled to the Philippines for missionary work, and got into music from there.  Learn how Brandon found his way into the industry and how he became who he is today. Brandon tells what actions to take in order to g