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Andrew Duhon is a singer-songwriter based in New Orleans, LA. His second album, ‘The Moorings’, was Grammy Nominated for the best-engineered album. Duhon has been touring the United States and the UK for the last decade, starting completely DIY. Since COVID-19, he learned how to quickly pivot his business, and created alternative revenue streams through live streaming and Patreon, offering a new experience and value to his fans.

Chris Goyzueta is the host of Making It with Chris G and founder of the Making It Academy. For the 100th episode, the tables have been turned and producer Jason Trosclair interviews Chris on his journey in the music industry. We share stories and lessons from having produced and promoted over 2,500 shows with the world's biggest promoters, Live Nation and AEG Presents, and also having promoted hundreds of shows independently.

Ryan Murphy is the President of Huntsville Venue Group and Head of Amphitheaters and Venues for Venue Group. His company is currently working with the city of Huntsville, AL to design, construct, and operate the Huntsville Amphitheater, an 8,000 seat venue. Prior to working with Venue Group, Ryan was the General Manager of St. Augustine Amphitheater and Director of Cultural Events Division for St. John’s County. He’s also the founder of St. Augustine’s Sing Out Loud Festival.

Rick Barker is one of the leaders in the DIY Musician space. He is a phenomenal speaker, music business coach, mentor, digital marketer, and content creator. Rick has over 30 years of experience in the music industry having worked at the highest level in radio, with record labels, and artist management. He’s the former manager for Taylor Swift, and consultant for Sony Music.

Derek was a professional touring musician, who was looking for a way to release his music online. He created CD Baby in 1997, which for the first time gave all musicians an opportunity to release their music online. Since, Derek has written several books, articles, frequent TED Speaker, has become a master programmer, philosopher, teacher, and inspiring creative thinker.

Ari Herstand returns to the show with another exciting episode filled with strategies and wisdom for DIY Musicians. In December 2019, he released the 2nd Edition of his book, “How to Make It in the New Music Business,” the book that’s required for my Music Business 1010 students, and I recommend to all aspiring artists, managers, producers, concert promoters, record labels, or anyone that is interested to learn about the Music Business. This book goes beyond just being a great resource for musicians.

Kattie Zaccardi is a wellness and career coach, a musician, songwriter, music industry professional, and certified yoga instructor. In her journey, she has been very open about her own experience with anxiety disorder, which lead her to the discovery of the need for having conversations around mental health and self-care in the music industry. In this episode we discuss marketing tips for artist, her journey in the music industry, dealing w/ anxiety, tips for mental wellness & self-care & much more.

Jesse Stoll is a Sr. Talent Buyer at AEG Presents Southeast based in West Palm Beach, FL. Jesse and his office book shows in the Southeast United States with their main focus being in Florida. In this episode, Jesse shares some of the stories of growing up in the business, his first job with a major labor to becoming a Talent Buyer for AEG Presents. He shares many lessons in what makes a good Talent Buyer, how to get started in the promoter side of the business and much more.

Heather Mae is an award-winning singer-songwriter who is unfazed by what typical pop artist today is “supposed” to look like and how the typical pop artist is “supposed” to sound. She writes and performs beautiful pop music with lyrics about real topics that affect the average person. In this episode, we discuss her new album, body positivity and empowerment, mental disorders from Bipolar to Tourette’s, and alternative remedies for mental health.

Reid Martin is the Founder and CEO of New Orleans based Artist Management company, MidCitizen. His company works with the legendary Big Freedia, Sweet Crude, Tank and the Bangas, The Suffers, and many more. In this episode, we discuss Reid’s journey to starting MidCitizen Entertainment, their company structure, what makes a good artist manager, touring strategies for artists, and when artists should play outside of their hometown or home region, being unique and thinking outside of the box, and much more

Adam Ross is the Operations Manager and Production Manager for AEG Presents Gulf Coast and Winter Circle Productions. Adam produces shows at legendary New Orleans venues such as The Joy Theater, Civic Theatre, Republic NOLA, and many more, as well as producing Buku Music + Arts Project and Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL. In this episode, you’ll learn about Adam’s journey as a tour manager and producing shows for Winter Circle Productions, prep for life on the road, settlements, and much more

Since the last episode, she has continued producing and writing music for commercials, has gone on tour with Kacey Musgraves, played Bonnaroo, started working with a new management company and is going to release a new EP under her new and rebranded project, Lowen. In this episode, we discuss what it’s like to work with a management company, what artists should look for in a manger, making great art, co-writing with other people, rebranding herself, recent adventures, and much more.

Kelly Kapp is the VP of Touring and Executive VP of House of Blues Entertainment Talent at Live Nation. She is the first executive working in a dual role with both the Clubs & Theaters division and U.S. Concerts division, reporting to both Bob Roux and Ron Bension. Kapp has been with Live Nation for 17 years, years. In this conversation we discuss her story, being successful in the music business, touring, artist development, tools needed for a Talent Buyer and much more.  

Kristen Agee is a business owner, musician, composer, producer, and an all-around awesome person with great philosophies on the music business, relationships, kindness, and mentorship. In this episode, we discuss synch licensing for TV and Film, what her company looks for in artists she pitches for synch opportunities, sound design and much more.

Jade Driver is on of the founders of Crowd Surf, along with her business partner Cassie Petrey. Crowd Surf is a marketing company which also handles PR and artist management for artists. The company literally started while they were in college. They went from having Backstreet Boys posters on their walls, to now working with them as a client. Crowd Surf has offices in New York, LA, and Nashville with over 50 employees.