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The FM Podcast

The FM Podcast

Fritz Media

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Produced by music publicity + digital marketing firm Fritz Media, The FM Podcast is all about the music industry! Hosted by Jen Fritz (Publicity Director / Founder @ Fritz Media), The FM Podcast features a different music industry guest + topic each week. Increase your knowledge + learn how to navigate the ever changing business of music, while enjoying a great conversation!
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The topic of this week’s show is a roundup of social media + digital marketing tips and trends for musicians. And joining me on the show are 2 ladies who’ve been on the show before - Danielle McNeill + Phoenix Bain from The Social Circle.
Danielle, Phoenix and I have worked together on many social media + digital marketing projects here at Fritz Media and we’ve definitely learned a lot over the last couple of years, and we thought it would be great to share some of that wisdom with you.

Oh and just a quick note that this episode is the final episode for Season 2! We'll be taking a short break but will be back in March with more music industry wisdom for you!

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Danielle recommends: @CanadaMusicMemes + @WorkInSocialTheySaid
Phoenix recommends: Cartel Madras - Dream Girl Concept
Jen recommends: Buy some art from your favourite band!

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Lovecoast - Motion Learn more about Danielle + Phoenix at thesocialcircle.ca
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The FM Podcast - 27. Release Planning + Strategy with Jeff Ojeda
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12/14/21 • 42 min

The topic of this week’s show is Release Planning and Strategy and joining me on the show is artist manager Jeff Ojeda from Phase Management.
Jeff and I had a great discussion about the best ways to plan and release your new album or new single or new video or whatever you're releasing! And there’s definitely a lot of great tips, so if you’re an artist with new music but don’t know where to start when it comes to releasing it - this is the show for you.
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
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Jeff recommends: Don Amero - Nothing Is Meaningless
Jen recommends: The Beatles: Get Back documentary

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Kyle McKearney - Devil WaterYou can learn more about Jeff at phasemgmt.com
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The FM Podcast - 31. The State of Music Publicity with Adam Bentley
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03/08/22 • 59 min

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast! We're so excited to be back!

For our Season 3 premiere we’ve got a good one for you! I'm talking to Adam Bentley who is a music publicist and the owner of Auteur Research, and we’re talking all about the state of music publicity in 2022. We had a really great conversation which I’m sure you can tell judging by the length of this episode. It’s always nice to talk to someone who does the same thing as you do because you can totally speak the same language and commiserate about the same things!
It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
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Adam recommends: Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8 / Yellow Magic Orchestra / Allegories - Constant (Adam's band!!)
Jen recommends: Mark Lanegan - Wedding Dress

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Keanu Ienco - I Still Shine
Learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The FM Podcast - 50. Carving Out Your Own Space with Sandra Bouza
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07/11/23 • 40 min

The topic of this week’s show is CARVING OUT YOUR OWN SPACE and joining me on the show is Toronto musician Sandra Bouza.

Sandra and I had a great chat about how it can be hard to find your place in the music industry when you don’t fit into one specific genre. And how she decided to carve out her own space by SPOILER ALERT: just being herself.
I really felt a connection with Sandra on a lot of her experiences, you know just by being a woman in the music industry, so it's a great conversation and I think you’ll really like this one!
Oh and just a quick note that this episode is the final episode for Season 4. I’ll be taking a short break but I’ll be back soon with even more music industry wisdom for you!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Sandra recommends: Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
Jen recommends: Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

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Sandra Bouza - Good VibrationsLearn more about Sandra at sandrabouza.com
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The FM Podcast - 38. The Power Of Community with Leonard Podolak
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04/26/22 • 45 min

The topic of this week’s show is The Power of Community and joining me on the show is Leonard Podolak who is the Executive Director of Home Routes.

We had an great conversation about how Home Routes has helped to create communities for musicians across Canada over the last 15th years, how things have shifted for them with the pandemic, and we also discuss the Home Routes 15th Anniversary Tour which wraps up this Friday with a virtual show in Winnipeg featuring Del Barber, Double The Trouble and Bobby Dove.

It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
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Leonard recommends: Donna The Buffalo - Movin' On
Jen recommends: Lizzo - About Damn Time

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Gnarfunkel - Bamboo Bong Learn more about Leonard / Home Routes at homeroutes.ca
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The FM Podcast - 9. Artist Management with Savannah Wellman
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03/23/21 • 30 min

The theme of this week’s episode is Artist Management + I talk to Savannah Wellman from Tiny Kingdom Music.
Savannah runs Tiny Kingdom with her business partner and best friend Meagan Davidson + their company not only manages musicians but they also do grant writing and they recently started their own record label which just released ‘Boxes’ - the killer collab from Vancouver musicians IAMTHELIVING + Teon Gibbs.
Savannah’s experiences in the music industry have seen her on both sides of the curtain. Her journey included a degree in music, followed by years of performing + touring in various projects, and continued at Music BC where she was the project manager for artist development initiatives including the PEAK Performance Project.

Savannah + I had a great chat about what it’s like to be managing artists in 2021 + how her business has been affected by the COVID pandemic.

FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Savannah recommends: IAMTHELIVING x Teon Gibbs - Distance
Jen recommends: Serj Tankian interview on WTF with Marc Maron podcast

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IAMTHELIVING x Teon Gibbs - Boxes
You can find Savannah at tinykingdommusic.com
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The topic of this week’s show is DIGITAL MARKETING TRENDS FOR MUSICIANS and joining me on the show is Peter Carruthers, who is the former Marketing and Digital Manager at Arts & Crafts where he worked for 7 years, so has quite a bit of experience to share with us!
We had a great discussion about the current trends in digital marketing and what musicians should be thinking about when it comes to their digital marketing plans when releasing new music this year.

It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
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Peter recommends: Shellac's upcoming new album - To All Trains
Jen recommends: Waxahatchee - Tigers BloodSOTW
Lisa Humber - The Devil's Advocate
Learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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The FM Podcast - Season 2 Trailer

Season 2 Trailer

The FM Podcast

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10/19/21 • 1 min

Just a quick check-in to let you know that Season 2 of The FM Podcast will premiere on November 2nd. And to get you fired up and ready to go - next week we’ll have a bonus episode featuring The Best of Season 1! We're back, baby!

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The topic of this week’s episode is COVID vs Summer Music Festivals and joining me on the show is the Artistic Executive Director of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival - Debbi Salmonsen. We all know that things have been extremely difficult for the live music industry over the past year and Debbi and I discuss how the Vancouver Folk Fest adjusted their plans in 2020 + 2021 and how she thinks things will look for all music festivals in the future.
Debbi and I had a great chat + I hope you’ll enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Debbi recommends: Allison Russell - Nightflyer
Jen recommends: The Beaches - Let's Go

SOTW
Alex Beraldo - Southern Heat
You can find Debbi at thefestival.bc.ca
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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So the topic of this week’s show is SURVIVING AS A WORKING CLASS ARTIST and joining me on the show is Montreal-based musician Russell Louder who just released their new single Movie Queen a couple months ago and has a new album coming out this summer.

We had a really great conversation and talked about how hard it is to survive as an independent artist in 2023. We both get fired up and pretty radical, idea-wise, on this one - so brace yourself!
It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Russell recommends: Music documentary Et tu, Dude?
Jen recommends: 60 Songs That Explain The 90s podcast

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Russell Louder - Movie Queen Link to Cadence Weapon article about touring HERELearn more about Russell HERE
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

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FAQ

How many episodes does The FM Podcast have?

The FM Podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

What topics does The FM Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Music Marketing, Marketing, Music, Music Business, Music Industry, Podcasts, Business and Music Interviews.

What is the most popular episode on The FM Podcast?

The episode title '30. Social Media + Digital Marketing Roundup with Danielle McNeill + Phoenix Bain' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The FM Podcast?

The average episode length on The FM Podcast is 37 minutes.

How often are episodes of The FM Podcast released?

Episodes of The FM Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The FM Podcast?

The first episode of The FM Podcast was released on Jan 26, 2021.

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