The FM Podcast

The topic of this week’s show is THE ROLE OF MUSIC LAWYERS and joining me on the show is musician and entertainment lawyer - Kurt Dahl.
Kurt and I had a great talk about what exactly it is that a music lawyer does, when is the right time to hire a music lawyer, and how being a musician shapes his work as a lawyer. (ICYDK, Kurt is also the drummer in Canadian rock band One Bad Son.)
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!

FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Kurt recommends: Joni Mitchell at Newport Folk Fest 2022
Jen recommends: Christine and the Queens - Paranoïa, Angels, True Love

SOTW
One Bad Son - Retribution BluesLearn more about Kurt at lawyerdrummer.com
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With my job, I talk to a lot of independent musicians on a regular basis and I’ve found over the years that many of them don’t realize what an incredible resource their provincial and territorial Music Industry Associations are. MIAs can provide musicians and music industry professionals with funding opportunities and they also provide things like educational workshops and are a hub of information and connections.
Joining me on the show today is Kentya Kurban who is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Music BC. Kentya is a soul artist and community champion with over five years’ experience in music administration, event planning and production. She joined Music BC team over a year ago and has proved to be a great addition to the team!

We had a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Kentya recommends: Pip Millett - Motion Sick EP
Jen recommends: Sharing new music playlists! Here's my Faves of 2021

SOTW
Leather Apron Revival - Stagehand
You can learn more about Kentya / Music BC at musicbc.org
And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

When I started working as a publicist in the music industry, my job was a lot different that it is now. When I started, there were fewer outlets to pitch for coverage because music blogs were barely a thing AND there were local music writers at nearly every print newspaper across Canada. Which is crazy to think about now, but that's how it was.
And out of all of those journalists that I used to call up on the phone, there are not very many that are still working in the industry in the same capacity. Some are out of the business completely, some have started their own online publications, and a very limited few are still in the exact same place. And one of those people is my guest on the show this week - Mike Devlin! Mike is an arts reporter at the Times Colonist in Victoria, BC. That's where he was when I started in the biz, and that's where he remains to this day. Mike and I discuss the State of Music Journalism in 2021 - how much things have changed, and what the future looks like for music criticism.
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Mike recommends: Nick Cave's new album Carnage
Jen recommends: Renegades: Born in the USA podcast

SOTW
Leeroy Stagger - Strange AttractorYou can find Mike at timescolonist.comAnd learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

Bonus episode time! We decided to put together a BEST OF SEASON 1 episode to get everyone fired up about Season 2 which starts next week! We went through and found some of our favourite moments from Season 1 which was super fun to do BTW - it was great to relive a lot of the conversations and it got us really excited about doing Season 2. We really hope you enjoy it and we'll see you next week for the premiere of Season 2!
Learn more about The FM Podcast: thefmpodcast.com
Learn more about Fritz Media: fritzmedia.ca

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!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
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