The Music Industry Podcast

The one question that all artists want answered: How do I find success?
Experienced industry manager, Matthew Fletcher, joins Burstimo to chat about finding success in the modern world of music and why following your dream is still as important as marketing your product.
Having worked alongside the likes of Busted and McFly, taking them from inception to worldwide acclaim, Fletch tells the inspiring story of their success and how creative ideas and quality of content can help you fulfill your potential as an artist.

Experienced music industry manager Chelsea Wood joins Burstimo to discuss modern marketing tactics for artists to break in 2020.
Chelsea has managed major artists including Nina Nesbitt, Foxes and Duran Duran throughout her extensive time in the music industry.
Nina Nesbitt has just hit 500m streams on her latest EP, an artist who started as independent and just uploading covers to her YouTube channel.
We cover topics about how an artist can break without requiring a large budget or contacts and resources from a record label using techniques such as artist collaborations, TikTok, Social Media and live performances.

Do the major labels have control of playlists? Can they get placement with the click of a button?
Director of Commercial & Streaming at EMI, Andy Knox, explains how the major labels pitch to digital streaming platforms, what helps secure placement and the importance of streaming at Universal.
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