Episodes

  • FRANK WALKER - Bringing Back The Golden Era Of Dance Music
    Jul 22 2024

    Frank Walker is a Canadian electronic music artist signed to Kygo's management team and record label. Inspired by the "golden era" of big room house music, he's been bringing back some of those classic sounds and feelings into his productions, racking up tens of millions of streams on Spotify in the process.

    In this episode we talk about how to curate DJ sets for different crowds, how to attract a good manager, how to build an effective artist brand and more.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • LADY FAITH - The Queen Of Hardstyle And Her Mission To Grow The Scene
    Jul 15 2024

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    Lady Faith has a been a professional DJ for over 15 years and has been leading the charge to put hardstyle on the map in the United States. Immigrating from Iran at 7 years old, discovering dance music in the clubs of LA and starting off in the days of spinning vinyl records, she has fought against the EDM boys club to establish herself as a true rockstar in the scene and pave the wave for female DJs to have a seat at the table.

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    52 mins
  • LAIDBACK LUKE - How To Have A 30-Year Career In The Dance Music Industry
    Jul 8 2024

    Laidback Luke is a legend in the dance music industry, with almost 30 years of experience as a DJ, producer and artist who has wrote timeless hits and toured the world many times over.

    In this episode we discuss the importance of helping your peers, the dangers of partying, surviving crazy touring schedules, imposter syndrome and much more.

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    57 mins
  • &FRIENDS - Creating Art With Passion and Purpose
    Jul 1 2024

    Next round of the Headliner Mindset coaching group and community starts July 22!

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    This week’s episode of the Headliner Mindset podcast features a truly magical artist and human, &friends.

    After leaving music behind and taking a 7 year hiatus, going on a deep journey of personal and spiritual development, Sean Thomas returned to his passion to create an amazing collaborative artist project that has sent him touring all over the world.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • FRANZ HILBERATH (MP3 PR) - What An Artist Publicist Does And Modern Music PR
    Jun 24 2024

    Franz Hilberath is a music publicist and founder of MP3 PR who has worked with a wide roster of bass music artists including Zedd's Dead, Rezz, Subtronics and more. He takes a customized approach to connect artists with the right publicity outlets to promote their releases, tours and more.

    In this episode we talk about how the role of publicity and PR has evolved over the years, MP3's approach to working with clients, the importance of storytelling, how to pitch yourself properly and having a deeper WHY behind what you're doing.

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    https://www.mp3pr.com

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    1 hr
  • ANAKIM - The Importance Of Mental Resilience, Visualization And Delusional Belief
    Jun 17 2024

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    Anakim is a melodic techno artist who put the blinders on to go all-in on his goals and dreams. He's played at some of the biggest clubs with some of the biggest artists in the scene, toured internationally and recently launched his own record label "Celestial Body Records".

    In this episode we talk about the inspiration for his project, his success in the industry and the resilient mindset and work ethic that has fueled it all.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • HISHAM DAHUD (Rizik) - From "Shadow Artist" To Playing Coachella In Just A Few Short Years
    Jun 10 2024

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    Hisham Dahud is a music producer and multi-instrumentalist who's artist project Rizik explores a wide variety of genres and adamantly refuses to be put in a box.

    After supporting artists for years through his digital marketing agency, teaching Music Business at ICON Collective and running a coaching program of his own, he decided he was sick of watching from the sidelines and started to pursue the artist path himself.

    His Rizik project quickly racked up millions of streams on Spotify for his neoclassical piano compositions and he was also recently invited to play drums for Saint Levant in front of tens of thousands of people at Coachella this year.

    Follow Hisham/Risik here:
    https://www.instagram.com/rizikmusic
    https://www.instagram.com/hishamdahud

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • RYAN JASO (Super Evil Genius Corp) - The Marketing Agency Behind Your Favorite Artists & Festivals
    Jun 3 2024

    Ryan Jaso is the CEO & Co-Founder of the creative and digital marketing agency Super Evil Genius Corp. They work with some of the biggest artists, brands, record labels and festivals in the music industry including John Summit, Fisher, Chris Lake, Splash House, Golden Voice and many more.

    In this episode we talk about his many different roles in the music industry and the mindset that propelled his success, what they do as a creative and marketing agency and pro tips for how to navigate your career as an artist.

    Follow Jaso and SEGC here:
    https://www.instagram.com/jasooooo
    https://www.instagram.com/superevilgeniuscorp
    https://www.superevilgeniuscorp.com

    Follow Nik Cherwink here:
    https://www.instagram.com/nikcherwink

    And visit my site to join the mailing list or book a free coaching call:
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    59 mins