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‘10 Reasons Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day!’ https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/getpaidbeforegigday

Hello, everybody, I am Millicent Stephenson and I want to start this episode wishing you the best of the best for this new year 2022! I hope you had the opportunity to celebrate the holidays, rest and get ready to smash all your goals.

Actually, today's theme is perfect to start the year: from each of my guests, we are going to hear at least three essential tips, things you can do now to help you make it in the music industry. It condenses all the other advice and experience we have enjoyed through all the season, which is great and so useful, isn't it?

Please be aware of the fact these interviews happened during different moments of the pandemic, so  these conversations took place over Zoom, which means you might hear a difference in sound quality between the intro and the recordings.

Let's find out what Anna Brooks, Tony Bean, Louise Dengate, Dan Whitehouse, Abigail Kelly and Ruby Turner MBE think is needed for success.

#musiccareer #3essentialtips #musicindustry

‘10 Reasons Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day!’ https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/getpaidbeforegigday

I am happy to bring you another episode of ‘Success Beyond The Score’ podcast where you can learn how to build your music career from the best in the field.

At the time of this recording, we are so close to the end of the year, I wanted to look back at some reflections about the critical event that marked 2020 and 2021: the coronavirus pandemic.

It was a devastating blow for humankind at all levels that is still taking a toll to this day, yet it was also a moment of crisis that allowed us to think differently about what we were doing and what we really wanted.

How did it affect the music industry? Specifically, how did it impact musicians? Today you will hear true stories - the impact of the corona virus pandemic on independent, DIY, and signed musicians.

Let's then listen to Anna Brooks, Tony Bean, Louise Dengate, Dan Whitehouse, Abigail Kelly and Ruby Turner MBE, while they tell us about their hardships, opportunities, the good and the bad.

Please be aware of the fact these interviews happened during different moments of the pandemic, so the outlook of the guests might vary. Also, all of these conversations took place over Zoom, which means you might hear a difference in sound quality between the intro and the recordings.

0.00 Introduction

02:18 Anna Brooks – International touring saxophonist, recording artiste, arranger and director. http://annabrooks.rocks/

10:23 Tony Bean - CEO and founder of 5AM Records. International Artiste Developer, Songwriter and Record Producer

13:25 Louise Dengate Choir director, vocal coach and agency director, https://louisedengate.wixsite.com/home

16:01 Dan Whitehouse – acclaimed composer and songwriter currently signed with Reveal Records. www.dan-whitehouse.com https://www.dan-whitehouse.com/

20:45 Abigail Kelly - an award winning international operatic soprano & Ambassador for the National Touring Opera. https://www.abigailkellysoprano.com/

28:28 Ruby Turner Ruby Turner MBE -singer-songwriter, US R&B number 1 chart hit and actress http://www.rubyturner.com/

40:22 Conclusion

40:53 Ten Reason Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day

#coronavirusmusician #truestories #musicindustry

‘10 Reasons Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day!’ 

This time, I are going a bit more personal with my guests. I am asking them about their career highs; also their lows - what have they realised truly matters after decades of experiences? What have they learned from difficult times? So come along and hear from:

• Dan Whitehouse – acclaimed composer and songwriter currently signed with Reveal Records. www.dan-whitehouse.com
• 4 year old Harry sings ‘Somebody Love You’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZDk1Edsg08
• Anna Brooks – international touring saxophonist, recording artiste, arranger and director. http://annabrooks.rocks/
• Abigail Kelly - an award winning international operatic soprano & Ambassador for the National Touring Opera. https://www.abigailkellysoprano.com/
• Louise Dengate Choir director, vocal coach and agency director, https://louisedengate.wixsite.com/home
• Tony Bean - CEO and founder of 5AM Records. International Artiste Developer, Songwriter and Record Producer

By the way, these interviews were recorded through Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic so you might notice a slight change of audio quality between the introduction and the interviews but the show content is still A+!

‘10 Reasons Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day!’ https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/getpaidbeforegigday I am happy to have you back for another episode of Success Beyond The Score. This time, we are going straight to the main topic of the whole podcast: the business side of music. Just before I kick off, I want to let you know I have a new gift just for you. It’s called ‘10 Reasons Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day!’ If you have tried to get paid in advance and it’s not worked then check out this list of 10 things your customers consider before they pay you in advance, it will help you to understand what you should put in place to make it possible for you get paid before you hit the stage! The link is https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/getpaidbeforegigday Now back to the main topic of today’s episode. the business side of music. It is an essential part of the journey to becoming a professional musician that intimidates many emerging artists, but it doesn't have to be that way! Let my brilliant guests tell you all about it; we are going to talk about record labels, contracts, finances, networking, training and education, from their experience and without keeping any secrets. We have a full house today as well, so let's welcome Ruby Turner, Dan Whitehouse, Anna Brooks, Abigail Kelly, Louise Dengate, and Tony Bean. This interview was recorded through Zoom due to COVID-19 lockdown still easing, so you might perceive a slight change of audio quality between the introduction and the show. But don't worry because the content is stella! 0.00 Introduction 02.46 Ruby Turner MBE -singer-songwriter, US R&B number 1 chart hit and actress. http://www.rubyturner.com/ 15.45 Dan Whitehouse – acclaimed composer and songwriter currently signed with Reveal Records. www.dan-whitehouse.com 24.10 Anna Brooks – international touring saxophonist, recording artiste, arranger and director. http://annabrooks.rocks/ 30.43 Abigail Kelly - an award winning international operatic soprano & Ambassador for the National Touring Opera. https://www.abigailkellysoprano.com/ 36.19 Louise Dengate - music agency director, choir director & vocal coach https://www.crystalproductions.uk/ 41.27 Tony Bean - CEO and founder of 5AM Records. International Artiste Developer, Songwriter and Record Producer 50.18 Wrap up

Free sheet: https://www.successbeyondthescore.com... Welcome you back to my podcast, Success Beyond The Score. Just before I kick off, I want to let you know I have a new gift just for you. It’s called ‘10 Reasons Why They Will Pay You Before Gig Day!’ This is a snappy list of 10 things which will help you to understand what music promoters are checking to decide if they will pay you in advance. Knowing these things will help you to level up your game and put things in place to make it possible for you get paid before you hit the stage! Don’t forget to grab your copy after today’s show, unless you’re good a multi-tasking you can download it while you listen to this week’s episode. So today! You might be familiar with those gossip magazines covers that announce things like "the royal family, caught grocery shopping" or "check this picture of a famous musician air drying their laundry, you won't believe it!". These stem from the ideal of the celebrity, of that notion that famous people live a life of applause, lights, and luxury, and have nothing to do with the mundane. Is that really how it is? In this episode, I talk with • Tony Bean - CEO and founder of 5AM Records. International Artiste Developer, Songwriter and Record Producer • Abigail Kelly - an award winning international operatic soprano & Ambassador for the National Touring Opera • Anna Brooks – international touring saxophonist, recording artiste, arranger and director • Dan Whitehouse – acclaimed composer and songwriter currently signed with Reveal Records • and Ruby Turner MBE -singer-songwriter, US R&B number 1 chart hit and actress, they will give you their take on Glitz, glamour and the Monday morning musician. The things the Magazines and PR people don't want us to talk about. Let's get right into it. This interview was recorded through Zoom due to COVID-19 lockdown still easing, so you might perceive a slight change of audio quality between the introduction and the show. But don't worry because the content is stella! Abigail Kelly - https://www.abigailkellysoprano.com/ Anna Brooks http://annabrooks.rocks/ Dan Whitehouse: www.dan-whitehouse.com Ruby Turner: http://www.rubyturner.com/ Website: https://millicentstephenson.com/ Email: [email protected] Music industry coaching & education https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/ (Details about Millicent's Podcast 'Success Beyond The Score'; her online community for women in music called 'Time For My Music'; Millicent's free E-Booklet 'Revealed 25 Secrets of the Successful Gigging Musician, Singer, Rapper and Spoken Word Artiste', and more). Social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Millicent-St... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millicentst... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/millicents... SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/millicentsteph... Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2utS42s Twitter: https://twitter.com/millicentsax #musicbusinessinsights #glamour #mundane

Today my guest is Ruby Turner. With a music career spanning more than 30 years, Ruby Turner’s song “It’s Gonna Be Alright’ broke through by hitting number 1 on the US R&B Chart in 1990. What’s amazing about this is that it is rare for a British-Jamaican R&B, Soul and Gospel singer-songwriter.

Ruby’s 20 albums and singles are best known in Europe and North America. She’s a session vocalist for Bryan Ferry, UB40, Steel Pulse, Jools Holland and Mick Jagger. She has written songs for Lulu, Yazz and Maxi Priest.

Ruby is also an actress and her acting career spans Theatre, Films, TV Soaps, Documentaries, even BBC Music Judge for televised Choir competitions.

Ruby awards include an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music.

This interview was recorded through Zoom due to COVID-19 lockdown still easing, so you might perceive a slight change of audio quality between the introduction and the show. But don't worry because the content is stella! Let's welcome Ruby Turner.

Ruby Turner:
Website: http://www.rubyturner.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ruby
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rubyturnersoul
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Thank you so much for joining me for the second part of my interview with Dan Whitehouse, an award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who has an outstanding career spanning twenty years of touring, teaching and composing.

Today, we will explore the impact of COVID-19 on Dan's life and career after lockdown made a visit to Japan become an almost two years stay. We will talk about some pros and cons of the safety measures around the pandemic and exchange tips to stay creative, active and healthy in times of crisis. Dan will highlight some career highs and lows, and to wrap everything up, he will share some key aspects to keep in mind in order to become a professional musician. Due to the circumstances, this interview was recorded through Zoom, reason why you might perceive a slight change of audio quality between the introduction and the show. The quality of the content, however, remains A+.

00:00 Show Introduction

00:49 Who is Dan Whitehouse?

02:05 Lockdown in Japan

06:58 Career highs ‘Somebody Loves You’ & 4 year Harry

12:24 Dealing with glamourous and the mundane of life

14:23 Tips for building a full-time career in music – listen to your inner artist; relationships; building an audience; dealing with distractions

22:26 A little Japanese. 4 year old Harry sings ‘Somebody Love You’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZDk1Edsg08

Dan Whitehouse double album ‘Dreamland Tomorrow’ Produced by Tom Rose and Boo Hewerdine Watch “Dreamland” here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1TLiYz-Dg To steam/download the album https://soundcloud.com/danwhitehouse/sets/dreamland-tomorrow/s-QlS5C

Tomorrow (Gustaf Ljunggren Remix) https://open.spotify.com/track/0schdHiEU9NTGtR2zb4yUq?si=yCKooZAQQkC_U5U8jsUFSg

Videos http://www.dan-whitehouse.com/site/video/

Dreamland (live) https://youtu.be/3o9zNhnK7NI

Dreamland (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1TLiYz-Dg

Glass (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://youtu.be/wfnM7C2AFc8

Glass (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpLbaUAYfmQ

State of The English (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://youtu.be/sNbvVKPQ9-o

State of The English (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oB3UKNnqis&feature=youtu.be

Weightlifting (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://youtu.be/VRLWoXTJGZo

What I Didn’t See (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUzwexbnNY

Crazy On The Weekend (Sunhouse) live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGuR2HzHB8

Given Up (live) https://youtu.be/OgdzzMsQpoE

Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQwDi1jjPzE

Dan’s contacts:

Website: www.dan-whitehouse.com
Twitter: @dan_whitehouse
Instagram:@whitehousedan
Facebook: @danwhitehousemusic

For all media enquiries, please contact James Soars Tel. 01536 720245/07758 781032 Email [email protected]

Millicent’s contacts:
Millicent's music industry coaching & education https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/ and for Millicent's free E-Booklet 'Revealed 25 Secrets of the Successful Gigging Musician, Singer, Rapper and Spoken Word Artiste'.
Email: [email protected] 

Thank you so much for joining me in this episode of my podcast, "Success Beyond The Score". My guest today is Dan Whitehouse. He is an acclaimed composer and songwriter who has released five solo albums and who is currently signed with Reveal Records. He is a song-writing tutor and mentor qualified in the Sounds of Intent methodology, and he has extensive experience working directly with musicians or through facilitators such as Midlands Arts Centre or Company of Song, to create community through music. Today, we are going to learn how everything started, how it is going, his experiences of studying music, and everything about being signed to a label. This interview was recorded through Zoom with me being in the UK and Dan being in Japan, so you might perceive a slight change of audio quality between the introduction and the show. Don't worry about it, though, because the content's quality is constantly excellent. Without further ado, let's welcome Dan Whitehouse.

0:00 Show Introduction

2:00 Who is Dan Whitehouse?

3:00 Balancing community music projects and commercial work

05:46 Working with people with additional needs

07:40 Influences - meeting Chuck Berry; parental influence

09:20 The reason for taking a music degree

11:15 Getting signed and tips for getting signed

16:20 The Label experience

Dan Whitehouse double album ‘Dreamland Tomorrow’ Produced by Tom Rose and Boo Hewerdine Watch “Dreamland” here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1TLiYz-Dg

To steam/download the album https://soundcloud.com/danwhitehouse/sets/dreamland-tomorrow/s-QlS5C

Tomorrow (Gustaf Ljunggren Remix) https://open.spotify.com/track/0schdHiEU9NTGtR2zb4yUq?si=yCKooZAQQkC_U5U8jsUFSg

Videos

Dreamland (Live)  https://youtu.be/3o9zNhnK7NI

Dreamland (Dir Martin D Hyde)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1TLiYz-Dg

Glass (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://youtu.be/wfnM7C2AFc8 

Glass (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpLbaUAYfmQ 

State of The English (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://youtu.be/sNbvVKPQ9-o  

State of The English (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oB3UKNnqis&feature=youtu.be  

Weightlifting (Dir Martin D Hyde) https://youtu.be/VRLWoXTJGZo  

What I Didn’t See (Dir Martin D Hyde)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUzwexbnNY  

Crazy On The Weekend (Sunhouse) live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGuR2HzHB8  

Given Up (live) https://youtu.be/OgdzzMsQpoE  

Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQwDi1jjPzE

Dan’s contacts:

Website: www.dan-whitehouse.com

Twitter: @dan_whitehouse

Instagram:@whitehousedan

Facebook: @danwhitehousemusic

For all media enquiries, please contact James Soars Tel. 01536 720245/07758 781032 Email [email protected]

Millicent’s contacts:

Millicent's music industry coaching & education https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/ and for Millicent's free E-Booklet 'Revealed 25 Secrets of the Successful Gigging Musician, Singer, Rapper and Spoken Word Artiste'.

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Today I continue my conversation with Anna Brooks, a professional saxophonist, an international touring and recording artiste with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Joolz Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.

Anna is also a music arranger, music director, music preparation specialist, Teacher at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and singer. She is a mother of Sons who are twins and are 20 years old and at University.

Today you’ll hear how Anna coped with COVID-19, her tips for transition your music into a full-time professional career; how she started her music career 6 weeks after the birth of her sons; her music recordings; of her finance who is a Platinum recording artiste and trumpet player with Candy Dulfer – Anna’s idol.

By the way, this recording was taken during Lockdown, over Zoom so if you are watching or listening there will be a slight difference in the sound quality of the Show intro and the interview but the information is A plus!

01:55 Coping with COVID

11:10 Three tips to transition your music into a full time music career. 1) Passion 2) Study hard, practise hard. 3) Portfolio Career

19:52 Coping with Career Lows.

23:45 Late bloomer and single parenting

27:30 Recordings & Accolades

Anna's Social Media: http://annabrooks.rocks/ www.instagram.com/annabrooks

www.twitter.com/annabr00ks

www.facebook.com/annabrookssax

www.youtube.com/annabrooks

Anna Brooks: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6bTX69msG9jlBTTFcwgtpV?si=3oPX36IKQAybfUttLR0iUw

Anna Brooks Quintet: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OCVJoYBVe1olPa13Acg7F?si=iC7PhWhRSqKI5xRR46SIpA

Brooklyn Funk Essentials: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4r4tRC1EUpfUCLjwQXP5EA?si=BuWnoAFfR-ev8-iHswPIQQ

Millicent's music industry coaching & education https://www.successbeyondthescore.com/ and for Millicent's free E-Booklet 'Revealed 25 Secrets of the Successful Gigging Musician, Singer, Rapper and Spoken Word Artiste'. 

Email: [email protected]

Hi and welcome to Success Beyond The Score. I’m Millicent Stephenson, thank you so much for joining me. Today I’m interviewing another great Guest. She is, Anna Brook, a professional saxophonist, an international touring and recording artiste with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Joolz Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. She is a music arranger, music director, music preparation specialist and Singer. She is also a teacher at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Anna is a mother of twin sons who are 20 years old and at University.

How does Anna balance family commitments and touring? The pros and cons of having a music degree. Why self-taught rocks! Which is her favourite sax - soprano, alto, tenor and baritone which is her favourite sax? Dealing with mistakes, and what it’s like being the only female in the Band.

By the way, this recording was taken during Lockdown, over Zoom so if you are watching or listening there will be a slight difference in the sound quality of the introduction and the interview but the information is A-plus!

00.47 Intro.

03:46 Who is Anna Brooks and how she describes herself.

05:25 Balancing touring, stage work and parenting adult children with ADHD.

11:00 Which Sax? Early instruments. Self-learning the Sax, Jazz with a classical music degree.

18:02 Building a career through ‘learning as you Go’. Reading or not reading music. Dealing with musical mistakes in a professional setting.

23:30 The different routes musicians can take – Anna’s pointers: Give 100%; Practising; Knowing your craft; People notice. Word of mouth. Every Gig is a build-up of your reputation; turn up on time; appearance; your foundations for recommendation; get your own material out there; years of practise generate experiences.

30:53 Being the only female in the Band. The drawbacks of being a mother and touring musician. The opinions of others and coming to terms with being a female in music.

Anna's socials:
Website: http://annabrooks.rocks/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/annabrooks
Twitter: www.twitter.com/annabr00ks
Facebook: www.facebook.com/annabrookssax
YouTube: www.youtube.com/annabrooks
Spotify Artists page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6bTX69msG9jlBTTFcwgtpV?si=3oPX36IKQAybfUttLR0iUw

Anna Brooks Quintet: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OCVJoYBVe1olPa13Acg7F?si=iC7PhWhRSqKI5xRR46SIpA

Brooklyn Funk Essentials: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4r4tRC1EUpfUCLjwQXP5EA?si=BuWnoAFfR-ev8-iHswPIQQ

 

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