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The Empowered Artist
Dave Kusek - New Artist Model
Patrick Clifford - Disney Music Publishing
Stewart Halcomb & Holly Helms - The
Springs
Gerald Moss - Entertainment One Distribution
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Steel Blossoms• Country / Folk band from
Nashville, TN
• Released their first EP last year
• The Steel Blossoms perform almost every single night in Nashville.
• Doing their first house concert tour.
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Steel Blossoms• “We collect donations at our gigs. We’ve found our
fans will support us if we give them the opportunity.”
• “We try to get as many people as possible to sign up for our email list. Being able to contact fans later about a show or a new song is extremely important.”
• “We’re currently trading all the songs on our EP for email addresses instead of selling it. We’re a fairly new band and at this point, those emails are more valuable than a few sales.”
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Amy Golby• Folk singer from Texas
• She has released one album: “Left Unsaid”
• Playing at a local festival this summer
• Playing on local TV
• Got local radio interviews
• Received offers from record labels, booking agents, and producers
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Amy Golby• “I work to get my music out there anywhere and
everywhere! I submit my music everywhere online to radios, artist development companies, streaming websites, etc.”
• “I stay on top of social media. This is how I invite people to my shows, tell them what I’m doing, keep everyone informed, and grow my fanbase.”
• “I do most of my own booking, and I have a giant list of every venue I know of in my city. I email and call until I get to the booking department. I’ve done two shows every weekend for the past month and I still have a full time job.”
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Jean Catchings• Jean was stuck in a ghost writing
situation where he wasn’t getting credit for his music
• He decided to take charge of his situation and pushed himself to break away from ghost writing
• About a month ago he was offered a record contract
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Jean Catchings
• “I’m making sure that I’m always networking by doing collaborations and cowrites.”
• “In addition to all the work my label does, I’m still doing a lot of work on my own. In this industry, you can’t wait around for people. You need to make things happen.”
• “I try to make sure my fans know me as a person. That way, I develop a much deeper connection than the typical artist-fan relationship.”
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Lisa Leitl
• Pop/Folk/Country songwriter from Florida
• After 20 years as a successful vocalist, Lisa is pursuing a new focus of songwriting.
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Lisa Leitl
• “I’m constantly networking, networking and networking to build true relationships.”
• “I take every opportunity to write with other artists or songwriters. I believe this is the best way to stretch myself as a writer and also build new relationships and connections.”
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Barry McGuire• Member of the
contemporary Christian Rock group, 288
• Just self-released their 2nd album, “He’s Enough.”
• Performing in Nashville for the first time this month.
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Barry McGuire
• “In January, I quit my IT job to pursue music full time. If you want this to be your job, you have to treat it like one.”
• “Networking is big for me. I try to surround myself with people who are better than me and people who are good at things that I’m not.”
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Colin Huntley• Pop singer songwriter from
Austin, TX
• Performed on ABC’s Rising Star.
• Performed over 150 gigs at age 16.
• Developed a following of 1400 on YouTube and his original music video, “Best I Never Had” has been viewed over 300,000 times.
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Colin Huntley• “Facebook and YouTube is big for me. I post cover videos
directly to Facebook and boost the post. Even just a little bit has made a huge difference in Facebook numbers as well as helping drive traffic to my YouTube channel.”
• “I work to keep up continual engagement and conversation with my fans. I try to understand what they want from me rather than the other way around. It’s supposed to be fun!”
• “Being consistent in timing and quality of what you put out is important. If people expect you’ll be there, they will be too.”
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Matt Baker• Jazz musician originally from Australia,
now living in NYC
• Matt has toured all over the world - Canada, the Middle East, and Australia
• On tour with singer Judy Collins
• Has a headlining spot at the Birdland jazz club in NYC
• Grown his Twitter following from 22 to 19,000 in the past year
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Matt Baker
• “I’ve been playing online concerts in the last year to reach people all over the world.”
• “I funded my last album project via crowdfunding.”
• “I’m working with people I met through the New Artist Model on my next project.