The Musician's Map Podcast

Dan is the guitarist from Frontierer and is about to release his new project 'Lift' 

We talk about his early bands, music education and degrees, the intention behind and creation of 'Lift', his writing process, and more!

Kurt Ballou is the guitarist from legendary hardcore band Converge. He also runs God City Studios.

Nicole Gaffney is a major part of Girls Rock Aotearoa, and plays guitar and sings for her duo Carb On Carb.

We talk about Girls Rock Camp, equal opportunities, touring with Carb On Carb, DIY, networking and PR.

Carb On Carb:

Alex Fitzpatrick is the founder of Holy Roar Records.

He talks about the formation and early years of Holy Roar, what he looks for in bands and how he discovers them, what Holy Roar does for it’s artists, and how to get noticed by record labels.

We also discuss physical vs digital sales, whether digital albums becoming redundant, and the future of Holy Roar and indie labels.

Holy Roar:

The 50th episode of the podcast and it’s a huge honour to have co-guitarist, co-vocalist and band manager Brady Deeprose from UK post-metal band Conjurer join me on the podcast.

We talk about forming a band, balancing music with your job, being self managed, working with PR, signing to Holy Roar Records, vocal technique and spreadsheets.

Brady discusses his strict approach to Conjurer, the years of hard work that slowly produces huge rewards….and The Darkness. You know, the glam metal band from the early 2000’s.

Conjurer: