The Enlightened Musician Podcast
Lauren Light
Recent Episodes
On Todays Episode: Isabella Bedoya, founder of Fame Hackers, helps independent artists blow up their music careers using her FAME method. Isabella is a former A&R for a label under Sony Music, and has 5+ years of digital marketing and social media experience working with major labels, music startups and fortune 500 brands.
To learn more about Isabella Bedoya:
Including:
- 7 Tips To Grow A Fan Base Guide
- 5 Ways To Monetize Your Brand Guide
- The Value Ladder For Musicians & How To Create Your Own Offers
- The Fame Hackers Hashtag Strategy
And don't forget to visit www.theenlightenedmusician.com for more episodes. Also while you're there make sure to subscribe to us on your platform of your choice, so you never miss an episode!
On Todays Episode: Jerome Arab, is a Zimbabwean rapper, singer and songwriter whose music is driven by afro-beats, trap-soul, house, dancehall and hip-hop. His music has charted internationally on the beatport EDM charts, and been played in over forty countries. He collaborated and shared the stage with Raekwon, 112, J.P. Cooper and more. On this episode we talk about his stint on the show Big Brother Africa. Navagating the industry and learning the type of people to surround yourself within this industry as well as touring.
To learn more about Jerome Arab:
Spotify / Youtube / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
And don't forget to visit www.theenlightenedmusician.com for more episodes. Also while you're there make sure to subscribe to us on your platform of your choice, so you never miss an episode!
Today's Episode is a Q&A all about SYNC LICENSING. We asked you all to send in your questions and you delivered!
Our Guest Host Today: Dennis Coronel- He has had placements on over 2000+ spots. He is known for being an amazing Producer aka Soulplusmind and Partner in Iconic Music Agency.
Learn More about Dennis Coronel: www.soulplusmind.com // iconic-agency.com
Listen to his first interview episode: Sync Licensing 101
And don't forget to visit www.theenlightenedmusician.com for more episodes. Also while you're there make sure to subscribe to us on your platform of your choice, so you never miss an episode!
EPISODE QUESTIONS TIMESTAMPED:
[1:35] Don’t just slide into our DMs without introducing yourself, etc.
[8:47] What makes a song sync ready?
[13:35] Aside from making great music, what are some things one can do to really stand out in sync?
[23:00] What licensing companies should I work with? Should I go straight to music supervisors? What’s the difference?
[30:23] How do I submit to companies?
[36:35] How to format email?
[38:35] Benefits of exclusive/ non exclusive. Standard deals?
[47:18] What kind of music works for sync? Genres that do well or don’t?
[52:35] How do I keep my artist personality and still write for sync?
[56:35] How to structure cues?
[1:02:00] File formats to have on hand AIF/stems. Metadata?
[1:07:02] What’s one stop?
[1:09:25] Have to be in music city?
[1:14:50] Do you need a manager?
[1:18:54] Collecting your royalties - What do I need to have set up?
On Todays Episode: CerVon Campbell, an independent South Carolina artist known for his soulful sound and deep venting lyrics. CerVon is not only a singer/ rapper, but also credited as a screen writer, stand-up comic, songwriter, and actor. known for bending genres campbell has crafted mixtures of hiphop, r&b, alternatives, indie, country/folk, rock, and edm throughout his discography. the South Carolina native has sounds similar to those of childish gambino, frank ocean, the weekend, to artist like munford&son along with the lumineers. He also talks about his close to 50k Verified Instagram account and some tips how how to grow your social organically.
To learn more about Cervon:
New Song: Miss Universe
And don't forget to visit www.theenlightenedmusician.com for more episodes. Also while you're there make sure to subscribe to us on your platform of your choice, so you never miss an episode!
