<description>Why do so many famous, seemingly successful musicians wind up completely broke?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this bonus series, I’m interviewing incredibly talented musicians who are using cutting-edge podcasting technology to reinvent the music industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today we’re here with &lt;strong&gt;Suzanne Santo&lt;/strong&gt;, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. A tireless creator, her sound has been described as Americana, Southern-gothic soul, and forward-thinking rock &amp;amp; roll. Santo performed for a decade as a member of the L.A.-based duo HoneyHoney, and went on to tour the world from Greece to Glastonbury as a member of Hozier’s band.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’re going to dig this one. In this episode, you’ll hear:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The surprising and tragic truth about &lt;strong&gt;big contracts in the music industry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How and why musicians lose &lt;strong&gt;creative control&lt;/strong&gt; over their art and identity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to maintain top health and &lt;strong&gt;performance on the road&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to &lt;strong&gt;balance a career&lt;/strong&gt; as a musician with being a mother&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why &lt;strong&gt;deleting all of your social media&lt;/strong&gt; accounts is awesome&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And much more…&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Be sure to listen until the end of this show to hear Suzanne’s track, &lt;em&gt;Worried&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These special episodes with fellow performing artists are free of ads with no sponsors, so if you like what you’re hearing, you can support this show by sending a “boost” or “boostagram” to this episode on a modern podcasting app like &lt;a href="https://fountain.fm/" target="_blank"&gt;Fountain&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to help &lt;strong&gt;create a better future for music&lt;/strong&gt; and podcasting, here’s your challenge:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Download the &lt;a href="https://fountain.fm/" target="_blank"&gt;Fountain&lt;/a&gt; app.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add a few dollars to your lightning wallet.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Find this episode, click the lightning icon, and send us a Boost with an optional message.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;Since the Abel James Show is now using modern podcasting 2.0 technology, your contribution will automatically be split 50/50 with Suzanne Santo. We truly appreciate your support!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’d like to hear Suzanne Santo LIVE, we’ll be sharing the stage this Monday, 12/16 at Antone’s in Austin, TX.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Get your tickets&lt;/strong&gt; ($10): &lt;a href="https://antonesnightclub.com/tm-event/adam-currys-boostagram-ball-live" target="_blank"&gt;AntonesNightclub.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Or join the Livestream&lt;/strong&gt; on &lt;a href="https://tunestr.io/" target="_blank"&gt;Tunestr&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.boostagramball.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Adam Curry’s Boostagram Ball podcast&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Show starts at 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on Monday, December 16, 2024&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Head over to &lt;a href="https://www.suzannesanto.com/" target="_blank"&gt;SuzanneSanto.com&lt;/a&gt; for music, upcoming shows, merch and more from Suzanne Santo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read the show notes: &lt;a href="https://fatburningman.com/suzanne-santo-how-to-reinvent-a-broken-music-industry/" target="_blank"&gt;https://fatburningman.com/suzanne-santo-how-to-reinvent-a-broken-music-industry/&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Abel James Show

Abel James

Suzanne Santo: How to Reinvent a Broken Music Industry

DEC 14, 202448 MIN
Abel James Show

Suzanne Santo: How to Reinvent a Broken Music Industry

DEC 14, 202448 MIN

Description

Why do so many famous, seemingly successful musicians wind up completely broke?<br /><br />In this bonus series, I’m interviewing incredibly talented musicians who are using cutting-edge podcasting technology to reinvent the music industry.<br /><br />Today we’re here with <strong>Suzanne Santo</strong>, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. A tireless creator, her sound has been described as Americana, Southern-gothic soul, and forward-thinking rock &amp; roll. Santo performed for a decade as a member of the L.A.-based duo HoneyHoney, and went on to tour the world from Greece to Glastonbury as a member of Hozier’s band.<br /><br />You’re going to dig this one. In this episode, you’ll hear:<br /><ul><li>The surprising and tragic truth about <strong>big contracts in the music industry</strong></li><li>How and why musicians lose <strong>creative control</strong> over their art and identity</li><li>How to maintain top health and <strong>performance on the road</strong></li><li>How to <strong>balance a career</strong> as a musician with being a mother</li><li>Why <strong>deleting all of your social media</strong> accounts is awesome</li><li>And much more…</li></ul>Be sure to listen until the end of this show to hear Suzanne’s track, <em>Worried</em>.<br /><br />These special episodes with fellow performing artists are free of ads with no sponsors, so if you like what you’re hearing, you can support this show by sending a “boost” or “boostagram” to this episode on a modern podcasting app like <a href="https://fountain.fm/" target="_blank">Fountain</a>.<br /><br />If you want to help <strong>create a better future for music</strong> and podcasting, here’s your challenge:&nbsp;<br /><ol><li>Download the <a href="https://fountain.fm/" target="_blank">Fountain</a> app.</li><li>Add a few dollars to your lightning wallet.</li><li>Find this episode, click the lightning icon, and send us a Boost with an optional message.</li></ol>Since the Abel James Show is now using modern podcasting 2.0 technology, your contribution will automatically be split 50/50 with Suzanne Santo. We truly appreciate your support!<br /><br />If you’d like to hear Suzanne Santo LIVE, we’ll be sharing the stage this Monday, 12/16 at Antone’s in Austin, TX.<br /><strong>&gt;&gt; Get your tickets</strong> ($10): <a href="https://antonesnightclub.com/tm-event/adam-currys-boostagram-ball-live" target="_blank">AntonesNightclub.com</a><br /><strong>&gt;&gt; Or join the Livestream</strong> on <a href="https://tunestr.io/" target="_blank">Tunestr</a> or <a href="https://www.boostagramball.com/" target="_blank">Adam Curry’s Boostagram Ball podcast</a> (<em>Show starts at 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on Monday, December 16, 2024</em>)<br /><br />Head over to <a href="https://www.suzannesanto.com/" target="_blank">SuzanneSanto.com</a> for music, upcoming shows, merch and more from Suzanne Santo<br /><br />Read the show notes: <a href="https://fatburningman.com/suzanne-santo-how-to-reinvent-a-broken-music-industry/" target="_blank">https://fatburningman.com/suzanne-santo-how-to-reinvent-a-broken-music-industry/</a>