Episodes
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The topic of this week’s show is THE EVOLUTION OF ARTIST DEVELOPMENT and joining me on the show is Elise Roller - the founder and CEO of Misfit Music, an artist development and management company based in Winnipeg.
Elise and I had a great chat about the role of a manager in artist development, what artist development looks like in 2024, and she tells us about Misfit Music’s Artist Evolution services and how they are helping with the careers of independent artists in Canada.
Oh and just a quick note that this episode is the final episode for Season 5. I’ll be taking a much-needed break for a bit but will be back soon with more music industry wisdom for you!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Elise Recommends: Lana Winterhalt's Social Content
Jen recommends: DEHD's new album POETRY
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Mark Perry - Day Makes
Learn more about Misfit Music at misfitmusicmgmt.com
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The topic of this week’s show is HOW TO RETURN TO MUSIC AFTER A HIATUS and joining me on the show is Winnipeg blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Romi Mayes.
Romi just released a new single on May 17th, after not releasing any new music for 9 years and she also has a new album coming out at the end of June! We had a great conversation about what led to her extended break from her music career and how she made the decision to come back.
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Romi Recommends: Brandi Carlile - The Story
Jen recommends: Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
SOTW
Romi Mayes - C'mon Baby
**Read Romi's Op-Ed for Range Magazine - Dear Music, You've Changed
Learn more about Romi Mayes at romimayes.ca
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The topic of this week’s show is CHOOSING A CREATIVE LIFE and joining me on the show is Vancouver musician Etienne Siew.
Etienne and I had a great conversation about how he made the decision to quit his 9-5 job to become a full-time musician. And we discuss what it actually means to live a creative life.
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Etienne Recommends: Chris Stapleton - Devil Always Made Me Think Twice
Jen recommends: Bon Jovi documentary - Thank You, Goodnight
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Etienne Siew - Chasing Dreams
Learn more about Etienne Siew at etiennesiew.com
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The topic of this week’s show is MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR FILM + TV and joining me on the show is Film Composer, Singer and Vocal Coach - Red Janes.
We had a great discussion about how she went from musician to film composer, how AI is affecting the film composition world, and how one becomes a composer for film and TV.
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
Content Warning: Just an FYI that there are more F-bombs that usual in this episode, so be careful where you're listening to it! 😬
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Red recommends:
Justice - Live at Coachella 2024
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Woh Hata Rahe Hain Parda
Maria João Pires - Chopin's Nocturnes
Jen recommends:
Drive - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
SOTW
Cinnamon Sandhu - Materialistic Rani
Learn more about Red Jane at redcomposer.com
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The topic of this week’s show is MUSIC PRODUCTION + SONGWRITING TIPS and joining me on the show is British electronic musician, producer and podcaster Marc Matthews.
This was a really fun conversation because I was a guest on Marc’s podcast - Inside The Mix - last month discussing music promotion and social media, which is a great ep by the way, and it was great to switch things up to interview him on my podcast.
We had a great discussion about the basics of music production and writing songs, and he also had plenty of amazing tips and advice to pass along - so be sure to take notes!
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Marc recommends: Progressions Podcast - The Music AI is Coming For Us!
Jen recommends: Future Islands - The Thief
SOTW
Marc Matthews ft. INDIGO - Let You Go
🎧 Listen to Jen Fritz on the Inside The Mix podcast HERE
Learn more about Marc Matthews at synthmusicmastering.com
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The topic of this week’s show is TOURING AS AN INDIE BAND and joining me on the show is Vancouver Island-based musicians Andrew Baskin and Lucas Antoni from the indie-rock band Vogue Villains.
When we had this conversation, the guys had just finished a tour supporting their new album Built on Bones so they definitely had a lot to say about life on the road. We had a great discussion about the pros and cons of touring as an indie band in 2024, what kind of challenges they’ve faced, as well as some tips for indie bands that might be heading out on tour this year.It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Lucas recommends: QOTSA - In Times New Roman
Andrew recommends: Under The Mountain - Play Our Way and Demob Happy - Hades, Baby (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
Jen recommends: Hurray for the Riff Raff - Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive)
SOTW
Vogue Villains - A Slow Ride (At The Speed Of Light)
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The topic of this week’s show is SPEAKING UP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE and joining me on the show is Victoria-based indie-pop musician, Alexandria Maillot, who is an artist that isn’t afraid to speak up about social injustice or political issues, particularly on her social media.
We had a great discussion about the importance of musicians speaking up for social change and how many artists don’t understand the power they have and how they can actually use their platform to fight for social justice.It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Alexandria recommends: PURPLE RAIN!!!
Jen recommends: Sierra Ferrell - I Could Drive You Crazy
SOTW
Alexandria Maillot - The Judge
RESOURCE LINKS
Info about SXSW 2024 Artist Boycott
Social Impact Report From Boygenius' 2023 Tour
Info about United Musicians & Allied Workers (UMAW)
Info about Palestinian-Canadian musician Nemahsis
Learn more about Alexandria Maillot at maillotmusic.com
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The topic of this week’s show is DIGITAL MARKETING TRENDS FOR MUSICIANS and joining me on the show is Peter Carruthers, who is the former Marketing and Digital Manager at Arts & Crafts where he worked for 7 years, so has quite a bit of experience to share with us!
We had a great discussion about the current trends in digital marketing and what musicians should be thinking about when it comes to their digital marketing plans when releasing new music this year.It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Peter recommends: Shellac's upcoming new album - To All Trains
Jen recommends: Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
SOTW
Lisa Humber - The Devil's Advocate
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The topic of this week’s show is GENRE FLUIDITY IN MUSIC and joining me on the show is Yukon-based singer-songwriter, storyteller, and contemporary guzheng player Erica Dee Mah.
Erica and I had a great talk about how more musicians are creating music outside of the traditional genre norms, what her experience has been like making music that is “outside the box," and how audiences are embracing new (and sometimes unexpected!) music genres a lot more these days.
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Erica recommends: Benj Rowland - Community Garden
Jen recommends: Mother Mother - Explode!
SOTW
Erica Dee Mah - The Garden
Learn more about Erica at ericamah.com
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Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! I’m so happy to be back! I really missed you guys!
For our Season 5 premiere, we have our very first return guest to the podcast! This week, I’m talking to Tyler Bancroft who is a guy that wears many hats in the music industry - he’s the lead singer of Vancouver indie rock band Said The Whale and he’s also a music industry professional who runs a record label and manages artists, among many other things. And we’re going to talk about where we think the industry is headed this year, as we each do our music industry predictions for 2024.
Now full disclosure, I was planning to get the season started a few weeks ago but it didn’t turn out that way. So, 1 - if our references feel about a month old, that’s why. It’s crazy how quick things move these days! And 2 - I apologize for having a 2024 predictions episode in March but here we are.
At any rate - it was a really great talk + I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Tyler recommends: Mk.gee - Are You Looking Up
Jen recommends: Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
SOTW
Said The Whale - Never Grow Up
Learn more about Tyler at saidthewhale.com
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Hello! Just a quick check-in to let you know that we're back baby! Season 5 of The FM Podcast will premiere next week - on Tuesday, March 12th. I've really missed y'all, so make sure you tune in + join us!
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The topic of this week’s show is CARVING OUT YOUR OWN SPACE and joining me on the show is Toronto musician Sandra Bouza.
Sandra and I had a great chat about how it can be hard to find your place in the music industry when you don’t fit into one specific genre. And how she decided to carve out her own space by SPOILER ALERT: just being herself.
I really felt a connection with Sandra on a lot of her experiences, you know just by being a woman in the music industry, so it's a great conversation and I think you’ll really like this one!
Oh and just a quick note that this episode is the final episode for Season 4. I’ll be taking a short break but I’ll be back soon with even more music industry wisdom for you!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Sandra recommends: Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
Jen recommends: Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor's Version)SOTW
Sandra Bouza - Good Vibrations
Learn more about Sandra at sandrabouza.com
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The topic of this week’s show is THE ROLE OF MUSIC LAWYERS and joining me on the show is musician and entertainment lawyer - Kurt Dahl.
Kurt and I had a great talk about what exactly it is that a music lawyer does, when is the right time to hire a music lawyer, and how being a musician shapes his work as a lawyer. (ICYDK, Kurt is also the drummer in Canadian rock band One Bad Son.)
It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Kurt recommends: Joni Mitchell at Newport Folk Fest 2022
Jen recommends: Christine and the Queens - Paranoïa, Angels, True LoveSOTW
One Bad Son - Retribution Blues
Learn more about Kurt at lawyerdrummer.com
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The topic of this week’s show is KEEPING A POSITIVE MINDSET and joining me on the show is Vancouver musician and all around positive person - Beau Wheeler.
Beau and I had a great conversation about how hard it can be to stay positive as an artist in the music industry and how music helped them to overcome struggles in their life!
It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Beau recommends: Charlotte Cornfield - Cut and Dry / New Boygenius album
Jen recommends: Little Simz - Gorilla videoSOTW
Beau Wheeler - Flying Colours
Learn more about Beau at beauwheeler.com
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The topic of this week’s show is PRODUCING MUSIC ON A BUDGET and joining me on the show is record producer, songwriter and recording artist Winston Hauschild, who works out of The Treehouse Studio on Bowen Island here in BC.
Winston and I have known each other for a long time, so prepare yourself for a good ol’ back in the day discussion from us, and we also talk about how to stretch your budget when producing an album or single.
It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Winston recommends: 60 Songs That Explain The 90s podcast
Jen recommends: Blur - The NarcissistSOTW
Winston - Lonely
Learn more about Winston at winstonhauschild.com
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The topic of this week’s show is THE IMPORTANCE OF CAMPUS RADIO and joining me on the show is Jasper Sloan Yip, who is the Programming Director for CITR here in Vancouver and he’s also an indie artist himself.
We had a great chat about whether Campus Radio is still relevant in 2023 and he gives us some great tips about how to pitch and service campus radio here in Canada.
It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Jasper recommends: Devours - Homecoming Queen
Jen recommends: Bully - Lucky For YouSOTW
Jasper Sloan Yip - Gin Fizz
Link to Jen's prom photos on IG at #FritzysProm
Learn more about Jasper: jaspersloanyip.com
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So the topic of this week’s show is SURVIVING AS A WORKING CLASS ARTIST and joining me on the show is Montreal-based musician Russell Louder who just released their new single Movie Queen a couple months ago and has a new album coming out this summer.
We had a really great conversation and talked about how hard it is to survive as an independent artist in 2023. We both get fired up and pretty radical, idea-wise, on this one - so brace yourself!
It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Russell recommends: Music documentary Et tu, Dude?
Jen recommends: 60 Songs That Explain The 90s podcastSOTW
Russell Louder - Movie Queen
Link to Cadence Weapon article about touring HERE
Learn more about Russell HERE
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The topic of this week’s show is CONTENT CREATION FATIGUE and joining me on the show is Vancouver musician Ché Aimee Dorval, who released her new full-length album The Crowned earlier this year. And since she’s just coming off a cycle of album promotion, she definitely knows a thing or two about having to churn out content to promote an album.
We had a great conversation and discussed how hard it can be for indie musicians to do all of the things that come along with promoting your music on social media.It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Ché recommends: The Sadies - Colder Streams
Jen recommends: Tina Turner documentary TINASOTW
Ché Aimee Dorval - The Crowned
Learn more about Ché at cheaimeedorval.com
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So the topic of this week’s show is HOW TO WRITE A MUSIC GRANT and joining me on the show is Jessica Hoefsloot who writes a lot of funding applications through her company Sad Kids Collective - an artist-friendly management company offering services from digital marketing, grant writing and day-to-day business management for artists & industry. And by day - Jessica is also an Account Executive for Influencer Marketing at Viral Nation.
We had a great conversation and discussed many tips and tricks for writing a successful music grant, managing artist expectations and a whole lot more.It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Jessica recommends: Corook - If I Were A Fish TikTok trend
Jen recommends: Janelle Monae - Lipstick LoverSOTW
Dust Cwaine - 90's Darling
Learn more about Jessica at sadkidsco.com
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The topic of this week’s show is HOW TO DIY IN 2023 and joining me on the show is Shawn Petsche who recently created Trickle Down Music which is a great online resource for indie musicians. Shawn is also a musician and was Festival Manager for the Sled Island Music and Arts Festival in Calgary for over 10 years.
We had a great conversation about the struggles independent musicians face these days when they try to "do it themselves" and what led him to create his amazing new website to help educate artists.
It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it!
FRESH CONTENT LINKS
Shawn recommends: Pat Finnerty / What Makes This Song Stink?
Jen recommends: Jason Isbell - Running With Our Eyes ClosedSOTW
Self-Cut Bangs - In Colour
Learn more about Trickle Down Music at trickledownmusic.ca
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