Episode 216: Your Tracks Are a Journal of Your Life
The Finish More Music Podcast
Your music isn’t just a series of sessions that lead to loops, half-finished tracks, or a folder of finished pieces… It’s a reflection of your path, your growth, and your identity as an artist. In this episode, we explore how every session you sit down to write is shaping the story of your life. Whether it’s a win, a struggle, or a breakthrough—it all counts. And it all adds up. If you've been struggling to finish tracks or improve your level, doubting your ability, or even feeling unsure whether the effort, frustration, and overwhelm are really worth it… then this episode...
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FMM215 - Music & Changing Lives
The Finish More Music Podcast
This week on the Finish More Music podcast, I’m joined by Kedrick Jeffries—CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas and a lifelong musician and community leader. Kedrick has spent over two decades pouring into the lives of young people, helping them reach their potential through the power of music and mentorship. In this episode, we explore the profound impact that a single individual can have on a young person’s life—and how the act of showing up for others will radically transform our own. In this episode, we explore: ✅ How mentorship transforms...
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FMM 214 – Contribution Through Art Pt 3: Creativity That Changes Lives: Empowering Youth Through Music w/ Mark Turk
The Finish More Music Podcast
In this powerful conversation, I sat down with Mark Turk, founder of the Austin-based nonprofit Beat 4 Beat. Mark’s organization brings music education to underserved youths by hiring local musicians to teach in after-school programs—using creativity, performance, and songwriting as tools to transform young lives. In this show, we explore: ✅ How teaching is a superpower for creatives ✅ How music builds trust, confidence and community ✅ How music and generosity are a life-line to underserved youth ✅ How YOU can get started impacting the...
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FMM 213 - Contribution Through Art Pt2: London Elektricity: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
The Finish More Music Podcast
What does it truly mean to give everything for your art? In this powerful episode, drum & bass legend Tony Colman aka London Elektricity shares his deep philosophy on music, contribution, and living a life of service. From founding Hospital Records to performing in war-torn Ukraine for free, Tony’s career is a testament to the power of giving without expectation—and the unexpected rewards that come from it. We explore: ✅ Why giving selflessly benefits both the artist and the world ✅ How Tony overcame fear, ego, and self-doubt to focus on service ✅ The battle...
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FMM 212 - Contribution Through Art: Pt1 Mark Allin (Riigs)
The Finish More Music Podcast
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FMM 211 – The Creative Calling Part 5: The Threat Of Lethargy
The Finish More Music Podcast
Welcome to our first-ever Finish More Music podcast series! This podcast series, "The Creative Calling," explores how pursuing one's passions, particularly in creative fields, leads to a more fulfilling life for you and for others. In the series I use research and personal stories to illustrate the profound positive impacts of creative pursuits on mental, physical, and emotional well-being, and also address how to balance your personal creative goals with other life commitments. Fear isn’t the only thing stopping us from pursuing our creative calling—there’s...
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FMM 210 – The Creative Calling Part 4: The Threat Of Fear
The Finish More Music Podcast
Welcome to our first-ever Finish More Music podcast series! This podcast series, "The Creative Calling," explores how pursuing one's passions, particularly in creative fields, leads to a more fulfilling life for you and for others. In the series I use research and personal stories to illustrate the profound positive impacts of creative pursuits on mental, physical, and emotional well-being, and also address how to balance your personal creative goals with other life commitments. In this episode we discover one of the biggest threats to following your creative...
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FMM 209 - The Creative Calling Part 3: Balancing Creativity & Commitment
The Finish More Music Podcast
Welcome to our first-ever Finish More Music podcast series! This podcast series, "The Creative Calling," explores how pursuing one's passions, particularly in creative fields, leads to a more fulfilling life for you and for others. In the series I use research and personal stories to illustrate the profound positive impacts of creative pursuits on mental, physical, and emotional well-being, and also address how to balance your personal creative goals with other life commitments. In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest questions creatives face: When we follow...
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FMM 208 - The Creative Calling Part 2: Unlocking Energy, Growth, and Purpose
The Finish More Music Podcast
Welcome to our first-ever Finish More Music podcast series! This podcast series, "The Creative Calling," explores how pursuing one's passions, particularly in creative fields, leads to a more fulfilling life for you and for others. In the series I use research and personal stories to illustrate the profound positive impacts of creative pursuits on mental, physical, and emotional well-being, and also address how to balance your personal creative goals with other life commitments. In this episode, we continue exploring the power of following your creative calling. We...
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FMM 207 - The Creative Calling Part 1: The Numinous
The Finish More Music Podcast
Welcome to our first-ever Finish More Music podcast series! This five-part series concludes the story I shared last year about my instantaneous and permanent recovery from depression—and how I simultaneously regained my hearing, despite multiple medical professionals telling me it was lost forever. I thought I fully understood what had led me into the darkest time of my life and the reason for my recovery. However, it turned out I had only discovered the tip of the iceberg. The real breakthrough was something much bigger. And, in keeping with the strange twists...
info_outlineThis is the second part of a double-header focussing on what it takes to get your music signed on the labels you love, and the shortcuts to get you there fast.
Previously we heard the perspectives of established artists in the scene learning how to get noticed, and the pitfalls they have fallen into so that you don’t fall into the same.
In this episode, we are hearing from the label owners themselves…
- What criteria are they looking at?
- What do they want to see in you beyond just the music?
- How can you stand out in a good way to catch their ear?
And, importantly, what not to do to avoid getting blacklisted by labels.
Getting your music signed consists of several processes from getting heard in the first place to signing a contract to promo and to building long-lasting relationships with labels.
So whether you’re excited to advance your career in music or you’re happy in your current job but want to get your music played by the DJs you love and share the feeling you get when you’re on the dance floor with other people…
This is the episode for you.