The Music Man Podcast

The Music Man Podcast

The Music Man Podcast. The Music Man is here to help with tips, advice, stories, and interviews. All things music, all the time. Helping to build your music knowledge, music creativity, and music I.Q.

Episodes

June 19, 2025 44 mins

Artists and AI - Copyrights & the death of AI with music?

Ken and Joe dive into the AI copyrights. What if you use AI with your music, cover art, or any creative content? Do you actually own it?

We discuss - Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry: Meta’s former head of global affairs said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would “basically kill the AI industry in this...

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Ep213 - The Importance of Open Mics & Local Followings

Ken and Joe dive into the importance of open mics, local followings, and local community.

To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

For Ken's music projects -

@kennypmitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ken's...

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Ep212 - The end of the ownership era for both for artists and fans?

Ken and Joe dive into if music ownership is a thing of the past. Not just for artists but for fans as well. In a world dominated by streaming services and algorithmic playlists, some artists are pushing back—seeking to reintroduce the concept of true ownership. By bypassing traditional digital distribution and offering exclusive, tangible formats like vinyl, casse...

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Ep211 - Words of warning: our experience with music publishing & exclusive deals

Ken and Joe dive into their experience with music publishing & exclusive deals.

To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

For Ken's music projects -

@kennypmitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Ep210 - Tokenization of art and content creation - is this where we are heading?

This involves converting artworks, music, videos, event ticketing and other creative content into digital assets on a blockchain. 

Ken and Joe dive into a possible new way that involves community and technology to alter the music industry to benefit the artists with tokenization, blockchain, smart contracts, web3 and NFT's.

To contact the boys yo...

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Ep 209 - OWNING YOUR MASTERS - What does it mean? Should You?

Joe and Ken take a a look into what it means to "own your masters". They also talk about the difference between publishing rights and master rights and what you should know.

To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠⁠

Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠⁠

For Ken's music projects -

@...

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Ep 208 - THERAPY SESSION! Self-examination, how did you get started?

Joe and Ken take a therapy session into self-examination, how did we get started.


"In case you didn't know!" segment - Here's the link


To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠

Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠


For Ken's music projects -

@kennypmitche...

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Ep 207 - TOP SECRET: How listeners find new music

Joe and Ken take a dive down some data and statistics of how listeners find new music.


To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or ⁠joe@thewild1media.com⁠

Produced by The Wild 1 Media - ⁠www.thewild1media.com⁠


For Ken's music projects -

@kennypmitchell

⁠https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com/⁠

⁠Ken's Spotify⁠


For Joe's music pr...

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January 26, 2024 38 mins

Season 2 Episode 6 -

PAYOLA in the music industry!

Ken and Joe talk payola in the music industry. What is payola? How does payola work? Who benefits from payola? Share your comments and questions below. #payola #musicindustry #musicians #artists #paytoplay

To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or joe@thewild1media.com

Produced by The Wild 1 Media - www.thewild1media.com


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December 7, 2023 38 mins

Music Advice To Our Younger Selves -

Ken and Joe share advice they'd give their younger selves on music, creativity and artistry.


To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or joe@thewild1media.com


Produced by The Wild 1 Media - www.thewild1media.com


For Ken's music projects -

https://www.youtube.com/@UCeUv4-dPyj4bn-xMgvIlYLg https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spoti...

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September 28, 2023 45 mins

Our experience with Nashville - Joe lives there and Ken visits quite a bit. These are strictly their opinions and everyones experience is different.

To contact the boys you can reach out through the instagram profile or joe@thewild1media.com


Produced by The Wild 1 Media - www.thewild1media.com


For Ken's music projects -

https://www.youtube.com/@kennypmitchell

https://kmitchellmusic.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spoti...

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Where to start with home recording, why you should record at home, examples of artists using DAW's (or digital audio workstations) and some other information.


Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Periphery, and many other artists use their own or started off using their own DAW's. Let's take a look at some other interesting things about home recording.


#music #digitalaudioworkstation #rainbowkittensurprise #rickymartin ...

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ADAPT OR DIE - The Changing Music Industry with Streaming and AI


- The pros and cons of AI

- The pros and cons of Spotify/streaming/youtube for smaller artists


#music #distribution #indieartist #indiemusic #tips #tipsandtricks #musicdistribution

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to (the NEWER) "The Music Man Podcast," the podcast that strikes a chord with your creative soul. I'm your co-host with my new co host Ken, and I'm thrilled to be your guide on this melodic journey through the vast and enchanting world of music.

In this episode we talk about music distribution as a small indie artist. We try to keep it simple and to the point. Whether a beginner or ex...

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We are just at the beginning of a new decade. 2020 is here and WOW has it come in with a huge bang. The future of music is always changing and staying up with the trends can be extremely difficult. We’ve seen in the past decade the evolution and emergence of online streaming, digital distribution, YouTube superstars, social media influencers, Kick Starter campaigning, and concerts via live streams just to name a few. Also do you th...

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Spotify playlists can single handedly change an artists career overnight and bring in big revenue. But there always seems to be this weird enigma or riddle around Spotify’s curated playlists and the editors that program them. As artists and musicians we can ask a lot of questions about the algorithms and the data behind the program editors decision making process. And since these editors are the ones making decisions it’s almost as...

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August 12, 2020 3 mins

Rejection - ouch it burns. And it’s a natural part of our everyday lives. Whether it’s dating, a job prospect, or a “no thanks” response from a music industry professional, rejections can sting and paralyze us to the core. You can get mad, punch a hole through a wall, or turn your back to the world and quit making music. Okay all jokes aside I would rather focus on some productive ways on how to deal with rejection as a musician. ...

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Modern music recording technology has given musicians the capability of recording their music more easily. Whether it’s with a simple cell phone, a laptop and a usb microphone, or a professional DAW (digital audio workstation) setup in your home; musicians, bands and artists have so many ways of capturing their music with less effort, less expense, and more efficiently. This isn’t to say you won’t be spending some money. The better...

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Music distribution is the connection and process of getting your finished music or album into your fan base and future fans ears and hands. Distribution is a big part of promoting your music. It used to be that brick and mortar stores were the only way for record labels and independent artists to reach their listeners and fans with their records and albums. But in 2015 for the first time digital distribution sales had surpassed the...
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For many of us we look for a shortcut clever path to excellence. Being a beginner in any skill is hard. We can be overwhelmed with what we have to learn. Most main skills can be broken down into sub skills. And if we want to learn a new set of skills it’s usually because we’ve seen someone else do some cool stuff that we want to learn how to do. And taking on that new skill can be a bit overwhelming when we try to break it down. It...

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