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| 65. Building Buzz In 2026 with Mavis Harris | 30 Jun 2026 | 00:33:52 | |
The topic of this week’s show is BUILDING BUZZ IN 2026 and joining me on the show is Mavis Harris who runs Nice Marmot PR, a Canadian based music publicity company based in British Columbia - like me! It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it! FRESH CONTENT LINKS | |||
| 64. Creative Cross Pollination with Peet Massé | 23 Jun 2026 | 00:46:12 | |
The topic of this week’s show is CREATIVE CROSS POLLINATION and joining me on the show is the the artist behind Montreal indie rock project Hey Gorgeous - and that is multidisciplinary artist and musician Peet Massé. Peet and I had a great conversation about his journey through visual art and music, and how working across disciplines fuels creativity, emotional expression, and personal growth. We also discuss how multidisciplinary work enhances inspiration and prevents burnout, and the importance of authenticity and emotional connection in art. It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it! | |||
| 56. Music Production + Songwriting Tips with Marc Matthews | 23 Apr 2024 | 00:51:05 | |
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. | |||
| 55. Touring As An Indie Band with Andrew Baskin + Lucas Antoni (Vogue Villains) | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:50:23 | |
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. It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it! | |||
| 54. Speaking Up For Social Change with Alexandria Maillot | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:49:20 | |
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. It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it! | |||
| 53. Digital Marketing Trends For Musicians with Peter Carruthers | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:43:29 | |
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! It was a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it! | |||
| 52. Genre Fluidity In Music with Erica Dee Mah | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:32:44 | |
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. | |||
| 51. Music Industry Predictions For 2024 with Tyler Bancroft | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:45:10 | |
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. | |||
| Season 5 Trailer | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:01:05 | |
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! | |||
| 50. Carving Out Your Own Space with Sandra Bouza | 11 Jul 2023 | 00:40:16 | |
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. SOTW | |||
| 49. The Role Of Music Lawyers with Kurt Dahl | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:32:56 | |
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.
SOTW | |||
| 48. Keeping A Positive Mindset with Beau Wheeler | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:33:11 | |
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! SOTW | |||
| 63. Building A Better Music Industry with Robyn Stewart | 16 Jun 2026 | 00:44:15 | |
The topic of this week’s show is BUILDING A BETTER MUSIC INDUSTRY and joining me on the show is the Executive Director of Women In Music Canada, Robyn Stewart. Robyn is someone who is actively trying to build a better and more equitable music industry through Women In Music Canada, and we had a great discussion about how the organization not only fosters gender equality in the music industry, but it’s also there to connect and create community, AND provide support, resources and advocacy for that community. We had a great discussion about how far we’ve come, since both Robyn and I started in the music industry and how far we still need to go! It was a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it! FRESH CONTENT LINKS | |||
| 47. Producing Music On A Budget with Winston Hauschild | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:38:17 | |
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. SOTW | |||
| 46. The Importance Of Campus Radio with Jasper Sloan Yip | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:35:08 | |
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. SOTW | |||
| 45. Surviving As A Working Class Artist with Russell Louder | 06 Jun 2023 | 00:40:30 | |
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! SOTW | |||
| 44. Content Creation Fatigue with Ché Aimee Dorval | 30 May 2023 | 00:35:10 | |
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. It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 43. How To Write A Music Grant with Jessica Hoefsloot | 23 May 2023 | 00:36:45 | |
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. It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 42. How To DIY In 2023 with Shawn Petsche | 16 May 2023 | 00:31:28 | |
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. SOTW | |||
| 41. Recording A Live Album with Shawn Hall | 09 May 2023 | 00:31:24 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the podcast! I’m so happy to be back! For our Season 4 premiere - I’m talking to Shawn Hall who is one half of the blues duo The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer and we’re talking all about recording a live album. We had a really great conversation about their experience recording their live album and concert film Live At The King Eddy, whether live albums will continue to be relevant and much much more. SOTW | |||
| BONUS: Best of Season Three | 02 May 2023 | 00:32:09 | |
Hello! Its's bonus episode time! We decided to put together a BEST OF SEASON 3 episode to get everyone fired up about Season 4 which starts next week! We went through and found some of our favourite moments from Season 3 which was super fun to do - it was great to relive the conversations and it got us really excited about doing Season 4. We really hope you enjoy it and we'll see you next week for the premiere episode of Season 4! | |||
| Season 4 Trailer | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:01:21 | |
Just a quick check-in to let you know that Season 4 of The FM Podcast will premiere on May 9th. And to get you fired up and ready to go - next week we’ll have a bonus episode featuring The Best of Season 3! We're back, baby! | |||
| 40. Honouring The Past with Ndidi O + Trish Klein | 10 May 2022 | 00:39:29 | |
The topic of this week’s show is Honouring The Past and joining me on the show are musicians Ndidi O and Trish Klein, who recently joined forces to create the musical project The Blue and Gold. We had a great chat about how the project came to be and why it’s important to shine a light on these artists. It's a really interesting conversation, so buckle up cuz it's a good one! Oh and just a quick note that this episode is the final episode for Season 3. I’ll be taking a little break but will be back soon with more music industry wisdom for you! SOTW | |||
| 62. Finding Your Niche with MAJORS | 09 Jun 2026 | 00:36:38 | |
The topic of this week’s show is FINDING YOUR NICHE, and joining me on the show are Bricks Latour and Justin Camarena from the self-proclaimed #1 Band In Golf - MAJORS. I figured these guys were the perfect people to talk to about this subject because they are a pop-punk band that only writes songs about golf – now that’s definitely what I call finding your niche. We had a great discussion about how the idea for the band started as a bit and then became a reality, how they’re leading the charge in what they call GOLF ROCK, and the release of their new self-titled album, which came out last month. This talk was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it. FRESH CONTENT LINKS Learn more about MAJORS at majorsband.com | |||
| 39. Building The Story with Nuela Charles | 03 May 2022 | 00:29:00 | |
The topic of this week’s show is Building The Story and joining me on the show is Juno-nominated musician Nuela Charles! This is a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it! FRESH CONTENT LINKS SOTW | |||
| 38. The Power Of Community with Leonard Podolak | 26 Apr 2022 | 00:45:42 | |
The topic of this week’s show is The Power of Community and joining me on the show is Leonard Podolak who is the Executive Director of Home Routes. We had an great conversation about how Home Routes has helped to create communities for musicians across Canada over the last 15th years, how things have shifted for them with the pandemic, and we also discuss the Home Routes 15th Anniversary Tour which wraps up this Friday with a virtual show in Winnipeg featuring Del Barber, Double The Trouble and Bobby Dove. It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 37. Creating Change with Keziah Myers | 19 Apr 2022 | 00:30:39 | |
The topic of this week’s show is Creating Change and I’m talking to Keziah Myers - who is someone who is doing a lot to create change in the Canadian music industry! Keziah is the Executive Director of ADVANCE - which is Canada's Black Music Business Collective and she also sits on the board and is the spokesperson for the Black Canadian Music Awards which just started last year. We talked about how music industry professionals can help to level the playing field when it comes to diversity and inclusion. And she also offered advice for Black musicians and music industry professionals that are currently frustrated by the lack of diversity in the Canadian Music Industry. It was a great talk and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 36. Radio Promotion with Oscar Furtado | 12 Apr 2022 | 00:41:51 | |
This week on the show we’re discussing a topic that musicians always want to know about... and that’s the wonderful world of Radio Promotion! We had a really great talk and if you’ve ever wondered about how commercial radio promo works in Canada, this is definitely the episode for you! SOTW | |||
| 35. Staying Relevant In Music with WiL | 05 Apr 2022 | 01:10:09 | |
So this week’s show is a fun one! I talked to West Coast singer-songwriter WiL and we discussed the ups and downs of his long career and how to stay relevant in the music industry. I’ve known WiL for a long time and he loves to chat so you’ll notice that this episode is a bit longer than normal but that’s because we had a lot to cover! We talked about how WiL got his start in music, his career over the years and how it all led to him releasing his new album The Gold Mine, which is coming out on May 13th. We had a great talk and I hope you enjoy it! Oh and I should warn you - there a lot of F-bombs in this episode, so be careful where you listen to it! SOTW | |||
| 34. From YouTube Influencer To Musician with Haley Blais | 29 Mar 2022 | 00:30:44 | |
On this week’s show, I’m talking to Vancouver singer-songwriter Haley Blais about her transition from YouTube influencer to musician. We talked about how things started with her YouTube channel and how musicians these days have to be content creators on their socials on top of creating music, which can be so overwhelming. It was a great chat and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 33. Branding For Musicians with Alexis Young | 22 Mar 2022 | 00:38:43 | |
This week’s show is all about branding for musicians and joining me on the show is musician AND designer - Alexis Young. SOTW | |||
| 32. Musicians Creating Art In Different Spaces with Little Miss Higgins | 15 Mar 2022 | 00:39:16 | |
This week’s show is all about musicians creating art in other spaces. And joining me on the show is musician and podcaster Jolene Higgins, who is also known as Little Miss Higgins. Jolene and I had a great conversation about her new project The Fire Waltz which is both a 5-part mini-series podcast and a full length album. The final episode of The Fire Waltz podcast was posted yesterday (March 14th) which also just so happened to be the release day for the album! Good timing, right? We talked about what it’s like creating things that aren’t music and how that can help the creative process overall. SOTW | |||
| 31. The State of Music Publicity with Adam Bentley | 08 Mar 2022 | 00:59:06 | |
Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast! We're so excited to be back! For our Season 3 premiere we’ve got a good one for you! I'm talking to Adam Bentley who is a music publicist and the owner of Auteur Research, and we’re talking all about the state of music publicity in 2022. We had a really great conversation which I’m sure you can tell judging by the length of this episode. It’s always nice to talk to someone who does the same thing as you do because you can totally speak the same language and commiserate about the same things! SOTW | |||
| 30. Social Media + Digital Marketing Roundup with Danielle McNeill + Phoenix Bain | 04 Jan 2022 | 00:48:18 | |
The topic of this week’s show is a roundup of social media + digital marketing tips and trends for musicians. And joining me on the show are 2 ladies who’ve been on the show before - Danielle McNeill + Phoenix Bain from The Social Circle. Oh and just a quick note that this episode is the final episode for Season 2! We'll be taking a short break but will be back in March with more music industry wisdom for you! FRESH CONTENT LINKS SOTW | |||
| 61. Music Is A Drag with Dust Cwaine | 02 Jun 2026 | 00:54:19 | |
For our Season 6 premiere, we’ve got a really fun one for ya! The topic of this week’s show is MUSIC IS A DRAG and joining me on the show is none other than Vancouver Musician, Drag Queen, and Award Winning Event Producer (with their company Sleepy Queers Productions) – Dust Cwaine! Dust and I had a great chat about what it’s like to balance creativity and project management, while living a multi-hyphenate creative life and wearing many different hats. We also talk about the work that goes into building scenes and communities, especially in queer indie spaces, the difference between audience and community, and how to avoid burnout when juggling all of the things! Dust is a good friend and client and someone who’s company I enjoy very much, so this is a really great talk and I hope you enjoy it! FRESH CONTENT LINKS Learn more about Dust Cwaine at dustcwaine.ca | |||
| 29. Globalization + Collaboration with Teon Gibbs | 28 Dec 2021 | 00:24:52 | |
The topic of this week’s show is globalization and collaboration in the music industry and joining me on the show is Teon Gibbs. Teon is a rapper and producer based in Vancouver, who is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable and influential voices in Western Canada. Born in Botswana, Teon lived all over the globe before settling in Vancouver and he’s been involved in production, sessional musician work, songwriting and engineering for almost 10 years. Teon recently released a collab EP with IAMTHELIVING who is a musician from South London who now also lives in Vancouver, so I thought he would be a great person to talk to about globalization and collaboration. We had a great chat and I hope you enjoy it! FRESH CONTENT LINKS SOTW | |||
| 28. NFTs In The Music Industry with "Parkside" Mike Renaud | 21 Dec 2021 | 00:36:41 | |
The topic of this week’s show is one that I’ve had many people ask me to do. We’re going to be talking about NFTs in the music industry + joining me on the show is "Parkside" Mike Renaud. This was a really interesting and informative chat and I hope you enjoy it! FRESH CONTENT LINKS SOTW | |||
| 27. Release Planning + Strategy with Jeff Ojeda | 14 Dec 2021 | 00:42:12 | |
The topic of this week’s show is Release Planning and Strategy and joining me on the show is artist manager Jeff Ojeda from Phase Management. SOTW | |||
| 26. LGBTQ Representation In The Music Industry with Sad China (aka Sunny Chen) | 07 Dec 2021 | 00:31:57 | |
Hello! The topic of this week's show is LGBTQ representation in the music industry and joining me on the show this week is actor, musician and filmmaker Sunny Chen who is also known as Sad China for their music projects. Sunny and I had a great chat where we talked about more than just LGBTQ representation. Because they are a non-binary Asian Canadian, their experiences in the music industry involve more than just their gender identity - so we covered a lot! We had a really great chat and I hope you enjoy it. SOTW | |||
| 25. How To License Your Music For Film + TV with Kaya Pino | 30 Nov 2021 | 00:34:36 | |
The topic of this week's show is How To License Your Music For Film + TV which I’m sure will be of interest to all of the musicians out there - since it’s one of the only ways to make money as a musician these days! SOTW | |||
| 24. Creating Community + Excellence In The Studio with Jane Aurora | 23 Nov 2021 | 00:29:42 | |
The topic of today’s show is Creating Community + Excellence in the Studio and my guest is producer, engineer and musician - Jane Aurora. Jane wears many hats in the music industry and one of those hats is as the host / program curator of Producers Lounge which is a popular Vancouver-based creative workshop and conversation series that elevates women and non-binary producers. This was a really great talk + I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 23. How Music Industry Associations Can Help Musicians with Kentya Kurban | 16 Nov 2021 | 00:28:33 | |
With my job, I talk to a lot of independent musicians on a regular basis and I’ve found over the years that many of them don’t realize what an incredible resource their provincial and territorial Music Industry Associations are. MIAs can provide musicians and music industry professionals with funding opportunities and they also provide things like educational workshops and are a hub of information and connections. We had a great talk and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| 22. Getting Creative: Managing Artists In A Pandemic with Alex Wyder | 09 Nov 2021 | 00:34:53 | |
The pandemic has forced a lot of us in the music industry to pivot and get creative in the last year and a half. And today on the show I’m talking to artist manager Alex Wyder from High Tide Artists about how he’s had to get creative with his artists during this crazy time. Like what do you even do when your artists can’t tour? SOTW | |||
| 21. Career Longevity with Leeroy Stagger | 02 Nov 2021 | 00:54:14 | |
Well hello hello hello! It’s so good to be back for Season 2 of The FM Podcast. And this week on the show I’m talking to singer-songwriter / producer Leeroy Stagger about Career Longevity. I’ve known Leeroy a long time + have worked on many albums of his over the years. And it’s been pretty cool to see his career trajectory and the many ups and downs, he’s experienced along the way. And so we had a great talk about his long career and how he’s managed to stay in the game so long. And we also talk about his brand new album Dystopian Weekends which just came out on October 15th. Leeroy is a Fritz Media client and he’s also a good friend + I had such a great time chatting with him and I hope you enjoy it! SOTW | |||
| BONUS: Best of Season One | 26 Oct 2021 | 00:39:11 | |
Bonus episode time! We decided to put together a BEST OF SEASON 1 episode to get everyone fired up about Season 2 which starts next week! We went through and found some of our favourite moments from Season 1 which was super fun to do BTW - it was great to relive a lot of the conversations and it got us really excited about doing Season 2. We really hope you enjoy it and we'll see you next week for the premiere of Season 2! | |||
| Season 6 Trailer | 26 May 2026 | 00:01:10 | |
Hello! Just popping in to let you know that after a very accidental two-year hiatus… The FM Podcast is officially back for Season 6! 🎉 New episodes start next Tuesday, June 2nd, and I can’t wait for you to hear what we’ve been working on. I’ve missed y’all, so make sure you tune in + join us for a brand new season! And tell yer friends! | |||
| Season 2 Trailer | 19 Oct 2021 | 00:01:07 | |
Just a quick check-in to let you know that Season 2 of The FM Podcast will premiere on November 2nd. And to get you fired up and ready to go - next week we’ll have a bonus episode featuring The Best of Season 1! We're back, baby! | |||
| 20. Publicity / Radio Promotion (Wild Card Episode!) with Geoff Goddard | 08 Jun 2021 | 00:46:30 | |
OK so brace yourself because things are gonna be a little crazy this week! First of all, I have to let you know that this week’s show is the final episode of Season 1 of The FM Podcast and we’ll be back with Season 2 in a couple of months. So, our guest on the show this week is someone who I’ve known for a long time - Geoff Goddard - who is a managing partner at The Frontside Group. And when I asked Geoff to be on the show to talk about Radio Promo - he thought it might be fun to switch things up a bit + do a kind of a Wild Card episode where he interviews me instead of me interviewing him. And what we ended up with is a little bit of both. This is more of a conversation about what we’ve both learned in the business after 20 years than it is about publicity or radio promo specifically, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it + learn something new! SOTW | |||
| 19. Mental Health Resources For Musicians with Amanda Power | 01 Jun 2021 | 00:38:57 | |
This week on the show we’re discussing a topic that has become increasingly important over the last year - Mental Health Resources for Musicians. And joining me on the show is the Executive Director of the Unison Benevolent Fund - Amanda Power. SOTW | |||
| 18. Indie Artist DIY with Kaeley Jade | 25 May 2021 | 00:29:37 | |
This week on the show we’re going to talk about how indie artists have to DIY it at the beginning of their career which can seem like A LOT when you’re just starting out! And joining me on the show is Edmonton indie pop musician Kaeley Jade. When Kaeley released her 1st single a couple of years ago, she immersed herself in the music industry and began learning all aspects of the business. SOTW | |||