It was April 24th, 2006 when I released the first episode of Outside the Artist’s Studio. It was a show helping creatives with the business side of things, along with my co-host and lifelong friend Kevin Jenne.
This was back when you had to first explain the concept of a Podcast, and then show people how to access it.
Episode 23, September 13, 2009 was the final one, on the rooftop of a hotel in the town of Tequila, Mexico.
As of March 2022, according to buzzsprout.com, there are over 2,423,127 podcasts and over 62 million episodes. We’ve come a long way.
Pivotal Moment
I stood up, in a room with 1,000 people at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas, getting my deepest desires dissected by Philip McKernan on October 8th, 2017.
Philip made me realize that I needed to continue Podcasting, but this time, helping musicians in some way.
I didn’t meet my promised deadline of December 1, 2017 but I had a name: Rock Star Today
2020 was a crazy time for the music industry, and a pandemic was the impetus to get the ball rolling on April 12th, 2020.
Rock Star Today Podcast (link)
Season 1 was interviews with Ted Talk speakers, best-selling authors, and truly engaging entrepreneurs to give an outsider’s perspective for an industry that had its head under water at that time.
We spoke to a contestant of The Voice (France edition), a light engineer that has worked on stadium tours, and some outside the industry with a fresh perspective.
Fascinating conversations.
MasterMind: Music Business Jam Session
Along with the Podcast, I took the MasterMind framework that I do across the country with IT Business owners and applied it to the music business.
I now call it a Music Business Jam Session.
No more than 10 guests, on Zoom, using the power of peers to solve deep problems.
Always done at no cost to musicians, but with incredible value to those who attend.
It was a smashing success and some great connections were made.
Season 2
Season 2 is underway with a focus on industry leaders.
We speak with 3 back to back publicists, a Juno judge…and whoever else I feel will bring value to the table.
What are your biggest pain points?
What do you struggle with?
What do you want to learn to help you succeed?
Let me know. I just might know the perfect guest.
Podcast Recommendations
Ongoing History of New Music (link)
Audience: Alt Rock music lovers
Why I love it: Fascinating topic by a man who’s been there, done that.
316 episodes, as I write this. Wow.
I’ve heard them all.
Alan Cross is someone I would love to share a pint with…just to talk about what we both love: Music.
Broken Record (link)
Audience: Music Lovers
Why I love it: Deep dive into a variety of bands and even discover some amazing ones.
Put Rick Rubin and Malcom Gladwell on a project, and you know it will be fantastic.
They have access to some of the biggest names in music, and Rick just loves to geek down on the craft, while Malcom brings a fresh perspective as always.
Run GPG (link)
Audience: Music Lovers & Real Estate Agents
Why I love it: I might be biases…it’s my cousin, but he’s getting some fantastic guests, many in the hip-hop community as of late such as Xzibit, Apathy & Director X.
Lessons from some of the greats in the industry.
10 Outta 10 (link)
Audience: Musicians
Why I enjoyed it: Season 2 is all about the Montreal music scene
You will get some tips from industry veterans and appreciate our local culture.
On This Grind (link)
Audience: Musicians
Why I love it: D.O. Gibson is one of the nicest, talented, and hard-working men in the music industry.
D.O. was on episode 4 of season 2 of Rock Star Today, talking about his new book on which this Podcast is based on: On This Grind Book
First of all, pick up a copy of his book, it is filled with gold nuggets of information about the music industry.
D.O. really lives up to his name Defy the Odds. Fantastic story.
Switched On POP (link)
Audience: Music Geeks
Recommended by Mike Rogers, this podcast will dissect the songs we know and love.
Conclusion
The Podcast I do is to help musicians. The ones I listen to, usually are just about the music.
What Podcasts do you enjoy?
Let us know in the comments or tag me @netwark on socials and expose me to new things.
Writer: Randal Wark is a Professional Speaker and MasterMind Facilitator with a passion for live music. You can follow him on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. His Podcast RockStar Today helps musicians quit their day jobs with out-of-the-box advice from Ted Talk Speakers, Best Selling Authors and other interesting Entrepreneurs and Creatives. He created the Rock Star Today Music Business Jam Session for musicians. Randal is a collector of signed vinyl, cassettes and CDs.
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