Release Day Series Podcast

Conversations with award winning artists, independent musicians, and industry professionals. The Release Day Series Podcast dives into the stories, strategies, creativity and effort that goes into making release day a reality. Season 2 Theme music composed by: Graham Bieri Season 1 Theme music composed by: Evan Denley. Episodes containing explicit content are indicated on an episode by episode basis.

Arts Music Interviews

Update frequency: every 10 days
Average duration: 42 minutes
Episodes: 60
Years Active: 2020 - 2023

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Kristen Martell - How a mentorship program led to her single "Photograph of Secrets"

Today on the podcast Alex is joined by singer/songwriter Kristen Martell. On Thursday April 29th, Kristen released her new single “Photograph of Secrets” following up the song’s release with a behind…

00:50:44 | Wed 02 Jun 2021

Craig Cardiff - 100M+ Streams, 100% Fan Powered

On today’s episode I am joined by JUNO Nominated singer/songwriter Craig Cardiff, who on Friday, May 14th 2021 released his album “All This Time Running” - his first album of new songs in six years, …

01:09:04 | Fri 28 May 2021

Queens & Kings - DIY Royalty

On March 26th Queens & Kings - aka Alissa Klug & Brendan Albert released "Going Through Hell", the third single from their forthcoming album. The song not only feels timely in a sense that - thanks t…

00:50:18 | Wed 19 May 2021

Justin Rutledge - The Journey to his 9th Album "Islands"

On March 26th, 2021, Juno award winning singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge released his 9th studio album Islands (via Outside Music) - a retrospective album where Rutledge not only revisits songs but …

00:42:47 | Wed 28 Apr 2021

Bad Buddy - How to Plan A Music Video & YouTube Marketing Success

On July 17th 2020, Bad Buddy released their debut, self-titled album, hitting #1 on !earshot distro, and is a collection of songs that has an energy and honesty to it that leads me to believe their l…

00:51:10 | Wed 21 Apr 2021

Alex Southey - How to Invest In Your Music & Calling Attention to Previous Releases

Joining us today on episode 14 is singer/songwriter Alex Southey. On March 31, 2021 Alex released his third album ...And the Country Stirred. Alex utilized email campaigns to connect with his audienc…

00:47:41 | Wed 14 Apr 2021

LambLion - How to Embrace the Moment

LambLion is the indie folk/Americana project of husband and wife duo Oliver and Danka Pigott. Over the course of 2020, LambLion released 5 singles that would make up their debut EP - Only The Brave -…

01:03:15 | Wed 07 Apr 2021

Brent Jensen - Surpassing 200 Podcast Episodes

On episode 12, we're joined by Brent Jensen; author, music critic, radio personality & host/creator of his podcast "No Sleep Til Sudbury." Discussing the "music that makes your skin vibrate" Brent's …

01:03:16 | Wed 31 Mar 2021

Peach Luffe - Building loyal/dedicated followers & Daniel Ek was right...

On this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jong Lee, the founding member of Peach Luffe, about how he leverages the power of social media to gain loyal followers and dedicated listen…

00:46:49 | Wed 24 Mar 2021

Mountain Head - Creating a visual identity & Ideas on how to brand your next release

On episode 10 of the Release Day Series Podcast, we revisit our conversation with Electro pop duo Mountain Head from April 2020. The brothers caught our attention because of the level of attention an…

00:52:02 | Wed 17 Mar 2021

Small Sins - Emerging from a 10-Year Hiatus

On episode 9 of the Release Day Series Podcast, Alex Huard speaks with JUNO Nominated producer/engineer Thomas D'Arcy as he returns to the music world as an artist with his project, Small Sins, follo…

00:53:30 | Wed 10 Mar 2021

The Motorleague - Dischordia, Finding your sound & 17 different band members

This week on the Release Day Series Podcast, we're joined by Don Levandier of New Brunswick based Rock and Roll band "The Motorleague" to talk about their latest single "Dischordia" (Jan 2021) featur…

00:50:19 | Wed 03 Mar 2021

Julian Taylor - Releasing Independently, It's all Rock and Roll, A Post-Pandemic Music Industry

Today we revisit an interview we did in May of 2020 with Julian Taylor for our Release Day video series. If you haven’t heard it by now, Julian’s latest solo record “The Ridge” is one of the greatest…

00:42:28 | Wed 17 Feb 2021

Julie Neff - A Strong Message, Radio Airplay, Artist Branding

On January 27th, 2021, Indie-Pop artist Julie Neff released “Over It”, a 6-song EP she describes as a “project that shines a light on the open heart needed for vulnerability while planting one’s feet…

01:00:01 | Wed 10 Feb 2021

Terra Spencer - Writing what you love, Government Funding

On November 13th, 2020, Nova Scotian Artist Terra Spencer released her album "Chasing Rabbits". This album is as warm and comforting as a fireplace on a winter’s day. Described as “a collection of so…

00:45:18 | Wed 03 Feb 2021

ROOKS - Branding, Virtual/In-Person Release Shows, Power of Community

On this week's episode it was a pleasure to speak with Jay Bowcott of the Calgary based rock and roll band ROOKS about the release of their debut album “The High Road” on November 6th.These guys took…

00:45:00 | Wed 27 Jan 2021

Justin Fancy - Remote Production, COVID Safe Release Show, Years of Hard work

On episode 3 of the Release Day Series Podcast, Alex Huard speaks with Newfoundland Country artist Justin Fancy about his debut album "Sure Beats a Good Time". We talk about how the album was produce…

00:54:12 | Wed 20 Jan 2021

Stephen Stanley - Releasing a live album

In 2020, Stephen Stanley released his live album "Live Static Roots", recorded in Germany in 2018. We discuss why it was the right time for it's release, and how an album of this nature can serve as …

00:46:49 | Wed 13 Jan 2021

Meet The Team - Release Day Series Podcast

In our inaugural episode, series creators Alex Huard and Graham Bieri introduce themselves and how they met through the Toronto music industry, how Release Day came to fruition, and what to expect fr…

00:28:34 | Wed 06 Jan 2021