The Music Survival Guide Podcast

Music Promotion - I've had a lot of thoughts on it lately. I've collated them into a slightly scattergun podcast for you to pick and choose from.

• Try using music videos as a REWARD for high performin…

This week Phil chats with the boys from We The Sun. We discuss: using social media to show their personality, why they prefer the recording studio to a home studio, and the strange story of their fir…

Mixing is fun (believe me!) but also frustrating, so why do it yourself? Join Phil for a discussion on the ups and downs of mixing your own music

Come and follow us on Instagram! We are at:
Music Sur…

This week Phil chats with Toby Campen all about what a mastering engineer brings to the table, mastering for vinyl and tape and using headphones for mastering

Toby Campen on Instagram

Join us on our …

Instagram! It's the main social media for bands nowadays, but how should you use it? Join Phil for a brief discussion on the do's and don'ts.

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Guide Commu…

Join Phil for a chat with Liam and Will of Tribal Jury - talking about the challenges of finding gigs, harnessing your online image effectively and spending your money wisely!

Tribal Jury on Instagra…

Join Phil for a deep dive into recording in a non-ideal space, and how he overcame challenges to create a great outcome!

Listen to the song here:
Earthtide - Cat Among The Pigeons

Join us on our Face…

Phil is joined by Kimberley and Tom of Rogue Awakening this week. We discuss: how they met in a children's playground, blending your different tastes to create a band sound and balancing parenting an…

Finding the right engineer/producer is really important. But how do you go about it? What factors matter? Join Phil for a chat about this!

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Guide Communit…

Join Phil for a chat with Sam Bloor - a producer working out of Lower Lane Studios.

We discuss: effective collaboration with bands, coming to the studio with an open mind and why he often records dru…

Taking time to review where you've come from and where you're going is invaluable! Do it! 

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Guide Community

Come and follow us on Instagram! We are at:
Mu…

Join Phil for a chat with Keryn of Zac The Locust about working with band management, balancing being in a band with family life and how to take criticism well!

Zac The Locust on Instagram

Join us on…

It's too easy to go into autopilot, but to make the most of your situations you MUST work out why you're doing it! Time to reflect...

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Guide Community

Com…

Join Phil for a chat with Euan of Rituals about all sorts of things such as working with backing tracks to accurately time your set, the benefits of a recording studio and producer, and of course dra…

You know how it is, you've recorded enough songs to know what you're doing, but have you thought about trying something new and... odd?

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Guide Community

C…

So you're a musician and you want to make money, how about becoming a guitar teacher? Join Phil and George discussing how he got into guitar teaching, what it's like and how he phoned round Birmingha…

Money! It's a difficult topic sometimes (but doesn't need to be). Join Phil for a brief discussion on using and planning your money wisely as a band

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Guid…

Tailgunner have exploded quite quickly! Join Phil for an interview with Tom about all things Tailgunner, how it started and how they got to where they are.

Tailgunner on Instagram

Join us on our Face…

Kindness is underrated... so make the most of it! Join Phil for a discussion on being kind/nice/approachable on people you know in the music industry

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival Gui…

Well here we are in 2024! You have limited time to work on music, do you use it well? Join Phil for a brief discussion on tightening up your music time.

Join us on our Facebook Group: Music Survival …