Today's guest is none other than filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, a man whose work quietly shaped the world-views of so many Gen-Xers over the years. Hudlin also helped birth the careers of some of America's top film stars. In addition to discussing

143: Las Vegas, Tom Petty, & GUEST: Stephanie Madsen

Oct 3rd, 2017 18m 37s

This episode marks the Relaunch of The Miews podcast. Today, our host, Shaine Freeman: pays homage to the late, great Tom Petty who just passed away at age 66. addresses the Las Vegas country music festival terror attack and shares what musici

142: D Grant Smith Offers Tips On Building Relationships With Radio Execs

Sep 16th, 2016 44m

Author, Speaker, & Independent Radio Professional - D Grant Smith of Appetizer Radio - Talks Indie Music Radio When it comes to building lasting relationships with indie music radio professionals, or just the media in general, "growth farmer" D

141: Andy Gesner Gives Music Video Marketing Tips

Sep 13th, 2016 43m 49s

Andy Gesner of Hip Video Promotion Discusses Music Video Promotion Music video promotion planning is something every artist must do if they want to have a successful release. But, almost everytime an artist tells me they're about to release a m

140: Carlos Casany Uses Spotify Playlists To Help Bands Reach New Fans

Aug 25th, 2016 31m 44s

IndieMono Founder and Spotify Curator Carlos Casany Helps Indie Artists Gain Fans Carlos Casany is the founder of IndieMono where he is a professional Spotify playlist curator. Carlos spends a great deal of his time searching out the best indie

139: 3 Things Top Artists Do To Guarantee Success In Music

Jul 27th, 2016 24m 48s

3 Things Top Artists Do To Guarantee Success In Music + New Indie Music By Top Artists Success in music for any top artist can be traced back to a number of key things, but there are 3 things that the most successful artists do to guarantee the

138: 4 Reasons Most Unsigned Artists Dont Make Money

Jul 8th, 2016 31m 28s

4 Reasons Most Unsigned Artists Do Not Make Money + New Indie Music By Top Artists There are a number of reasons why unsigned artists do not make money, and the excuses range from "Oh, well there's too much music being released," to "I need to

137: Will Carpenter Talks Playing Major Music Festivals and Being Indie In 2016

Jun 28th, 2016 24m 35s

Singer-Songwriter Will Carpenter of Ships Have Sailed Talks Building A Fanbase In 2016 Some musicians love to ignore the business side of music no matter how many times it hits them in the face; but not Will Carpenter. The Ships Have Sailed fro

136: Charley Raiff Talks Dealing With Record Labels, Southpark, and more

Jun 17th, 2016 22m 51s

Pianist Charley Raiff Talks About His Dealings With Major Labels and More Charley Raiff has a lot to be excited about. From working with top producers on his new release in Persona, to playing tons of dates in the northeastern U.S. But his exc

135: Gail Mitchell - Senior Editor at Billboard

Jun 13th, 2016 26m 40s

Interview with Billboard.com Senior Editor - Gail Mitchell + Hot New Indie Music Getting a feature in a major publication is one of the many dreams that music artists have, and thanks to people like Gail Mitchell - Senior Editor at Billboard, t

134: Shawn Barron - VP of Urban A&R at Atlantic Records

Jun 13th, 2016 25m 42s

Interview with Shawn Barron - VP of Urban A&R at Atlantic Records + New Indie Music When it comes to discovering talent Atlantic Records VP of Urban A&R, Shawn Barron, has the Midas touch and a golden set of ears to match. After discovering so

133: 5 Things Musicians Care About That Music Fans Don't

May 23rd, 2016 25m 4s

5 Things Musicians Care About That Music Fans Don't + New Must Hear Indie Music Today, I'm going to focus on the 5 things bands obsess over that music fans do not even care about. Over the years I've found that musicians and their fans are on

132: Non-Productive Roles Musicians Force Managers Into

May 16th, 2016 27m 11s

4 Non-Productive Roles Many Musicians Force Managers Into + Top Songs By Unsigned Artists Great music managers are hard to find, especially when you consider that it's one of the few professions where no experience, license, or degree is requir

131: Top 4 Things That Keep You From Booking Shows

May 9th, 2016 24m 37s

The Top 4 Things That Keep You From Booking Shows The 2016 touring season is now in full swing and most DIYers are making the kinds of mistakes that keep you from booking shows. Over the past decade I have spoken with scores of independent arti

130: Top 4 Reasons Indie Musicians Get Stuck At A Day Job

Apr 27th, 2016 34m 52s

In keeping with our theme of HOW TO GETPRESS for the DIY Musician, I want to focus onthe Top 4 Reasons Indie Musicians Get Stuck At A Day Job.There are a number of reasons why musicians experience a failure tolaunch when trying to make musi

129: 3 Things That Will Take You From Nobody To Somebody In Music

Apr 21st, 2016 30m 49s

3 Things That Will Take You From Nobody To Somebody In Music -- HOW TO GET PRESS (Part I)This episode you'll learn 3 ways to increase your chances of gaining press and going from nobody to somebody in music. If you've ever wondered why nobody

128: How Your Band Name Can Create Issues + Guests THE SLANTS Join Us

Apr 13th, 2016 32m 9s

How Your Name Can Create Issues + Guests THE SLANTS Join Us To Discuss Their Recent Fight To Trademark Their NameWhen it comes to choosing a stage name for your band or self, a lot must be taken into consideration, as my special guest - Simon

127: 3 Kinds of Musicians Who Sabotage Their Own Career

Apr 4th, 2016 30m 48s

3 Kinds of Musicians Who Sabotage Their Own Career + NEW Indie MusicThere are 3 kinds of musicians who sabotage their own career, and smart managers do everything they can to avoid them. The artist-manager relationship, if properly handled, c

126: How To Become A Household Name + Hot New Indie Music

Mar 28th, 2016 33m 38s

How To Become A Household Name (BRAND AFFINITY) + NEW Music By Top Indie Bands and ArtistsEvery music artist wants to be a superstar, but the problem is that most don't know how to become a household name. The truth is, very few musicians can

125: 3 Signs You Should Quit Your Day Job To Do Music Fulltime

Mar 23rd, 2016 34m 5s

3 Signs You Should Quit Your Dayjob To Do Music Fulltime + NEW Music By Top Indie Bands and ArtistsWe all have - or have had - a job that we flat out hate(d). You might be at that job right now as you're listening to this. In the end, no music

124: Four Email Mistakes Musicians Make + Popstar Ramsey Joins Us

Mar 16th, 2016 34m 14s

With 1.1 Million plays in just 2 months, Popstar - Ramsey - joins us + Four Email Mistakes Musicians MakeEmail is king when it comes to doing actual business online; and coming from a guy who receives over 600 email pitches per week, I've seen

123: 3 Things Every Musician Must Do On Instagram + New Indie Music

Mar 8th, 2016 34m 1s

3 Things Every Musician Must Do On Instagram + New Indie MusicRecently, I wrote an article covering Instagram tips that were given by 31 social media experts, whose ideas I thought were very helpful. So, in this episode of The Miews I wanted

122: How To Increase Social Media Engagement For Musicians

Feb 22nd, 2016 35m 7s

How To Increase Your Social Media Engagement For Musicians + Special Guest: Jaylon AshaunWhen it comes to increasing social media engagement for musicians a number of factors come into play like: which platform you're posting to, what you post

121: Music Branding - 3 Ways Indie Musicians Can Build Brand Partnerships

Feb 17th, 2016 37m 16s

Music branding is one of the top ways corporations leverage "cool" to generate sales for their products and services. If you've been doing music long enough, then you've probably thought about partnering with a company before. I'm not talking a

120: Backstage at the 2016 Grammys with Ron Basile

Feb 9th, 2016 33m 10s

BACKSTAGE AT THE 2016 GRAMMYs WITH RON BASILE, THE GUY BEHIND MUSIC'S BIGGEST NIGHTOn music's biggest night, there are a lot of things going on, but Ron Basile knows about everything taking place backstage at the 2016 Grammys because, he's the