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Welcome to Stay Independent - a space to find tangible and actionable ways to grow your independent artist career.Join us as we deep dive into music industry secrets with independent artists, tastemakers, and industry leaders. Hosted by Kirk Brandenburg, founder and director of Know Name, a music media company based out of Nashville that helps artists all over the country grow independent careers.
Kirk Brandenburg hosts Stay Independent, a business show with 17 episodes published.
Today we're sitting down with Walker Burroughs to talk about his journey as an artist - from feeling miserable after appearing on American Idol to being fulfilled as an artist today. Follow Walker Burroughs: Instagram Ti
You might know The All-American Rejects most recently from their viral House Party Tour and opening for the Jonas Brothers' stadium tour this year. What's fascinating is how Tyson's been speaking out about the independen
So you've built up a pretty big following on Instagram and TikTok - what's next? Today we're sitting down with Kate Cosentino to talk about her approach to content strategy and what to do once you've built up an audience
Today we're sitting down with Emily Rose to debunk some of the biggest myths about being a mom and having a career in the music industry. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:41 – Lie Number 1 4:33 - Lie Number 2 10:25 - Lie Numbe
It can feel virtually impossible to find an audience starting out as an independent artist. So today we're sitting down with Rachel Rose to talk about leveraging different content formats on Instagram and TikTok to conne
Ever wonder why your posts on TikTok and Instagram aren't getting the traction you're hoping for? Today we're sitting down with Aisley Autumn to talk about leveling-up your social media posts to connect with your audienc
Today we're starting a new series with our first guest Menna. Kirk and Menna sit down to discuss her music and branding, and explore different ways to communicate those through her social media. Follow Menna on Instagram
Creative burnout is difficult to navigate, especially in the music industry. So today, we're talking with Nashville songwriter Allison Morris about 3 specific ways that creatives can avoid burnout. Timestamps: 0:00 - Bur
Why do we all hate networking, yet are constantly being told to network to thrive in the music industry? Our guest today is Mark Maxwell, author of "Networking Kills: Success Through Serving" - and we're defining what su
Today we're walking through the top 5 most common branding mistakes made by new artists. Our guest today is James Muriel, a brand consultant who comes from the branding agency world in London and worked on CeCe Winans' G
Today we're walking through how to scale from $0 to $100,000 per year on social media as an artist. To help us navigate this journey, our guest is a talent manager for 30 content creators with a combined 4 million follow
Today we're sitting down with Spencer Crandall as he enters his 10th year as an independent artist - currently with over 500 million streams and more than 3 million followers on TikTok. We're walking through Year 1 to Ye
Let's talk about one of the strategies that artists use to make some serious money that you might not know - sync licensing. Today we're diving into the world of sync licensing and exploring its significance as a growing
Nordista Freeze has played more than 850 shows as an independent artist - and he's aiming for at least 1,000 soon. So today we're talking about the importance of live performance in today's music industry, and what it lo
Meet the man who has helped change the country music landscape over the last several decades. Today we're sitting down with the legendary music industry expert John Marks, whose 55-year career spans terrestrial radio, Si
Canaan Cox recently turned down a $250,000 record deal - something he never would've imagined doing when he first started on his journey to become a successful independent artist. So why did he do it? And how did he amas
Welcome to Stay Independent - a space for artists to discover tangible and actionable ways to grow an independent career. Join us as we deep dive into music industry secrets with independent artists, tastemakers, and ind
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