The Music Survival Guide Podcast

By Music Survival Guide

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A podcast dedicated to traversing the tricky world of music and music promotion in the 21st century. Every Wednesday Phil discusses important topics and interviews people in the music industry

Episode Date
Make Your Music Visible!
Dec 03, 2025
The 'Look Up From Your Pint' Moment (Sabotage Interview)
Nov 19, 2025
Grabbing (and retaining) Attention Online
Nov 05, 2025
Bringing Your Own Hype (Ronin Veins Interview)
Oct 22, 2025
Locked In: The Art of Playing Tight
Oct 08, 2025
The Email That Opened Doors (Marc - Let Man Loose Interview)
Sep 24, 2025
The Little Extras That Make A Quality Production
Sep 11, 2025
Running A Recording Studio (David - Red City Recordings Interview)
Aug 27, 2025
Limitations Unlock Creativity
Aug 06, 2025
I Just LOVE playing drums (Simulation Theory Interview)
Jul 23, 2025
So You Want To Record Your Own Drums...
Jul 02, 2025
Going In A Heavier Direction (Keep This Up Interview)
Jun 18, 2025
Finding Your Unique Voice
Jun 04, 2025
Old-school music with a modern approach - Ben James Interview (The Heavy Souls)
May 21, 2025
Promoting Your Band and Music
May 07, 2025
Following Musical Instincts in Mastering (Izzy McPhee Interview)
Apr 23, 2025
Being 'In The Pocket'
Apr 09, 2025
Redefining Your Sound (November Now Interview)
Mar 26, 2025
Musical Mistakes (and how to handle them)
Mar 05, 2025
Buses, Rehearsals and WhatsApp - This New Dawn Interview
Feb 19, 2025
Make The Most Of Your Song, Focus On Arrangement
Feb 05, 2025
DIY Band Life (When They Riot Interview)
Jan 15, 2025
REPOST: Using Limited Time Wisely
Jan 01, 2025
Late Night Lightning and Cupboard Life (Electric Black Interview)
Dec 18, 2024
To Sum Up 2024
Dec 04, 2024
Building a Great Local Music Scene with Natasha from The Fighting Cocks
Nov 20, 2024
The Art of Promoting Your Music
Nov 06, 2024
Strange Pubs & Distinctive Voices - We The Sun Interview
Oct 16, 2024
Mixing Your Own Music?
Oct 02, 2024
Toby Campen - The Details of Mastering
Sep 18, 2024
A Practical Band's Guide To Instagram
Sep 04, 2024
Navigating the Modern Music Scene - Tribal Jury Interview
Aug 21, 2024
Guerrilla Recording
Aug 07, 2024
Rogue Awakening
Jul 24, 2024
Finding The Perfect Engineer
Jul 10, 2024
The Producer's Corner - A Chat with Sam Bloor of Lower Lane Studios
Jun 19, 2024
Reviewing Your Progress
Jun 05, 2024
Keryn (Zac The Locust) Interview
May 15, 2024
Think About The Why
May 01, 2024
Rituals Interview
Apr 17, 2024
Unusual Sounds! AKA Breaking Your Genre Mould
Apr 03, 2024
What's Its Like To Be A Guitar Teacher (George Twydell Interview)
Mar 20, 2024
Money Matters For Bands
Mar 06, 2024
Tailgunner (Tom) Interview
Feb 21, 2024
The Power of Kindness
Feb 07, 2024
Using Limited Time Wisely
Jan 24, 2024
Tales From The Studio - Recording a Completely Live Session with the Slow Cooked Bears
Jan 10, 2024
Evaluating 2023
Dec 06, 2023
SOS Interview
Nov 22, 2023
Spotify Wrapped and the Comparison Trap
Nov 08, 2023
Thieves of Liberty Interview
Oct 25, 2023
Resilience
Oct 11, 2023
Bailey Wood (Mavis) Interview
Sep 27, 2023
The Magic (and Potential Drawbacks) of Dolby Atmos
Sep 13, 2023
Chris Horrocks (Session Bassist) Interview
Aug 30, 2023
Work/Music/Life Balancing is Hard!
Aug 09, 2023
Ralph (Asomvel) Interview
Jul 26, 2023
Overcoming Writer’s Block
Jul 12, 2023
Ash Tustain Interview (Dig Lazarus & Stevie R. Pearce and The Hooligans)
Jun 28, 2023
Youtube For Bands: A Discovery Opportunity
Jun 14, 2023
Studio Ready: Preparing Your Band for Recording Sessions in the studio
May 17, 2023
Adam Jolivel-Perkins(Lavire) Interview
May 03, 2023
Stop Comparing Yourself!
Apr 19, 2023
Recording With A Clear Vision
Apr 05, 2023
A Promoter’s Perspective on the Music Industry (Civil War Interview)
Mar 22, 2023
Get Great Guitar Recordings At Home with These Methods
Mar 08, 2023
When Nothing Works Band Interview
Feb 22, 2023
Benefits Of AI In Music
Feb 08, 2023
Slow Cooked Bears Interview
Jan 25, 2023
A Different Way To Set Goals in 2023
Jan 11, 2023
Time To Rest And Recover
Dec 14, 2022
Planning Ahead As A Band
Nov 30, 2022
Dan Lucas (Producer at The Joplin House)
Nov 16, 2022
What is Mastering?
Nov 02, 2022
Keylock Interview
Oct 26, 2022
ISRC Codes - Use Them!
Oct 05, 2022
Matt (Black Heart) - Running a Music Venue In 2022
Sep 21, 2022
Affording Studio Time
Sep 07, 2022
Ian (Amongst Liars) Interview
Aug 24, 2022
Using Social Media
Aug 10, 2022
Connor (Shadow Smile) Interview
Jul 27, 2022
Update: The Podcast Returns!
Jul 13, 2022
Podcast Update
Mar 09, 2022
Axiom Interview
Mar 02, 2022
Kyle (Ashen Reach) Interview
Feb 23, 2022
Rod Henderson (Just a Ride) Interview (Part 2)
Feb 16, 2022
Rod Henderson (Just A Ride) Interview (Part 1)
Feb 09, 2022
Learning to Record/Produce Yourself
Feb 02, 2022
Dealing With Band Arguments
Jan 26, 2022
The Blams Interview
Jan 19, 2022
Music Distribution
Jan 12, 2022
One Last Day Interview
Jan 05, 2022
REPLAY: Social Media Mistakes
Dec 22, 2021
REPLAY: Putting Together Your EPK
Dec 15, 2021
Time To Rest (It‘s Important!)
Dec 08, 2021
What Does Musical Success Look Like?
Dec 01, 2021
The Acoustic Guitar Test
Nov 24, 2021
Thomas ‘Smit‘ Smith Interview (Steal The City)
Nov 17, 2021
Covering Costs As A Band
Nov 10, 2021
Connor Gaffney (Anchor Lane Interview)
Nov 03, 2021
Rehearsals - They‘re Important!
Oct 27, 2021
Anne Estella Interview
Oct 20, 2021
Should You Abandon A Song?
Oct 13, 2021
Will (Two Finger Media) Interview
Oct 06, 2021
Finding Your Tone
Sep 29, 2021
Fonzy & Co Interview
Sep 22, 2021
Optimising Your Spotify
Sep 15, 2021
Circus 66 Interview (Part 2)
Sep 08, 2021
Circus 66 Interview (Part 1)
Sep 01, 2021
Q&A episode
Aug 04, 2021
Josh Abbott Interview (The Life and Times of a Live Sound Engineer)
Jul 28, 2021
Recording Demos Of Your Music
Jul 21, 2021
Empyre Interview (Part 2)
Jul 14, 2021
Empyre Interview (Part 1)
Jul 07, 2021
Is Rock Dead?
Jun 30, 2021
Julian Holman Interview (Trouble County)
Jun 23, 2021
Should I Mix My Own Music?
Jun 16, 2021
Matt Jones Interview (Twisted Illusion)
Jun 09, 2021
Gearing Up For Gigs
Jun 02, 2021
Rob Scatchard Interview (Papa Shango)
May 26, 2021
Protecting Your Hearing
May 19, 2021
Jonathan Craig Interview (Forge Music Group)
May 12, 2021
Is It Ok To Use Cheap Gear?
May 05, 2021
Joe Montague Interview (All You Need Is Drums) - Part 2
Apr 28, 2021
Joe Montague Interview (All You Need Is Drums) - Part 1
Apr 21, 2021
Social Media Mistakes
Apr 14, 2021
Keith Lamley Interview (WDFD Records)
Apr 07, 2021
1 Year On From Lockdown... What Now?
Mar 31, 2021
Mastering (Stephen Kerrison Interview)
Mar 24, 2021
Dealing With Toxicity On Social Media
Mar 17, 2021
Dox Docherty Interview (Lords Of Ruin)
Mar 10, 2021
Landing That Interview
Mar 03, 2021
Earl Gray Collective Interview
Feb 24, 2021
Getting Gigs After Lockdown
Feb 17, 2021
Luke Short Interview (Ravenbreed)
Feb 10, 2021
Giving Good Feedback - Mixing Revisions
Feb 03, 2021
White Raven Down Interview
Jan 27, 2021
Facebook Groups for Musicians
Jan 20, 2021
William Young (Defences) Interview
Jan 13, 2021
What Does A Mixing Engineer Need?
Jan 06, 2021
And Now... Relax!
Dec 30, 2020
Hunted By Elephants Interview
Dec 16, 2020
Reflecting On Your Year
Dec 09, 2020
Raz White Interview (Call Of The Wild Festival)
Dec 02, 2020
How To Bottle Stage Presence
Nov 25, 2020
Land Captains Interview
Nov 18, 2020
Control In An Uncertain Time
Nov 11, 2020
Charlie Dowzell Interview (Sail)
Nov 04, 2020
Building Good Contacts
Oct 28, 2020
Residential Studios
Oct 21, 2020
Building An Effective EPK
Oct 13, 2020
7 Months On From Lockdown... What Now?
Oct 07, 2020
The Power Of Time Management
Sep 30, 2020
Tik Tok For Artists
Sep 23, 2020
Is Facebook Killing Music?
Sep 16, 2020
All About That Vinyl
Sep 09, 2020
Is It The End?
Sep 02, 2020
Expanding Your Musical Horizons
Aug 26, 2020
Say Bye Bye To Spotify
Aug 19, 2020
THAT Spotify Statement
Aug 12, 2020
Interview With A Band Manager (David Thorp Interview)
Aug 05, 2020
The One Thing You Need To Thrive As A Band
Jul 29, 2020
Pre-Production 101
Jul 22, 2020
Songwriting 101
Jul 15, 2020
The Taboos Interview
Jul 08, 2020
Livestreaming For Dummies
Jul 01, 2020
How To Be A Better Studio Singer
Jun 24, 2020
How To Be A Better Studio Guitarist
Jun 17, 2020
How To Be A Better Studio Drummer
Jun 10, 2020
Turn Strangers Into Fans
Jun 03, 2020
5 Ways To Boost Your Instagram
May 27, 2020
She Burns Red Interview
May 20, 2020
The Socially Distant Single Challenge - Part 3
May 13, 2020
The Socially Distant Single Challenge - Part 2
May 06, 2020
The Socially Distant Single Challenge - Part 1
Apr 29, 2020
Let Man Loose Interview
Apr 22, 2020
Why Hire A Producer?
Apr 15, 2020
The New Band Flight Plan
Apr 08, 2020
Should You Use Facebook Ads?
Apr 01, 2020
How To Find A Mix Engineer
Mar 25, 2020
Covid-19
Mar 18, 2020
Stage Nightmares
Mar 11, 2020
Release Strategy 101
Mar 04, 2020
Listening to Different Music
Feb 26, 2020
Home Studio Acoustics
Feb 19, 2020
Should You Pay for Music PR?
Feb 12, 2020
Instagram and How to use it
Feb 04, 2020
Is the Album Model Dead?
Jan 29, 2020
#16 - Why Should Someone Follow Your Band?
Jan 22, 2020
#15 - Fail To Practice, Practice To Fail
Jan 15, 2020
#14 - Finding Your Dream Studio
Jan 08, 2020
#13 & 2/3 - The One Question that Will Help Your Music Career
Jan 01, 2020
#13 & 1/3 - The Power of Rest
Dec 26, 2019
#13 - Preparing for Studio Success
Dec 18, 2019
#12 - How To Avoid A Studio Meltdown
Dec 11, 2019
#11 - Home Recording Studios
Dec 04, 2019
#10 - Home Studio Setup Challenge
Nov 27, 2019
#9 - Recording Demos
Nov 20, 2019
#8 - Recording Contracts
Nov 13, 2019
#7 - How To Get Gigs
Nov 06, 2019
#6 - Digital Communication 101
Oct 30, 2019
#5.5 - Creativity
Oct 23, 2019
#5 - Management
Oct 16, 2019
#4 - The Art of Self-Promotion
Oct 09, 2019
#3 - Modern Music Platforms
Oct 02, 2019
#2 - Social Media Promotion
Sep 25, 2019
#1 - Who Are We?
Sep 18, 2019