Level Up Your Band: Recent Episodes
Gavin Paterson and Julian Pombo
This is the Level Up Your Band Podcast where Gavin Paterson and Julian Pombo will be talking about the art of running your own band. This is a place where you will learn how to get better gigs and grow your audience.
In this final episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian close out the podcast and discuss their favourite episodes. They also talk about things they have learned from recording 100 episodes!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about how to handle a band breakup. They give advice on how to wrap up all the various parts of your band without leaving a mess behind you.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, we are revisiting the '5 most listened to' podcast episodes.
In this episode, Gavin and Julian talked about how to analyse and critique your music during the creation process without unintentionally destroying your vision.
If you are enjoying the podcast, please share with your friends and leave a review/rating wherever you happen to listen to it!
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, we are revisiting the '5 most listened to' podcast episodes.
In this episode, Gavin and Julian interviewed the virtuoso trombone player and mastermind behind corto.alto, Liam Shortall.
Liam plays in multiple projects including: Graham Costello’s 'STRATA', Doom-Jazz trio 'AKU', 'Tom McGuire & the Brassholes', 'Fat Suit', 'Escape Roots' and has toured with the 'National Jazz Orchestra of Scotland'.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, we are revisiting the '5 most listened to' podcast episodes.
This was the 3rd part of an instrumental series which broke down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining the guitar, featuring special guest Dario Palazzo.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, we are revisiting the '5 most listened to' podcast episodes.
This was the 2nd part of an instrumental series which broke down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining a bass guitar.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, we are revisiting the '5 most listened to' podcast episodes.
This was the 1st part of an instrumental series which broke down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining a drum kit.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the hardest lessons they have learned since deciding to become musicians. This episode is split into two parts to make room for all of their hard learned mistakes.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the hardest lessons they have learned since deciding to become musicians. This episode is split into two parts to make room for all of their hard learned mistakes.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the importance of authenticity when making music. They lay out the reasons for pursuing it and talk about how it will help your musical career.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about things they have struggled with as musicians and how they overcame them. They go into detail about how you can avoid certain negative mentalities and focus on becoming a more mature and better musician.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the downsides to going too far with planning. They discuss the different traps to watch out for which can lead to stifled creativity and authoritarian management.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about burnout. Burnout occurs when you have overworked yourself and have run out of energy. This episode offers ways to stop burnout from occurring as well as good practices for maintaining a work/life balance.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about ways you can maintain musical communication in your band. They advise you learn about your band mates instruments so that you can use terms that people will understand rather than use weird and bizarre adjectives. They also stress the importance of learning basic music theory.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about how to handle a situation in which one of your troublesome band members claims that they have changed and promise to do better. They also give advice for when YOU may have been the problem and how you can go about showing your band mates that you'll do better.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about band controversies and how to deal with them if they should arise. They discuss ways of minimising their effects as well as rules of thumb on how to keep the integrity of your band from being destroyed.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss the rise and fall of the American band 'Tramp Stamps'. They talk about authenticity, and industry trends as well as the phenomenon of chasing what's trending instead of writing from your own experience.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the process of actually booking your first ever gig. They go into detail about how to find the right venue and what to expect during the process.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about a way in which you can use your band's story to create a better marketing plan. They go into detail about how adverts that use stories tend to do better and the fact that story based marketing is really well suited for bands to adopt.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the American rock band Weezer. They talk about Weezer's success and go into detail about the relationship between a band and a critic and how chasing after good critic reviews can negatively affect your music.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about musician related injuries and how you can avoid them. They talk about technique and exercise and how you can use a combination of both to help overcome potential injury.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about what steps you should take when you discover that less people are listening to your music and less people are coming to your gigs than before. They talk about social media posting practices and creative artistic vision.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian attempt to collect all of the podcast content from episode 1 until now and condense it into two episodes. This is the second part which deals with recording, releasing and performing.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian attempt to collect all of the podcast content from episode 1 until now and condense it into two episodes. This is the first part which deals with songwriting, recruiting musicians, social media and rehearsing.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band Podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about how to prepare yourself for an audition. They talk about their past experiences and offer advice for someone who is suffering with nerves and doesn't know what to expect.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss whether it's a good or bad idea to record your own band's material. They talk about the pros and cons of self recording and discuss the difficulties of the mixing and mastering processes.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about press kits and discuss whether or not they are still useful. They talk about different types of press kits and provide a useful guide to building your own.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian provide useful tips for leveling up your Spotify game. They go into detail about playlists and talk about how you can improve your Spotify Artist page.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about ways in which you can convert your band from using old fashioned noisy stage monitoring to modern and better sounding in ear monitoring. They talk about different setups you can use and they go through the different types of gear whilst comparing the prices.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian lay out the reasons why it makes no sense to release albums and EPs as a band in 2021. They talk about creative marketing and give you an up to date model for releasing music which you can implement right now!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about band rehearsal protocol. They talk about things you can do to stop wasting time and focus on the goal of the rehearsal. They also talk about band etiquette and how to deal with the ever present band roasters.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about victim mentality, impostor syndrome, fear of missing out and low self esteem. They break down each negative mindset and offer a way to change your thinking so that you can become more productive!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss a method for finding where your band needs to improve. The method will help you find out things you didn't know and it will help you make informed decisions when managing your band.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian team up with Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames from the 'Ear To The Ground' podcast. Aileen and Ben's podcast specialises in song writing and composition and in this episode they talk about where a song comes from and what methods people use to bring a song to life.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss a method of allowing a song to develop naturally during the rehearsal and recording processes. They also warn about practices that can make a song worse, such as over analysing or being too rigid or stubborn.
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This week on the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian are talking about the bizarre career of the band 'American Football'. They take a look at the band's story and try to extract some wisdom from the way the band came to prominence.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about positive and negative criticism and how it affects your artistic vision. They also read out an email exchange between a production company and a listener of the podcast. Julian doesn't take it well.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the philosophical component of music (what makes music good). Gavin also talks about his theory which attempts to explain why perfection in music production is mostly a bad thing.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the bad habits they have picked up over lockdown. They also offer advice to musicians trying to prepare themselves for getting back to gigging again.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about time management. They talk about the common problems facing musicians when trying to juggle all of their projects and they provide advice on how to address it.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about their spending habits. They go into detail about how to invest in your future instead of wasting money on unimportant things.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about stage presence and performance. They discuss various methods that famous bands use to win over an audience and explain how you can implement these methods within your own band.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss the psychological phenomenon of 'flow state'. They talk about the importance of flow state to a creative person and the steps you can take to achieving it.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the phenomenon of one hit wonders. They discuss the different types of one hit wonder songs and where they come from; either manufactured or simply lucky accidents.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the rise and fall of progressive metal band, 'Dream Theater'.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about some of the things they have done to stay musically inspired during lockdown.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss the status of Rock as a genre. They go into the genre's history and dive into the reasons why we don't see Rock in the mainstream anymore.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about history of the British rock band Muse. They talk about their unique qualities that shaped their career and the phenomenon of long term relevancy.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian are following on from last week's episode with graphic designer, Bradley Smith. They talk about how you should implement your graphic design to make you online presence look more professional.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band Podcast, Gavin and Julian talk to Bradley Smith. Bradley is a graphic designer and bassist based in Edinburgh. They discuss the topic of graphic design and it's importance in the music industry.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about copyright. During the episode they will cover the roles of the PRS, MCPS and the PPL and the reasons why you should protect your music.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian, (over two episodes), will help to demystify the complicated technical terms used in the recording, mixing and mastering process.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian, (over two episodes), will help to demystify the complicated technical terms used in the recording, mixing and mastering process.
If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts and share on social media!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the way bands are releasing music. They discuss the negatives of the music streaming model and offer a solution for bands to take back control of their music sales.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian start a new series which breaks down the successes and failures of famous bands. This episode covers the rise and fall of Jefferson Airplane.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the red flags to look out for when looking for a new band to join. These include things like lack of songwriting, bad leadership and poor management.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the exponential growth effect which is commonly known as the snowball effect. They talk about the ways in which you can take advantage of this effect to further your band's career.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the concept of genre hopping and how, when done correctly, can be beneficial for a band. They also talk about ways in which genre hopping can go wrong.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about how to analyse and critique your music during the creation process without unintentionally destroying your vision.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about pre-production for solo artists. Getting a structured demo made before going to the studio is vitally important and neglecting to do so will end with inevitable turd polishing.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about a method you can use to boost your motivation to new levels!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about how you can manage your mental health so it doesn’t harm your relationship with music.
Resources:
The Mental health Foundation - www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Samaritans - www.samaritans.org.uk
SANE - www.sane.org.uk/support
CALM - www.thecalmzone.net
Nightline - www.nightline.ac.uk/
Switchboard: LGBT+ helpline. - switchboard.lgbt/
International - https://www.thecalmzone.net/2019/10/international-mental-health-charities/
In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian dive into the world of VST. They talk about all the applications of 'Virtual Studio Technology' and how to get familiar with it. If you want a deeper understanding of music production and want to learn about how VST can help you, then this episode is for you.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast Gavin and Julian talk with Graham Rorie. Graham is an award winning fiddle and mandolin player from Orkney. He is a founding member of the folk quartet ‘Gnoss’ and is a graduate of the Traditional Music course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During the interview they talk about genres, music scenes, crowd funding and many other topics.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian continue their discussion about music theory. A lack of music theory understanding can be a really bad thing for a band. This episode will deal with keys and notation and will give you a starting point to learn more and thus Level Up Your Band!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about music theory. A lack of music theory understanding can be a really bad thing for a band. This episode will cover rhythm theory and harmony and will give you a starting point to learn more and thus Level Up Your Band!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about one of the most important parts of playing live - monitoring. They talk about the different types of monitoring systems, including stage monitoring and in-ear monitoring as well as the pros and cons of each.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about vocals, featuring special guest and sister of Julian, Agostina Pombo. This is the final part of our popular music instruments series. This episode deals with all the aspects of vocal training, performing and other related topics.
Agostina's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOUGz67iX2ZsIIDCi9Q2HeQ
Agostina's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agostinapombosoprano/
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about keyboards. This is the 4th part of an instrumental series which breaks down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining different types of keyboards.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about guitar along with special guest Dario Palazzo. This is the 3rd part of an instrumental series which breaks down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining a guitar.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about bass. This is the 2nd part of an instrumental series which breaks down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining a bass guitar.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about drums. This is the 1st part of an instrumental series which breaks down all of the popular instruments within a band. This episode deals with all the aspects of purchasing, performing and maintaining a drum kit.
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In this episode of The Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the power of video content. In this day and age, a band should almost always use video to relay information to their fans. Whether it's a band update or a new song, video should be fully utilized.
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Julian's YouTube channel, 'Part Timers' - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmvMlDs3xz-GQc06k_W_H8g/featured
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about 'The 5 Reasons Why Bands Split Up'. They discuss band politics, money and clashing differences and offer ways to avoid falling into these traps.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about touring. If you have already released material and have played more than 5 gigs, then you are ready to plan your first tour. As lockdown is lifting, now is the time to start planning your tour!
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian are speaking with Graham Costello. Graham is a drummer and composer who started out in the DIY scene in Glasgow playing drums in Young Philadelphia and Outblinker and then on to study at the RCS. Recently he’s been touring his project STRATA and has been working on a follow up to STRATA’s debut album OBELISK with Gearbox Records.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian are continuing with the second part of a two part series based on live performance. They talk about all the things to remember while performing such as, dealing with nerves, audience communication, instrument tuning and the principle of playing what your practiced.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian are talking about performance preparation. This is the first part of a two part series on the practical side of performing. This episode deals with topics like; loading in, sound check, setting up and gig etiquette.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about managerial tools that you can implement TODAY that will help you level up your band. They provide you with a comprehensive list of tools and software you can download today which will make a huge impact on your band's success!
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian interview the virtuoso trombone player and mastermind behind corto.alto, Liam Shortall.
Liam plays in multiple projects including: Graham Costello’s 'STRATA', Doom-Jazz trio 'AKU', 'Tom McGuire & the Brassholes', 'Fat Suit', 'Escape Roots' and has toured with the 'National Jazz Orchestra of Scotland'.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about how to choose a recording studio when it comes time to record your music. They talk about 'red flags' to look out for and highlight the importance of researching before you book a studio.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about web traffic and how to manage it. They talk about the differences between cold, warm and hot traffic and the process of generating loyal fans of your music.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about home recording. Do you think that home recording is "too technical" or think that you can't work with technology? Gavin and Julian address these concerns and believe that anyone can learn how to use these tools to make better sounding music!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian interview Rob Shearer. Rob is a London based drummer originally from Glasgow who plays drums with Blues artist, Connor Selby. During the podcast, Rob shares his experience of supporting 'The Who' with Connor Selby at Wembley Stadium.
You can find more info about Rob at www.rob-shearer.com.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about home practice. They discuss methods you can use to identify things you need to practice and ways you can make practicing at home more rewarding and enjoyable.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the phenomenon of post release stagnation. Post release, many bands tend to run out of steam and lose momentum mostly due to a lack of creative drive. Gavin and Julian talk about a few things you can think about to help keep your band active after a big release.
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In this week's episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the process of hiring new musicians. Hiring a new band mate is like finding a new family member and it can make or break your band depending on how you handle the process.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian sit down to talk about 'roasters'. "What is a roaster?", I hear you ask. A roaster can be a problematic person within your band. Gavin and Julian, will talk about how to identify a roaster and how to deal with them!
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the mindset of running a band. They discuss various types of mindsets, like victim mentality and imposter syndrome as well as touching on the 80/20 principle.
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This week on the Level Up Your Band Podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about various methods of raising funds by giving as much value to your audience as possible!
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In this weeks episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about music gear. They talk about the mindset of purchasing gear and the negatives of getting addicted to it.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about band management and how crucial it is to a bands career. Every band should have some form of management and this podcast will help you think about how you manage your band and what you should be implementing.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian sit down to talk about marketing. They talk about how franchises like McDonalds and Starbucks get their success through consistent branding. Consistent branding is crucial to the growth of any business and that includes your band!
This is the final part of 'The 5 Key Steps To Running A Successful Band' series which deals with all the general aspects of playing and working in a band.
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In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about performing. They cover everything from soundcheck to stagecraft and everything in between.
This is the 4th part of 'The 5 Key Steps To Running A Successful Band' series which deals with all the general aspects of playing and working in a band.
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This week on the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian discuss the process of recording and what to expect. During the episode they will cover the creative process of transforming your music from a concept in your head to a fully finished product which can be heard by your audience. They will also talk about impostor syndrome and how to overcome it.
This is the 3rd part of 'The 5 Key Steps To Running A Successful Band' series which deals with all the general aspects of playing and working in a band.
In this special episode of the Level Up Your Band Podcast, Gavin and Julian sit down to talk about the effects that the COVID-19 virus is having on musicians and what we can do during these times to ensure we come out the other side stronger!
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This week on the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the process of practicing and rehearsing. They talk about how to leave your ego at the door and focus on the music!
This is the 2nd part of 'The 5 Key Steps To Running A Successful Band' series which deals with all the general aspects of playing and working in a band.
In this episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about the art of songwriting which will be the 1st part of a 5 part series on ‘The 5 Key Steps To Running A Successful Band’.
This podcast will help you understand the importance of songwriting and will highlight some key points to think about when crafting your own song.
In this week's episode, Gavin and Julian lay out the 5 key steps that must be implemented in order to run a successful band. This is an introduction to a 5 part series which will show you, step by step, how to think about the way you run your band.
In this first episode of the Level Up Your Band podcast, Gavin and Julian talk about their experiences in the vibrant music scene of Glasgow, Scotland. They also discuss the many problems that bands face in a world with changing technology.
This podcast will help you better understand the often chaotic world of writing, rehearsing, recording, releasing and performing music.