In this interview PLV Music (Aurelie) and I talk about how she went from no knowledge of music to a full time producer in less than 2 years, while being entirely self-taught. PLV on YouTube PLV Site 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat in the community (F...
Jun 20, 2025•30 min•Ep. 67
Andrew Batey is the founder of Beatdapp, the company that does fraud detection for Spotify and all other DSPs. In this interview we talk about how music fraud works. Andrew Batey LinkedIn Andrew Batey IG Beatdapp Site 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat ...
May 24, 2025•36 min•Ep. 66
In this interview I talk to Danny Garcia, a music marketing expert and CEO of SongTools, a tech platform that simplifies music marketing for creators and companies, helping over +1.5 million songs get discovered worldwide. Try SongTools here. For 60% off playlisting: SOUTHWORTH60 For 10% off IG ads: SOUTHWORTH10ADS 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube G...
May 21, 2025•47 min•Ep. 65
Ryan Shuck is a platinum selling musician and co-founder of Orgy, Julien-K and Dead by Sunrise. He was the lead singer of Adema and has writing credits with Korn. In this interview he talks about his journey and how being a major label artist compares to being an independent artist. JULIEN-K OFFICIAL WEBSITE FRAME|WORK OFFICIAL WEBSITE 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machin...
May 19, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 64
In this interview Ryan Schmidt and I talk about music law, how artists and labels can protect themselves and how music royalties ACTUALLY work in language anyone can understand. Ryan's Website Ryan's IG 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat in the communit...
May 17, 2025•51 min•Ep. 63
Johannes Formella has toured internationally, worked at Warner Music and Universal Music and is an expert in flow states in music. In this video we talk about how artists can make it in the music industry and how to maximize your creative output. Music Flow Zone Music Flow Formula 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consulta...
May 14, 2025•33 min•Ep. 62
Jend (Nico) was able to grow to 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify using Meta ads. When we filmed this video he had 1.8 million, but at the time of upload he has 2 million! Jend Blueprint Jend Spotify 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat in the commun...
May 12, 2025•37 min•Ep. 61
Eric Copeland (Make Music Income) got his song placed in hit Netflix show 'Love Is Blind' - what happened to his Spotify afterwards? Check out Eric's channel here . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE)...
May 09, 2025•36 min•Ep. 60
Dr. Tonya Lawson is a musician, blogger and passive income specialist. In this video we talk about diversifying your income streams, SEO for musicians, building a music studio and more! Tonya's Website: https://tonyalawson.com/ Tonya's FREE 5 Days to Ranking Challenge . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Joi...
May 07, 2025•26 min•Ep. 59
In this video I talk to Forest Slater about how he grew from zero to 50,000 monthly listeners on Spotify with a modest ad budget. Link to Forest Slater's music . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE)...
May 05, 2025•26 min•Ep. 58
Ariel Hyatt is the founder of CyberPR who has been helping artists get heard for 28 years. We talk about artist branding, social media strategies, the current landscape of touring, AI's place in music and more. Check out CyberPR here . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday n...
May 03, 2025•26 min•Ep. 57
Wendy Parr is a holistic vocal coach with 20 years of experience working with big name artists, and she's won a Grammy for her songwriting work. Many music industry vets hail Wendy as ‘The Artist’s Secret Weapon’. Wendy Parr's Blueprint Course . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketin...
Mar 19, 2025•26 min•Ep. 56
In this video Taran Gray and I talk about how artists can make money from music without relying on streams, and how to capitalize on the TikTok algorithm. Taran is a TikTok content specialist managing content for Yamaha and other popular brands, and he runs a content marketing agency called Social Play Digital . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Grow...
Mar 18, 2025•30 min•Ep. 55
In this video Rick Barker (Taylor Swift's former manager) rips apart my band's Instagram, and shows me how to automate fan growth on Instagram. Get lifetime access to Instachamp Platinum here . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE)...
Mar 14, 2025•37 min•Ep. 54
In this video I chat with Agent Method about being a professional sound designer and composer, getting paid to make presets, sample packs and more. Links from Agent Method - ChatGPT4 Contract Guru Serum Survival Pack More Info 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations 📰Join the FREE Music Marketing Monday newsletter...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 53
In this episode I talk to Giovanni Bottan, the founder of Smart Noise, about how artists can grow their fanbase. We talk about ad tactics, other music marketing methods and how Smart Noise can help. Check out Smart Noise 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE) 🎤 Modern Music Marketi...
May 31, 2024•59 min•Ep. 52
In this episode Ben Patterson, president of Downtown Artist & Label Services, and I talk about music marketing, the industry, Spotify's changes and more! 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE) 🎤 Modern Music Marketing Podcast Check out Downtown Artist & Label Services here ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 51
In this episode I spoke with Cassie Petrey, founder of Crowd Surf , who has worked on marketing campaigns for Backstreet Boys, Camila Cabello, Paramore and more! 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE) 🎤 Modern Music Marketing Podcast...
Nov 14, 2023•47 min•Ep. 50
In this episode Anthony Pacheco from Simpl and I talk about using organic social media content and ads to market your music. 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE) 🎤 Modern Music Marketing Podcast...
Nov 11, 2023•59 min•Ep. 49
Making a six figure income with music, sync licensing, micro licensing and royalty collection with Eric Copeland of Make Music Income and Hello Composers . 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE) 🎤 Modern Music Marketing Podcast...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 48
Tia Tia & Ryan McMahon have written songs for Justin Bieber, Walk The Moon, Sabrina Carpenter, The Chainsmokers and more. They've managed to get to 700k monthly listeners on Spotify in about 9 months on their artist projects. Tia Tia | Beachcrimes 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 47
Temima Shames is the founder of Next Step Talent - a full service management company and digital brand consulting agency for content creators and music artists. Her team has generated over 6 billion YouTube views, debuted an album at #7 on Spotify charts and won TikTok's biggest POV star. Next Step Talent: https://www.nextsteptalent.co/ Watch the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/rUAdXOX8kfk 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music a...
Aug 15, 2023•59 min•Ep. 46
In this episode Kyle Markland and I talk about marketing your music with Facebook ads, how to get a better cost per conversion, how artists should think about risk and more! Video Version: https://youtu.be/7jbEaJtggq8 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course 🏆 Hire us to run your ads 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists (get your 14-day FREE trial!) 👥 Fan Growth Machine Course 🎬 YouTube Growth Machine Course 🧑💻 Consultations ⌨️ Chat in the community (FREE) 🎤 Modern Music Marketing ...
Aug 08, 2023•59 min•Ep. 45
Evange Livanos and Zack Zarrillo own a full service music management company called Alternate Side that rakes in over 30 million Spotify streams per week. They manage artists like Caveton, Erra, Fit For A King, Chelsea Grin, guccihighwaters and many more. They do a lot more than just streaming, they support their artists touring and helping them build their music career into a thriving business. Video Version: https://youtu.be/9RuwCYsHws8 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastu...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 44
In this episode of Modern Music Marketing I talk to Chaitha about how he grew his Spotify to 250,000 monthly listeners in only 2 years. We talk about Facebook ads, playlisting and his journey as an artist. Video Version: https://youtu.be/13agoStRA4I 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastudios.com/spotify-growth-machine 🏆 Hire us to run your ads: https://www.forbidmedia.com/ 🌍 Best website / store / funnels for music artists: https://musicfunnels.io/ (get your 14-day FREE tria...
Jul 03, 2023•56 min•Ep. 43
Trey Xavier started as a writer at the blog Gear Gods, grew their YouTube channel to 237k subscribers and then purchased the brand from his employer. In this video we talk about that journey, what its like owning a music blog and other music industry secrets. Video Version: https://youtu.be/brRRbVgJ418 Trey's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@treyxaviermusic 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastudios.com/spotify-growth-machine 🏆 Hire us to run your ads: https://www.forbidmedi...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 42
In this episode Ayaz Hussain & I talk about how artists can promote their music for free using social media. We also discuss ad strategies, and how artists can make money with brand deals on their platforms. Video Version: https://youtu.be/Ao4OAXsp4Yc Learn more about Ayaz here: https://www.allabouthelping.co.uk 🚀 Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastudios.com/spotify-growth-machine 🏆 Hire us to run your ads: https://www.forbidmedia.com/ 🌍 Best website / store / funnels fo...
Jun 07, 2023•55 min•Ep. 41
SubmitHub is a platform that connects music artists with curators. Jason Grishkoff is the founder of SubmitHub and in this video we have a chat about the platform and how music artists can use it to grow their fanbase. Get 10% off SubmitHub here: https://www.submithub.com/coupon/andrewsouthworth Video Version: https://youtu.be/RD96FiHbZwo Get 10% off Moonstrive Media with coupon code ANDREWSOUTHWORTH at this link: https://www.moonstrivemedia.com/?ref=ANDREWSOUTHWORT ►► Spotify Growth Machine Cou...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 40
Manafest (Chris Greenwood) has about 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, has been signed to multiple record labels and has sold tens of thousands of albums. In this interview we talk about how he did it and how you can too! Video Version: https://youtu.be/84dPn2tPEjc ►► Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastudios.com/spotify-growth-machine ►► Hire us to run your ads: https://www.forbidmedia.com/ ►► Best website / store / funnels for music artists: https://musicfunnels.io/ (get...
May 03, 2023•55 min•Ep. 39
Adam Ivy built a six figure online income with his music, and built a YouTube channel with 300k subscribers sharing how he did it. In this episode we talk organic content strategy and music business development. Join the Sell Music Masterclass 4.0 here: https://www.sellmusicmasterclass.com/a/2147536211/BYzxQV3F Video Version: https://youtu.be/wl-QcJ9O4sw ►► Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastudios.com/spotify-growth-machine ►► Hire us to run your ads: https://www.forbidmedia.co...
Apr 26, 2023•46 min•Ep. 38
